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A19634	The guide vnto true blessednesse. Or, A body of the doctrine of the Scriptures, directing man to the sauing knowledge of God. Collected by Sam. Crooke	Crook, Samuel, 1575-1649.	1613 (1613)	STC 6066; ESTC S117175	109,968	342

and liues least by any meanes we dishonour him Secondly that we auoide both the company of profane persons who b Psal 73.9 set their mouth against heauen and all vnnecessarie dangers whereby c Mat. 26.69 c. diuers haue beene occasioned to deny the Lord. SECT XXVIII Of the fourth Commandement Q. VVHat are the words of the fourth Commandement A. d Exo. 20.8 c. Remember the Sabbath day to keepe it holy c. Q. What is the meaning of this Commandement A. To challenge at the hand of euery man in behalfe both of himselfe and of all that are vnder his roofe and e Nehem. 13.15 c. Jos 24.15 gouernement one day and now since the resurrection of Christ the first of the seauen in euery weeke to be set apart vnto an holy rest for Gods publique and solemne worship and that vpon a fourefold reason 1. From equitie because God alloweth vs six dayes for our affaires and reserueth but one for himselfe 2. From his owne right because this day is his and not ours 3. From his example who on the seuenth day rested from his work of Creation 4. From hope of blessing because God hath blessed and sanctified the Sabbath not onely as a day of seruice to himselfe but also as a time and a Exod 31.13 Esay 56.6 7. meanes to bestow encrease of grace vpon such as doe conscionably obserue the same Q. What are the duties required in this Commandement A. Three Viz. 1. To remember the Sabbath day that is not onely to looke back vnto the b Gen. 1.2 3 first sanction of it in Paradise before all sacrifices and ceremonies which reason among many others may perswade that it is not ceremoniall but perpetuall not to cease till it be perfectly a Heb. 4.9.10 consummated in the heauenly Sabbath but also so to beare it in minde as to liue in continuall practise of the duties wee learned the Sabbath past and b Luk. 23.54 preparation of our selues and our affaires that wee may freely and duely attend on the Lord in the Sabbath approching 2. To c Esay 58.13 make it our delight to consecrate it as glorious to the Lord performing with care and desire of profit the duties thereof in publique and priuate to wit Of d Act. 13.13 15 Psal 92 See the title pietie as hearing and reading the word communicating in the Sacraments prayer singing of Psalmes conferring meditating of the word and workes of God especially feeding our soules with the contemplation of the heauenly Sabbath c. Of e 1. Cor. 16.2 Nehe. 8.12 mercie as collections for the poore visiting the sicke comforting the sad reconciling such as are at variance and such like Wherein such as are necessarily debarred from the publique duties must with a Mat. 24.20 Psal 42.6 sorrow for such restraint vse more carefully the b Psal 63.1 2 priuate meanes 3. To c Exod. 34.21 31.13 rest from our ordinary though lawfull businesses for the space of that whole naturall day yea to allow rest to the very cattel both that we may shew d Pro. 12.10 mercy euen to the beast and to represent after a sort the euerlasting Sabbath wherein all e Ro. 8.20 21 creatures shall be deliuered from the bondage of corruption Notwithstanding such works are excluded as are presently necessarie either for the f Act. 1.12 Mat. 12.5 actions of pietie belonging to that day or for extraordinarie exigents of charitie for the g 2. Kin. 11.9 c. preseruation of the commonwealth or of our owne or others h Mat. 3.4 M●t. 12.1 c life or i 1 Ver. 11. liuelihood in case of present necessitie or danger Q. What is forbidden in this commandement A. The vnhallowing or profaning of the Sabbath which is done 1. By making it a common day through common a Neh. 13.15 c. labour in our ordinarie callings b Esay 58.13 talking of our worldly affaires thinking of our owne thoughts or no other but a common vse of the creatures 2. By making it a day of carnall rest vnto idlenesse c Exod. 32.6 feasting pastimes c. Which draw our mindes farther from God then our ordinarie labours 3. By making it a day of sinne or the Diuels holiday doing that on the Lords day which is d Mar. 3.4 no day lawfull but then most e Ezek. 23.37 38 