the first, proved not derogatory from the 4th command ment 2. That it was convenient, that the day should be changed, proved 3. That the change fhould be to the first day of the `week, proved moft convenient 4. That the feventh-day fabbath was actually changed to the first day, proved Page 231 ibid. 235 236, to 245 5. That this change is not by human, but divine institution, proved 245, to 248 248, 249 6. That this change was made by Chrift from the very day of 249, 250 250, to 253 What works are lawful on the Lord's day What is meant by a fabbath-day's journey 253, to 255 What refting on the fabbath imports, and from what we must reft 251 255, 256 That we are equally obliged to the fanctification of the fab bath as they were of old An objection answered Wherein the peculiar holiness required on the Lord's day confifts What preparation is neceffary for the fabbath 257 259 259, 260, 261 Particular directions for fanctifying of the Lord's day from the morning to evening What is to be done when the fabbath is over 262 263, 264, 265 266 270 How magiftrates are, by the letter of the 4th command, obliged to take care that the fabbath be observed by all that are under them Six aggravations of the fin of fabbath-breaking In what fenfe fabbath-breaking is a greater fin than the breach of any command in the fecond table Several ways whereby the fabbath is profaned Some directions for preventing this fin Sacraments, the right adminiftration of them required in the 2d command Eight obfervations concerning the facraments in general 82, 83,84 Five ends and ufes of the facraments 85,86 84, 85, 87, 88 How the facraments feal the propofition of a practical fyllogifm, how the affumption, and how the conclufion How we fin by laying too much weight on the facraments: ten feveral failings inftanced in How we fin in undervaluing of them: feyenteen ways e 89 nume numerated How we fin in not receiving the Lord's fupper 93 94, 95. Many ordinary failings before the participation of this ordinance enumerated 95, 96 Many fins in the receiving of the Lord's fupper inftanced Sins forbidden in the 1ft command 98, to 105 29, 38, 39, 40 40, to 48 68, 69, 70 How we may find out the fins against the 1ft command The difference between the case of sleeping men, and mad men 18 18, 19 Seven arguments to prove the affirmative answer to the que ftion Swear, fee Oath. Superiors, why called fathers and mothers Superftition, fee Omens and Obfervations. T. 20, to 24 Ables. Of the divifion of the moral law into two tables TA Three obfervations on the connexion of the two tables 9 Four fcriptures that help to understand the fecond table Temperance in eating and drinking stands not in an indivifible point See Drunkenness. Theft, what that forbidden in the 8th command is, with the feveral forts of it 283 7 280 281 334 351 355,356 Four forts of theft more strictly taken 358, to 364 How men fin against the 8th command in reference to their own goods 367, to 370 Whether theft ought to be punished with death What the meaning of the threatnings annexed to the 2d com-6 mand =6 How the threatning annexed to the 3d command is to be understood See Punishment. Trading, the lawfulness of it, and how to be managed 8 Some general rules for right buying and felling W. 380 Ord, the right hearing of it required in the 2d command 72 Many fins while hearing the word instanced Many inftances of fin after the hearing of the word Page 73974 75 168 How a word of fcripture may be fuperftitiously abused How religious worship differeth from civil or politick The Ifraelites worshipping the calf in the wilderness, Micah's 'dered 56 57 ibid. 58 59 бо 60, 61, 62 That fuch a way of worshipping God, is forbidden in the 20 Will-worship prohibited in the 2d command See more in Idolatry, Images. Unbelief, how a breach of the 1ft command Ufury, how forbidden charity 382 Six confiderations for clearing this 382, 383, 384 On what grounds usury might be forbidden peculiarly to the 383 All gain by lending of money neither contrary to equity nor 385 Several inconveniencies that follow the afferting the unlawfulness of all profit by lent money Whether one that lends money may contract for fo much gain 386 Some cautions to prevent abufes in this 387, 388 Vows not only lawful, but in fome cafes neceffary, proved 137 In what cafes and what things lawful, and how to be gone a bout How they bind in moral duties, and how neceffary helps to duties. ibid. 139 How and in what refpects vows against