Dame, and praying to him, we should swear by his name in our ordinary discourse, or take his name in.. vain; if instead of worshipping God with his people, we should persecute God's people for worshipping. him, or rail at them, or scoff and deride them, because of the holiness which is in them.

3. By unnecessary thoughts and contrivances about worldly affairs, unnecessary words and discourses about earthly employment; unnecessary works in our particular callings, or by carnal pleasures and recreations which are lawful on other days; thus thinking our own thoughts,' speaking our own pleasures, are forbidden, Isa. Iviii. 13.

62. Q. What are the reasons annexed unto the fourth commandment?

A. The reasons annexed unto the fourth commandment, are God's allowing us six days of the week for our own employment, his challenging a special propriety in the seventh, his own example, and his blessing the sabbath-day.

Q. 1. How many reasons are there annexed unto the fourth commandment?

A. There are four reasons annexed unto the fourth commandment, the more effectually to induce and persuade us unto the strict observation of the sabbath-day. Q. 2. What is the first reason?

A. The first reason annexed unto the fourth commandment, is God's allowing us six days for our own employments, when he might have taken more time for himself. He hath taken but one day in seven, and allowed us the other six,which is sufficient for the work of our particular callings and any kind of needful rereations Six days shalt thou labour and do all which thou hast to do..

Q. 3. What is the second reason?

A. The second reason annexed unto the fourth commandment, is God's challenging a special propriety in the seventh day: the seventh day or sabbath. being the Lord's, which he hath sanctified and set apart from common use, to be employed in his wor ship, it is theft and sacrilege to alienate this day in

whole or in part to our own use, any further than he hath given us allowance: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God.

Q. 4. What is the third reason?

A. The third reason annexed unto the fourth commandment, is God's own example, in resting himself from his works of creation on the seventh day, and therefore he would have us also to rest from the works of our particular calling, and sanctify a sabbath in imitation of him; For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day.

Q. 6. What is the fourth reason?

A. The fourth reason annexed unto the fourth commandment, is God's blessing of the sabbath-day, by virtue whereof, we may hope for his presence with us in the duties of the day, and to receive blessings from him upon ourselves: Wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath-day and hallowed it.

63. Q. Which is the fifth commandment?

A. The fifth commandment is, Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

64. Q. What is required in the fifth commandment?

A. The fifth commandment requireth, the preserving the honour, and performing the duties belonging to every one in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals.

Q. 1. What is the subject of this fifth commandment, or who are the persons of whom the duties of this commandment are required?

A. The subject of the fifth commandment or the persons of whom the duties of this commandment are required, are relations, especially children, and all inferiors in reference to their parents, and superiors, and inclusively superiors, in reference to their inferiors and equals, also in reference one to another.

Q. 2. Whom are we to understand by inferiors?
A. By inferiors we are to understand, not only chil

dren, but also wives, servants, people, subjects, the younger and weaker in gifts or graces.

Q. 4. Whom are we to understand by equals ?

A. By equals we may understand brethren, sisters, kindred, friends, and any acquaintance, between whom there is no great distance or difference in regard of age, place, or dignity.

Q. 5. What are the duties of children to their parents? A. The duties of children to their parents, comprehended in their general precept, honour thy father and thy mother, are:

1. Inward honour, reverence, and estimation, Mal. i. 6. A son honoureth his father, Lev. xix. 3.

2. Outward reverent carriage and behaviour, Prov. zxi. 18. 1 Kings ii. 19.

3. Diligent hearkening to their instructions, Prov. iv. 1. Prov. v. 1.

4. Willing obedience unto all their lawful commands, Eph. vi. 1. Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right, Col. iii. 20.

5. Meek and patient, bearing their reproofs and corrections with amendment of the faults they are reproved and corrected for, Heb. xii. 9. We have had fathers of our flesh, who corrected us, and we gave them reverence, Prov. xv. 32. He that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

6. Ready following their reasonable counsel, in reference to their calling, station, marriage, and any great affair of their lives, Exod. xviii. 24. So Moses hearkened unto the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said, Judges xiv. 2.

7. Grateful kindness to them in nourishing them, providing for them, and bearing with their infirmities, when aged, and fallen into want and poverty, Ruth iv. 15. He shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age, Gen. xlvii. 12. And Joseph nourished his father with bread, Prov. xxii. 22. Despise not thy mother when she is old.

Q. 6. What are the duties of parents to their chil- . dren?

A. The duties of parents to their children are : 1. Tender love and care of them, especially when in

fants and helpless; particularly mothers ought to give suck to their children if they are able, Isaiah xlix. 15.

2. Training them up in the knowledge of the scriptures, and principles of religion, and giving them good instructions in the laws and ways of the Lord, so soon as they are capable of receiving them, Eph. vi. 4. And ye fathers, bring up your children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, Prov. xxiii. 6. Train up! a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it, 2 Tim. iii. 15. From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures.

3. Prayer for them and giving good examples of holiness, temperance, and righteousness unto them, Job i. 5. Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all, Psal. ci. 2, 3. I will walk within my house with a perfect heart, I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes.

4. Keeping them under subjection whilst young, yet requiring nothing of them but what is agreeable to the law of the Lord, Luke ii. 51. And he went down with them, and was subject unto them. As children must obey, so parents must command in the Lord, Eph. vi. 1.

5. Encouragement of them by kind looks and speeches, and rewards in well-doing, together with discountenance, reproofs and loving and seasonable cor rection of them for evil doing, 1 Chron xxviii. 20. And David said to Solomon his son, be strong and of good courage, &c. Prov. xix. 28. Chasten thy son whilst there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying, Prov. xxvi. 15, 17.

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6. Provision for them of what is needful for the preAs also laying up for them, according to the proportion of what they have, for the future 1 Tim. v. 8. If any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 2 Cor. xiii. 24.

7. Disposal of them to trades, callings, and in marriage when grown up, as may be most for their good; their using no force, but consulting, and considering their capacity and inclination, Gen. iv. 1, 2. And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain,

and she again bore his brother Abel: and Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground, 1 Cor. vii. 36, 38.

Q. 7. What are the duties of wives to their husbands?
A. The duties of wives to their husbands are:

1. Love to them above all other person in the world, Titii. 4. That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children..

2. Loyalty and faithfulness, in reference unto the bed. and estate, and any secret entrusted with them, Heb. xiii. 4. Marriage is honourable in all things, and the bed undefiled, 1 Tim. iii. 1.

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3. Reverence and fear of offending them, Eph. v. 53, Let the wife see that she reverence her husband. 4. Subjection unto them in all things lawful under Christ, Eph. v. 22, 24.

5. Care to please them, suiting themselves to their disposition, and all things to their liking, 1 Cor. vii. 34. She that is married, careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

6. Helping them to bear their burdens, and in making provision for their family, Gen. ii. 18. And the Lord said, It is not good that the man should be alone I will make him an help meet for him. Prov. xi. 27. She looketh well to the ways of her houshold, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

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7. Giving ear to, and complying with the counsels of their husbands if good, for their soul's welfare; and endeavouring with meekness and wisdom, with kindness, and loving admonitions, and a chaste sweet conversation, to win over their husbands to the ways of God. when they are wicked, 1 Pet. iii. 2, 3.

Q. 5. What are the duties of husbands to their wives? A. The duties of husbands to their wives, are :

1. Most endeared love to them, like unto the love of Christ to his church, Eph. v. 25. Husbands love your wives, even as Christ loved the church, and gave hiraself, for it.

2. Dwelling with them, and that according to knowledge, honouring them, and delighting in their company, Eph. v. 31. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife,