What are the duties required in the seventh commandment?

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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.

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  • 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)