What is forbidden in the seventh commandment?
The seventh commandment forbiddeth all unchaste thoughts, words, and actions.
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- #GC201 What is the essence of this? (Genevan Catechism) That all fornication is cursed by God, and therefore we must abstain from it if we do not want to provoke His anger against us.
- #GC202 Does it not require anything else? (Genevan Catechism) We must always regard the nature of the Lawgiver, who does not halt at the outward act, but requires the affection of the heart.