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Question Which is the tenth commandment?
Answer The tenth commandment is Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour’s. 1
[1] Exodus 20:17

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Does the heart need a restraint?
Yes.

For it is desperately wicked,
Jeremiah 17:9

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

For the law is spiritual,
Romans 7:14

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,
Matthew 23:26


Are we forbidden to covet another man’s house?
Yes.

As they that covet houses and take them away,
Micah 2:2

Or another man’s wife?
Yes.

As David did, who seeing Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, sent and inquired after her,
2 Samuel 11:3

Or another man’s goods?
Yes.

I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel,
Acts 20:33

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Question Which is the tenth commandment?
Answer 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. 1
[1] Exodus 20:17