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. What special things are we to confider in the ten commandments?

A. We are to confider in the ten commandments, the preface, the fubitance of the commandments themselves, and feveral reafons annexed to fome of them the more to inforce them.

Q. 101, What is the preface to the ten commandment's?

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 house of Bondage d. Whereing God manifesteth his fovereignty, as being Jehovah, the Eternal, Immutable, and Almighty God e; hàving his being in and of himself f, and giving being to all his words g

God: in it thou fhalt not do any work, thou, nor thy fon, nor thy daughter,thy man-fervant,nor thy maid-fervant, nor thy cattle, nor thyltranger that is withinthygates. Lev. 19. 17. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou fhalt in any wife rebuke thy neighbour,and not fuffer fin upon him. Gen. 18. 19. For I know him, that he will command his children and his houfhold after him, and they fhall keep the way of the Lord, to do juftice and judgment; that the Lord maybringupon Abraham,that which he hath fpoken of him. Jofh. 24.15.And if it feem eyil unto you to ferve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will ferve, whether the gods whichyourfathers ferved, that were on the other fide of the Blood or the gods of the Amorites, in whofe land ye dwell: but as for me and my houfe, we will ferve the Lord. Deut.6.6. And thefe words which I command thee this day, fhall be in thine heart: v. 7. And thou shalt teach them diligently, unto thy children, and fhalt talk of them when thou fittelt in thine

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houfe, and when thou walkeft by the way,and when thou lieft down, and when thou rifeft up.

b 2 Cor. 1. 24. Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye ftand.

CI Tim. 5. 22. Lay hands fuddenly on no man, neither be par taker of other mens fins: keep thy felf pure. Eph. 5. 11. And have no fellowship with theunfruitfulworks ofdarkness,butratherreprovethem 101. d Exod. 20, 2.

e Ifa. 44.6. Thus faith the Lord the king of Ifrael, and his redeemer the Lord of holts, I am the first, and I am the laft, and befides me there is no God.

fExod. 3.14.AndGod faid unto Mofes, I AM THAT I AM and he faid, thus fhalt thou lay unto the children of Ifrael, I AM hath fent me unto you.

g Exod.6.3. And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Ifaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of Godalmighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. e Acts

and works h: 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 spiritual_thraldom k; and that therefore we are bound to take him for our God alone, and to keep all his commandments 1.

Q. 102. 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.

Q. 104. 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,

h Acts 17.24.God that made the world,and all things therein, fecing that he is Lord of heaven and of earth,dwellethnot in templesmade with hands. v. 28. For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain alfo of your own poets have faid, for we are allo his offspring.

i Gen. 17.7. And I will establish my covenantbetween me and thee, and thy feed after thee, in their generations,for an everlafting covenant; to be aGod unto thee,and unto thy feed after thee. Compared with Kom. 3. 29. Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not alfo of the Gentiles? yes, of theGentiles also, k Luke1.74, Thathe wouldgrant unto us, that we, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, mightserve himwithoutfear. v.75. In holiness and righteoufnefs before him all the days of our life.

11 Pet 1. 15. But as he which hath called you is holy,fo be yeholy in all manner of converfation; v. 16. Because it is written, be ye

holy, for I am holy. v. 17. And if ye call on the Father, who without refpect of perfons judgeth according to every mans work, país the time of your fojourning here in fear: v.18 Forafmuch as ye know thatyewere not redeemed with corruptible things, as filver and gold, from your vain converíation received by tradition from your fathers. Lev. 18.30. Thereforeshall 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 yourGod. Lev.19.37.Therefore fhall ye observe all my ftatutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord.

102. m Luke 10.27. And he anfwering, faid, thou shalt love the Lord thy God,with all thine heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thyltrength,and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thy felf. 103. n Exod. 20. 3. P4

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God, and our God o; and to worship and glorify him accordingly P, by thinking 4, meditating r, Remembring f,. highly esteeming t, Honouring v, Adoring w, Choofing x, Loving y, Defiring, fearing of him a; beliving

104.01,Chron 28.9. 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 fearchethall hearts,and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou feek him,he will be found of thee; but if thou forfake him, he will caft thee off for ever,Deut, 26. 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,43.10.Ye are my witnefles, faith the Lord, and my fervant whom I have chofen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither fhall there be after me. Jer. 14. 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 all thefe things.

