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What are the duties required in the seventh commandment?

The duties required in the seventh commandment are, chastity in body, mind, affections,a words,b and behavior;c and the preservation of it in ourselves and others;d watchfulness over the eyes and all the senses;e temperance,f keeping of chaste company,g modesty in apparel;h marriage by those that have not the gift of continency,i conjugal love,j and cohabitation;k diligent labor in our callings;l shunning all occasions of uncleanness, and resisting temptations thereunto.m

Proofs

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

  1. a1 Thessalonians 4:4; Job 31:1; 1 Corinthians 7:34
  2. bColossians 4:6
  3. c1 Peter 3:2
  4. d1 Corinthians 7:2, 35–36
  5. eJob 31:1
  6. fActs 24:24–25
  7. gProverbs 2:16–20
  8. h1 Timothy 2:9
  9. i1 Corinthians 7:2, 9
  10. jProverbs 5:19–20
  11. k1 Peter 3:7
  12. lProverbs 31:11, 27–28
  13. mProverbs 5:8; Genesis 39:8–10

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