Which is the seventh commandment?
The seventh commandment is, Thou shalt not commit adultery.a
- aExodus 20:14
Beddome's Scriptural Exposition 5 questions answered from Scripture
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Is adultery a sin which some are much inclined to? Yes.
“They were as fed horses, every one neighing after his neighbour’s wife” Jeremiah 5:8
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Is it necessary therefore that it should be forbidden? Yes.
“The law was made for whoremongers” 1 Timothy 1:10
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Was it forbidden under the Old Testament? Yes.
“Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour’s wife to defile thyself with her” Leviticus 18:20
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And is it forbidden under the New? Yes.
“For this is the will of God, that ye should abstain from fornication” 1 Thessalonians 4:3
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And is it contrary to the law of nature? Yes.
“For Abimelech calls adultery a great sin” Genesis 20:9
Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795), pastor at Bourton-on-the-Water. Verses from the King James Version.
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