One clue might be --spiritual adultery. If you read the entire commandment you will see that they are saying that Jesus is the Bridegroom and each Christian is the bride. Partaking of many things, such as lust or other beliefs might be taken as unfaithful to the marriage to Christ and would be spiritual adultery and defile the marriage bed! They also refer to God and Jesus as HIM. I can't explain it all, but I think this is what they are accusing the couple of. Maybe I am way off, but think about it and read the entire commandment. Carolyn Nichols >>> <[email protected]> 11/29/00 12:00AM >>> Lonnie was right! http://www.passtheword.org/Jane-Lead/paradise.htm (Check out the 7th Commandment) ...snip... thou art required to abide most Constant and Loyal to Him, and never more so much as to look upon, or entertain any other Lover, thereby to defile the Marriage-bed, in committing of spiritual Adultery; which doth consist in these following Particulars. ...snip...