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 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
these texts of Scripture following Gen. 16.6 18.2 8. c. Leuit. 19.32 Iob. 29.8 9.10.32.4.6 7. 1. Sam. 1.15.25.8 Esay 3.5.5.3 1. Ki. 2. 19.12.8 1. Tim. 1.3 Prov. 15.10.32.30.17 Rom 13. 2. Iud. 8. Q. What is the meaning of these words That thy dayes may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee A. These plainly speake themselues to be a promise made and offerd to al which doe keepe the Commandement aforesaid namely That vpon such both the blessing of God and of their Parents shall come to prolong their dayes here on Earth or in supply thereof with everlasting daies in the Land of the living Q. Name the sixt Comandement A. Thou shalt doe noe Murther Q Tell me the meaning of this Commandement A. This Commandement looks two waies not only forbidding all manner of iniurie and murther to be done in thought word and deede either vpon our selues or others But on the other side strictly requiring vs by all the meanes we may to preserue helpe further our owne and our Neighbours life health and welfare whether of body or soule Q. How is a man sayde to murther A. First by an vnlawfull violence done vpon his owne or his Neighbours person As striking wounding and takeing away his life or willfully and negligently omitting those meanes which should haue preserved him in safety or by approving counselling commanding consenting or concealing any such matter to the preiudice of his neighbour And after this manner the soule may be also spiritually killed As by an b Gen 26 35 27.46 Exod 1.14 Levit 19.17 1 Sam 1 6.7 Gen 4.9 Ezek. 3.18 Habb 2.15 Rom 1.32 1. Cor 8.11 Mat 16.22.23 Rom 14.15 2 Pet 2.1 1 Iohn 2 10. vniust vexing and grieving it by omitting and neglecting those things and meanes which tend to Salvation or by doeing counselling approving perswading or not hindering where power is the contraries which leade vnto Death a Gen 4.8.10.11.9.6 Exo. 21.24.25 Numb 35.33 Deut 21.7.22.8 2. Sam 12.9.16.23 1. Kings 2.6.7.21.7 Prou 24.11.12 Amos 6 6. Mat. 5.21 27.24 Mark 6.24 Luk 6.21 Acts 8. 1. Iames 5 4. Secondly by railing and cursed speakings and slaunderings false testimonies or by vniust censuring and seeking occasion to wrong and impaire his life good name and safety Psal 10.7 c. 15.3 Prov 12 18 Ezek 22.9 Mat 5.22.18.7 26 60 61.27 39 40 Acts 9 1. 1 Cor. 6 10.13 4.5 Gen 21 9. Gal 4 29. Ephes 4 31 1 Pet 3.9 Thirdly by secret malice of the heart as by revengefull and cruell Desires thoughts and wishes by envying maligning hating and wilfull neglecting the good of his Neighbour Leuit 19.17.18 Deut 19.19 Psal 5 6.7 Prov 20.22.24.29 Mat 5.22 Rom 1.29.31.12.19 1. Cor 13.4 c. 1 Thes 5.15 Iames 1.20.3.14 c 1. Iohn 3.15 Q. You haue told me how many wayes a man is saide to kill Tell me now how thou art to further helpe and preserve both thyne owne and the good health and life of thy neighboure which is also a dutie required in this Commandement A. By a Gen 45.27 Exod 23.5.31.32 Leuit 19.17 Numb 11.29 1 Sam 20.9.25.22 c 1 Kings 18.13 Iob. 29.12 c Prov 12.18.15.4 Zecha 7.9 Mat. 5.44.25.35 Acts 2.40 26.29 Rom 12.10.13.15 c. 1 Cor 9.19.22.12.26 Gal 6.10 Ephes 4.2.3 c. 32. Colos 3.12.13.16 Heb 3.13.13.3 1. Pet. 3.11 4.8 Iude. 23. doeing saying wishing and occasioning all the good to soule or body and by b Gen. 13.9 1. Sam 19.2.23.13.14 1. Kings 19.3 Ecclus. 