abhominable 4. By beeing f Amos 8.5 Mal. 1 1● weary of the duties of the Sabbath thinking long till they be ended Q. What are the helpes or hinderances to the keeping of this commandement A. 1. We must adde to the forementioned duty of remembrance an ardent endeauour to tast the a Psal 42.2 3 84.1 c. sweetnes of holy exercises that so wee may come to make the Sabbath our delight 2. We must auoyd and abhorre all b Ezek. 22.26 prophane opinions either disannulling the necessitie of the Sabbath or equalling any other day to it together with such meetings and companies exercises and occasions whereby we shal be in daunger to be drawn to the vnhallowing of this day SECT XXIX Of the fift Commaundement Q. TO proceed to the second Table What are the words of the fift Commaundement A. c Exod. 20.12 Honour thy Father and thy Mother c. Q. What is the meaning and scope of this Commaundement A. That the qualitie of mens persons and places in whatsoeuer estate naturall ciuile or Ecclesiasticall with whatsoeuer relation to vs be duely acknowledged and respected and that vpon a a Eph 6.2 3. promise of the blessing of long life and b Deut. 5.16 prosperitie to such as in so doing shall shew that they regard the c Eph. 6.1 Rom. 13.1 2. image and ordinance of God Q. What is required in this Commaundement A. All due carriage of inferiours to their superiours and by consequent of superiors also to their inferiors and of equalls among themselues vnder the sweet relation betwixt parents and children or betwixt brethren of the same familie and the generall duetie of honour importing First that all inferiours as wiues children young persons subiects seruants hearers c. doe readily acknowledge and yeeld to their superiours d Leuit. 19.3 Eph. 6.5 reuerence in heart word and behauiour e Eph. 6.1 Col. 3.20 Tit. 3.1 Heb. 13.7 obedience and submission to their commaundements counsels and corrections f T it 2.10 fidelitie thankfulnesse g Rom. 13.6 7. Gal. 6.6 maintenance h 1. Tim 2.1 2 prayer to God for them with giuing of thankes i 2. Tim. 1.5 Phil. 4.9 imitation of their vertues and graces c. Secondly that all Superiours as husbands parents aged persons Magistrates Maisters Ministers c. doe answerably affoord to their inferiours a Eph. 5.23 Rom 13.4 protection and support b Mat. 7.9 10 prouision of good things for the bodie and the soule

referred to some one or other commandement of the law the d Mat 19 23 reiecting wherof excludeth from the kingdome of God Q. What is that law which with the direction of the Gospell is the rule of Sanctification A. Onely the morall law or law of nature engrauen by God himselfe first in the heart of man in his creation after in a Deut. 10.4 tables of stone in the dayes of Moses so published committed vnto the Church for all ages as the b Iam. 2.8 royall law for obedience to God our King commonly called the c Exod. 34.28 Deut. 4.13 Decalogue or ten Commandements Q. What are we to conceiue of the Ceremoniall and iudiciall lawes A. They are onely added as speciall explications and applications of the law morall vnto d Rom. 9.4 that present Church and people of the Israelites Viz. The former for direction in rites of outward worship e Heb. 10.1 c. shaddowing the grace of the Gospell now vtterly f Ver. 9. abolished the substance being exhibited The latter for forme of pollicy and ciuill gouernment and therefore ceasing with the dissolution of that common wealth for which it was ordained SECT XXIIII Of the Decalogue Q. TO deale onely therefore with the morall ●aw what order are wee to obserue in handling of the Decalogue A. We are to consider First in generall The preface The diuision The rules of interpretation Secondly the seuerall Commandements in particular Q. What is the preface of the Law A. Those words of God a Exod. ●0 2 I am the Lord thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage Wherein hee layeth a two-fold ground of obedience Viz. 1. Frō his name b Exod. 3.14 Iehouah importing his eternal being of himself c Rom. 11.36 communicating of life all blessings to mankinde wherby he is the d Psal 36.6 Sauiour of all men 2. From the Couenant of grace whereby he is our God the a 1. Tim. 4.10 Sauiour of them that beleeue assuring them all gracious deliuerances by vertue of that his couenant from all euils and enemies both