particular callings, or by carnal pleasures and recreations which are lawful on other days: thus thinking our own thoughts, fpeaking our own words, doing our own works, and finding our own pleasures, forbidden, Ifaiah lviii. 13. 'Not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words.'

LXII. Quest. What are the reafons annexed to the fourth commandment?

Anfw. The reafons annexed to the fourth commandment, are, God's allowing us fix days of the week for our own employment, his challenging a fpecial propriety in the feventh, his own example, and his bleffing the Sabbath-day.

Q. 1. How many reafons are there annexed to the fourth commandment ?

A. There are four reafons annexed unto the fourth commandment, the more effectually to induce and perfuade us unto the ftrict observation of the Sabbath-day. Q. 2. What is the firft reafon?

A. The firft reafon annexed to the fourth commandment, is, God's allowing us fix days for our own employment. When he might have taken more time for himfelf, he hath taken but one day in feven, and alloweth us other fix, which is fufficient for the works of our particu lar callings, and any kind of needful recreations. "Six days fhalt thou labour, and do all which thou haft to do.” Q. 3. What is the fecond reafon?

A. The fecond reafon annexed to the fourth command. ment, is, God's challenging a special propriety in the feventh day. The feventh day or Sabbath, being the Lord's, which he hath fanctified and fet apart from common use, to be employed in his worship, it is theft and facrilege to alienate this day in whole or in part to our own ufe, any further than he hath given us allowance. "But the feventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God."

Q. 4. What is the third reafon?

A. The third reafon annexed to the fourth commandment, is, God's own example, in refting himself from his works of creation on the feventh day, and therefore he would have us alfo to reft from the works of our particu

lar calling, and fanctify a Sabbath in imitation of him. "For in fix days the Lord made heaven and earth, the fea, and all that in them is, and rested the feventh day." Q. 5. What is the fourth reafon?

A. The fourth reafon annexed to the fourth commandment, is, God's bleffing of the Sabbath, by virtue whereof, we may hope for his prefence with us in the duties of the day, and to receive bleffings from him upon ourselves. "Wherefore the Lord bleffed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it."

LXIII. Queft. What is the fifth commandment ?

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

LXIV. Queft. What is required in the fifth commandment?

Anfw. The fifth commandment requireth the preferving the honor, and performing the duties belonging to every one, in their feveral places and relations, as fupe riors, inferiors, or equals.

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

A. The fubject of the fifth commandment, or the perfons of whom the duties of this commandment are required, are relations, especially children, and all inferiors, in reference to their parents and fuperiors, and inclufively fuperiors in reference to their inferiors, and equals alfo in reference one to another.

Q. 2. Whom are we to understand by inferiors?

A. By inferiors we are to understand, not only children, but alfo wives, fervants, people, fubjects, the younger and the weaker in gifts or graces.

Q. 3. Whom are we to understand by fuperiors?

A. By fuperiors, under the name of father and mother we are to understand, not only parents, but also husbands, mafters, ministers, magiftrates, the aged and stronger in gifts or graces.

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

A. By equals we may understand brethren, fifters, kindred, friends, and any acquaintance, between whom

there is no great diftance or difference in regard of age, eftate, place, or dignity.

Q. 5. What are the duties of children to their parents?

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A. The duties of children to their parents comprehended in the general precept, "Honor thy father and thy mother," are, 1. Inward honor, reverence, and estimation. Mal. i. 6. A fon honoreth his father.' Lev. xix. 3. 'Ye fhall fear every man his mother, and his father: I am the Lord your God.' 2. Outward reverent carriage and behaviour. Prov. xxxi. 28. Her children arise up, and call her bleffed.' 1 Kings ii. 19. The king rofe up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and caused a feat to be fet for the king's mother; and the fat on his right hand. 3. Diligent hearkening to their inftructions. Prov. iv. I. < Hear, ye children, the inftruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.' Prov. v. i. My fon, attend unto my wifdom, and bow thine ear to my underftanding. 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. Children obey your parents in all things; for this is well pleafing to the Lord.' 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 flefh, which corrected us, and we gave them reverence.' Prov. xv. 32. He, that heareth reproof, getteth understanding.' 6. Ready following their reasonable counfel, in reference to their calling, ftation, marriage, and any great affairs of their lives. Exod. xviii. 24. 'So Mofes hearkened unto the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had faid.' Judges xiv. 2. And he came to his father and mother, and faid, I have feen a woman in Timnath; get her for me to wife.' 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 fhall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nouifher of thine old age.' Gen. xlvii. 12. And Jofeph nourished his father with bread.' Prov. xxiii. 22. Defpife not thy moth.

