am not to conceiue a false and an vnworthy opinion of God as that he is like vnto man or any other thing whatsoeuer or to expresse him in any such visible resemblance Image or Picture to worship it as God or God in it but rather am b Deut 12.30 c Iosu 4.23.24 Mat 15.9 Acts 10 33 Luk 1.75 Numb 16.1 1 Sam 15.19 1. Cor 11.20 Isai 1.10 c I so to thinke of God as he hath revealed himselfe and onely to worship him as he doth by his word direct me Q What is the meaning of these words For I the Lord thy God am a Iealous God and visit the sinns of the Fathers vppon the Children vnto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me and shew mercy vnto thousands in them that loue me and keepe my Commandements A. In these words nothing is commanded but they are annexed to the second Commandement to perswade me to obedience and to a iust performance of the aforesaid Command Threatening Gods vengeance to all both Parents Childeren that offend against it and on the other side promising mercy and loue to many posterities of those that obserue to doe it Q. Repeate the third commandement 3. A. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine Q. What doth God require of thee in this Commandement A. That in my outward actions dealings and commerce with others I doe not at any time abuse profane or mention the holy name of God or any thing that is properly vnbeseeming his great honour and maiestie but by all the meanes I may set forth his glory and with all possible devotion and reverence in word and deede vse his name to his honour Q. How is Gods name taken in vaine or abused A. Divers waies First to sweare by any thing besides God either supposed Gods or parts of God or other creatures Exod. 23.13 Ierem 5.7 Zepha 15. Mat. 23.6 c. Secondly by vsing his name or swearing in our ordinarie talke vpon every sleight occasion in some passion or otherwise Lev 5.4.5 1. Sam. 14.39.44 Mat. 5.34.37 Iam. 5.12 Thirdly to thinke and speake despitefully irreverently and reprochfully of God Exod 5.2 Lev 24.15.16 2. King 18.22.32 c. Psal 10.11.14.1.50.11.78.19 Rom 1 23 9 20. Fourthly to abuse his name in vowing and swearing that which is either absolutly false and vnlawfull or at least not to acknowledge true and lawful or with a purpose to deceiue the belieuer or not to stand to that which is sworne or 〈◊〉 vowed Lev 19 12 Ios 9 15 16 18. 1. Sa. 21.1.25.22.32.28.10 1. King 21.13 Ps 15. 4.24.4 Mar. 14.57.58 Act 5.1 Fiftly by rash sudden imprecatiōs cursings wishing evil to come on our neighbors our selues or other creatures from gods hands Num. 23.8 Rom. 3.14.18.12.14 Iud. 9. Sixtly by an open evill vngodly carriage demeanour contrary to our profession 2. Sa. 12.14 Ro 2.23.24 Col 4.5.6 Tit. 1.3.4.5.16 Seventhly by neglecting suppressing with holding opposing Gods will word or any meanes of his glory Levit 19.17.22 31.32 Numb 13.31 Prov. 30.9 Amo 2.7 Mal 1.11.12 Math. 12.36.25.25 Luk. 8.13.17 17.18 Ioh 9.21.22.12 42.43 Acts 26. 11. Q. You haue tolde how many wayes Gods name may be abused or taken in vaine now tell me how Gods name may bee vsed well or Glorified and Sanctified which is a Dutie implied and required of thee in this Commandement Psal 29.1.2 Mat. 6.9 1. Cor. 10.31 A. Gods name is glorified First by swearing and confirming all truth not other wayes to be manifested in his name only or with some invocation and attestation referred vnto him though not plainly named Exod. 22.11 Deut 6.13 1. King 8.31.32 Isay 45.23.65.16 Ierem. 4. 2. Heb. 6.16.17 Secondly by performing the workes of pietie as Blessing and Making Vowes in his name only and praising thanksgiving and praying vnto him only 1. Sam. 1.11 Psa 50.14.15.23.66 13.14.160.4.105 1. Mat 5.44 Rom. 12.14 2. Cor 11.31 Ephes 6.18 Philip 4.6 Colos 3.17 1. Thes 5.17.18 Thirdly by an holy and godly conversation of life answerable to our profession Ioh. 15.8 2. Cor. 8.19 Ephes 4.1.5.3.4 2. Tim. 2.19 Tit 2.10 Isay 1.13 c. 66.3 Philip. 