Question 77

Doth it waste the body?

Yes. And thou mourn at last when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,^b

And wrong the soul?

Yes. Abstain from fleshly lusts, that war against the soul,^c

And bring a blot upon the character?

Yes. A wound and dishonour shall they get,^d

Is it a besotting sin?

Yes. It takes away the heart,^e

And an impoverishing sin?

Yes. By means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread,^f

Is it a kind of sacrilege?

Yes. Shall I take the members of Christ and make them the members of a harlot,^g

Doth it unfit for the fellowship of the saints?

Yes. I have written unto you not to keep company if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator,^h

And will it be severely punished both in this world and in that which is to come?

Yes. For whoremongers and adulterers God will judge,ⁱ

5 Is fornication as well as adultery a sin?

Yes. Mortify your members which are upon earth, fornication,^j

And incest?

Yes. None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him,^k

And polygamy?

Yes. Did not he make one? yet he had the residue of the spirit,^l

And all manner of uncleanness?

Yes. But fornication and uncleanness, let it not be once named amongst you,^m

And unclean reflections?

Yes. She multiplied her whoredoms by calling to remembrance the days of her youth,^o

And unchaste looks?

Yes. Having eyes full of adultery,^p

And immodest apparel?

Yes. There met him a woman with the attire of a harlot,^q

And obscene words?

Yes. Neither filthiness nor foolish talking,^r

And lascivious actions?

Yes. Such as chambering and wantonness,^s

And that intemperance and idleness which lead hereto’?

Yes. This was the iniquity of Sodom, pride, idleness, and fulness of bread, and she committed abomination before me,^t