28.13 Mat. 10.23 Acts. 23.16.27.31 Rom. 14.15 removing or avoiding all things harmefull and preiudiciall either to my owne or my neighbours good name health safety and Salvation Q. What is the next Commandement A. Thou shalt not Commit Adulterie Q. Tell me the meaning of this Commandement in more wordes A. In this Commandement as all manner of vncleannes and lustfullnes in soule and body is absolutly forbidden so on the other side is it as striktly required that wee should preserve keepe and possese body and soule in all cleannes and holynes Q. Name the vncleannes which is forbidden A. First all lust and vncleannes in act either solitary or with another as Fornication Adulterie incest rape or that against nature Gen. 34.2.38.9 Leuit. 10.6.19.20.10 18. Deut 17.17.22.22.23 25.23 10.17.18 Prov. 6.32 Ezek. 18.6.22.11 Amos. 2.7 2. Sam. 13.14 Rom. 1.26.27 1. Cor. 5.1.6.9.18.19.7 2. Gal. 5.19 Secondly all lust and vncleannes or Adulterie of the minde or hearte Prov. 6.25 Mat 5.28.15.19 Rom. 1.28 Ephes 4.22 Colos 3.5 2. Tim. 2.22 1. Pet. 2.11 1. Ioh. 2.16 Thirdly all Adulterous and vncleane behaviours in wordes gestures apparell and any other provocations and occasions therof whatsoever As evill Company Idlenesse Drunkennesse Gluttony wanton lookes songs and pictures and the like Gen. 6.2.34.2.39.7 2. Sam. 11.2.13.5 Isay 3.16.17 Ierem. 3.2.3 Ezek. 16.49 Hos 4.11 Zephan 1.8 Prov. 5.3.6.24.7.10.23.31 c. Ecclus. 8.9 1. Cor. 5 6.9.11.15.33 Ephes 4.29.5.3.4.6.11 Colos 3.8 1. Thes 5.22 1 Pet. 4.3 2 Pet. 2 7.14 Q. How are you to keepe and possesse your body and soule in Cleannes Chastitie and holynes A. Not only by an abstinence from the a foresayd vncleannes forbidden Iob. 31 1. Prov. 5.8 2. Cor. 7.1.1 Thes 4.3.4.5 But by the practise and exercise of cleannes and chastitie in our wordes deedes gestures attire and by vsing all meanes of preserving and increasing it both in our selues and others As by good company and example temperance in meats and drinkes fasting and prayer and busiing our selues in our severall callings and such like Gen. 39.8.9 Deut. 23.10 c. 2. Sam. 13.13 Psal 119.37 1. Cor. 7.2 c. 9.27 Phil. 4.8 1. Tim. 2.9.10 Tit. 2.3 c. Q. Proceede now and tell me the next Commandement A. Thou shalt not Steale Q. What doth God require of thee in this Commandement A. That I should not any way impaire Diminish hinder detaine detract take away and vniustly get from my neighbour any of his goods wealth possessions commodities and estate or his iust title and claime there vnto But rather that I should by all lawfull meanes further maintaine increase the same as mine owne and as I would haue him to doe vnto me Q. How many wayes is a man sayd to Steale A. First he doth steale who by open violence or secret and close convaiance getteth and taketh a way or detayneth or doth counsell assist consent conceale or pertake of those thinges of our neightbours detained and taken away Of this kinde are not open a Exod. 22.1 Levit. 19.11.13 Deut. 23.24.25 Iob. 1.15.17 Psal 50.18 Prov 6.30.31.28 24.29.24 Zachar. 5 3 4. Luk. 3.14.10.30 .1 Cor. 6.10 Ephes 4.28 Tit. 2.10 Robbers only on the land and sea housebreakers secret pilfarers But b Gen 21.25 Exod. 22.25.26 Levit 25.14 Deut. 23.19 Iudg. 18.25.27 1. Kings 12.11 Iob. 24.2 c 27.13.14 Psal 94.20 Prov. 11 26. Isay 1.23 Amos 8. 4.6 Ierem 17.11 Habb 2.6.9 Ezek 18.7 12.22.12.27.33.15.45.9 Luk.