A. Only those which proceed from a true e faith, are performed according to the f law of God, and to his g glory; and not such as are h founded on our imaginations, or the institutions of men. e Rom. 14. 23. f 1 Sam. 15. 22. Eph. 2. 2, 10. 81 Cor. 10. 31. h Deut. 12. 32. Ezek. 20. 18. Mat. 15. 9. 8-46fanget*. now bongo XXXIV. LORD'S DAY. A. God spake all these words, Exod. xx. Deut. V. saying, I am the Lord thy God, which hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 1. Com. 'Thou shalt have no other gods before me. II. Thou shalt not make unto thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them : for I, the Lord thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 111. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaip: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his name in vain. IV. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy: six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work; but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man servant, nor thy maid servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. V. Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee. VI. Thou shalt not kill. IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; thou halt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man servant, Mat. 10. 28. nor his maid servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. Q. 93. How are these ten commands divided ? A. Into two a tables: the b first of which teaches us, how we must behave towards God; the second, what duties we owe to our neighbour. a Ex. 34. 28, 29. b Deut. 4. 13. and 10. 3, 4. Q. 94. What doth God enjoin in the first command ? A. That I, as sincerely as I desire the salvation of my own soul, avoid and flee from all idolatry, c sorcery, d soothsaying, superstition, e invocation of saints, or any other creatures; and learn frightly to know the only true God;g trust in him alone, with humility h and patience i submit to him;j expect all good things from him only ; k love, I fear, and m glorify him with my whole heart: so thai I renounce n and forsake all creatures, rather than o commit even the least thing contrary to his will. ci Cor, 6, 9, 10. and 10. 14. d Lev. 18. 21. Deut. 18. 10, 11, 12. e Mat. 4. 10. Rev. 19. 10. f John 17. 3. g Jer. 17.5, 7. h Heb. 10, 36. Col. 1. 11. Rom. 5. 3, 4. Poil 2. 14. i 1 Pet. 5. 5, 6. j Psa. 104. 27. Isa. 45. 7. James 1. 17. k Deut. 6. 5. Mat. 22. 37. Deut. 6. 5. m Mat. 4. 10. n Mat. 5. 29, 30. Acts 5. 29, Mat. 10. 37. Mat. 5. 19. Q. 95. What is idolatry ? A. Idolatry is, instead of, or besides that one true God, who has manifested himselt in his word, to contrive, or have any other object, in which men place their trust.p p 2 Chron. 16. 12. Phil. 3. 18, 19. Gal. 4. 8. Eph. 2. 12. codong...****> - potom XXXV. LORD'S DAY. A. That we in no wise a represent God by images, nor b 1 Sam. 15. 23. Deut. 12. 30. Q. 97. Are images then not at all to be made ? A. God-neither can, nor c may be represented by any means : but as to creatures; though they may be represeuted, yet God forbids to make, or have any resemblance of them, either in order to worship them, d or to serve God by them. c Deut. 4. 15, 16. Isa. 46. 5. Rom. 1. 23. d Ex. 23. 24, and 34. 13, JA, Numb. 33. 52. Deut. 7. 5. Q. 98. But may not images be tolerated in the churches, as books to the laity ? A. No: for we must not pretend to be wiser than God, who will have his people e taught, not by dumb images, f but by the lively preaching of his word. e 2 Tim. 3. 16. 2 Pet. 1. 19. f Jer. 10. 1, &c. Hab. 2. 18, 19. iq-o-8-8-*»owboabomo XXXVI. LOKU'S DAY. A. That we, not only by cursing or at perjury, but also by b rash swearing, must not profane or abuse the name of God; nor by silence or coonivance ve partakers of these horrible sins in others : and, briefly, that we use the holy name of a God no otherwise than with fear and reverence; so that he may be rightly d confessed and e worshipped by us, and be glorified in all our f words and works. a Lev. 24. 