The Ten Commandments Expounded: what changed

Which is What special things are we to consider in the first commandment? ten commandments? We are to consider, in the first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me.ten commandments, the preface, the substance of the commandments themselves, and several reasons annexed to some of them, the more to enforce them.

What is required the preface to the ten commandments? The preface to the ten commandments is contained in these words, I am the first commandment? Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the first commandment requireth land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Wherein God manifesteth his sovereignty, as being JEHOVAH, the eternal, immutable, and almighty God; having his being in and of himself, and giving being to all his words and works: and that he is a God in covenant, as with Israel of old, so with all his people; who, as he brought them out of their bondage in Egypt, so he delivers us from our spiritual thraldom; and that therefore we are bound to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and take him for our God alone, and to worship and glorify him accordingly.keep all his commandments.

What is forbidden in the first commandment? sum of the first commandment forbiddeth four commandments which contain our duty to God? The denying, or not worshipping and glorifying sum of the true four commandments containing our duty to God as God, and is, to love the Lord our God with all our heart, and the giving of that worship with all our soul, and glory to any other, which is due to him alone.with all our strength, and with all our mind.

What are we specially taught by these words, 'before me', in Which is the first commandment? These words, before me, in The first commandment teach us, that God, who seeth all things, taketh notice of, and is, much displeased with, the sin of having any Thou shall have no other God.gods before me.

Which is What are the second duties required in the first commandment? The second commandment is, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is duties required in the earth beneath, or that first commandment are, the knowing and acknowledging of God to be the only true God, and our God; and to worship and glorify him accordingly, by thinking, meditating, remembering, highly esteeming, honoring, adoring, choosing, loving, desiring, fearing of him; believing him; trusting, hoping, delighting, rejoicing in him; being zealous for him; calling upon him, giving all praise and thanks, and yielding all obedience and submission to him with the whole man; being careful in all things to please him, and sorrowful when in anything he is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thy self to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third offended; and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.walking humbly with him.

What is are the sins forbidden in the first commandment? The sins forbidden in the first commandment are, atheism, in denying or not having a God; Idolatry, in having or worshiping more gods than one, or any with or instead of the true God; the not having and avouching him for God, and our God; the omission or neglect of anything due to him, required in this commandment; ignorance, forgetfulness, misapprehensions, false opinions, unworthy and wicked thoughts of him; bold and curious searching into his secrets; all profaneness, hatred of God; self-love, self-seeking, and all other inordinate and immoderate setting of our mind, will, or affections upon other things, and taking them off from him in whole or in part; vain credulity, unbelief, heresy, misbelief, distrust, despair, incorrigibleness, and insensibleness under judgments, hardness of heart, pride, presumption, carnal security, tempting of God; using unlawful means, and trusting in lawful means; carnal delights and joys; corrupt, blind, and indiscreet zeal; lukewarmness, and deadness in the second commandment? The second commandment requireth the receiving, observing, things of God; estranging ourselves, and keeping pure and entire, all such apostatizing from God; praying, or giving any religious worship, to saints, angels, or any other creatures; all compacts and ordinances as consulting with the devil, and hearkening to his suggestions; making men the lords of our faith and conscience; slighting and despising God hath appointed in and his Word.commands; resisting and grieving of his Spirit, discontent and impatience at his dispensations, charging him foolishly for the evils he inflicts on us; and ascribing the praise of any good we either are, have, or can do, to fortune, idols, ourselves, or any other creature.

What is forbidden are we specially taught by these words before me in the second first commandment? These words before me, or before my face, in the second first commandment, forbiddeth teach us, that God, who seeth all things, taketh special notice of, and is much displeased with, the worshipping sin of God by images, or having any other way not appointed God: that so it may be an argument to dissuade from it, and to aggravate it as a most impudent provocation: as also to persuade us to do as in his Word.sight,: Whatever we do in his service.

