s not his own [ad alteram]," according to a gloss [*St. Augustine: Serm. li, 13 de Divers. lxiii] on Ex. 20:14. Now a woman who is not one's own may be of various conditions, namely either a virgin, or under her father's care, or a harlot, or of any other description. Therefore i…

h is directly opposed thereto. On the contrary, stands the authority of Scripture in the decalogue ( Ex. 20:14 , 17 ). I answer that, As the Apostle says ( 1 Tim. 1:5 ), "the end of the commandment is charity," which is enjoined upon us in the two precepts concerning the love of…

tat (Exod. XX, 13) , Jesus etiam iracundiam resecat (Matth. V, 22) ; et cum lex prohibet adulterium (Exod. XX, 14) , Jesus etiam concupiscentiam cordis abscindit (Matth. V, 28) . Sic ergo videbitur, et duabus ibi tunicis pontificem, hic una apostolos induisse. Siquidem etiam sens…