11. and 19. 12. Mat. 5. 37. Lev, 5. 4. b Isa. 45, 23, 24. c-Mat. 10. 32. di lim. 2. 8. el Cor. 3, 16, 17. Q. 100. Is then the profaning of Gou's name, by swearing and cursing, so heinous a sin, that his wrath is kindled against those who do not endeavour, as much as in them lies, to prevent and forsid such cursing and swearing ? A. It undouisedly is. g for there is no sin greater, or more provoking to God, than the profaning of his name; and therefore he has commanded this h sin to be punished with death. & Lev. 5. 1. h Lev, 24. 15. --2-268-0.4** -pos you see XXXVII. LORD'S DAY. A. Yes: either when the magistrates demand it of the subjects; or when necessity requires us thereby to confirm a fidelity and truth to the glory of Goil, and the safety of our neighbour: for such an oath is b founded on God's word, and therefore was justly c used by the saints, both in the old and new testament. a Ex. 22. 11. Neh. 13. 25. b Deut. 6. 13. Heb. 6. 16. c Gen. 21. 24. Jos. 9. 15, 19. 1 Sam. 24. 22. 2 Cor. 1. 23. Rom, 1. 9. Q. 102. May we also swear by saints or any other creatures ? A. No: for a lawful oath is calling upon God, as the only one who knows the heart; that he will bear witness to the truth, and punish me, if I swear d falsely ; which honour is e due to no creature. d 2 Cor. 1. 23. e Mat. 5. 34, 35. -8.8-64-***»..Sous. You XXXVIII. LORD'S DAY. A. First; that the ministry of the gospel, and the schools he a maintained; and that I, especially on the sabbath, b that is on the day of rest, c diligently frequent d the church of God, to hear his word, to use the sacraments, e publicly to call upon the Lord, and contribute to the relief of the f poor, as becomes a christian : secondly, that all the days of my life I cease from my evil works, and yield myself to the Lord, to work by his holy spirit in me: and thus be. gin in this life the eternal sabbath. a Deut. 12. 19. Tit. 1. 5. 1 Tim. 3. 14, 15. 1 Cor. 9. 11. 2 Tim. 2. 2. and 1 Tim. 3. 15. b Lev. 23. 3. c Acts 2. 42, 46. 1 Cor. 14. 19, 29, 31. d 1 Cor. 11.33. el Tim. 2. 1. of I Cor. 16. 2. & Isa. 66. 23. Ainhinding-4*** XXXIX. LORD'S DAY. A. That I show all honour, love, and fidelity, to my father and mother, and all in authority over me, and a submit myself to their good instruction and correction, with due obedience; and also patiently bear with their b weaknesses and infirmities, since it pleases c God to govern us by their hand. a Eph. 6. 1. 2, &c. Col. 3. 18, 20. Eph. 5. 22. Rom. 1. 31. b Prov. -2.02.26.08*bouge to XL. LORD'S DAY. A. That neither in thoughts, nor words, nor gestures, Col. 2. 23. d Gen. 9. 6. Mat. 26. 52. Rom. 13. 4. Q. 106. But this command seems only to speak of murder ? 12. 19. A. In forbidding murder, God teaches us, that lie ab- R. 107. But is it enough that we dont kill any man in A. No: for when God forbids envy, hatred, and anger, he commands us to h love our neighbour as ourselves; to show i patience, peacej meekness,k mercy, and all kindness, towards him; l and prevent his hurt as much as in us lics : and that we in do good, even to our enemies. h Mat. 22. 39, and 7. 12. i Rom. 12. 10. jEph. 4. 2. Gal. 6. 1, 2. Mat. 5. 5. Rom. 12. 18. k Ex. 23. 5. (Mat. 5. 45. mn Rom. 12. 20. fondame*...-yor XLI. LORD'S DAY. A. That all uncleanness is accursed a of God: and that a Lev. 18. 27. Deut. 29. 20-23. c 1 Thes. 4. 3, 4. d Heb. 13. 4. 1 Cor. 7. 4-9. Q. 100. Doth Goci forbid in this command, only adulte- A. Since both our body and soul are temples of the Ho- -ndre... $* *-*---... XLII. LORD'S DAY. A. God forbixis not only those a thests, and b robberies, a1 Cor. 6.10. b1 Cor. 5. 10. c Luke 3. 14. 1 Thes. 4. 6. d Proy. 11.1. & Ezek. 45. 9, 10, 11. Deut. 25. 13. |
