THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

_What is meant by this Commandment?_

_Ans._ We should so fear and love God as not deceitfully to belie,
betray, slander, nor raise injurious reports against our neighbor, but
apologize for him, speak well of him, and put the most charitable
construction on all his actions.

THE NINTH COMMANDMENT.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house.

_What is meant by this Commandment?_

_Ans._ We should so fear and love God as not to desire by craftiness to
gain possession of our neighbor's inheritance or home, or to obtain it
under the pretext of a legal right, but be ready to assist and serve him
in the preservation of his own.

THE TENTH COMMANDMENT.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his
maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy
neighbor's.

_What is meant by this Commandment?_