1Cor 7:9 | JFB | e4.org | 9. if they cannot contain —that is, "have not continency." burn —with the secret flame of lust, which lays waste the whole inner man. (Compare AUGUSTINE [ Holy Virginity ]). The dew of God's grace is needed to stifle the flame, which otherwise would thrust men at last into hell-fire.

‏ 1 Corinthians 7:9

9. if they cannot contain—that is, "have not continency."

burn—with the secret flame of lust, which lays waste the whole inner man. (Compare AUGUSTINE [Holy Virginity]). The dew of God's grace is needed to stifle the flame, which otherwise would thrust men at last into hell-fire.