Question 75

Is adultery a sin which some are much inclined to?

Yes. They were as fed horses, every one neighing after his neighbour’s wife,^a

Is it necessary therefore that it should be forbidden?

Yes. The law was made for whoremongers,^b

Was it forbidden under the Old Testament?

Yes. Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour’s wife to defile thyself with her,^c

And is it forbidden under the New?

Yes. For this is the will of God, that ye should abstain from fornication,^d

And is it contrary to the law of nature?

Yes. For Abimelech calls adultery a great sin,^e

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism (1752) on Q. 75, symbolics.dev/beddome1752/75

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