er when he is old.'

Q. 6. What are the duties of parents to their children?

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A. The duties of parents to their children, are, 1. Tender love and care of them, efpecially when infants and helplefs: particularly, mothers ought to give fuck to their children, if they are able. Ifaiah xlix. 15. Can a woman forget her fucking child, that the fhould not have compaflion on the fon of her womb.' 2. Training them up in the knowledge of the fcriptures, and principles of religion, and giving them good inftructions in the laws and ways of the Lord, fo foon 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. xxii. 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 holinefs, temperance, and righteoufnefs unto them. Job i. 5. Job fent and fanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings, according to the number of them all.' Pfal. ci. 2, 3. I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will fet no wicked thing before mine eyes.' 4. Keeping them under fubjection while young, yet requiring nothing of them but what is agreeable to the laws of the Lord. Luke ii. 51. And he went down with them, and was fubject unto them.' As children must obey, fo parents must command in the Lord. Eph. vi. 1. 4. 5.Encouragement of them by kind looks and fpeeches, and rewards in well-doing, together with discountenance, reproof, and loving and feasonable correction of them for evil-doing. 1 Chron. xxviii. 20. And David said to Solomon his fon, Be ftrong, and of good courage,' &c. Prov. xix. 18. 'Chaften thy fon while there is hope, and let not thy foul spare for his crying.' Prov. xxix. 15. 17. The rod and reproof give wifdom: but a child left to himself, bringeth his mother to fhame. Correct thy fon, and he shall give thee reft; yea, he shall give delight to thy foul.' 6. Provifion for them of what is needful for the prefent; as alfo 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 specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worfe than an infidel.' 2

Cor. xii. 14. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.' 7. Difpofal of them to trades, callings, and in marriage, when grown up, as may be moft for their good; therein using no force, but confulting and confidering their capacity and inclination. Gen. iv. 1, 2. And Adam knew Eve his wife; and fhe conceived and bare Cain. And the again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of fheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.' 1 Cor. vii. 36. 38. But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if the pafs the flower of her age, and need fo require, let him do what he will, he finneth not; let them marry. So then, he that giveth her in marriage doth well.'

7. What are the duties of wives to their husbands? A. The duties of wives to their husbands, are, 1. Love of them above all other perfons in the world. Titus ii. 4. That they teach the young women to be fober, to love their husbands, to love their children.' 2. Loyalty and faithfulness, in reference unto the bed and estate and any fecrets intrufted with them. Heb. xiii. 4. • Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled.' 1 Tim. iii. 1. • Even fo must their wives be grave, not flanderers, fober, faithful in all things.' 3. Reverence and fear of offending them. Eph. v. 33. Let the wife fee that she reverence her husband.' 4. Subjection unto them in all things lawful under Chrift. Eph. v. 22. 24. 'Wives, fubmit yourselves unto your own husbands as unto the Lord. As the church is fubject unto Christ, fo let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.' 5. Care to please them, fuiting themselves to their difpofition, and all things to their liking. 1 Cor. vii. 34. She that is married careth for the things of the world, how fhe may please her husband.' 6. Helping them to bear their burdens, and and in making provifion for their family. Gen ii. 18. And the Lord faid, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him an help meet for him.' Prov. xxxi. 27. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idlenefs.' 7. Giving ear to, and complying with the counfels of their husbands, if good, for their fouls welfare; and endeavouring with