2.11 Fourthly by teaching and causing others to glorifie Gods name and by increasing and spreading abroad his honour by all the meanes we may Deut 4.9.6.7 c. Psal 22.22.69.30.31 Mat 5.15 16.25.19.20 Luk. 22.32 Ephes 4.29 .. Colos 3.16 Q. What is the meaning of these wordes For the Lord will not holde him guiltles that taketh his name in vaine A. These are annexed to the commandement to giue warning to all that they take heede how they offend against it for whosoever they be that any way shall presume to dishonour Gods most holy name let them be assured that God doth take notice of their sinne and will esteeme of them as guilty and will in due time cause iust punishment to be executed vpon them Levit 24.15.16 Q. Proceed to the next Commandement A. Remember that thou keepe holy the Sabouth day Q. What doth God require of thee in this commandement A. Three things First to obserue one day of Seaven for a Sabboth day that is a day of rest and cessation from all worldly labours and busines To which vse the Lords day wherin he rose from the dead is generally receiued by Christians amongst vs commonly but corruptly called Sunday Secondly to set apart Sanctifie or keepe this daye holy to Gods service and worship Thirdly to remember that aboue all other things it be duly observed Q. How is the Sabbath day to be keept holy A. Divers waies First by ceasing from all manner of bodily labours and worldly businesses which are not agreable vnto or crosse slaken or hinder the service and worship of God As from the ordinary workes of our speciall callings from bargainings buying and selling and iourneying from mercy meetings feastings and drinkings and fruteles pastimes sports and gaimings yea from talking thinkeing or contriuing in our mindes any of these things against another day Exod. 16.29.31.14.32.6.18.19 1. Cor. 10.7 Exod. 34.21 Ierem. 17.21.22 Neh. 13.15 Isay 58.13.14 Q. It seemes by your answere that God doth not simply forbid all manner of workes and labours on the Sabbath day A. He doth not For workes of mercy and piety and such as directly tende to the good of man or other creatures and furtherance of the seruice of God he doth allow 2. Kings 4.44.23 Nehem. 8.10 Hosea 6.6 Mat. 12.1 c. Mark 3.4 Luk. 13.14 c. Acts 1.12 Iam. 1.27 Also workes of necessity such as cannot be deferred without perill or what nature and the maintenance of our being and common civility and decency doth require 1. Macab 2.40 Mat. 12.1.4.11 Mark 2.27 Luk. 14.5 Exod. 19.10.11 Q. You haue answered well Goe on now and tell me how els the Sabbath day is to be kept holy A. By a spirituall rest and cessation from sinne or the occasion of sinne either in word thought or deed For such a rest and Sabbath there is in heauen whether
only excepted like vnto other Children sonnes of men c Isay 9.6 Luk. 2. 11. Heb. 2.14 4. He suffered vnder Pontius Pilate was Crucified dead buried That is I do belieue that Iesus Christ to a Is 53.5 Ioh. 3. 14. Rom. 4.25 Gal. 3.13 deliver me body and soule from the curse of the law and euerlasting Damnation and to b Isay 53.5 Rom. 5.10.6.23 2. Cor. 5.18 Colos 1.20 procure vnto me peace with God and the gift of euerlasting life hath c Math. 2.13.4 1. c. 11.19 Luk. 9.58 Ioh. 7.44.8.48.9 22.10.31 11.53 suffered the wrath of God al his life time but especially neer his end not in body only but in d Ps 116.3 Mat. 26. 