What are the duties required in the seventh commandment?
The duties required in the seventh commandment are, chastity in body, mind, affections, words, and behavior; and the preservation of it in ourselves and others; watchfulness over the eyes and all the senses; temperance, keeping of chaste company, modesty in apparel; marriage by those that have not the gift of continency, conjugal love, and cohabitation; diligent labor in our callings; shunning all occasions of uncleanness, and resisting temptations thereunto.
Proofs
- The duties required in the seventh commandment are, chastity in body, mind, affections, (1 Thessalonians 4:4; Job 31:1; 1 Corinthians 7:34)
- words, (Colossians 4:6)
- and behavior; (1 Peter 3:2)
- and the preservation of it in ourselves and others; (1 Corinthians 7:2, 35–36)
- watchfulness over the eyes and all the senses; (Job 31:1)
- temperance, (Acts 24:24–25)
- keeping of chaste company, (Proverbs 2:16–20)
- modesty in apparel; (1 Timothy 2:9)
- marriage by those that have not the gift of continency, (1 Corinthians 7:2, 9)
- conjugal love, (Proverbs 5:19–20)
- and cohabitation; (1 Peter 3:7)
- diligent labor in our callings; (Proverbs 31:11, 27–28)
- shunning all occasions of uncleanness, and resisting temptations thereunto. (Proverbs 5:8; Genesis 39:8–10)