Q. 40. What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of bis obedience ? A. The rule which God at first revealed to man, for his obedience, was the moral law. Q. 41. Where is the moral law summarily comprehended? A. The moral law is fummarily comprehended in the ten commandments. Q. 42. What is the sum of the ten commandments ? A. The fum of the ten commandments is, To love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our foul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbour as ourselves 4. Q. 43. What is the preface to the ten commandments ? A. The preface to the ten commandments is in these words, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondages. Q. 44. What doth the preface to the ten commandments teach us? A. The preface to the ten commandments teacheth us, That because God is the Lord, and our God, and Redeemer, therefore we are bound to keep all his commandments. Q. 45. Which 40. b Rom. ii. 14. For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: V. 15. Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their confcience alfo bearing witness, and tlieir thoughts the mean while accufing or else excusing one another. Rom. x. 5. For Moses defcribeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth these things shall live by them. 41. Deut. x. 4. And he wrote on the tables, according to thefirst writing, the ten commandments, which th the Lord spake unto you in the mount, out of the midst of the fire, in the day of the affem bly: and the Lord gave them unto me. 42. d Mat. xxii. 37. Jefus faid unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy mind. V. 38. This is the first and great commandment. V. 39. And the fecond is like unto it, I hou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. V. 40. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Exod. xx. 2. 43. 44. f Luke i. 74. That he would grant unto us, that we, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear, V. 75. In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. Pet. i. Pet. i. 15. But as S 4. he Q. 45. Which is the first commandment? A. The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Q. 46. What is required in the first commandment? A. The firit commandment requireth us to know and ac knowledge God to be the only true God, and our God; and to worship and glorify him accordingly. Q. 47. What is forbidden in the first commandment? A. The first commandment forbiddeth the denying, or not worshipping and glorifying the true God as God, and our God; and the giving of that worship and glory to any other, which is due to him alone". to he which hath called you is holy, fo be ye holy in all manner of conversation: V. 16. Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. V. 17. And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: V. 18. Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things as filver and gold, from your vain conversation, received by tradition from your fathers: V. 19. But with the precious blood of Chrift, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 45. & Exod. xx. 3. 46. h 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 searcheth all hearts, and underftandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forfake him, he will cast 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, 1 Q. 48. What and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice. i Mat. iv. ro. Then faith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Pfal.xxix. 2. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 47. k Pial. xiv. 1. The fool hath faid in his heart, There is no God: they are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 1 Rom. i. 21. Becaufe that when they knew God, they glorified hinm not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. m Pfal. lxxxi. TO. I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt; open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. V. 11. But my people would not hearken to my voice, and Israel would none of me. Rom. i. 25. Who changed the truth of God into a lye, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blesled Q. 48. What are we specially taught by these words [before me) in the first commandment ? A. Thete words [before me] in the first commandment teach us, That God, who seeth all things, taketh notice of, and is much difpleased with, the fin of having any other God.. Q. 49. Which is the second commandment ? A. The second commandment is, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor ferve 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 shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments P. Q. 50. What is required in the second commandment ? A. The second commandment requireth the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all fuch religious worship and ordinances as God hath appointed in his word . Q. 51. What is forbidden in the second commandment ? blessed for ever. Amen. V. 26. For this caufe God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature.. 48. Ezek. viii. 5. Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way towards the north: so I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north; and, behold, northward, at the gate of the altar, this image of jealousy in the entry. V. 6. He faid furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Ifrael committeth here, that I should go far off from my fanctuary? But turn thee yet of again, and thou shalt fee greater abominations, &c. to the end of the Chapter. 49. P Exod. xx. 4, 5, 6. 50. Deut. xxxii. 46. And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day; which ye shall command your children to observe to do all the words of this law. Mat. xxviii. 20. Teaching them to observe all things whatfoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.. Amen. Acts ii. 42. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. S5 51. Deut... of God by images, or any other way not appointed in his word s. Q. 52. What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment? A. The reasons annexed to the second commandment are, God's fovereignty over, us, his propriety in us", and the zeal he hath to his own worship w. Q. 53. Which is the third commandment? A. The third commandment is, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold bim guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 51. Deut. iv. 15. Take ye, therefore, good heed unto yourselves, (for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire,) V. 16. Left ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the fimilitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, V. 17. The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, V. 18. The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth: V. 19. And left thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and, when thou feeft the fun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldeft be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. Exod. xxxii. 5. And when Aaron faw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and faid, To-morrow is a feaft to the Lord. V. 8. They have turned afide quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped Q. 54. What it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and faid, These be thy gods, O Ifrael, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. Deut. xii. 31. Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God: for every abomination to the Lord which he hateth have they done unto their gods: for even their fons and their daughters they have burned in the fire to their gods. V. 32. What thing foever I command you, obferve to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. 52. Píal. xcv. 2. Let us come before his prefence with thankigiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. V. 3. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gode. V.6. O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. uPfal. xlv.11. So shall the King greatly defire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him. W Exod. xxxiv. 13. But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves. V. 14. For thou shalt worship no other God: for the Lord, whole name is Jealous, is a jealous God. 53. Exod. xx. 7. 54. Mat. Q.55. Q. 54. What is required in the third commandment? A. The third commandinent requireth the holy and reverend use of God's names, titles, attributes, ordinances, words, and works d. What is forbidden in the third commandment ? A. The third commandment forbiddeth all profaning or abusing of any thing whereby God maketh himself known.. Q.56. What 54. Mat. vi. 9. After this manner, therefore, pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. - Deut. xxvii. 58. If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;-- 2 Pfal. Ixviii. 4. Sing unto God, fing praifes to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. * Rev. xv. 3. And they sing the fong of Mofes the fervant of God, and the fong of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty: just and true are thy ways, thou King of faints. V. 4. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifeft. Mal. i. 11. For from the rifing of the fun, even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles, and in every place incense shall be of fered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name thall be great among the Heathen, faith the Lord of hosts. V. 14. But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth and facrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, faith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the Heathen. Pfal. cxxxviii. 1. I will praife thee with my whole heart, before the gods will I fing praise unto thee. V. 2. I will worship towards thy holy temple, and praife thy name, forthy loving-kindness, and for thy truth: for thou haft magnified thy word above all thy name. d Job xxxvi. 24. Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold. 55. 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 master, where is my fear? faith the Lord of hofts unto you, Opriefts, that despise my name: and ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? V. 7. Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar: and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible. V. 12. But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. Mal. ii. 2. If ye will not hear, and. if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, faith the Lord of hosts, I will even fend a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed S6 them |