Grant
Puritan Board Graduate
Good Evening on another abnormal Lord’s Day,
Less than 50 pages left in A practical Exposition of the 10 Commandments by James Durham, from page 302:
I guess before hand I would have seen all taking of another’s property as an 8th commandment violation. Trying to mediate on and self reflect more on the 8th as I slowly wade through his book and reminding myself of how great a thief I often can be. Any thoughts?
Less than 50 pages left in A practical Exposition of the 10 Commandments by James Durham, from page 302:
6. It is less or more as there is a seeming necessity or none at all and the person stealing; for if the thing is indeed necessary for life, it is not theft. So also if the thing have a general and common allowance among men for its warrant, it is not theft. Thus the disciples plucked the ears of corn which was not theirs and yet we’re not thieves. The sin is gross when in holy things or public things or when things are taken with violence and hazard of life, blood, etc., or when there is great prejudice following it to our neighbor, or when it is more frequently gone about, or when it is under trust, etc.
I guess before hand I would have seen all taking of another’s property as an 8th commandment violation. Trying to mediate on and self reflect more on the 8th as I slowly wade through his book and reminding myself of how great a thief I often can be. Any thoughts?
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