Question 74

And of envy?

Yes. Envy is the rottenness of the bones,^b

And of passion?

Yes. I do well to be angry, even unto death,^c

And of uncleanness?

Yes. He that committeth fornication sinneth Against his own body,^d

And of intemperance?

Yes. At last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder,^e

And of immoderate care and sorrow?

Yes. For the sorrow of the world worketh death,^f

And a compliance with Satan’s temptations?

Yes. For he was a murderer from the beginning,^h

But may we not expose our lives for the sake of a good conscience?

Yes. They loved not their lives unto death,ⁱ

And hazard them in a good cause?

Yes. Zebulon and Naphtali jeoparded their lives in the high places of the field,^j

Or for one man to kill another in lawful war?

No. Smite Amalek, and slay both man and woman, infant and suckling,^l

Or by accident?

No. Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hateth not in time past, shall flee to the city of refuge,^m

Or in his own defence?

No. For if a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, then shall no blood be shed for him,ⁿ

Is it a crying sin?

Yes. The voice of thy brother’s blood crieth to me from the ground,^p

Is it a sin that calls for present punishment?

Yes. Thou shalt take him from my altar that he may die,^q

And exposes to future damnation?

Yes. For no murderer hath eternal life,^r

Ought we therefore to pray that God would keep us from it?

Yes. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God,^s

Or to consent to it?

Yes. Ye by wicked hands have crucified and slain,^u

Or to be any way accessary to it?

Yes. I have sinned, in that I have betrayed innocent blood,^v

Or to rejoice at it?

Yes. If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me,^w

And foul and provoking language?

Yes. Whosoever shall say unto his brother, Racha, or thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire,^y

And malice and hatred?

Yes. He that hateth his brother is a murderer,^z

And is there such a thing as soul murder?

Yes. If thou givest him not warning his blood will I require at thine hand,^aa