neceffity and mercy n. Q. 61. What is forbidden in the fourth commandment? A. The fourth commandment forbiddeth the omiffion or careless performance of the duties required o, and the profaning the day by idleness p, or doing that which is in itself finful 9, or by unneceffary thoughts, words or works, about our worldly employments or recreations r Q.62.What are the reafons annexed to the fourth commandment? A. The reafons annexed to the fourth commandment are, God's allowing us fix days of the week for our own employ n Matth. 12; from verfe 1.to 31. At that time Jefus went on the fab bath-day through the corn,and his difciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. v. 2. But when the Pharifees, &c. v. 12.--It is lawful to do well on the fabbath-days. fallen into a deep fleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he funk down with fleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. Ezek. 23.38. Moreover, this they have done unto me: theyhave defiled my fanctuary in the fame day,& have profaned my fabbaths. 61. o Ezek. 22 36. Her priests r Jer. 17.24. And it fhall come have violated my law, and have to pafs, if ye diligently hearken profaned mine holy things: they unto me, faith the Lord, to bring have put no difference between the in no burden through the gates of holy and profane,neither havethey this city on the fabbath-day, but fhewed difference between the un- hallow the fabbath-day, to do no clean and clean, and have hid their work therein: v. 25. Then shall eyes from my fabbaths, and I am there enter into the gates of this profaned among them. Amos 8. 5. city,kings and princes,fittingupon Saying, when will the new-moon the throne of David, riding in chabe gone,that we may fell corn and riots, and on horfes, they and their the fabbath, that we may fet forth princes, the men of Judah, and the wheat, making the Ephah fmall, inhabitants of Jerufalem; and this and the fhekel great, and falfifying city fhall remain for ever. v. 26. the ballances by deceit? Mal.1.13. And they fhall come from the ciYe faid allo, behold, what a weari- ties of Judah, and from the places nels is it? and ye have fnuffed at about Jerufalem,and from the land it, faith the Lord of hofts; and ye of Benjamin, and from the plain, brought that which was torn,& the and from the mountains, and from lame and the fick; thus ye brought thefouth,bringing burntofferings, an offering: fhould I accept this of and facrifices, and meat-offerings, your hands, faith the Lord? and incenfe, & bringing facrifices P/Acts 20. 7. And upon the firit of praife unto the houfe of the Lord. day of the week, when the difci- Ila. 58. 13. If thou turn away thy ples came together to break bread, foot from the fabbath, from doing Paul preached unto them, ready to thy pleasure on my holy day, and depart on the morrow, and conti- call the fabbath a delight, the honuedhis fpeech until midnight... ly of the Lord, honourable, and And there fat in a window a certain fhalt honour him, not doing thine. youngman named Eutychus,being own ways, nor fir.ding thine own plea. ployments f.his challenging afpecial propriety in the seventh, his own example and his bleffing the fabbath-day t Q. 63. Which is the fifth commandment? A. The fifth commandment is, Honour thy father and thy mother: That thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. v. Q. 64. What is required in the fifth commandment ? 1 A. The fifth commandment requireth the preferving the honour, and performing the duties belonging to every one in their feveral places and relations, as fuperiors w, inferiors x, or equals y. Q 65. What is forbidden in the fifth commandment? A. The fifth commandment forbiddeth the neglecting of, or doing any thing againft, the honour and duty which belongeth to every one in their several places and relations z. Q.66.What is the reafon annexed to the fifth commandment? A. The reafon annexed to the fifth commandment is a promife of long life and profperity (as far as it shall ferve pleasure, not speaking thine own words, 62.1 Exod.20.9.Six days fhalt thou labour, and do all thy work. t Exod.20 11.For in fix days the Lord made heaven and earth, the fea, and all that in them is, and refted the feventh day; wherefore the Lord bleffed the fabbath-day, and hallowed it. 63. v Exod. 20. 12. 64. w Eph. 5. 21. Submitting your felves one to another in the fear of God. XI Pet. 2. 