Ephe. 2. 10. 2. Tim. 3. 5. 17. Rom. 6. 16. and 12. and 13. 8. c. and 16 17. 1. Tim. 1. 5. Iam. 2 20. 1. Thes 4. 3. 4. 2. Thes 3 6 14 15 18. Reue. 2. 5. 16 3. 15. 16. d The true Christian is not vnder the law that he should bebouÌ„d with the curse thereof but is vnder grace for Christ is the end of the law to all that beleue in him Rom. 6. Luke 16. 16. 1. Tim. 1 5. 9. Col. 2. 11. c. Ephe. 2. 14 c Gal. 3. 24. 4. 5 6 31. and 5. 18. 2. Cor. 3 6 17 Rom. 10 4. Acts 15. 10. Rom. 8. 1 2 3 4. a 1. Ioh. 3. 23. Mat. 22. 37. 38. 39. The true and right worshipping of God is by true fayth in Christ and obeying his holy commaundements The holye lawe of God and his commaundements are briefly comprised in the tenne commaundements of almightie God The tenne Commandements of almightie God THe first foure is the worship of God The other sixe is the preseruation of mankinde which is our dutie towards our neighbour In the commaunding of vertues the forbidding of vices is conteyned God is not loued except our neighbour Iohn 4 7 8. 20 21. be loued nor our neighbour truly loued except God be loued GOd spake these wordes and saide I am the Lord thy God Thou shalt haue none other Gods but me Here is commaunded that a Matt. 4 10. 22 37 10 37. mar 12. 29. Ioh. 5 23. 17 3. 1 cor 8 4 5 6. Ephe 4 6 1 tim 2 5. deut 6 4 5. 6 2. 10 10. Ier. 17 5. esa 31 1. 46 9. psal 127. 86 10. 145 15. Iam. 1 17. thou shalt onely haue the almightie God that created the heauen and earth for thy God And thou shalt haue none other for thy God but him onely Thou shalt loue him with all thy hart mind soule and power and honour and feare him aboue all Thou shalt put thy whole trust and confidence in him and pray vnto him in all sickenesse troubles and daungers for helpe and succour And shalt giue him thankes and prayse for all things and acknowledge him the gouernour and giuer of all things The ende of this commanndement is that due honour may bee giuen to God in the minde will and heart of man That God is the gonornour and giuer of all things See proofe hereof at large before in the first Artâ—cle of the Creede THou shalt not make to thy selfe any grauen Image nor the likenes of any thing which is in heauen aboue or in the earth beneath or in the water vnder the earth Thou shalt not bowe downe to them nor worship them For I the Lord thy God am a gealous God and visite the sinnes of the fathers vpon the children vnto the thirde and fourth generation of them that hate mee and shew mercy vnto thousands in theÌ„ that loue me and kepe my commandements a Esa 40. 18. 25. 42 8. 46 5 to 10. acts 17. 29. exod 34 14 leuit 26. 1 deut 4 15 to 28. 7. 5 6. 27. 15. psal 97. 7 115 4 to 9. ier 10 3 to 17. haba 2. 18 19. rom 1. 22 c. 1 cor 8 4 10. 7 14. 2. cor 6 16. 1. iohn 5 21 iohn 1. 18. 4 23. 24. 1. tim 6. 16. In this commandement we are commanded that we should not thinke or imagin God to be like man or woman or any other thing for we cannot imagin what the almightie God is his diuine power is so incomprehensible But we see and knowe his greatnesse so farre as is needfull for vs to knowe by the glory of the heauens and earth and by his holy worde and workes b Mat. 15 9. 28 20. mar 7 8 9. deut 12 32. 17 2 3. pro. 30 5 6. reue 22 18 19. gal 1 8. 2. ioh ver 10. 11 exod 23 2. esa 29 13 66 3 4 tit 1 4 13 14 16. col 2 8. 20 22 23. ioh 4 24 1 sam 15 9 c. psal 119 113. acts 5 29. Therefore we must not worship God according to mans imagination but as hee hath commanded vs in his worde God will be worshipped in spirit and trueth And will not be represented by any Image or likenesse what so euer Neither will hee haue vs to worshippe any Image in any manner of Religion nor to doe any honour seruice or obedience to it nor to call vppon it nor bowe downe before it God doth forbid these things with most horrible and fearefull threatnings In this Commaundement all false worshippe of God is forbidden and the true worshippe of God commaunded THou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine for the Lord will not holde him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine a Deu. 28 58. 5 11. 29. luke 1 50 leu 19 12. In this we are commanded that we vse with most high reuerence the name of God when so euer we speake or thinke vpon it And that we doe not vse his name to euill vses or falsely and not in truth b Leuit. 19. 12 gal 5 19 20 21 deut 18 10 11 12. mala 3 5. leuit 24 14. They which vse the name of God in false swearing coniuring witchcraft sorcerie cursing and such like those do blaspheme the name of God and take his name in vaine And the Lorde will not holde him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine c Iere 4 2. mat 5 34 to 38 Iames. 