Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
Neo. I pray you, sir, proceed to the affirmative part, and tell us what the Lord requires in this commandment.
Evan. The Lord in this commandment requires purity of heart, (1 Thess. 4:5); and he also requires speeches savouring of sobriety and chastity, (Col. 4:6, Gen. 4:1); and he also requires that we keep our eyes from beholding vanity and lustful objects, (Psa. 119:37, Job 31:1); and he also requires that we be temperate in our diet, in our sleep, and in our recreations, (Luke 21:34); and he also requires that we possess our vessels in holiness and honour, (1 Thess. 4:9); and if we have not the gift of chastity, he requires that we take the benefit of holy marriage, (1 Cor. 7:29); and that the man and wife do in that estate render due benevolence each towards the other, (1 Cor. 7:5). ...
For the reference, see Edward Fisher: The duties required in the seventh commandment.
Evan. The Lord in this commandment requires purity of heart, (1 Thess. 4:5); and he also requires speeches savouring of sobriety and chastity, (Col. 4:6, Gen. 4:1); and he also requires that we keep our eyes from beholding vanity and lustful objects, (Psa. 119:37, Job 31:1); and he also requires that we be temperate in our diet, in our sleep, and in our recreations, (Luke 21:34); and he also requires that we possess our vessels in holiness and honour, (1 Thess. 4:9); and if we have not the gift of chastity, he requires that we take the benefit of holy marriage, (1 Cor. 7:29); and that the man and wife do in that estate render due benevolence each towards the other, (1 Cor. 7:5). ...
For the reference, see Edward Fisher: The duties required in the seventh commandment.