1Cor 7:9 | JFB | STEP | 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.