A. The duties required in the eighth commandment are, truth, faithfulness, and justice in contracts and commerce between man and man;^w rendering to everyone his due;^x restitution of goods unlawfully detained from the right owners thereof;^y giving and lending freely, according to our abilities, and the necessities of others;^z moderation of our judgments, wills, and affections concerning worldly goods;^a a provident care and study to get,^b keep, use, and dispose these things which are necessary and convenient for the sustentation of our nature, and suitable to our condition;^c a lawful calling,^d and diligence in it;^e frugality;^f avoiding unnecessary lawsuits,^g and suretyship, or other like engagements;^h and an endeavor, by all just and lawful means, to procure, preserve, and further the wealth and outward estate of others, as well as our own.ⁱ

A. The sins forbidden in the eighth commandment, besides the neglect of the duties required,^k are, theft,^l robbery,^m manstealing,ⁿ and receiving anything that is stolen;^o fraudulent dealing,^p false weights and measures,^q removing landmarks,^r injustice and unfaithfulness in contracts between man and man,^s or in matters of trust;^t oppression,^u extortion,^w usury,^x bribery,^y vexatious lawsuits,^z unjust enclosures and depredation;^a engrossing commodities to enhance the price;^b unlawful callings,^c and all other unjust or sinful ways of taking or withholding from our neighbor what belongs to him, or of enriching ourselves;^d covetousness;^e inordinate prizing and affecting worldly goods;^f distrustful and distracting cares and studies in getting, keeping, and using them;^g envying at the prosperity of others;^h as likewise idleness,ⁱ prodigality, wasteful gaming; and all other ways whereby we do unduly prejudice our own outward estate,^k' and defrauding ourselves of the due use and comfort of that estate which God hath given us.^l'

A. The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.^m

A. The duties required in the ninth commandment are, the preserving and promoting of truth between man and man,ⁿ and the good name of our neighbor, as well as our own;^o appearing and standing for the truth;^p and from the heart,^q sincerely,^r freely,^s clearly,^t and fully,^u speaking the truth, and only the truth, in matters of judgment and justice,^w and in all other things whatsoever;^x a charitable esteem of our neighbors;^y loving, desiring, and rejoicing in their good name;^z sorrowing for,^a and covering of their infirmities;^b freely acknowledging of their gifts and graces,^c defending their innocency;^d a ready receiving of a good report,^e and unwillingness to admit of an evil report,^f concerning them; discouraging talebearers,^g flatterers,^h and slanderers;ⁱ love and care of our own good name, and defending it when need requireth;^k keeping of lawful promises;^l studying and practicing of whatsoever things are true, honest, lovely, and of good report.^m

A. The sins forbidden in the ninth commandment are, all prejudicing the truth, and the good name of our neighbors, as well as our own,ⁿ especially in public judicature;^o giving false evidence,^p suborning false witnesses,^q wittingly appearing and pleading for an evil cause, outfacing and overbearing the truth;^r passing unjust sentence,^s calling evil good, and good evil; rewarding the wicked according to the work of the righteous, and the righteous according to the work of the wicked;^t forgery,^u concealing the truth, undue silence in a just cause,^w and holding our peace when iniquity calleth for either a reproof from ourselves,^x or complaint to others;^y speaking the truth unseasonably,^z or maliciously to a wrong end,^a or perverting it to a wrong meaning,^b or in doubtful and equivocal expressions, to the prejudice of truth or justice;^c speaking untruth,^d lying,^e slandering,^f backbiting,^g detracting,^h talebearing,ⁱ whispering,^k scoffing,^l reviling,^m rash,^n' harsh,^o' and partial censuring;^p' misconstructing intentions, words, and actions;^q' flattering,^r' vainglorious boasting;^s' thinking or speaking too highly or too meanly of ourselves or others;^t' denying the gifts and graces of God;^u' aggravating smaller faults;^w' hiding, excusing, or extenuating of sins, when called to a free confession;^x' unnecessary discovering of infirmities;^y' raising false rumors,^z' receiving and countenancing evil reports,^a' and stopping our ears against just defense;^b' evil suspicion;^c' envying or grieving at the deserved credit of any,^d' endeavoring or desiring to impair it,^e' rejoicing in their disgrace and infamy;^f' scornful contempt,^g' fond admiration;^h' breach of lawful promises;^i' neglecting such things as are of good report,^k' and practicing, or not avoiding ourselves, or not hindering what we can in others, such things as procure an ill name.^l'

A. The tenth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shall not covet they neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.^m

A. The duties required in the tenth commandment are, such a full contentment with our own condition,ⁿ and such a charitable frame of the whole soul toward our neighbor, as that all our inward motions and affections touching him, tend unto, and further all that good which is his.^o

A. The sins forbidden in the tenth commandment are, discontentment with our own estate;^p envying^q and grieving at the good of our neighbor,^r together with all inordinate motions and affections to anything that is his.^s

A. No man is able, either of himself,^t or by any grace received in this life, perfectly to keep the commandments of God;^u but doth daily break them in thought,^w word, and deed.^x

A. All transgressions of the law of God are not equally heinous; but some sins in themselves, and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous in the sight of God than others.^y