Which is the seventh commandment?
The seventh commandment is, Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Proofs
- The seventh commandment is, Thou shalt not commit adultery. (Exodus 20:14)
Additional Exposition
Section 1
Is adultery a sin which some are much inclined to?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: They were as fed horses, every one neighing after his neighbour’s wife, (Jeremiah 5:8)
Is it necessary therefore that it should be forbidden?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: The law was made for whoremongers, (1 Timothy 1:10)
Was it forbidden under the Old Testament?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour’s wife to defile thyself with her, (Leviticus 18:20)
And is it forbidden under the New?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: For this is the will of God, that ye should abstain from fornication, (1 Thessalonians 4:3)
And is it contrary to the law of nature?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: For Abimelech calls adultery a great sin, (Genesis 20:9)