SERMON XII.
NINTH AND TENTH COMMANDMENTS: THOU SHALT NOT COVET.
"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house: thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's."—Exodus xx. 17.
This verse contains two Commandments, namely, the ninth and tenth. They both indeed refer to coveting, yet that they are distinct Commandments, is evident from the circumstance that the words, "Thou shalt not covet," are repeated. This will appear still more plain, when we come to set forth the internal sense. In that sense, as we shall see, the Commandment, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house," has reference to the love of the world; whereas the rest of the verse, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, man-servant," &c, has reference to the love of self, and, in particular, to the love of dominion. Thus, the Commandments are distinct.
While upon this point, a few remarks may be made in regard to the different modes in which the Ten Commandments are divided or numbered in different sections of the Christian Church. In the English and