17. Honour all men, Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. yRom.12.10.Be kindlyaffectio ned one to another; with brotherly love, in honour preferring one another. for thou mightest be profited by me, broken,neitherhaveyebrought again that which was drivenaway, 65. z Mat. 15. 4. For God com- neither have ye fought that which manded,faying,honour thy father was loft; but with force and with and mother: and, He that curfeth cruelty have ye ruled them. Rom. father or mother, let him die the 13,8. Owe no man any thing, but death. 5. But ye fay, Whofo- to love one another: for he that ever thall fay to his father, or his loveth another, hath fulfilled the mother, It is a gift by whatsoever law. 66.a Deut. for God's glory, and their own good) to all fuch as keep this commandment a. Q. 67. Which is the fixth commndment? A. The fixth commandment is, Thou shalt not kill b. A. The fixth commandment requireth all lawful endea vours to preferve our own life c, and the life of others d, Q.69. What is forbidden in the fixth commandment? A. The fixth commandment forbideth the taking away our own life, or the life of our neighbour unjustly, or whatfoever tendeth thereunto e. Q. 70. Which is the seventh commandment ? A. The feventh commandment is, Thou shalt not commit adultery for Q. 71. What is required in the seventh commandment ? A. The feventh commandment requireth the prefervation of our own and our neighbour's chastity, in heart, fpeech and behaviour. g. : made he man. 70. f Exod. 20. 14: Q.72 66 a Deut. 5. 16. Honour thy blood, by man fhall his blood be father and thy mother,as the Lord fhed for in the image of God thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Eph. 6. 2. Honour thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promife) v. 3. That it may be well with thee, and that thou mayeft live long on the earth. 71. g 1 Cor 1.2. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication,let everyman have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3: Let the hufband render unto the wife due benevolence; and likewife alfo the wife unto the bufband. v. 5. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with con68. c Eph. 5. 28. So ought men fent for a time, that ye may give to love their own wives, as their yourselves to fafting and prayer; own bodies: he that loveth his and come together again, that Sawife, loveth himfelf. v. 29. For tan tempt you not for your inconno man ever hated his own flefh; tinency. 34. There is difference but nourisheth and cherisheth it, alfo between a wife and a virgin : even as the Lord the church. 67. b Exod. 20. 13. d1 Kings 18. 4. For it was fo, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water. 69.e Acts 16. 28. ButPaul cried with a loud voice, faying, Do thy felf no harm'; for we are all here, Gen. 9. 6. Whoso sheddeth mans the unmarried woman careth for thethings of the Lord, that he may be holy,both in body andin fpirits but fhe that is married careth for the things of the world, how the may pleafe her husband v 36. But if any man think that he behaveth himfelf uncomely towards his virgin, if fhe pafs the flower of her age, and need fo require, let him Q.72. What is forbidden in the feventh commandment? 4. The feventh commandment forbiddeth all unchaft thoughts, words, and actions h. Q. 73. Which is the eigth commandment? A. The eighth commandment is, Thou shalt not fteali. Q. 74. What is required in the eighth commandment? A. The eighth commandment requireth the lawful procu ring and furthering the wealth and outward eftate of ourfelves and others k. Q. 71. do what he will, he finneth not: let them marry. Col. 4.6. Let your fpeech be alway with grace feafoned with falt, that ye may know how you ought to anfwer every man. 1 Pet 3.2. While they behold your chaft conversation coupled with fear. 72 h Mat. 15.19. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders,adulteries,fornications, thefts falfe witneffes, blafphemies. Mat. 5. 28. But I fay unto you, That whofoever looketh on a woman to luft after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Eph. 5. 3. But fornication & all uncleannefs,or covetoufnefs, let it not be once named amongft you, as becometh faints: 4. Neither filthinefs, nor foolish talking, nor jelting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 73. i Exod. 20. 