Works of Martin Luther, with Introductions and Notes (Volume II)Luther, Martin
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Works of Martin Luther, with Introductions and Notes (Volume II)
Luther, Martin
Lutheran Church -- Early works to 1800; Theology -- History -- 16th century -- Early works to 1800
He who by looks, touch or thoughts arouses his own desires and defiles
himself.
He who does not avoid the causes of unchastity, such as gluttony,
drunkenness, idleness, laziness, oversleeping and intimate association
with men or women.
He who by extravagant dress or demeanor incites others to unchastity.
He who gives house, place, time or help to the commission of this sin.
He who does not by word and deed help others to preserve their
chastity.
_Against the Seventh_
[Sidenote: The Seventh Commandment]
He who practices thievery, robbery and usury.
He who uses false weights and measures, or sells bad wares for good.
He who receives bequests and incomes dishonestly. He who withholds
wages that have been earned, and repudiates a debt.
He who will not lend to a needy neighbor without taking interest.[7]
All who are avaricious and make haste to be rich, and do any of those
other things by which a neighbor's property is withheld or taken away.
He who does not protect another against loss.
He who does not warn another against loss.
He who places an obstacle in the way of his neighbor's profit and
begrudges his neighbor's gains.
Against the Eighth
[Sidenote: The Eight Commandment]
He who conceals or suppresses the truth in a court of law.
He who lies and deceives to another's hurt.
All hurtful flatterers, whisperers and double-dealers.
He who speaks evil of his neighbor's possessions, lie, words and works
and defames them.
He who gives place to slanderers, helps them on and does not resist
them.
He who does not use his tongue to defend his neighbor's good name.
He who does not rebuke the slanderer.
He who does not say all good of every man and keep silent about all
evil.
He who conceals or does not defend the truth.
_Against the Last Two_
[Sidenote: The Ninth and Tenth Commandments]
The last two commandments have no place in confession[8], but are set
as a goal to which we are to attain, and toward which, through
repentance and by the help and grace of God, we are daily to strive;
or wicked inclinations do not wholly die, until the flesh turns to
dust and is new created[9].
The "five senses"[10] are included in the Fifth and Sixth
Commandments; the "six works of mercy," in the Fifth and Seventh; of
the "seven deadly sins," pride is included in the First and Second,
unchastity in the Sixth, anger, and hatred in the Fifth, gluttony in
the Sixth, indolence in the Third, and indeed in all the commandments.
The "alien sins" are included in all the commandments, or it is
possible to sin against all the commandments by bidding, advising and
helping others to sin against them. The "crying sins" and the "mute
sins" are committed against the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Commandments,
etc.
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