5. 12 1 pet 4 11. gal 1. 20. col 3 17 1. cor 10 31 2 cor 1 23. exo 22 10 11. hebr 6 16. Also in this commaundement we are commaunded that we neuer sweare by the name of God in our common talke though the matter bee neuer so true but onely to sweare in truth in iudgement and in righteousnesse where the glorie of God is sought or the saluation of our brethren or before a magistrate witnessing the truth when we are thereunto lawfully called d Deut 6 13. 10 20. iere 5 7 12 16. In which causes wee must onely sweare by the name of God and not by any other thing This commandement consisteth in the right honourable vsage of the name of God REmember thou keepe holy the Sabbaoth day Sixe dayes shalt thou labour and do all that thou hâ—st to do but the seuenth day is the Sabaoth of the Lord thy God In it thou shalt do no maner of worke thou and thy sonne and thy daughter thy man seruant thy maid seruant thy cattell and the stranger that is within thy gates For in sixe dayes the Lord made heauen and earth the sea and all that therein is and rested the seuenth day wherefore the Lord blessed the seuenth day and halowed it a Deut. 5 14. exod 23 12 31 13. eze 20 12. In this we are commaunded to keepe holy the Sabaoth
9. 10 16. and 12. 5. Acts 4. 32. Phil. 2. 1. to 5. 1. Iohn 4. 13. b The faithfull are called Saints 1. Cor. 1 2. and 2 Cor. 1. 1. Ephe. 1. 1. Phil. 1. 1. and 4. 21. Philemon 5. verse Col. 1. 2. 1. Thes 5 27. 1. Cor. 6 15. 17. 16. 12. 1. Iohn 4 13. Rom. 8. 9. and 12. 13. THe forgiuenesse of sinnes 10 I beleeue and am fully perswaded in my The forgiuenes of sinnes heart that God will forgiue me all my sinnes and be mercifull vnto me for the merits death and passion of Christ Iesus my Sauiour Christ hath satisfied Gods iustice for mee Therefore I do assuredly rest and hope in the mercye of God through Christ and in no other meane nor way for my saluation A I am assured that by this faith and The faith that iustifieth And see before in the second Article trust in Christs death and merits that al my sinnes shall be forgiuen me and that I shall liue in heauen with Christ for euer So that I repent my sinnes past amende my wicked life and haue a continuall earnest desire and endeuour to my power to obey God to liue godly If I striue to resist sinne with all my power and so resist it that I doe not Rom. 7. 15. c. 8. 1. 2. 1. Iohn 3. 6. obey the lustes thereof and delight in it Then will God be merciful vnto me and forgiue mee all my sinnes For if I doe that I woulde not then is it not I that doeth it but the sinne that dwelleth in me which for the time hath ouercome me till Christ strengthen me with his holy spirit to ouercome it So a true christian in minde and affection doeth serue God with a readinesse of fayth and willing to keepe his commaundements and to Vse charitie to his neighbour But in his flesh and outwarde doings he is defiled with many corruptions Neuerthelesse hauing this fayth the holy Ghost will worke and frame his heart that all his desire to his power shall bee to glorifie God So the life of a true christian consistes inwardly in fayth towardes God and outwardly in charitie towardes his neighbour a He that beleeueth in Christ hath repentance newnes of life God will forgiue his sinnes for Christes sake Esay 1. 15. to 19. 55 6. 7. Eze. 18 21 c. 33. 11 to 20. Ioel 2. 12 13. Luke 24 46. 47. Iohn 3. 17. 18. 19. Mark 1 15. Matth. 3. 8. Iohn 13 34 35. Actes 2 38. and 3. 19. 26. and 5. 31. and 20. 21. and 26 18 20. Rom. 7. 15. c. and 8. 1. 2. and 12. 1. Cor. 6. 11. Galat. 5. 6. and 6. 10. Ephe. 1. 7 10. 11. and 2 Col. 1. 9. c. and 4. 23 24. 1. Thes 4. 3. 4. Heber 9. 14. and 10. 10 14. 1. Iohn 1. 8. 9. and 2. 1 2. 1. Cor. 1 30. Rom. 3. 23 24 25. Rom. 5. 10 and 6. 2. Cor. 5. 19. Prou. 28. 13. 2. Cor. 3. 10. 1. Tim. 1 15 16. and 6. 10 11. 2. Tim. 2. 19. 25 26. and 3 17. Reuel 2. 4 5. Tit. 2 11 c. and 3 4 to 9. Iam. 2 17 26 1. Pet. 1. 15 16. Hebr. 6 10. 11 and 12 â—4 Matth 5 16. and 7 12 and 12 33. Iohn 15 8. 2. Pet. 1 5 to 10. 1 Iohn 3 2. 5 6 23 24. 