The duty of the Sixth Commandment is meekness, not to be desirous of
revenge, not to bear malice; against this is tyranny, rage, hatred,
envy, etc.

The duty of the Seventh Commandment is continency and chastity;
against the same is lasciviousness, immodest behaviour, adultery,
etc.

The duty of the Eighth Commandment is to do good, to give and lend
willingly, to be liberal; the contrary is covetousness, stealing,
usury, fraud, and to wrong in trading and dealing.

The duty of the Ninth Commandment is to love the truth, not to
backbite and slander, to speak well of all men; the contrary is
lying, backbiting, and to speak evil of another.

The duty of the Tenth Commandment is righteousness, to let every one
possess his own; the contrary is to be miserable and unjust.

The duty of this Commandment is to be without all covetous desires
in the heart, to be content with that which one hath; against that
are the lustings of the heart. St. Paul saith the end of the
Commandment is charity, out of a pure heart, and of a good
conscience, and of faith unfeigned.



BRIEF SENTENCES OF THE CATECHISM, ACCORDING AS LUTHER USED TO TEACH
AND INSTRUCT HIS FAMILY AT HOME.