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156 God's judgments upon idolaters.
157 Upon magicians.
158 Enchanters.
159 Soothsayers.
160 Observers of times.
161 Witches.
162 Wizards-worshipping angels, &c.
163 Diviners; instances.
192 Ancient forms of swearing.
193 Blasphemy forbidden.
194 Occasions of it to be avoided.
195 From whence it proceeds.
196 Instances of blasphemers and their pu-
nishment.
197 Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost: its punishment.
164 Diviners are deceivers, and false prophets. 198 Persons unjustly accused of blasphemy.
165 Threatenings against them.
166 Familiar spirits; threats against those
that consult them.
Third Commandment.
167 Profaning the name of God.
168 Swearing falsely.
169 Swearing by the creatures.
170 Swearing by false gods.
171 Swearing in common conversation.
172 Swearing to commit sin, or to
courage it.
173 Rash unnecessary swearing.
en-
199 Of vows: they are religiously to be
fulfilled.
200 Vows to do duty.
201 Sinful vows.
Fourth Commandment.
202 Of the Sabbath
203 The Sabbath a day of rest from servile
work.
204 Duties of the Sabbath; worshipping God,
reading, hearing his word, &c.
205
174 The positive part of this commandment-206
God only is to be sworn by.
175 The nature and duty of an oath.
176 Such oaths to be carefully kept.
177 Things to be sworn to, are, truth and
duty.
178 Articles of peace ratified by oath.
179 Breach of such oaths punished.
180 Private compacts ratified by oath.
181 Oaths sworn to kings.
182 The oath of a single person decides con-
troversy in certain cases.
183 The duty and lawfulness of swearing.-
Examples, viz.
184 God swears to Abraham.
185 To give the land of Canaan.
186 To fulfil his covenant.-To continue the
seed of David.
187 To the perpetuity of Christ's priesthood.
188 To fulfil his threatenings against the
unbelieving and disobedient.
189 Jesus Christ answers upon oath.
190 The angel swears.
191 Asseveration of sincerity, equal to an
oath among Christians.
207
Works of charity and mercy to be done
on the Sabbath.
Promises to them that keep the Sabbath.
The care of God's people to sanctify the
Sabbath, and to prevent the profaning
of it by others.
208 Threatenings against Sabbath-breakers.
209 Sabbath privileges withdrawn,
210 The change of the Sabbath from the
seventh to the first day of the week.
10 Promises to those that are unjustly hated, 51 Mutual obligation to giving and receiving
and threatenings against their haters.
11 Envy forbidden to the righteous.
instruction.
52 Of refusing instruction.
12 The wicked, their envy hurtful to them- 53 To edify one another.
selves.
13 Envy a mark of an unconverted state.
14 Malice forbidden to the righteous.
15 Malice in the wicked.
16 Anger forbidden.
54 To exhort one another.
55 To warn one another.
56 To admonish one another.
57 To rebuke one another, and to hearken
to rebuke.
17 Instances of the anger of the righteous 58 Of not giving and receiving rebuke.
against sin.
18 Sinful anger, instances thereof.
19 Wrath.
20 Contention forbidden.
21 Promises against contention.
22 The righteous contend only against sin.
23 Peace commanded, with promises to it.
24 Motives to peace among Christians.
25 Peace prayed for.
59 To reprove one another.
60 Of not hearkening to reproof.
61 Gentleness.
62 To show kindness, commanded.
63 To give comfort.
64 Friendship, and faithfulness therein.
65 Unfaithfulness in friendship.-Bearing
with one another's weaknesses, &c.
66 Forbearing to judge one another.
26 Peace the gift of God; promises and 67 Setting good example.
14 A fool's vain pretences to wisdom.
15 He receiveth no instruction.
16 He discovereth his folly.
17 His conduct towards his parents.
18 A fool is mischievous.
19 He is wrathful.
20 Contentious.
21 A fool's words
22 His folly is his pleasure.
23 Treatment for fools.
24 Folly and wickedness the same.
25 Patience toward God.
26 Patience toward men.
27 Contentment.
28 Discontent, murmuring.
29 Grudging.
30 Meekness; the exercise of it required.
31 How produced.
32 Examples of meekness.
33 Promises to the meek.
34 Humility toward God.
35 Toward men.
36 Promises to the humble.
37 Promises to humbled sinners.
38 Examples of humility.
39 The elect are humble.
40 Humbled saints; their expressions.
41 Pride against God.
42 Pride against men.
43 Spiritual pride-such seem to be right-
eous.
44 They are proud of their supposed wisdom
and knowledge.
45/The proud seek honour from men.
46 Threats and prayers against the proud.
47 Arrogancy.
48 Loftiness.
49 Haughtiness.
50 Exalting one's self.
51 Lifting up one's self.
52 Magnifying one's self.
53 Glorying.
54 Boasting.
55 Scorning.
56 Threats against kings and nations for
their pride, &c.