1. Thes 4 1. to 10. See more proofe aâ— large before in the seconde Article of the Creedâ— THe resurrection of the bodie A I beleeue that after this my life ended The resurrection of the bodie my soule shall go to God that gaue it and my bodie shall rest in the earth vntill the appoynted time for the generall resurrection of all mankinde At the generall resurrection by the power of Christ This my bodie which I nowe haue although it were eaten with the foules or deuoured by many wilde beastes or fishes or lye rotten in dust scattered a great many of yeares shal be ioyned againe to my soule and shall be made like to the glorious bodie of Christ without all corruption to liue with him in heauen for euer And I shall see God in heauen in this flesh mine eyes shall behold him for euer Almightie God by his worde onely made the heauens and earth of nothing therefore he is able to raise our bodyes out of the dust At this generall resurrection of all mankinde that euer were in this world my flesh and soule which I nowe haue shall bee restored and ioyned together againe in the same maner whereof they nowe consist beeing altered from corruption and made immortall and shall liue with Christ in heauen for euer And the bodies of the reprobate shall be then also restored to liue in hell for euer in euerlasting torments This resurrection as the holye Scripture 1. Thes 4. 16. 17 sheweth shall bee in this maner Christ shall discende from heauen with multitude of Angels and by his power all the bodies of all mankinde that euer were shall bee raysed to life And those which shall bee then lyâ—ing shall bee caught vp in the clowdes with them that were raysed to meete the Lorde in the ayre And then shall the elect be with the Lorde and remaine with him for euer And the reprobate shall be sent to hell there to remaine in torments for euer The day of the Lorde shall come as a 2. Pet. 3. 13. c. theefe in the night in the which the heauens shall passe away with a noyse and the elements shall melt with heate and the earth with the workes therein shall be burnt vp But we looke for newe heauens and a newe earth according to his promise wherein dwelleth righteousnesse Wherefore seeing wee looke for such thinges what manner of persons ought wee to bee in holy conuersation and godlinesse a The bodies of all mankind shall be raysed againe the elect to ioy the reprobate to torments Iob 19 25 26 Esay 26 16 66 14 and 65 17. Eze. 37. 5 6 10 13 14 and 18 24. 26. Dan. 12 2. Eccles. 12 7 and 11 3. Luke 16 22 23. and 20 35 36 and 32 43. Matth. 22 30. Iohn 5. 28. 29 and 6. 40. 44. and 11 24 25 26. 12 48. Actes 24 14 15. Rom. 8 21. 1. Cor. 15 20 c. Phil. 3 20 21. Col. 3 4. 1. Thes 4. 13. c. and 5 1 2. 1 Iohn 3 2. 2. Cor. 5. 2. 2 Pet. 3. 9 c. Mat. 25 and 19 28. Rene. 14 13. 20 10 c. 3 21. 1. Cor. 6. 2. See more proofe before in the seuenth Article of the Creede ANd the life euerlasting A I beleeue that after the resurrection And the life euerlasting of our bodies there is no more death or chaunge but the faythfull shall bee glorified to liue in ioy with Christ for euer of the which number I beleeue I am one B And the wicked shall bee
day and to rest from our labour in our calling on the same day and that our seruants may then also rest b Mark 2. 15 Iohn 7 22 13. Neuerthelesse in that day we may do any labour that may not well be done on another day The keeping holy of the Sabaoth day is thus c Acts 20. 7. and 16. 13. luke 4. 16 to 21. mar 6 2. Wee must assemble our selues together in one place with feare and reuerence to heare and lay vp in our heartes the worde of God preached vnto vs and then to confesse our sinnes vnto God d Mat. 18. 19. Phil. 4 6. 1. Cor. 16 2. And also to pray together with one consent for such thinges wee neede and to giue God thanks for the benefites wee haue receaued and to giue almes to our needie brethren e Acts â— 42. 1. cor 11. 33. and to vse the holy Sacraments in fayth and repentance This is the outward keeping holy of the Sabaoth day f Esa 56. 2. 58. 13. The inward keeping of it holy is to rest from our worldly businesse and refraine from our froward desires and so yeelde our selues wholy to Gods gouernance g Heb. 4 â— So shall our Sabaoth be a figure of the holy euerlasting rest h Mar. 2 27. 28. nom 15 32 to 36. mat 12 1 â—â— 9. col 2 16 17 Wee keepe not our Sabaoth literally as a ceremonie with straight Religion as the Iewes did For the ceremonie of the Sabaoth that wee shoulde not doe any maner of worke therein vppon paine of death but that onely which was appoynted to bee done by the lawe ended with Christ and is abrogated i 1. Cor. 14 26 40. But wee reteine the keeping holy of the Sabaoth day as a necessarie remedie to keepe order in the Church and that seruaunts may then rest from their labours and then learne to knowe God And also that our publike prayers almes and other good workes may be the better done of vs. k Rom. 14. 