What are the reasons annexed to Which is the second commandment? The reasons annexed to the second commandment are, God's sovereignty over us, his propriety is, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in us, heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and the zeal he hath to his own worship.fourth generation of them that hate me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Which is What are the third duties required in the second commandment? The third duties required in the second commandment is, Thou shalt not take are, the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all such religious worship and ordinances as God hath instituted in his word; particularly prayer and thanksgiving in the name of Christ; the Lord thy reading, preaching, and hearing of the word; the administration and receiving of the sacraments; church government and discipline; the ministry and maintenance thereof; religious fasting; swearing by the name of God, in vain; for and vowing unto him: as also the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.disapproving, detesting, opposing, all false worship; and, according to each one's place and calling, removing it, and all monuments of idolatry.

What is required are the sins forbidden in the third second commandment? The third sins forbidden in the second commandment requireth are, all devising, counseling, commanding, using, and anywise approving, any religious worship not instituted by God himself; tolerating a false religion; the holy making any representation of God, of all or of any of the three persons, either inwardly in our mind, or outwardly in any kind of image or likeness of any creature whatsoever; all worshiping of it, or God in it or by it; the making of any representation of feigned deities, and reverend use all worship of God's names, titles, attributes, them, or service belonging to them; all superstitious devices, corrupting the worship of God, adding to it, or taking from it, whether invented and taken up of ourselves, or received by tradition from others, though under the title of antiquity, custom, devotion, good intent, or any other pretense whatsoever; simony; sacrilege; all neglect, contempt, hindering, and opposing the worship and ordinances Word, and works.which God hath appointed.

What is forbidden are the reasons annexed to the second commandment, the more to enforce it? The reasons annexed to the second commandment, the more to enforce it, contained in these words, For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments; are, besides God's sovereignty over us, and propriety in us, his fervent zeal for his own worship, and his revengeful indignation against all false worship, as being a spiritual whoredom; accounting the breakers of this commandment such as hate him, and threatening to punish them unto divers generations; and esteeming the third commandment forbiddeth all profaning or abusing observers of anything whereby God maketh himself known.it such as love him and keep his commandments, and promising mercy to them unto many generations.

What Which is the reason annexed to the third commandment? The reason annexed to the third commandment is, that however Thou shalt not take the breakers name of this commandment may escape punishment from men, yet the Lord our thy God in vain: for the Lord will not suffer them to escape hold him guiltless that taketh his righteous judgment.name in vain.

Which What is required in the fourth third commandment? The fourth third commandment requires, That the name of God, his titles, attributes, ordinances, the word, sacraments, prayer, oaths, vows, lots, his works, and whatsoever else there is Remember whereby he makes himself known, be holily and reverently used in thought, meditation, word, and writing; by an holy profession, and Answerable conversation, to the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, glory of God, and do all thy work; but the seventh day is the sabbath good of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven ourselves, and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.others.

What are the sins forbidden in the third commandment? The sins forbidden in the third commandment are, the not using of God's name as is required; and the abuse of it in an ignorant, vain, irreverent, profane, superstitious, or wicked mentioning, or otherwise using his titles, attributes, ordinances, or works, by blasphemy, perjury; all sinful cursings, oaths, vows, and lots; violating of our oaths and vows, if lawful; and fulfilling them, if of things unlawful; murmuring and quarreling at, curious prying into, and misapplying of God's decrees and providences; misinterpreting, misapplying, or any way perverting the fourth commandment? word, or any part of it, to profane jests, curious or unprofitable Questions, vain janglings, or the fourth commandment requireth maintaining of false doctrines; abusing it, the keeping holy creatures, or anything contained under the name of God, to God such set times as he hath appointed charms, or sinful lusts and practices; the maligning, scorning, reviling, or any wise opposing of God's truth, grace, and ways; making profession of religion in his Word; expressly one whole day in seven, hypocrisy, or for sinister ends; being ashamed of it, or a shame to be a holy sabbath to himself.it, by unconformable, unwise, unfruitful, and offensive walking, or backsliding from it.