38.27.46 Luk. 22.42.43.44 Heb. 5.7 Isay 53.6 Gal. 3.13 soule he was humbled and suffered the vttermost extremitie of his Iustice and of those vnvtterable sorrows and torments due to the sinnes of the whole world vnder e Math. 26.27 Mark 14.15 Luk. 22.23 Ioh. 18.19 Pontius Pilate the gouernor of the country being adiudged by him to be nayled and fastened to the accursed Crosse whereon he died and was after taken downe and layed into a graue and buried 5. He descended into Hell the third day he rose againe from the deade That is I doe belieue that Iesus Christ went downe and plainly appeared and presented himselfe in hell a Psa 86.12.13 Ephes 4.9.10 Colos 1.18 and on the b Math. 12.40 Mark 8.31 Ioh. 19.42.20.1 c. Act. 10.40 third day after he had beene deade and buried his soule and body came together againe and he the very same person revived from death by his owne c Ioh. 2.19.10.18 power came forth a conqueour from Hell rose and came out of the Sepulcher or graue wherein he had beene layd Hereby shewing d 1. Cor. 15.17.54.55.56 Rom. 4.25.14.9 that he had fully satisfied ouercome the Devill Death Hell and the graue and all punishment due vnto my sinnes and hath from henceforth cleared a passage e Hosea 6.2 1. Cor. 15.20 c. Thes 4.14 Rom. 8.11 for me al beleeuers vnto life eternal 6. He ascended into Heauen and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almightie That is I doe belieue that the a Ioh. 3.13 same Christ Iesus after he had staied b Act. 11.3 some dayes and conversed with his Disciples on Earth was truly c Luk. 24.51 Act. 1.9 and iustly translated and moued from thence vp into Heaven d Ioh. 14.2.3.17.24 there to prepare a place for me where he hath all power maiestie and glory all things being made subiect vnto him e Psa 110.1 Colos 3.1 Mark 14.62 Luk. 22.69 Ephes 1.20 c. 2. Pet. 3.22 7. From thence hee shall come to iudge the quicke the dead That is I doe belieue that Christ Iesus wil a Act. 1.11 come againe from Heauen b Math. 24.30 visibly and c Ioh. 5.22 Act. 10.42 2. Tim. 4.1 iudge and giue sentence vpon all men according to their d Math. 12.36.37.25.34 2. Cor. 5.10 Reuel 20.12 workes as well those that are then living as those which haue beene dead vnto that day 8. I beleeue in the holy Ghost That is I doe acknowledge the holy Ghost the third person in the Godhead to be a Math. 28.19 Acts. 5.3.4.28.25 Iob. 33.4 1. Cor. 12.11 God the b Math. 21.19 28.19 Luk. 12.10 Heb. 9.8 1. Ioh. 5.7 same and equall with God the Father and his sonne Iesus Christ in whome also I doe belieue and trust vpon as the especial worker of all grace and holynesse in me by c Mar. 13.11 Ioh. 14.26.16.13 Act. 2.33 Rom. 8.15.16 1. Cor 2.12 teaching d Math 1.20 Rom 1.4 1. Cor 3.16.17.6.11 1 Pet 1.2 sanctifying e Ioh 14 16.17 Acts 5 41.7.55 comforting f Ioh 14 23. Rom 8.11 1. Cor 12.13 2. Cor 1.22 Gal 4.6 Ephe 1 13 4. 1. Ioh 3.24 and knitting or vniting me and all belieuers into Christ Iesus 9. The holy Catholique Church the communion of Saintes That is I doe beleeue and acknowledge that God hath and will gather and call forth through his spirite and the preaching of his word a Church Catholique or vniversall that is a a Gen. 12.1.15.6.7 Mat. 16.18 Acts. 2.41.47 Rom. 1.7.10.12 c. 1. Cor. 10.2 Rev. 2. Company of men of b Esay 49. 5.6 Mar. 16.15 Act. 10.34.35 Ephe. 5.26 Gal. 26. c. Reuel 5.9 all sorts times and places through out the whole world agreeing in the faith of Iesus Christ and through him made c Esay 62.12 Acts. 9.13.26.10.18 1. Cor. 14.33.16.11 Ephe 5.27 1. Pet. 2.9 Reuel 19.8 holy sanctified and set a part for his owne service and honour and the attainment of everlasting life And I doe likewise beleeue that these men thus sanctified and made holy are vnited as members of one and the same body into Iesus Christ and are d Isay 65.25 Ioh. 10.16.17.21 1. Cor 12.13.14 Ro 8.32 Ephe. 2.19 c. 4.5.16 fellowes and partakers or intercommoners in al the promises of his Gospell and in all those guifts and graces which are requisite and needfull either for his owne glory or the common good and saluation of his whole Church 10. The forgiuenesse of sinnes That is I do beleeue that God for that all sufficient satisfaction made vnto his Iustice by Iesus Christ through his blood and death and his fullfilling c Math. 3.15 of all righteousnes will d Psal 32.2 2. Cor. 5.19 Rom. 4.6.7.8 pardon and forgiue all my sinnes accompting of them as if no sinne had bene committed and that he will e Ro. 5.18.19 1 Cor. 1.30 2. Cor. 5.21 impute vnto me his righteousnes that so I may not at any time come into f Rom. 5.1.8.1 condemnation a Exo. 34.7 Mar 2.7 Ioh 20.23 b 1. Ioh 1.7 2.2 Colos 1.14.19.20 Gal 3.13 11. The resurection of the body That is I doe beleeue that the a Ioh. 5.28 1. Cor. 15. Reuel 20.12.13 Iob. 19.26.27 bodies of al men shall be raised to life againe and being vnited to their soules they the same men in substance both b Math. 16.27 2. Cor. 5 10. 