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5. That what God forbids, is at no time to be done"; what he commands, is always our duty; and yet every. particular duty is not to be done at all times ".

6. That under one sin or duty, all of the same kind are forbidden or commanded; together with all the causes, means, occasions, and appearances thereof, and provocations thereunto".

7. That what is forbidden or commanded to ourselves, we are bound, according to our places, to endeavour that it

hands, and à pure heart: who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. Ver. 5. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Job xiii. 7. Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? Ver. 8. Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? Rom. iii. 8. And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come ? whose damnation is just. Job xxxvi. 21. Take heed, regard not iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction. Heb. xi. 25. Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.

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z Mat. v. 21, 22, 27, 28. [See in letter before.] Mat. xv. 4. For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. Ver. 5. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; Ver. 6. And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Heb. x. 24. And let us consider one another, to provoke unto love and to good works; Ver. 25. Not forsaking the assembling of our selves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 1 Thess. v. 22. Abstain from all appearance, of evil. Jude, Ver. 23. And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the gar ment spotted by the flesh. Gal. v. 26. Let us not be desirous of vain-glory, provoking one another, envying one another. Col. iii. 21. Fathers, provoke not your chil y Mat. xii. 7. But if ye had known dren to anger, lest they be dis what this meaneth, I will have mercy couraged. a Exod.

* Deut. iv. 8. And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous, as all this law, which I set before you this day? Ver. 9. Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons'

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may be avoided or performed by others, according to the duty of their places".

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

Q. 100. What special things are we to consider in the ten→ commandments?

A. We are to consider, in the ten commandments, the preface, the substance of the commandments themselves, and several reasons annexed to some 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 these words, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Wherein God manifesteth his sovereignty, as being JEHOVAH, the eternal, immutable, and almighty God; having

a Exod. xx. 10. But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any 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. Lev. xix. 17. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. Gen. xviii. 19. For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment: that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. Josh. xxiv. 15. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served, that were on the other side of the Hood, or the gods of the Amor

ites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Deut. vi. 6. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: Ver. 7. And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest 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 stand.

c 1 Tim. v. 22. Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure. Eph. v. 11. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

101. d Exod. xx. 2.

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having his being in and of himself', and giving being fo all his words and works and that he is a God in covenant, as with Israel of old, so with all his people 1; who, as he brought them out of their bondage in Egypt, so he delivereth us from our spiritual thraldom; and that therefore we are bound to take him for our God alone, and to keep all his commandments'.

Q. 102. What is the sum of the four commandments which contain our duty to God?

A. The sum of the four commandments containing our duty to God, is, to love the Lord our God with all our heart,

the Lord of hosts, I am the first, and I am the last, and besides me there is no god.

f Exod. iii. 14. And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM : and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

8 Exod. vi. 3. And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, 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, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands: Ver. 28. For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

i Gen. xvii. 7. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee, in their generations, for an everlasting covenant; to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. Compared with Rom. iii. 29. Is he the God of the Jews only is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also..

k Luke i. 74. That he would grant unto us, that we, being deli vered out of the hands of our ene mies, might serve him without fear, Ver. 75. In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

11 Pet. i. 15. But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Ver. 16. Because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy. Ver. 17. And if ye call on the Father, who' without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear. Ver. 18. Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers. Lev. xviii. 30. Therefore shall ye keep mineordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves. therein: I am the Lord your God. Lev. xix. 37. Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I ani the Lord.

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Q. 103. Which is the first commandment?

4. The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me".

Q. 104. What are the duties required in the first command

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A. The duties required in the first commandment are, the knowing and acknowledging of God to be the only true God, and our God; and to worship and glorify him accordingly ", by thinking, meditating, remembering, highly

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104. 1 Chron. xxviii. 9. And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. Deut. xxvi. 17. Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice. Isa. xliii. 10. Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no god formed, neither shall there be after me. Jer. xiv. 22. Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can Cause rain? or can the heavens give

showers? Art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait.upon thee; for thou hast made all these things.

P Psal. xcv. 6. O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. Ver. 7. For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Mat. iv, 10. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Psal. xxix. 2. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

9 Mal. iii. 16. Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to ano ther, 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.

Psal. Ixiii. 6. When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night-watches.

s Eccl. xii. 1. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.

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highly esteeming, honouring, adoring", choosing*, loving, desiring, fearing of him; believing him; trusting, hoping, delighting, rejoicing in him; being zealous for him; calling upon him, giving all praise and thanks, and yielding all obedience and submission to him with the whole man; being careful in all things

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t Psal. lxxi. 19. Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee?

u Mal. i. 6. A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my

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w Isa. xlv. 23. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

* Josh. xxiv. 15. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served, that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Ver. 22. And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves, that ye have chosen you the Lord, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

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

2 Psal. Ixxiii. 25. Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

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

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8 Rom. xii. 11. Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit ; serving the Lord. Compared with Num. xxv. 11. Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, (while he was zealous for ny sake among them,) that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.

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

i Jer. vii. 23. But this thing contmanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have command

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