Which day of What reasons are annexed to the seven hath third commandment? The reasons annexed to the third commandment, in these words, The Lord thy God, appointed and, For the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain, are, because he is the Lord and our God, therefore his name is not to be profaned, or any way abused by us; especially because he will be so far from acquitting and sparing the weekly sabbath? From transgressors of this commandment, as that he will not suffer them to escape his righteous judgment, albeit many such escape the beginning censures and punishments of the world to the resurrection of Christ, God appointed the seventh day of the week to be the weekly sabbath; and the first day of the week ever since, to continue to the end of the world, which is the Christian sabbath.men.

How Which is the fourth commandment? The fourth commandment is, Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath to be sanctified? of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days; and spending the whole time in the public and private exercises of God's worship, except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy.hallowed it.

What is forbidden required in the fourth commandment? The fourth commandment forbiddeth requires of all men the omission sanctifying or careless performance keeping holy to God such set times as he hath appointed in his word, expressly one whole day in seven; which was the seventh from the beginning of the duties required, world to the resurrection of Christ, and the profaning first day of the day by idleness, or doing that week ever since, and so to continue to the end of the world; which is the Christian sabbath, and in itself sinful, or by unnecessary thoughts, words, or works, about our worldly employments or recreations.the New Testament called The Lord's day.

What How is the sabbath or the Lord's day to be sanctified? The sabbath or Lord's day is to be sanctified by an holy resting all the day, not only from such works as are at all times sinful, but even from such worldly employments and recreations as are on other days lawful; and making it our delight to spend the reasons annexed whole time (except so much of it as is to the fourth commandment? The reasons annexed to the fourth commandment are, God's allowing us six days betaken up in works of the week for our own employments, his challenging a special propriety necessity and mercy) in the seventh, his own example, public and his blessing private exercises of God's worship: and, to that end, we are to prepare our hearts, and with such foresight, diligence, and moderation, to dispose and seasonably dispatch our worldly business, that we may be the sabbath more free and fit for the duties of that day.

Which Why is the fifth commandment? charge of keeping the fifth commandment sabbath more specially directed to governors of families, and other superiors? The charge of keeping the sabbath is Honour thy father more specially directed to governors of families, and thy mother; other superiors, because they are bound not only to keep it themselves, but to see that thy days may it be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.observed by all those that are under their charge; and because they are prone ofttimes to hinder them by employments of their own.

What is required are the sins forbidden in the fifth fourth commandment? The fifth sins forbidden in the fourth commandment requireth the preserving the honor, and performing are, all omissions of the duties belonging to everyone required, all careless, negligent, and unprofitable performing of them, and being weary of them; all profaning the day by idleness, and doing that which is in their several places itself sinful; and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals.by all needless works, words, and thoughts, about our worldly employments and recreations.

What is forbidden in are the fifth reasons annexed to the fourth commandment, the fifth more to enforce it? The reasons annexed to the fourth commandment, forbiddeth the neglecting more to enforce it, are taken from the equity of or doing anything against, it, God allowing us six days of seven for our own affairs, and reserving but one for himself, in these words, Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: from God's challenging a special propriety in that day, The honor seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: from the example of God, who in six days made heaven and duty earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: and from that blessing which belongeth God put upon that day, not only in sanctifying it to everyone be a day for his service, but in their several places ordaining it to be a means of blessing to us in our sanctifying it; Wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and relations.hallowed it.

What Why is the reason annexed to word Remember set in the fifth beginning of the fourth commandment? The reason annexed word Remember is set in the beginning of the fourth commandment, partly, because of the great benefit of remembering it, we being thereby helped in our preparation to keep it, and, in keeping it, better to keep all the fifth commandment rest of the commandments, and to continue a thankful remembrance of the two great benefits of creation and redemption, which contain a short abridgment of religion; and partly, because we are very ready to forget it, for that there is a promise less light of long life nature for it, and prosperity (as far as yet it shall serve restraineth our natural liberty in things at other times lawful; that it comesthbut once in seven days, and many worldly businesses come between, and too often take off our minds from thinking of it, either to prepare for God's it, or to sanctify it; and that Satan with his instruments much labor to blot out the glory, and their own good) even the memory of it, to bring in all such as keep this commandment.irreligion and impiety.