5 6 Col. 2. 16. â—gal 4. 9 10. 11. To make difference betweene day and day as though one were more holy in it selfe then an other Saint Paule hath taught vs that so doing is superstition or vaine Religion an honouring of that which shoulde not bee so honoured The causes why the Sabaoth was instituted was for the publike seruice and worship of God In which consisteth the studie of the knowledge of god of good works and of thankfulnesse vnto God for his good benefites giuen vnto vs. HOnour thy father and thy mother â— That thy dayes may bee long in the lande which the Lorde thy God giueth thee a Leuit 19 3 32 col 3 20 22 23 and 4 1. matth 15 4 to 7. rom 13 1 2 3 7. tit 3 1. 2 9 10. 1 thes 5 12 13 heb 13 17 â—phe 6 9 mat 7 12. Here we are commaunded that wee should loue feare obey and releiue our parents And also all other that are vnto vs in their steade As our Prince and the rulers and our teachers and maisters And all superiours and powers which God hath constituted and set ouer vs. For they ought to be vnto vs in their offices as if wee were their children b Ephe. 6 1 2 3 mat 15 4 to 7 exo 20 12. 21 17 deut 27 16 prou 20 20. â—0 17. col 3 â—0 Honour in this commaundement signifieth outwarde reuerence obedience and loue We must honour our father and mother in esteeming and reuerencing of them To beare with them not to speak euill of them nor to curse them and to our power if they haue neede to releiue cherish and nourish them in all their necessities and to obey them and wish to them all prosperitie and health This is the duetie which wee owe to our father and mother And God here promiseth a blessing to those children that do honour their parents In this commaundement all particuler duties which are commanded to euery person in the holy Scripture are included and commanded That in this obedience God may be worshipped and the societie of mankind preserued THou shalt do no murther A In this commandement almightie Gen. 9 6 exo 21 12. deu 5 17 leuit 19 17. mat 5 22 44. 1. iohn 3 15 pro. 20. 22. rom 12 19 20. ephe 4 26 32 col 3 12 13 mat 7 12. iohn 13 34. God forbiddeth vs all killing fighting and quarelling all anger malice desire of reueÌ„ge And also al those things which tend to the destruction of the life of mankind We are here commanded to preserue the life of all mankinde by exercising the workes of mercie and loue Vnder the name of murther are all sinnes which accompanie it comprehended And all those things which tende to the safetie of our life and others commaunded Negatiues include affirmatiues Gal. 6. 10 rom 12 17 18. as Thou shalt doe no murther therefore thou shalt ayde and helpe thy neighbour B When God commandeth a man Nom 35 31 leuit 24 17. exo 21 12 c. to bee slaine then God himselfe putteth him to death by man vnto whome he giueth this charge For if murtherers theeues robbers such like should not be put to death The felowship of men should be destroyed Therfore God punisheth wheÌ„ the magistrat punisheth The ende of this commaundement is the preseruing of the life of mankinde and forbidding of all things which tend to the destruction of mankind THou shalt not commit adulterie a Rom. 13 9. 13. mat 5 28 32 leui 20. 10 c. deu 23 17 heb 13 14. 1 cor 5 11 6 9 15 c. eph 5 3 4. 5 18 col 3 5 1. thes 4 3 to 7. In this commandement we are forbidden all adulterie and fornication and all euill desires of the heart and all vncleannesse whatsoeuer which might intise vs to vnchast behauiour or allure vs to sinne The end of this commaundement is the preseruation of chastitie and the forbidding of all vices contrary to chastity Incest and adnlterie are much more heynous then theft and robberie For God appoynted Leu. 2010 c 18 29. death in Moyses lawe for the adulterers and incestuous persons but not so for theeues and robbers 8 THou shalt not steale a 1 Thes 4 6 leui 19 11 13 35 deut 24 14. to 16. iob 24. 2 esa 1 23 â—phe 4 28 2. thes 3 10. We are forbidden in this commandement all stealing and robbing in outward deedes And all desire of any mans goodes wrongfully by deceyte and wrongfull dealings The end of this commaundement is the preseruation of goodes or possessions which God giueth to euerie one for the maintenance of their life Thou shalt not steale that is thou shalt not couet or attempt by deceyt to conuey thy neighbours goodes to thee Therefore thou must defende and preserue them and giue thy neighbour his owne And liue of that which is