15. ox or his fheep go aftray, and hide thy felf from them: thou shalt in any cafe bring them again unto thy brother. v.2. A difthy brother be not nigh unto t or ifthou know himnot,then th fhalt bring it unto thine own house, and it fhall be with thee until thy brother feek af ter it, and thou shalt restore it to hin. again. v.3.In like manner fhalt thou do with his afs, and fo fhalt thou do with his raiment,and with all loftthingsof thy brothers, which he hath loft, and thou haft found, fhalt thou do likewife: thou mayl not hide thy felf. v. 4. Thou fhalt not fee thy brothers afs or his ox fall down by the way,and hide thy felf from them; thou fhalt furely help him to lift them up again. v.5. The woman fhall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither fhall a man put on a womans garment: for all that do so, are a◄ 74. kGen 30.30.For it was little bomination unto the Lord thy God, which thou hadft before I came, & Exod.23 4. If thou meet thine ene it is now increafed unto a multi- mies ox or his alsgoingaltray,thou tude; and the Lord hath bleffed fhalt furely bring it back to him athee fince my coming: and now gain. v. 5. If thou fee the afs of when fhall I provide for mine own him that hateth thee, lying under houfe alfo? Tim 5.8.But if any his burden, and wouldft forbear provide not for his own, and fpe- to help him; thou fhalt furely help cially for thofe of his own houfe, with him Gen.47.14. And jofeph he hath denied the faith, and is gathered up all the money that was worfe than an infidel. Lev. 25.35. found in the land of Egypt, and in And if thy brother be waxen poor, the land of Canaan, for the corn and fallen in decay with thee; then which they bought and Jofeph thoufhalt relieve him; yea,though brought the money into Pharoahs be be a ftranger, or a fojourner; houfe. .20. And Jofeph bought all that he may live with thee. Deut. the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for 22.1.Thoufhaltnotfeethybrothers the Egyptians fold every man his Q75. What is forbidden in the eight commandment ? A. The eight commandment forbiddeth whatfoever doth or may unjustly hinder our own or our neighbour's wealth or outward estate 1. Q. 76. Which is the ninth commandment ? A. The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear falfe witness against thy neighbourm. Q. 77. What is required in the ninth commandment? A. The ninth commandment requireth the maintaining and promoting of truth between man and man n, and of our own and our neighbour's good name o, efpecially in witnefs-bearing P. 7 Q.78. Wha is forbidden in the ninth commandment? A. The ninth commandment forbiddeth whatfoever is prejudicial to truth, or injurious to our own or our neighbour's good name 9. Q. 79. Which is the tenth commandment? A. The tenth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, field, becaufe the famine prevailed over them: fo the land became Pharaohs. 75.1 Prov.21,15. He that loveth pleafure fhall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil fhall not be rich.Prov.23.20. Be notamongft wine bibbers, amongst riotous eaters of flesh. v. 21. For the drunkard & the glutton fhall come to poverty: and drowfinefs fhall clothe a man with rags. Prov. 28. 19. He that tilleth his land, fhall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain perfons, 'fhall have poverty enough. Eph.4.28. Let him that stole fteal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. 76. m Exod. 20. 16. 77. n Zech. 8.16. These are the things that ye shall do, fpeak ye every man the truth to his neigh bour: execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates. nor 03 John 12. Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth it felf: yea, and we also bear record, and ye know that our record is true. p Prov. 14.5. A faithful witnefs will not lie: buta falfe witnefs will utter lies. v. 25. A true witness delivereth fouls, but a deceitful witnefs fpeaketh lies. 78. q Sam. 17. 28. And Eliab, his eldeft brother heard when he fpake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he faid, why cameft thou down hither? and with whom haft thou left thofe few fheep in the wildernefs? I know thy pride, and the naughtinessof thine heart; for thou art come down, that thou mightst fee the battle. Lev. 19. 16. Thou fhalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people; neither fhalt thou ftand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord. Pfal. 15.3. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doth evil to |