Which What is the sixth commandment? sum of the sixth commandment six commandments which contain our duty to man? The sum of the six commandments which contain our duty to man is, Thou shalt not kill.to love our neighbor as ourselves, and to do to others what we would have them to do to us.

What Which is required in the sixth fifth commandment? The sixth fifth commandment requireth all lawful endeavors to preserve our own life, is, Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the life of others.land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

What is forbidden Who are meant by father and mother in the sixth fifth commandment? By father and mother, in the sixth fifth commandment, forbiddeth the taking away are meant, not only natural parents, but all superiors in age and gifts; and especially such as, by God's ordinance, are over us in place of our own life, authority, whether in family, church, or the life of our neighbour, unjustly, or whatsoever tendeth thereunto.commonwealth.

Which is the seventh commandment? The seventh commandment is, Thou shalt not commit adultery.Why are superiors styled Father and Mother? Superiors are styled Father and Mother, both to teach them in all duties toward their inferiors, like natural parents, to express love and tenderness to them, according to their several relations; and to work inferiors to a greater willingness and cheerfulness in performing their duties to their superiors, as to their parents.

What is required in the seventh general scope of the fifth commandment? The seventh general scope of the fifth commandment requireth is, the preservation performance of those duties which we mutually owe in our own and our neighbour's chastity, in heart, speech, and behavior.several relations, as inferiors, superiors, or equals.

What is forbidden the honor that inferiors owe to their superiors? The honor which inferiors owe to their superiors is, all due reverence in heart, word, and behavior; prayer and thanksgiving for them; imitation of their virtues and graces; willing obedience to their lawful commands and counsels; due submission to their corrections; fidelity to, defense and maintenance of their persons and authority, according to their several ranks, and the seventh commandment? The seventh commandment forbiddeth all unchaste thoughts, words, nature of their places; bearing with their infirmities, and actions.covering them in love, that so they may be an honor to them and to their government.

Which is What are the eighth commandment? sins of inferiors against their superiors? The eighth commandment is, Thou shalt not steal.sins of inferiors against their superiors are, all neglect of the duties required toward them; envying at, contempt of, and rebellion against, their persons and places, in their lawful counsels, commands, and corrections; cursing, mocking, and all such refractory and scandalous carriage, as proves a shame and dishonor to them and their government.

What is required in the eighth commandment? The eighth commandment requireth the lawful procuring of superiors towards their inferiors? It is required of superiors, according to that power they receive from God, and furthering the wealth that relation wherein they stand, to love, pray for, and outward estate of ourselves bless their inferiors; to instruct, counsel, and others.admonish them; countenancing, commending, and rewarding such as do well; and discountenancing, reproving, and chastising such as do ill; protecting, and providing for them all things necessary for soul and body: and by grave, wise, holy, and exemplary carriage, to procure glory to God, honor to themselves, and so to preserve that authority which God hath put upon them.

What is forbidden are the sins of superiors? The sins of superiors are, besides the neglect of the duties required of them, an inordinate seeking of themselves, their own glory, ease, profit, or pleasure; commanding things unlawful, or not in the eighth commandment? The eighth commandment forbiddeth whatsoever doth, power of inferiors to perform; counseling, encouraging, or may, unjustly hinder our own, favoring them in that which is evil; dissuading, discouraging, or our neighbour's, wealth discountenancing them in that which is good; correcting them unduly; careless exposing, or outward estate.leaving them to wrong, temptation, and danger; provoking them to wrath; or any way dishonoring themselves, or lessening their authority, by an unjust, indiscreet, rigorous, or remiss behavior.

Which is What are the ninth commandment? duties of equals? The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.duties of equals are, to regard the dignity and worth of each other, in giving honor to go one before another; and to rejoice in each other's gifts and advancement, as their own.

What is are the sins of equals? The sins of equals are, besides the neglect of the duties required, in the ninth commandment? undervaluing of the ninth commandment requireth worth, envying the maintaining gifts, grieving at the advancement of prosperity one of another; and promoting of truth between man and man, and of our own and our neighbour's good name, especially in witness bearing.usurping preeminence one over another.

