“ON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

Ques. Say the ten commandments of God.WCS 7.1

Ans. 1. I am the Lord thy God: thou shalt not have strange gods before me, etc. 2. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. 3. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. 4. Honor thy father and thy mother. 5. Thou shalt not kill. 6. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 7. Thou shalt not steal. 8. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife. 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods.”WCS 7.2

The same catechism then amplifies on the third commandment (the fourth in our enumeration) as follows: -WCS 7.3