73. The harbouring of unlawful desire is divinely reckoned as guilty action. It is forbidden. (Matt. 5:27-28).
74. Mortify, therefore, or hold in subjection, your members which are upon earth. (Col. 3:5; Gal. 5:24; 1 Cor. 9:27).
75. Remove all causes of spiritual stumbling, or hindrance from your path, even at the risk of pain and loss. (Matt. 5:29; Heb. 12:1).
76. Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt; let no filthy communication proceed out of your mouth, but sound speech, with gravity, and sincerity and simplicity. (Matt. 5:37; Eph. 4:29; Col. 3:8; 4:6; Titus 2:7-8).
77. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God. (1 Pet. 4:11).
78. Speak every man truth with his neighbour; lie not one to another. (Eph. 4:25; Col. 3:9).
79. Swear not at all: let your communication be yea, yea, and nay, nay. (Matt. 5:34; Jas. 5:12).
80. Out of the same mouth ought not to proceed blessing and cursing. (Jas. 3:10).
VIII. CONCERNING MATRIMONIAL RELATIONS
81. At liberty to marry whom you will, only in the Lord. (1 Cor. 7:39).
82. Husbands and wives not to separate except for adultery. (Matt. 19:6-9; 1 Cor. 7:10) which will exclude from the Kingdom of God. (1 Cor. 6:9).
83. A husband or wife becoming a believer without the other, not to leave the other, if he or she consent to a peaceable life. (1 Cor. 7: 12-15).
84. Husbands to love, honour, and cherish their wives. (Eph. 5:25; Col. 3:19; 1 Pet. 3:7).
85. Wives to love, submit to, and obey their husbands as the head. (Eph. 5:23-24; Col. 3:18; 1 Pet. 3:1).
IX. CONCERNING PARENTS AND CHILDREN
86. Parents to bring up their children in the enlightenment of the truth, and to have them in subjection with all gravity. (Eph. 6:4; Col. 3:21; 1 Tim. 3:3-4).
87. Children to obey their parents in all things. (Eph. 6:1; Col. 3:20).
X. CONCERNING MASTERS AND SERVANTS
88. Masters to be kind, just and considerate. (Eph. 6:9; Col. 4:1).
89. Servants to be obedient in all things to their masters, not with eye service as menpleasers, but with all faithfulness as unto Christ, even if the master happen to be a bad one. (Eph. 6:5-8; Col. 3:22; 1 Tim. 6:1-2; 1 Pet. 2:18). But servants are at liberty to leave. (1 Cor. 7:21).
90. If the master be a brother, the servant (also a brother or sister), instead of rendering a slacker service on that account, is to show a greater measure of obedience. (1 Tim. 6:2).
XI. CONCERNING DISOBEDIENT BRETHREN
9I. If any man obey not the apostolic commands, the brethren to have no company with him. (2 Thess. 3:14).
92. To avoid those causing divisions. (Rom.16:17).
93. To withdraw from everyone walking disorderly, or not in accordance with apostolic precept. (2 Thess. 3:6).
94. To put away wicked persons. (1 Cor. 5:11).
95. To reject or receive not into fellowship those who consent not to the doctrine or the commandments of the Lord Jesus. (2 John 8-10; 1 Tim. 6:3-5; Titus 3:10).
96. If any will not work, he is not to be relieved. (2 Thess. 3:10; 1 Tim. 5:8).
XIII. CONCERNING THE ASSEMBLIES OF THE BRETHREN
97. All things to be done decently, and in order. (1 Cor. 14:40).
98. All things to be done in love, and in mutual submission. (1 Cor. 16:14; 1 Pet. 5:5).
99. Sisters to keep silence (1 Tim. 2:11-12), and to dress modestly and in sobriety. (1 Tim. 2:9; 1 Pet. 3:3-4).
100. The brethren at liberty on all questions of eating and drinking, and the observance of feasts, sabbaths, and holy days (Col. 2:16; 1 Cor. 10:25; Rom. 14:5-7), except that they are not at liberty to do anything inconsistent with holiness, or the glory of God. (1 Cor. 10:31; 1 Pet. 1:15-16; Heb. 12:14).