fin, and for holiness, at baptifm, or other occafions, bind 140 How the breach of them aggravates fin 141 142 Whether the fimple omiffion of a duty be a leffer fin than the doing contrary to our vow 142, 143 Whether one, under conviction of failing in performing vows, can keep up his peace 143, 144 How we may be helped to perform our vows to the Lord 144, 145 AN AN EXPOSITION OF THE Ten Commandments, Delivered in feveral LECTURES. Exod. xx. 1, 2. And God spake all these words, laying, I am the Lozd thy God, which have bought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. B work. Eing (thro' God's ftrength) refolved to effay the opening of the Ten Commandments, all that we shall fay, by way of preface, fhall be to give you an account of the motives which have engaged us in this The firft is, the excellency of this fcripture, it being by the Lord himself intended as a comprehenfive fum of his peoples duty, and commended to us from this, that tho' all the fcripture be his word, yet this in a fingular manner is so ; for he spake all these words himself, and, by a voice immediately formed by himself, he pronounced them firft to his people, and afterward twice by his finger (that is,immediately by himself, without making ufe of any pen-man, as in other fcriptures) he wrote them for his peoples behoof upon two tables of ftone, which were afterwards commanded in a fingu lar manner to be kept in the ark, Deut. 10. 2, 5. and to be learned, Deut. 5. 1. as alfo to be written on the pofts of their doors, and diligently preffed on their children, Deut. 6. 7, 8, 9, 10. In opening of which commandments, not only the prophets and apoftles, but our bleffed Lord in that fermon of his upon the mount, Matth. Chapters 5, 6, 7. doth much infift. The fecond is, the usefulness of this fcripture, and of the knowledge of it to all that would know what is pleafing to God, that they may be fitted for duty to him, and may kno ร A what is difpleafing to him; that they may know fin, and how to efchew it, and may be ftirred up to repentance when they have fallen into it: This being the law's property, that thereby is the knowledge of fin, Rom. 7. 7. and fo likewife the knowledge of duty; therefore it is fummed in fo few words, that it may be the more eafily brought into, and retain'd in the memories and hearts of his people: For which cause also, of old and late, has it always been recommended, both in the word, Deut. 5. 1. and in all catechifms, to be learn'd, as a rule of mens walking; and yet fo comprehenfive is it, that, without pains and diligence to come to the understanding thereof, men cannot but come fhort of the great scope thereof. The third is the great ignorance, that is amongft not a few, of the meaning of this useful and excellent fcripture, and efpecially in this fecure time, many not knowing they break the commandments when they break them, at least in many material things: And this draweth with it these fad effects; 1. That there are few convictions of fin. 2. Little repentance for fin. 3. Much fecurity, prefumption, confidence in felf-righteoufnefs, and the like; upon which the ignorance of this fcripture hath great influence: Even as, amongst the Jews, the ignorance of its fpirituality made many neglect the chief part of holinefs, and proudly fettle on felf-righteoufnefs, and flight Chrift the Mediator, as we may fee in Paul's. example, Rom. 7. 9. and this was one reafon why our Lord expounded it, that by it finners might fee more the neceffity of a Mediator, who is the end of the law for righteoufnels to all that believe, Rom. 10. 4. And as thefe effects are palpable at this time, fo we conceive it useful to follow the fame remedy; this evil being not only amongst the profane, but amongst the moft formal and civil, who ftumble at this ftone: yea, many believers are often fo much taken with cafes and light in doctrinal truths, that they heed not fufficiently the meaning of the law, whereby their convictions of fin, tendernefs in practice,conftant exercife of repentance,and daily fresh applications to the blood of fprinkling, are much impeded. And altho' it may feem not fo to fuit the nature of this exercife (for it would be noticed, that the author delivered this doctrine of the law in feveral lectures on the Sabbath-morning before fermon, in which time he formerly used to read and expound a chapter of the holy fcriptures, or a confide rable portion thereof; which lectures are not now diftingui fhed, |