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A34242	The confession of faith ; and, The larger and shorter catechism first agreed upon by the Westminster Assembly of Divines at Westminster, and now approved by the General Assembly of the kirk of Scotland to be a part of uniformity in religion between the kirks of Christ in the three kingdoms.; Westminster Confession of Faith.	Dickson, David, 1583?-1663. Summe of saving knowledge.; Church of Scotland. General Assembly.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Larger catechism.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Shorter catechism.	1671 (1671)	Wing C5769; ESTC R27273	112,419	253

116. What is required in the fourth Commandment A. The fourth Commandment requireth of all men the sanctifying or keeping holy to God such set time as he hath appointed in his Word expresly one whole day in seven which was the seventh from the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ the first day of the week e●e since so to continue to the end of the world which is the Christian Sabbath and in the new Testament called the Lords day Q. 117. How is the Sabbath o● Lords day to be Sanctified A. The Sabbath or Lords day is to be Sanctified by an holy resting all the day not only from such works as are at all times sinful but even from such worldly imployments recreations as are on other days lawful and making it our delight to spend the whole time except so much of it as is to be taken up in works of necessity and mercy in the publick and private exercises of Gods worship and to that end we are to prepare our hearts and with such fore-sight diligence and moderation to dispose and seasonably to dispatch our worldly business that we may be the more free and fit for the duties of that day Q. 118. Why is the charge of keeping the Sabbath more specially directed to governours of families and other superiours A. The charge of keeping the Sabbath is more specially directed to governours of families other superiours because they are bound not only to keep it themselves but to see that it be observed by all those that are under their charge because they are prone oft times to hinder them by imployments of their own Q. 119. What are the sins forbidden in the fourth Commandment A. The sins forbidden in the fourth Commandment are all omissions of the duties required all careless negligent and unprofitable performing of them and being weary of them all profaning the day by idleness doing that which is in it self sinful and by all needless work● words and thoughts about our worldly imployments and recreations Q. 120. What are the reasons annexed to the fourth Commandment the more to inforce it A. The Reas●ns annexed to the fourth Commandment the more to enforce it are taken from the equity of it God allowing us six days of seven for our own affairs and reserving but one for himself in these words Six da●● shalt thou labour and do all thy work from Gods challenging a special propriety in that day The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God from the example of God who in 6 days made heaven and earth the sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day from that blessing which God put upon that day not only in sanctifying it to be a day for his service but in ordaining it to be a means of blessing to us in our sanctifying it Wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it Q. 121. Why is the word Remember set in the beginning of the fourth Commandment A. The word Remember is set in the beginning of the fourth Commandment partly because of the great benefit of remembring it we being thereby helped in our preparation to keep it and in keeping it ●etter to keep all the rest of the Commandmen●s and to continue a thankful remembrance of the two great benefits of Creation and Redemption which contain a short abridgment of Religion and partly because we are very ready to forget it for that there is l●s light of ●ature for it and yet it restraineth our natural liberty in things at other times lawful that it cometh but once in seven dayes and many worldly businesses come between and too often take off our minds from thinking of it either to prepare for it or to sanctifie it that Sathan with his instruments much labour to blot out the glory and even the memory of it to bring in all irreligion and impiety Q. 122. What is the sum of the sixth Commandments which contain our duty to man A. The sum of the six commandment which contain our duty to man is to love our neighbour as our selves and to do to others what we would have them do to us Q. 123. Which is the fifth Commandment A. The fifth Commandment is Honour thy Father and Mother that thy days may be long upon the Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee Q 124 Who are meant by Father Mother in the fifth Commandment A. By Father and Mother in the fifth Commandment are meant not only natural parents but all superiours in age and gifts and especially such as by Gods Ordinance are over us in place of Authority whether in family Church or Common-wealth Q. 125. Why are Superiours styled Father and Mother A. Superiours are styled Father Mother both to teach them in all duties towards their inferiours like natural parents to express love and tenderness to them according to their several relations and to work inferiours to a greater willingness and chearfulness in performing their duties to their superiours as to their parent● Q. 126. What is the general scope of the fi●th Commandment A. The general s●ope of the fifth Commandment is the performance of those duties which we mutually owe in our several relations as Inferiours Superiours Equals Q. 127. What is the Honour that Inferiours owe to their Superiours A. The Honour which Inferiours owe to their Superiours is all due reverence in heart word behaviour prayer thanksgiving for them imitating of their virtues graces willing obedience to their lawful commands and counsels due submission to their corrections fidelity to defence and maintainance of their persons authority according to their several ranks the nature of their places bearing with their infirmities and covering them in love that so they may be an honour to them and to their government Q. 128. What are the sins of inferiours against their Superiours A. The sins of inferiours against their Superiours are all neglect of the duties required toward them envying at contempt of and Rebellion against their persons and places in their lawful counsels commands and corrections cursing mocking and all such refractory and scandalous carriage as proves a shame and dishonour to them and their government Q. 129. What is required of Superiours towards their inferiours A. It is required of Superiours according to that power they receive from God and that relation wherein they stand to love pray for and bless their inferiours to instruct counsel and admonish them countenancing commending and rewarding such as do well discountenancing reproving and chastning such as do ill protecting and providing for them all

