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cafions, and appearances thereof, and provocations thereunto z. 7. That what is forbidden or commanded to ourselves, we are bound, according to our places, to endeavour that it may be avoided or performed by others, according to the duty of their places a.

8. That, in what is commanded to others, we are bound according to our places and callings to be helpful to them b; and to take heed of partaking with others in what is forbidden them c. Q. 100.

z Mat. v. 21, 22, 27, 28. (See in letter o before.) Mat, xv. 4. For God commanded, faying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He that curfeth father or mother, let him 'die the death. v. 5. But ye fay, Whofoever fhall fay to his father or his mother, It is a gift by whatfo ever thou mighteft be profited by me, v. 6. And honour not his father or his mother, he fhall be free. Thus have ye made the command ment of God of none effect by your tradition. Heb. x. 24. And let us confider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: v. 25. Not forfaking the affembling of ourfelves together, as the manner of fome is; but exhorting one another: and fo much the more, as ye fee the day approaching I Theff. v. 22. Abstain from all appearance of evil. Jude 23. And others fave with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment fpotted by the flesh. Gal, v. 26. Let us not be defirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. Col. iii. 21. Fathers, provoke not your chiliren to anger, left they be difcouraged.

a Exod. xx. 10. But the feventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy fon, nor thy daughter, thy man fervant, nor thy maid fervant, nor thy cattle, nor thy ftranger that is within

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thy gates. Lev. xix. 17. Thou fhalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou fhalt in any wife rebuke thy neighbour, and not fuffer fin upon him.

Gen. xviii. 19. For I know him, that he will command his children and his houshold after him, and they fhall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham, that which he hath fpoken of him, Josh. xxiv. 15. And if it feem evil unto you to ferve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will ferve, whether the gods which your fathers ferved, that were on the other fide of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whofe land ye dwell: but as for me and my houfe, we will ferve the Lord. Deut. vi. 6. And thefe words which I command thee this day, fhall be in thine heart: v. 7. And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy chil dren, and fhalt talk of them when thou fitteft in thine houfe, and when thou walkeft by the way, and when thou lieft down, and when thou rifelt up.

b 2 Cor. i. 24. Not for that, we Have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye ftand.

Tim. v. 22. Lay hands fuddenly on no man, neither be par taker of other mens fins: keep thyfelf pure. Eph. v. 1. and have no

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Q. 100. What fpecial things are we to confider in the ten

commandments?

A. We are to confider in the ten commandments, the preface, the fubftance of the commandments themfelves, and feveral reafons annexed to fome of them the more to enforce them. Q. 101. What is the preface to the ten commandments?

A. The preface to the ten commandments is contained in thefe words, I am the Lord thy God which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the houfe of bondage d. Wherein God manifefteth his fovereignty, as being Jehovah, the eternal, immutable, and almighty Gode; having his being in and of himselff, and giving being to all his words g and works b: and that he is a God in covenant, as with ifrael of old, fo with all his people i; who as he brought them out of their bondage in Egypt, fo he delivered us from our fpiritual thraldom k; and that therefore we are bound to take him for our God alone, and to keep all his commandments 1.

fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

101. d Exodus xx. 2.

e Ifa. xliv. 6. Thus faith the Lard the king of Ifrael, and his Redeemer the Lord of hofts, I am the firft, and I am the laft, and befides me there is no God.

fExod. iii. i 4. And God faid unto Mofes, I AM THAT I AM: and he' faid, thus fhalt thou fay unto the children of Ifrael, I AM hath fent me unto you.

g Exod. vi. 3. And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Ifaac, and unto jacon, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

Acts xvii. 24. God that made the world, and all things therein, feeing that lie is Lord of heaven, and of earth, dwelleth not in temples ñade with hands, v. 28. For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain alfo of your

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own poets have faid, For we are alfo his off fpring.

i Gen. xvii. 7. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee. and thy feed after thee, in their ge nerations, for an everlafting covenant: to be a God unto thee, and to thy feed after thee. Compared with Rom. iii. 29. Is he the God of the jews only? is he not alfo of the centiles? Yes, of the Gentiles alfo, k Luke i. 74. That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might ferve him without fear, v. 75. In holinefs and righteoufoefs before him all the days of our life.

Pet. i, 15. But as he who hathcalled you is holy, fo be ye holy in all manner of converfation; v. 16. Becaufe it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy. v. 17. And if ye call on the Father, who without refpect of perfoas judgeth according to e very man's work, pass the time of your fojourning hete in fear : v. 18,

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Q102. What is the fum of the four commandments which contain our duty to God?

A. The fum of the four commandments containing our duty to God, is, to love the Lord our God with all our heart, and with all our foul, and with all our ftrength, and with all our mind m.

Q. 103. Which is the first commandment?

A. The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me n.

Q104. What are the duties required in the first command

ment?

A. The duties required in the first commandment are, the knowing and acknowledging of God to be the only true God, and our God o; and to worship and glorify him accordingly p,

Forafmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as filver and gold, from your vain converfation received by tradition from your fathers. Lev. xviii. 30. Therefore fhall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye-commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the Lord your God. Lev. xix. 37. Therefore fhall ye obferve all my ftatutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord.

