Matthew Poole and continuators on Romans 13:9

9. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self .

This Verse proves, That Love is the fulfilling of the Law. 'Tis done by an Induction or Enumeration of the particular Precepts of the second-Table. The Fifth is not mentioned, because the Iews made that Commandment a part of the first-Table; so some: Or because he had Treated before of Duty to the higher Powers and Superiours, under which Parents are comprehended, so others: It may be, he would only mention the Negative Precepts, as being most contrary to Love. But, Why doth he mention the seventh Commandment before the sixth? Because of the commonness of Adultery amongst the Romans; so Some▪ Because of the Odiousness of it; so Others. Hence Adultery is first named amongst the Works of the Flesh, Gal. 5.10. Possibly it is, because the Seventy, in Exodus, rehearseth the Commandments in this very Order. The tenth Commandment is sum'd up in one word, Thou shalt not Covet; It seems then, it is but One Commandment, and their Opinion is ridiculous, who divide it into Two. When he sayes, If there be any other Commandment? he means a Commandment of the same nature, requiring us to Pay what we Owe one to another. Ergo. To honour our Parents; or he means, any oth[illegible: 2 letters] in the Scripture, though not expressed in the Decalogue. All Commandments respecting our Neighbour, are sum'd up in this One; Thou shalt Love thy Neighbour as thy self, vid. Mat. 22.39. Gal. 5.14. 1 Tim. 1.5.

Marginal references: Exod. 20.14. Deut. 5.18.; Lev. 19.18. Jam. 2.8.