57 Of marriage.
58 Divorce by the law of Moses.
76 Children promised.
77 A desire of children natural to mankind.
78 God's care of mothers.
79 God's care of children.
80 Grief of parents at parting with their
children.
81 Godly parents blessed in the happiness
of their children.
82 The wicked punished in the calamities
83 Particular calamities threatened against
the children of the wicked.-Captivity.
84 That they shall be slain by enemies.
85 Suffer by famine.
86 Other evils upon the children of the
wicked.
87 Erroneous principles in religion have
destroyed the natural affection of
parents.
88 Calamities upon wicked parents and
89 Want of children to the wicked.
90 Promises to the godly who are child-
less.
93 Disobedient and undutiful children; 124 Their humility, self-denial, and con-
threats against them.
94 Undutiful children cursed.
95 Duties of masters towards servants.
96 Duties of servants.
97 Duties of the civil magistrate, to ad-
minister justice impartially.
98 Qualifications of the magistrate.
99 The magistrate's concern with religion.
descension in their office.
125 They seek not applause from men; they
flatter not, &c.
126 They seek not riches; neither are co-
vetous.
127 Their duty and encouragement to speak
boldly the truths of religion without
fear.
100 Good magistrates, a blessing promised 128 Instances of becoming boldness in re-
to God's people.
101 Magistracy is of divine appointment.
proving sinners, and declaring the
truth.
102 Sins of magistrates: perverting of judg- 129 The sufferings of the apostles, &c. for
ment, respect of persons, &c.
103 Perverting of judgment through covet-130
ousness, taking gifts, &c.
104 Through drunkenness.
105 The misery of being governed by weak
or wicked rulers.
religion.
Their temperance.
131 They pray for the people.
132 The supports of Christians in general,
and of the Lord's ministers in par-
ticular, under sufferings for religion.
106 Wicked rulers set over people as a 133 Wicked ministers. their sin and punish-
punishment for sin.
107 Wicked rulers enemies to religion.
108 God's providence over kings and rulers.
109 Particular instances of God's providence
exalting or abasing rulers.
110 Duties toward governors. Praying for
them.
111 Honour and respect to be shown to
magistrates.
112 Obedience to magistrates.
ment
134 Their covetousness.
135 Their intemperance.
136 Their slothfulness.
137 Of false prophets and false teachers.-
They deceive the people.
138 Duties toward the ministry. To receive
their instructions.
139 To esteem and love them.
140 To pray for them.
113 Rebellion against magistrates, the sin 141 To give them support.
and punishment thereof.
114 Disobedience to magistrates a duty, when
142 Despising and not hearkening to their
instructions. Threats.
they command things contrary to 143 Not supporting them.
God's law.
152 Precepts concerning property, and the 186 Slandering, &c.
use of riches.
153 Threatenings against theft.
154 Robbery forbidden; with threats.
187 Reproach:
against it.
prayers and complaints
188 God will bring it upon the wicked.
155 Fraud and cheating in commerce for- 189 Promises against reproach.
bidden.
156 Concerning property in lands; the law
thereof.
157 Things found, lent, or entrusted with a
neighbour; the law thereof.
190 Reviling practised by the wicked, and
endured by the godly.
191 Railing.
192 Evil communications.
193 Unprofitable disputes about religion.
158 Oppression forbidden, and duties towards 194 Cursing forbidden, and avoided by the
the oppressed.
159 Restitution to the injured to be made.
160 Oppressors threatened.
161 Prayers for the oppressed.
162 Promises to the oppressed.
163 Duties of the rich toward the poor.-Hos-
pitality.
164 Lending without usury.
165 Giving alms.
166 Alms to be done in secret.
righteous.
195 Practised by the wicked.
196 The righteous; their care of their
words.
197 They praise God with their mouths.
198 The words of the righteous toward
men.
Tenth Commandment.
167 To be given to the poor of every deno- 199 Of covetousness.
mination.
168 To poor Christians especially.
169 Promises to the poor.
170 Of being uncharitable to the poor.
171 The stranger, widow, and fatherless :
duties toward them, and threatenings
against those that oppress them.
172 Promises to the stranger, fatherless, and
widow.
Ninth Commandment.
200 Threats against the covetous.-Instances
of their punishment.
201 An insatiable desire of riches.
202 Threats against unjust acquiring of
riches.
203 Riches are not a lasting possession.
204 They cannot be carried hence to the
other world.
205 Possessing riches but not using them;
the vanity thereof.
206 Riches are attended with care and
trouble.
173 Of witness-bearing. False swearing, &c. 207 They recommend no man to the favour
174 Lying forbidden.
of God.