102. m Luke x. 27. And he anfwering, faid, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy ftrength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

103. Exod. xx. 3.

104.1 Chron. xxviii. 9. And thou, Solomon my fon, know thou the God of thy father, and ferve him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind: for the Lord fearcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou feek him, he will be found

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of thee: but if thou forfake him, he will caft thee off for ever. Deut. xxvi. 17. Thou haft avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his ftatutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice. Ifa. xliii. 10, Ye are my witneffes, faith the Lord, and my fervant whom I have chofen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: be føre me there was no God formed, neither fhall there be after me. Jer. xiv. 22. Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can caufe rain? or can the heavens give fhowers? Art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee, for thou haft made alf thefe things.

p Pfal. xcv. 6. O come, and let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. v. 7. For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the fheep of his hand. Mat. iv. 10. Then faid jefus unto him, Get thee' hence, Satan: for it is written, Thow fhalt worship the Lord thy God, Q 2

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by thinking q, meditating r, remembring, highly efteeming t, honouring, adoring w, choofing x, loving y, defiring z, fearing of him a; believing him b; trufting c, hoping d, delighting, rejoicing in him f; being zealous for him g; calling upon him; giving

and him only shalt thou ferve. Pfal. xxix. 2. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holinefs. q Mal. iii. 16. Then they that feared the Lord, spake often one to another, and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

r Pfal. lxiii. 6, When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night-watches.

Eccl. xi. 1. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, and the years draw nigh, when thou fhalt fay I have no pleasure in them.

Pfal. Ixxi. 19. Thy righteouf nefs alfo, O God, is very high, who haft done great things: O God, who is like unto thee?

Mal. i. 6. A fon honoureth his father, and a fervant his master; if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a mafter, where is my fear? faith the Lord of hofts unto you, O priefts; that defpife my name:

w Ifa. xlv. 23. I have fworn by myfelf, the word hath gone out of my mouth in righteoufnefs, and fhall not return, that unto me every knee fhall bow, every tongue fhall fwear.

x Jofh. xxiv. 15. And if it feem evil unto you, to ferve the Lord, choofe you this day whom you will ferve, whether the gods which your fathers ferved, that were on the other fide of the flood, or the gods

of the Amorites, in whofe land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will ferve the Lord. v. 22. And Jofhua faid unto the people, Ye are witneffes against yourselves, that yè have chofen the Lord, to ferve him. And they faid, We are witneffes.

y Deut. vi. 5. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy might.

z Pfal. lxxiii. 25. Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I defire besides thee.

a Ifa. viii. 13. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself, and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

b Exod. xiv. 31. And Ifrael faw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: And the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his fervant Mofes,

c Ifa, xxvi. 4. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlafting strength.

d Pfal. cxxx.7. Let Ifrael hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

e Pfal. xxxvii. 5. Delight thyfelf also in the Lord, and he fhall give thee the defires of thine heart.

fPfal. xxxii. 11. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice ye righteous: and fhout for joy all ye that are upright

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g Rom. xii. 11. Not flothful in bufinefs; fervent in fpirit"; ferving' the Lord, Compared with Numb. xxv. II. Phineas the fon of Eleazar, the fon of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the

giving all praise and thanks b, and yielding all obedience and fubmiffion to him with the whole man i; being careful in all things to please him k, and forrowful when in any thing he is offended ; and walking humbly with him m.

Q105. What are the fins forbidden in the first command

ment?

A.The fins forbidden in the first commmandment are atheism in denying, or not having a God n; idolatry, in having or worfhipping more gods than One, or any with or instead of the true God o; the not having and avouching him for God, and our God ; the omiffion or neglect of any

children of Ifrael (while he was zealous for my fake among them) that I confumed not the children of Ifrael in my jealousy.

b Phil. iv. 6. Be careful for nothing: but in every thing by prayer and fupplication with thankfgiving, let your requests be made known unto God.

i Jer. vii. 23. But this thing com. manded I them, faying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye fhall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. Jam. iv. 7. Submit yourfelves therefore to God: refill the devil, and he will flee from you.

k1 John iii. 22. And whatfoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do thofe things that are pleating in his fight,

Jer. xxxi.18. I have furely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou haft chaftifed me, and I was chattifed, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I fhall be turned; for thou art the

Lord my God. Pfal, cxix. 136. Rivers of waters run down mine eyes: because they keep not thy law.

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thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do juftly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

105. n Pfal. xiv. 1. The food hath faid in his heart, there is no God: they are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doth good. Eph. ii. 12. That at that time ye were without Chrift, being aliens from the common-wealth of Ifrael, and strangers from the covenants of promife, having no hope, and without God in the world.

o Jer. ii. 27. Saying to a flock, Thou art my father; and to a ftone, Thou haft brought me forth: for they have turned their faces; but in the time of their trouble they will fay, Arife, and fave us. v. 28. But where are thy gods that thou hast made thes? let them arife if they can fave thee in the time of thy trouble for according to the num ber of thy cities, are thy gods, O Judah. Compared with 1 Theff. i. 9. For they themselves fhew of us, what inanner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye returned to God from idols, to ferve the liv ing and true God.

Pfal. lxxxi. 11. But my people would not hearken to my voice: and

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