P Pfal. 95. 6. O come, let us worthipand bowdown: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. v. 7. For he is our God, and we are the people of his pafture, and the fheep of his hand. Mat. 4. 10. Then faid Jefus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worthip the Lord thyGod,and him only fhalt thou ferve. Pfal. 29. 2. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

q Mal,3 3.16.Then they that fear red the Lord, fpake often one to another, and the Lord hearkned, and heard it,and a book of remembrance was written before him for

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them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

r Pfal. 63, 6. When 1 remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. f Ecel, 12. 1. Remembernow thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor theyears draw nigh,whenthoufhalt fay, I have no pleasure in them.

Pfal. 71.19.Thy righteoufnefs alfo,O God, is very high, who hast done great things; O God, who is like unto thee?

v Mal, 1, 6. A fon honoureth his father, and a fervant his mafter;if then I be a father, where is mine honour? andif I be a master,where is my fear? faith the Lord of holts unto you, O priests, that dispise my name

w Ifa. 45. 23. I have fworn bymy felf, the word hath gone outofmy mouth in righteoufness, and fhall notreturn,thatunto me every knee fhall bow,every tonguefhall fwear. x Josh. 24 15. And if it feemevil unto you,toferve the Lord,choose you this day whom ye will ferve, whether the gods which your fathers ferved, that wereonthe other fide of the flood, or the godsof the Amorites, in whofe land ye dweil but as for me and myhoufe, we will ferve the Lord. v. 22. And Joshua faid unto the people, ye arewitneffes against yourselves,thatyehave chofen the Lord,tofervehim:And they faid we are witneffes.

y Deut. 6. 5. And thoufhaltlove the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy might.

z Pfal. 73. 24. Whom have I in heaven but theeand there is none upon earththat Idefire befides thee. à Ifa. S. 13. Sanctify the Lord of holts

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him; b; trufting c, hoping d, delighting e, rejoicing in him f; being zealous for him g, calling upon him; giving all praise and thanks h, 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 1, and walking humbly with him m,

Q. 105. What are the fins forbidden in the first command

A. The fins forbidden in the firft commandment are, Atheism, in denying,or not having a God n,idolatry, in having or worshipping more God's than one, or any with or inftead

instead of the true God o; the not having and avouching him for God, and our God p; the omiffion or neglect of any thing due to him, required in this commandment q; ignorance r, forgetfulness f, mifapprehenfions t, falfe opini ons v, unworthy and wicked thoughts of him w; bold and curious fearching into his fecrets x; all profanenels y, hatred

o Jer. 2. 27. Saying to a flock, Thou art myfather; and to a stone Thou haft brought me forth: for they have turned their face: but in the time of their trouble they will fay, Arife,and fave us. v. 28. But where are thy gods that thou haft made thee? let them arife if they can fave thee in the time of thy trouble:for according to the number of thy cities are thygods,O JudahCompared with 1Theff.1.9.For they themselves fhew of us, what manner of entring in we had unto you,and how ye returned to God from idols, to ferve the living and true God.

p Pfal. 18. 11. But my people would not hearken unto myvcice: and Ifrael would none of me.

q Ifa.43. 22, But thou halt not called upon me, O Jacob,but thou halt been weary of me, O Ifrael. v. 23. Thou haft not brought me the fmall cattle of thy burnt-offerings, neither halt thou honoured me with thy facrifices. I have not caufed thee to ferve with an offering,norwearied thee with incenfe: v. 24. Thou hast bought me no fweet cane with money, neither haft thou filled me with the fat of thy facrifices: but thou haft made me to ferve with thy fins, thou haft wearied me with thine iniquities.

r Jer. 4. 22. For my people is foolish, they have not known me, thy are fottifh children,and they have none understanding; they are wife to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. Hofea 4. I. Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Ifrael; for the Lord

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hath a controverfy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is ne truth, nor mercy nor know. ledge of God in the land.v. 6.My people are deftroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou haft rejected knowledge, I alfo will reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: feeing thou haft for gotten the law of thy God, I will allo forget thy children.

f Jer. 2. 32. Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people hath forgotten me days without number.

t Acts 17.23 For as I pafled by, an be held your devotions,I found an altar with this infcription. TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.v. 29. For asmuchthen as we arethe offspring of God,we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or filver, or ftone graven by art & mans device.

v Ila.40.18. To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

w Pfal. 50. 21. These things haft thou done,and I kept filence: thou thoughteft that I was altogether fuch an one as thyself; but 1 will reprove thee, and fet them in order before thine eyes.

x Deut. 29.29.The fecretthings belong unto the Lordour God: but thofe things which are revealedbe long unto us, and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.

y Tit. 1. 16. They profess that they know God;but in works they deny him, being abominable, and

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