Q&A 72 Of the seventh Commandment
Remedies against this sin:
The first Remedy and the most effectual is, to get the Spirit of God within us, to sanctify and rule us, Gal 5:16 Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the Lusts of the Flesh.
The keeping of a strict Watch over the Heart, Prov 4:23 Keep thy Heart with all Diligence, &c. And over the external Senses, Job 31:1 I made a Covenant with mine Eyes: why then should I think upon a Maid?
Deep and serious Consideration of the Danger of this Sin, and what God threatens against Adulterers, Heb 8:4 — Whoremongers and Adulterers God will judge, 1 Cor 6:9-10 — Be not deceived, neither Fornicators, nor Idolaters, nor Adulterers, nor effeminate,– shall inherit the Kingdom of God. And how he describes them, Prov 22:14 The Mouth of strange women is a deep Pit; he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
Prayer, Psa 119:37 Turn away mine Eyes from beholding Vanity, &c. And to evidence our Sincerity in Prayer, we must study to shun all Occasions of this Sin, Psa 18:23 I was also upright before him: and I kept myself from mine Iniquity.
An inference from this commandment:
Let it warn Parents to do what in them lyes to prevent the Ruin of their Children by this Sin, (1.) By filling their Heads and Hands with lawful Business. (2.) By serious Admonitions and Prayers for them. (3.) By keeping them from vain and tempting Company. (4.) by disposing them seasonably in suitable Marriage.
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