2. Thes 1.7 c. Revel 22.12 good and bad shall stand before Gods Iudgment seate and be sentenced according to their works done in there life time 12. And the Life euerlasting That is I doe beleeue that both to a Ioh. 3.16.5.24.10.28 Rom. 6.23 1. Cor. 2.9 1. Thes 4.16.17 2. Tim. 4.8 me all the elect Saints of God the guift of euerlasting life that is an euerlasting estate in perfect holines and vnvtterable happines shall be giuen by Christ Iesus my Saviour and together with him I shall liue in his kingdome and enioy the full measure of blessednes for euer and euer Amen That is So verily are these thinges and may they be as I haue confessed and acknowledged them Q. What
wee are to laboure to come Heb 4.9.10 Isay 1 11 c 56 2 58 13 14 Ierem 7 9 c. Thirdly by exercising and performing all such holy workes which are commanded by God for the Sanctifying of the Sabbath namely by a Psalm 84 1 2 95 100 122 1 2 Ecles 5 1 Isai 2 3 Act. 2 1 1 Cor 11 18 14 26. repairing to the appointed and publike place of Gods worship with due reverence and preparation by b Levit 10 11 Nehem 8 4 8 Iohn 5.24 Acts. 2.14.13.14 c. 15.21.17.11 1. Tim 4.13.15.16 Heb 10.24.25 Psal 1.2.22.22 Luk 24.14.15 1. Pet 2.2 Iames 22. expounding reading hearing the word of God and meditating mutually discoursing thereon and doing it by c Mat 18.19.20.21.13 Psal 95.100.105.122.150 Ephes 5.18.19.20 Colos 3.16.17 1. Tim 2.1 praying thankesgiuing and singing of psalmes to the honour of his name by d Acts 2.42.20.7 1. Cor. 11.20 c. 16.2 Heb 3.16 Nehem 8.10 frequenting of his Sacraments and charitable contributions tothe poore and suchlike Godly workes Q. But why doth God require that wee should Remember to doe this commandement aboue any of the rest A. The reasons are divers First because the continuall remembrance and sight of this day or rather of God who is to be Sanctified this day will keepe vs more entirely in our obedience to him binde vs as it were to our good behaviour in all his other Commandements Secondly the remembrance thereof will cause vs to order all our doings and dealings so that on that Day wee may able be to give vp a good account thereof before him Lastly it will cause vs to cast and appointe our weekely busines with respect vnto this Day that by no meanes wee may be Distracted and hindered from an exacte observance thereof when it comes And thus we are to make a Dayly preparation for the Sanctifing of this one day as well by calling to minde and remembring what hath bene done in the Sabbath Day past as namely what we prayed for promised vowed to God touching the amendment and Sanctification of our liues and what wee were taught out of his word as what we are to doe on the next which is to come But more especially the day or rather the afternoone of the day immediatly goeing before the Sabbath or Lords day is appointed by the Church for preparation that is by giving over our weekely workes and laboures and by fasting and prayer Q. What doe the other wordes of this commandement serue for A. They containe divers reasons and motiues to perswade vs to the observation and keepeing of the Sabbath day As first God alloweth vs Six days in every weeke to doe our owne busines and therefore we may the willinger alow one to his honour and service Secondly the seaventh day is the Lords day he hath