the Land of Egypt out of the house of bondage 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 a●e bound to keep all his Commandments 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 first Commandment requireth us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God and our God and to worship and glorifie him accordingly Q. 47. What is forbidden in the first Commandment A. The first Commandment forbiddeth the denying or not worshipping glorifying the true God as God and our God and the giving that worship glory to any other which is due to him alone Q. 48. What are we especially taught by these words Before me in the first Commandment A. These words before me in the first Commandment teach us that God who seeth all things taketh 〈◊〉 of and ● much displeased with the sin 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 thy self to them nor serve 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 Q. 50. What is required in the second Commandment A. The second Commandment requireth the receiving observing and keeping pure and intire all such religious worship and ordinances as God hath appointed in his Word Q. 51. What is forbidden in the second Commandment A. The second Commandment forbiddeth the worshiping of God by Images or any other way not appointed in his word Q. 52. What are the reasons annexed to the second Commandment A. The reasons annexed to the second Commandment are Gods Soveraign●y over us his prop●iety in us and the zeal he hath to his own worship Q 53. VVhich 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 him guiltless that taketh his name in vain Q. 54. VVhat is required in the third Commandment A. The third Commandment requireth the holy and reverent use of Gods Names Titles Attributes Ordinances Words and Works Q. 55. VVhat is forbidden in the third Commandment A. The third Commandment forbiddeth all prof●ning or abusing of any thing whereby God maketh himself known Q. 55. VVhat is the reason annexed to the third Commandment A. The reason annexed to the third Commandment is that however the breakers of this Commandment may escape punishment from men● yet the Lord our God will not suffer them to escape his righteous judgment Q. 57. Which is the fourth Commandment A. The fourth Commandment is Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy Six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work 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 cattel nor the stranger that is within thy gates For in six days the Lord made Heaven and Eartb the Sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it Q. 58. What is required in the fourth Commandment A. The fourth Commandment requireth the keeping holy to God such set time as he hath appointed in his word expresly one whole day in seven to be a H. Sabbath to himself Q. 59. Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly Sabbath A. From the beginning of the world to the Resurrection of Christ God appointed the seventh day of the week to be the weekly Sabbath the first day of the week ever since to continue to the end of the world which is the Christian Sabbath Q. 60. How is the Sabbath to be sanctified A. The Sabbath is to be sanctified by an holy resting all that day even from such worldly imployments and recreations as are lawful on other days and spending the whole time in the publick and private exercises of Gods worship except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy Q. 61. What is forbidden in the fourth Commandment A. The fourth Commandment forbiddeth the omission or careless performance of the duties required the prophaning the day by idleness or doing that which is in it self sinful or by unnecessary thoughts words or works about worldly imployments or recreations Q. 62. What are the reasons annexed to the fourth Commandment A. The reasons annexed to the fourth Commandment are Gods allowing us six days of the week for our own imployments his challenging a special propriety in the seventh his own example and his blessing the Sabbath day Q. 63. VVhich is the fifth Commandment A. The fifth Commandment is Honour thy father thy mother that thy day may be long upon the Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee Q. 64. VVhat is required in the fifth Commandment A. The fifth Commandment requireth the preserving the honour and performing the duties belonging to every one in their several places and relations as Superiours Inferiours or Equals Q. 65. What is forbidden in the fifth Commandment A. The fifth Commandment forbiddeth the neglect of or doing any thing against the honour duty which belongeth to every one in their several places and relations Q. 66. What is the reason annexed to the fifth Commandment A. The reason annexed to the fifth Commandment is a promise of long life and prosperity as far as it shall serve for Gods glory and their own good to all such as keep this Commandment Q. 67. Which is the sixth Commandment A. The sixth Commandment is Thou shalt not kill Q. 68. What is required in the sixth Commandment A. The sixth Commandment requireth all lawful endeavours to preserve our own life and the life of others Q. 69. What is forbidden in the sixth Commandment A. The sixth Commandment forbiddeth the taking away of our own life or the life of our neighbour unjustly or whatsoever tendeth thereunto Q. 70. Which is the seventh Commandment A. The seventh Commandment is Thou shalt not Commit Adultery Q. 71. What is required in the seventh Commandment A. The seventh Commandment requireth the preservation of

