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The whole duty of man, containing a practical table of the Ten commandments
The whole duty of man, containing a practical table of the Ten commandments wherein the sins forbidden, and the duties commanded, or implied are clearly discovered / by famous Mr. Will. Perkins.
London: printed for William Miller, 1674
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
VII. The seventh Commandment.
Thou shalt not Commit Adultery.
The Affirmative part of this Commandment, is, chastity in body and mind, free from fleshly concupiscence, and chaste from putting lust in execution, preserving chastity with modesty and sobriety, which appears in the countenance and eyes; Modesty also is seen in words, when talk is holy, decent and comely; An Adulteress is loud tongued; Modesty is also seen in apparel, holy comeliness expresseth to the eye the sincerity of the heart.
The Affirmative part of this Commandment, is, chastity in body and mind, free from fleshly concupiscence, and chaste from putting lust in execution, preserving chasti•y with modesty and sobriety, which appears in the countenance and eyes; Modety also is seen in words, when talk is holy, decent and comely; An Adulteress is loud tongued; Modesty is also seen in apparel, holy comliness expresseth to the eye the sincerity of the heart.
Sobriety is a virtue consisting in the holy use of food; Take these Rules to observe in the use of diet, Consecrating the creatures to God by craving a blessing upon them, furnish your Table with necessaries at due times and seasonable hours, eat and drink moderately, to strengthen the body, for to refresh the Soul to perform Holy Actions.