bodily and especially spirituall vnder the figure of the late deliuerance of the Israelites out of Aegypt Q. How is the Law diuided A. Two wayes 1. Into ten Commaundements or words propounded Some affirmatiuely as the 4. and 5. others negatiuely as all the rest Some with reasons annexed as the 2 3 4 5 the rest without 2. Into two Tables which b Math. 22. Christ calleth the two great Commaundements viz. the 1. Containing our c Verse 37.38 duetie to God in the foure first Commandements 2. Our d Verse 39. duetie to our neighbor in the 6. last Q. What are the rules of interpreting the Law A. They are principally these three viz. 1. That where any a Matth. 4.10 1. Cor. 15.34 duetie is enioyned as in the affirmatiue Commandements the contrarie sinne is forbidden and where any b Eph. 4.28 sin is forbidden as in the negatiue the contrarie duetie is required 2. That vnder c Matth. 5.21 22 c. 1. Iohn 3.15 one maine duetie or crime expressed all degrees of good or euill in the same kind are either commaunded or forbidden 3. That with the sinne forbidden or duetie enioyned all d Thes 5.22 Heb. 10 24 25. occasions or furtherances thereto are consequently condemned or required SECT XXV Of the first Commaundement Q. TO come to the seuerall Commaundements and first of the former Table What are the words of the first Commaundement A. a Exod. 20.3 Thou shalt haue none other gods before me Q. What is the scope and meaning of this Commaundement A. That the inward and spirituall worship of the b Prou 23.26 heart wherein c Deut. 5.29 God especially delighteth and which is the d Prou 4.23 Mat. 12.35 ground of the outward be giuen to him the onely God and to none other and that sincerely without hypocrisie as in his sight who e Jer. 17.10 searcheth and knoweth the heart Q. What is forbidden in this Commaundement A. 1. Originall corruption so far forth as it is the f Rom. 8.7 fountaine of impietie against God with all the streams of g Psal 14.1 Atheisme errour h Ps 10.3 4. hatred of God prophanenesse presumption securitie infidelitie i Rom. 1.21 ingratitude c. 2. All inward Idolatrie whereby men set vp an k Ezek. 14.3 Idoll in their heart in stead of God giuing thereto any part of spirituall adoration as by l Acts 12.23 pride m 2. Tim. 3.4 1. Sam. 2.29 inordinate loue a ●sa 51.12 13. carnall feare b Pro. 18.11 Ier. 17.5 fleshly confidence c. Q. What is required in this Commandement A. The setting vp and c Esa 8.13 sanctifying of the Lord God in our hearts yeelding him in Christ the spirituall worship of d Psal 73.25 faith and affiance e Deut. 6.5 loue and f 1. Thess 5.18 thankfulnesse g Heb. 12.28 feare and reuerence c. which is due vnto his Maiestie Q. What are the helpes or hinderances of the obedience of this Commaundement A. 1. The onely means to settle and vphold vs in this spiritual worship of God is to endeuor to attaine and encrease in the h 2. Pet. 3.18 knowledge of him in Iesus Christ to consider i Psal 116.1 12 1. Ioh. 3.1 what great things he hath done for vs yea k Pro. 3.6 in all our wayes to take knowledge of his presence promises and prouidence 2. Contrariwise the l Hos 4.1 8.12 neglect of the knowledge of God and m Esa 5.12 26.10 11. not considering his word and workes are the n Esa 1.3 4. ground of all impietie and spirituall Idolatrie here forbidden SECT XXVI Of the second Commaundement Q. VVHat are the words of the second Commaundement A. a Exod. 20.4 c. Thou shalt make thee no grauen image neither any similitude c. Q. What is the scope and meaning of this Commaundement A. To bind all men to that b Deut. 12.32 onely outward forme of worship which God himselfe in his word prescribeth and that by a twofold reason The first taken from the Couenant of grace whereby he is the Lord our God which Couenant on our part is by no sinne so directly violated as by Idolatrie called therfore in Scripture spiritual c Ier. 3.8 Adulterie The second from the nature of God which is in this case to bee iealous which he sheweth 1. By visiting and punishing vnto the third and fourth generatiō such as howsoeuer pretending loue do thus declare their hatred of him 2. By extending his mercie vnto thousands of such as shew their loue of him by obedience to this his Law Q. What is forbidden in this Commaundement A. Euerie forme of worship a Deut. 12.31 though of the