things necessary for soul and body and by grave wise holy and exemplary carriage to procure glory to God honour to themselves and so to preserve that Authority which God hath put upon them Q. 130. What are the sins of Superiours A. The sins of Superiours are beside the neglect of the duties requir'd of them an inordinate seeking of themselves their own glory ease profit or pleasure commanding things unlawful or not in the power of inferiours to perform counselling encouraging or favouring them in that which is evil dis●wading discouraging or discountenancing them in that which is good correcting them unduly careless exposing or leaving them to wrong temptation and danger provoking them to wrath or any way dishonouring themselves or lessning their authority by an unjust indiscreet rigorous or remiss behaviour Q 131. What are the duties of equals A. The duties of equals are to regard the dignity and worth of each other in giving honour to go one before another and to rejoyce in each others gifts and advancement as in their own Q. 132. What are the sins of equals A. The sins of equals are beside the neglect of the duties required the undervaluing of the worth envying the gifts grieving at the advancement or prosperity one of another and usurping preeminence one over another Q. 133. What is the reason annexed to the fifth Commandment the more to ●nforce it A. The reason annexed to the fifth Commandment in these words That thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee is an express promise of long life and prosperity as far as it shall serve for Gods glory and their own good to all such as keep this Commandment Q 134. Which is the sixth Commandment A. The sixth Commandment is Thou shalt not kill Q. 135. What are the duties required in the sixth Commandment A The duties required in the sixth Commandment are all careful studies lawful endeavours to preserve the life of ourselves others by resisting all thoughts purposes subduing all passions and avoiding all occasions temptations and practices which tend to the unjust taking away the life of any by just defence thereof against violence patient bearing of the hand of God quietness of mind chearfulness of Spirit a sober use of meat drink physick sleep labour and recreation by charitable thoughts love compassion meekness gentleness kindness peaceable mild and courteous speeches and behaviour forbearance readiness to be reconciled patient forbearing and forgiving injuries and requiting good for evil comforting and succouring the distressed and protecting and defending the innocent Q. 136. What are the sins forbidden in the sixth Commandment A. The sins forbidden in the sixth Commandment are all taking away the life of our selves or of others except in case of publick justice lawful war or necessary defence the neglecting or withdrawing the lawful and necessary means of preservation of life sinful anger hatred envy desire of revenge all excessive passions distracting cares immoderate use of meat drink labour recreations provoking words oppression quarrelling striking wounding and whatsoever else tends to the destruction of the life of any Q. 137. Which is the seventh Commandment A. The seventh Commandment is Thou shalt not commit adultery Q. 138. What are the duties required in the seventh Commandment A. The duties required in the seventh Commandment are Chastity in body mind affections words behaviour the preservation of it in our selves and others watchfulness over the eyes and all the senses temperance keeping of chast company modesty inapparel marriage by those that have not the gift of continency conjugal love and cohabitation diligent labour in our callings shunning all occasions of uncleanness and resisting temptations thereunto Q. 139. What are the sins forbidden in the seventh Commandment A. The sins forbidden in the seventh commandment besides the neglect of the duties required are adultery fornications rape incest sodomy and all unnatural lusts all unclean imaginations thoughts purposes and affections all corrupt or filthy communications or listening thereto wanton looks impudent or light behaviour immodest apparel prohibiting of lawful and dispensing with unlawful marriages allowing tolerating keeping of stews resorting to them intangling vows of single life undue delay of marriage having more wives or husbands than one at the same time unjust divorce or desertion idleness gluttony drunkenness unchast company lascivious songs books pictures dancings stage-plays and all other provocations to or acts of uncleanness either in our selves or others Q. 140. Which is the eighth Commandment A. The eighth Commandment is Thou shalt not steal Q. 141. What are the duties required in the eighth Commandment A. The duties required in the eighth Commandment are truth faithfulness justice in contracts commerce between man man rendering to every one his due restitution of goods unlawfully detained from the right owners thereof giving and lending freely according to our abilities and the necessities of others moderation of our judgments wills and affections concerning worldly goods a provident care and study to get keep use and dispose those thing● which are necessary and convenient for the sustentation of our nature suteable to our condition a lawful calling diligence in it frugality avoiding unnecessary law suits suretyship or other like engagements and an endeavour by all just and lawful means to procure preserve and further the weal and outward estate of others as well as our own Q. 142. What are the sins forbidden in the eighth Commandment A. The sins forbidden in the eighth Commandment beside the neglect of the duties required are these robbery man-stealing receiving any thing that is stollen fradulent dealing false weights measures removing land marks injustice and unfaithfulness in contracts between man and man or in matters of trust oppression exto●tion usury bribery vexatious law-suits unjust inclosures and depopulati●n● ingrossing commodities to enhance the price unlawful callings and all other unjust or sinful ways of taking or withholding from our Neighbour what belongs to him or of enriching our selves covetousness inordinate prizing and affecting worldly goods distrustful and distracting cares studies in getting keeping using them envying at the prosperity of others as likewise idleness prodigality wastful gaming and all