Question 84

Does the heart need a restraint?

Yes. For it is desperately wicked,^a

And does the law of God lay a restraint upon the heart?

Yes. For the law is spiritual,^b

And will a restraint upon the sins of the heart be the most effectual preservative from all other sins?

Yes. Cleanse first that which is within the cup or platter, that the outside may be clean also,^c

Are we forbidden to covet another man’s house?

Yes. As they that covet houses and take them away,^d

Or another man’s wife?

Yes. As David did, who seeing Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, sent and inquired after her,^e

Or another man’s goods?

Yes. I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel,^f

Proofs

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

A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism (1752) on Q. 84, symbolics.dev/beddome1752/84

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