What is forbidden in the ninth reason annexed to the fifth commandment, the ninth more to enforce it? The reason annexed to the fifth commandment, forbiddeth whatsoever in these words, That thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, is prejudicial an express promise of long life and prosperity, as far as it shall serve for God's glory and their own good, to truth, or injurious to our own, or our neighbour's, good name.all such as keep this commandment.

Which is the tenth sixth commandment? The tenth sixth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.kill.

What is are the duties required in the tenth sixth commandment? The tenth duties required in the sixth commandment requireth full contentment with our own condition, with a right are, all careful studies, and charitable frame lawful endeavors, to preserve the life of ourselves and others by resisting all thoughts and purposes, subduing all passions, and avoiding all occasions, temptations, and practices, which tend to the unjust taking away the life of any; by just defense thereof against violence, patient bearing of the hand of God, quietness of mind, cheerfulness of spirit; toward our neighbour, a sober use of meat, drink, physic, sleep, labor, and all that is his.recreations; by charitable thoughts, love, compassion, meekness, gentleness, kindness; peaceable, mild and courteous speeches and behavior; forbearance, readiness to be reconciled, patient bearing and forgiving of injuries, and requiting good for evil; comforting and succoring the distressed, and protecting and defending the innocent.

What is are the sins forbidden in the tenth sixth commandment? The tenth sins forbidden in the sixth commandment forbiddeth are, all discontentment with our own estate, envying taking away the life of ourselves, or grieving at of others, except in case of public justice, lawful war, or necessary defense; the good neglecting or withdrawing the lawful and necessary means of our neighbour, preservation of life; sinful anger, hatred, envy, desire of revenge; all excessive passions, distracting cares; immoderate use of meat, drink, labor, and all inordinate motions recreations; provoking words, oppression, quarreling, striking, wounding, and: affections Whatsoever else tends to anything that is his.the destruction of the life of any.

Which is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God? No mere man, since seventh commandment? The fall, seventh commandment is, able in this life perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but doth daily break them in thought, word, and deed.Thou shalt not commit adultery.

What are all transgressions of the law equally heinous? Some sins in themselves, and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous duties required in the sight seventh commandment? The duties required in the seventh commandment are, chastity in body, mind, affections, words, and behavior; and the preservation of God than it in ourselves and others; watchfulness over the eyes and all the senses; temperance, keeping of chaste company, modesty in apparel; marriage by those that have not the gift of continency, conjugal love, and cohabitation; diligent labor in our callings; shunning all occasions of uncleanness, and resisting temptations thereunto.

What doth every sin deserve? Every sin deserveth God's wrath are the sins forbidden in the seventh commandment? The sins forbidden in the seventh commandment, besides the neglect of the duties required, are, adultery, fornication, rape, incest, sodomy, and curse, both all unnatural lusts; all unclean imaginations, thoughts, purposes, and affections; all corrupt or filthy communications, or listening thereunto; wanton looks, impudent or light behavior, immodest apparel; prohibiting of lawful, and dispensing with unlawful marriages; allowing, tolerating, keeping of stews, and resorting to them; entangling vows of single life, undue delay of marriage; having more wives or husbands than one at the same time; unjust divorce, or desertion; idleness, gluttony, drunkenness, unchaste company; lascivious songs, books, pictures, dancings, stage plays; and all other provocations to, or acts of uncleanness, either in this life, and that which is to come.ourselves or others.

Which is the eighth commandment? The eighth commandment is, Thou shalt not steal.

What are the duties required in the eighth commandment? The duties required in the eighth commandment are, truth, faithfulness, and justice in contracts and commerce between man and man; rendering to everyone his due; restitution of goods unlawfully detained from the right owners thereof; giving and lending freely, according to our abilities, and the necessities of others; moderation of our judgments, wills, and affections concerning worldly goods; a provident care and study to get, keep, use, and dispose these things which are necessary and convenient for the sustentation of our nature, and suitable to our condition; a lawful calling, and diligence in it; frugality; avoiding unnecessary lawsuits and suretyship, or other like engagements; and an endeavor, by all just and lawful means, to procure, preserve, and further the wealth and outward estate of others, as well as our own.