chosen and set it apart for himselfe and it is none of ours and therefore wee must doe his worke and none of our owne on this day Thirdly God himselfe rested from his worke on the Seventh day and therefore it will become vs to doe the like Fourthly god hath annexed a blessing vnto this day insomuch as that hee which observeth and Sanctifieth it shall also be blessed and holy and therefore for this cause are wee to keepe this Commandement namely that we may be holy blessed lastly this circumstance is to be noted by Parents Masters and Governors that they take especiall care that together with themselues there whole families and such as are vnder their power or soiournors sanctifie this day Q Tell me which is the Fift Commandement A. Honour thy Father and thy Mother Q. What doth God require in these words A. That all superiors or such as haue rule power and preheminenâ—e in any kinde aboue others as for example naturall Parents Princes Magistrates and their Debuties and Commissioners Ministers of the Gospel Husbands Masters of families and such as exceede in learning wisdome counsell riches age and other giftes and callings be honoured that is their worthines be acknowledged and reverent respect and due subiection yeilded vnto them by their inferiors Q. How are naturall Parents to be honoured by their Children A. First they are to be beloved and feared and not contemned and hated by them Levit 19. â— Ruth 1.16 Mat. 10.37 Deut. 27.16 Prov. 20.20 Secondly they are to be obeyed in all things which are lawfull and not any waies flighted and resisted Gen. 26. â—4 28.1.2.7.37 14.13 Prov 15.5.25 22. Luk 2 51 15 29 Ephes 6 1 Colos 3 20 Deut 21 18 27 16 1. Sam 2 25 Rom 1.30 Heb 12 7 9. Thirdly Children are to shew all reverence towards them in their wordes gestures and behaviours and not to seeme any way to Disesteeme them or vse any vncomely and vnmannerly carriage towards them Gen. 9.22.23.22.7.31.35.35 29.48.12 50.17 Exod. 21. 15.17 Prov. 30.17 Malac. 1.6 1. King 2. 19. Mat. 21.29.30 Isay 45. 10. Fourthly Children are to relieve cherish helpe and succour them when neede is and not be any way vnthankefull towards them or riotously and carelesly Diminish their goods Gen. 47.11.12 Prov. 28.24 Mat. 15.4.5.6 Luk. 15.29 1 Tim. 5. 4.16 Q. How are Princes to be Honoured A. They are to be feared loved and obeyed relieved served Defended prayed for reverenced and highly esteemed and the contraries avoided vy their Subiects Exo. 22.28 Iosua 1.18 1. Sam. 10.26.27.24.6 2. Sam. 16.7.18 3 21.16 c. 1. King 2.8 Psal 61.6.7 Prov. 24.21 Lam. 4.20 Eccles 10.20 Mat. 17.17.22.21 Act. 23.5 Rom. 13.1 c. 1. Tim. 2.2.3 1. Pet. 2.13.14.17 2 Pet. 2.10 Q. How are the Ministers of gods word to be honoured A. With loue obedience meanes of maintenance and a reverent and worthy estimation and vsage of them with forbearance of the contraries towards them Gal. 4.15.1 Thes 5.12 13. 1. King 22.8 Deut. 17.12 Hos 4 4. Heb. 13 17. Acts. 5.38.9.25.19.30 Prov. 3. 9. Mat. 3.8 1. Cor. 9.9 c. Gal. 6.6 c. 1 Tim. 5.17.18 1. Kings 13.4 2. Kings 2.23.24 Luk. 10.16 Gal. 4.14 Phil. 2.29 Q. How are Husbands to be honoured by their Wives A. By acknowleding them to be their Head by reverencing feareing obeying pleasing cherishing helping and assisting them in the goverment of the house and not the contrarye Gen. 20.16.24.65 Ephes 5.22 24.33 1. Pet. 3.6 Colos 3.18 1. Cor. 14.34 1. Tim. 5.14.2.12 Tit. 2.4.5 2. Sam. 6. 16.20 Prov. 7.11.12.21.9.19.31.10 c. Q. How are Masters to be honoured by their Servants A. With loue feare and obedience with faithfullnes and Diligence and due reverence Gen. 16.9 â—1 6.40 1. Kings 20.31 2. Kings 5.13 Malac 1.6 Luk 16. 1. Mat. 8.8.9.25.21.26 1. Sam. 9.6.25.14 2. Sam. 16 1. Ephes 6.5.6 Colos 3..22.23 1. Tim. 6.1.2 Tit. 2.9.10 1. Pet. 2. 18.19 Q. How are others of eminent gifts place and calling or the aged to be honoured A. It may be gathered by