Here it is, not quoted exactly, but quoted with the adjustments that he then makes later in his chapter:
1. Spontaneous desire (one that catches you off guard)
2. Nursing that desire (sometimes called titillatio)
3. Making a plan to achieve it unlawfully
4. Accomplishing the desire.The key word is under 3. Unlawfully.
The problem isn't that my neighbour has a nice ox and I admire it and want one like it. The problem is that I think about stealing it, or defrauding him of his ox in some way. Frame illustrates this with regard to lust:
Lust is sexual coveting. It is not wrong, say for Chuck to desire a sexual relationship with Alice, given that both are single. That is a God-given incentive towards marriage. It is wrong for him to desire sex with her apart from marriage, for that is a desire to violate God's law.(p846-849) DOCTRINE OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (Theology of Lordship)
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