What are the sins forbidden in the eighth commandment? The sins forbidden in the eighth commandment, besides the neglect of the duties required, are, theft, robbery, man-stealing, and receiving anything that is stolen; fraudulent dealing, false weights and measures, removing land marks, injustice and unfaithfulness in contracts between man and man, or in matters of trust; oppression, extortion, usury, bribery, vexatious lawsuits, unjust enclosures and depopulations; engrossing commodities to enhance the price; unlawful callings, and all other unjust or sinful ways of taking or withholding from our neighbor what belongs to him, or of enriching ourselves; covetousness; inordinate prizing and affecting worldly goods; distrustful and distracting cares and studies in getting, keeping, and using them; envying at the prosperity of others; as likewise idleness, prodigality, wasteful gaming; and all other ways whereby we do unduly prejudice our own outward estate, and defrauding ourselves of the due use and comfort of that estate which God hath given us.

Which is the ninth commandment? The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

What are the duties required in the ninth commandment? The duties required in the ninth commandment are, the preserving and promoting of truth between man and man, and the good name of our neighbor, as well as our own; appearing and standing for the truth; and from the heart, sincerely, freely, clearly, and fully, speaking the truth, and only the truth, in matters of judgment and justice, and in all other things whatsoever; a charitable esteem of our neighbors; loving, desiring, and rejoicing in their good name; sorrowing for, and covering of their infirmities; freely acknowledging of their gifts and graces, defending their innocency; a ready receiving of a good report, and unwillingness to admit of an evil report, concerning them; discouraging talebearers, flatterers, and slanderers; love and care of our own good name, and defending it when need requireth; keeping of lawful promises; studying and practicing of whatsoever things are true, honest, lovely, and of good report.

What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment? The sins forbidden in the ninth commandment are, all prejudicing the truth, and the good name of our neighbors, as well as our own, especially in public judicature; giving false evidence, suborning false witnesses, wittingly appearing and pleading for an evil cause, outfacing and overbearing the truth; passing unjust sentence, calling evil good, and good evil; rewarding the wicked according to the work of the righteous, and the righteous according to the work of the wicked; forgery, concealing the truth, undue silence in a just cause, and holding our peace when iniquity calleth for either a reproof from ourselves, or complaint to others; speaking the truth unseasonably, or maliciously to a wrong end, or perverting it to a wrong meaning, or in doubtful and equivocal expressions, to the prejudice of truth or justice; speaking untruth, lying, slandering, backbiting, detracting, tale bearing, whispering, scoffing, reviling, rash, harsh, and partial censuring; misconstructing intentions, words, and actions; flattering, vainglorious boasting, thinking or speaking too highly or too meanly of ourselves or others; denying the gifts and graces of God; aggravating smaller faults; hiding, excusing, or extenuating of sins, when called to a free confession; unnecessary discovering of infirmities; raising false rumors, receiving and countenancing evil reports, and stopping our ears against just defense; evil suspicion; envying or grieving at the deserved credit of any, endeavoring or desiring to impair it, rejoicing in their disgrace and infamy; scornful contempt, fond admiration; breach of lawful promises; neglecting such things as are of good report, and practicing, or not avoiding ourselves, or not hindering: What we can in others, such things as procure an ill name.

Which is the tenth commandment? The tenth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.

What are the duties required in the tenth commandment? The duties required in the tenth commandment are, such a full contentment with our own condition, and such a charitable frame of the whole soul toward our neighbor, as that all our inward motions and affections touching him, tend unto, and further all that good which is his.

What are the sins forbidden in the tenth commandment? The sins forbidden in the tenth commandment are, discontentment with our own estate; envying and grieving at the good of our neighbor, together with all inordinate motions and affections to anything that is his.