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The seventh Commandment is: Thou shalt not steal.
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By the seventh Commandment we are commanded to give to all men what belongs to
them and to respect their property.
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The seventh Commandment forbids all unjust taking or keeping what belongs to
another.
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We are bound to restore ill-gotten goods, or the value of them, as far as we
are able; otherwise we can. not be forgiven.
We
are bound to repair the damage we have unjustly caused.
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The eighth Commandment is: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy
neighbor.
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We are commanded by the eighth Commandment to speak the truth in all things and
to be careful of the honor and reputation of every one.
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The eighth Commandment forbids all rash judgments, backbiting, slanders, and
lies.
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They who have lied about their neighbor and seriously injured his character
must repair the injury done as far as they are able, otherwise they will not be
forgiven.
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The ninth Commandment is: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.
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We are commanded by the ninth Commandment to keep ourselves pure in thought and
desire.
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The ninth Commandment forbids unchaste thoughts, desires of anothers wife or
husband, and all other unlawful impure thoughts and desires.
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Impure thoughts and desires are always sins, unless they displease us and we
try to banish them.
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The tenth Commandment is: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods.
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By the tenth Commandment we are commanded to be content with what we have. and
to rejoice in our neighbor's welfare.
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The tenth Commandment forbids all desires to take or keep wrongfully what
belongs to another.
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