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A39662	An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.; Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Shorter catechism.	1692 (1692)	Wing F1160; ESTC R25088	171,235	224

say wherein have we despised thy name Q. 2. What is the first thing especially required in the third Commandment A. It requires the most aweful and reverential frame of our hearts in all our approaches to God Psal. 89.7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints and to he had in reverence of all them that are about him And in his Worship Ioh. 4.24 God is a spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth Q. 3. What 's the second thing required in this Commandment A It requires truth in our witness-bearing as knowing God seeth our hearts and is witness to all that we think or speak Zech. 5.4 I will bring it forth saith the Lord of hosts and it shall enter into the house of the thief and into the house of him that sweareth ●alsly by my name c. Q. 4. What 's the third thing required in this Commandment A. That in all our Appeals to God in secret or doubtful matters we be sure that the Appeal be necessary aweful and true Ier 17.16 As for me I have not hastened from being a pastour to follow thee neither have I desired the woful day thou knowest that which came out of my lips was right before thee Psal. 139.23 24 Search me O God and know my heart try me and know my thoughts And set if there be any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting Q. 5. What doth this Commandment especially forbid A. It forbids and condemns all profane Oaths as most injurious to the Name of God Matth. 5.34 37. Swear not at all neither by heaven for it is Go●s throne c. but let your communication be yea yea nay nay for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil Q. 6. VVhat is the danger of profane or false Swearing A. Such are reckoned Enemies to God Psal. 139.20 Thine enemies take thy name in vain The Curse of God enters into such Families Zech. 5.4 I will bring it forth saith the Lord of hosts and it shall enter into the ho●se of the thief and into the house of him that sweareth falsly by my name c. And the Lord will not hold them guiltless Q. 7. VVhat else is forbidden in this Commandment A. It forbids and condemns all heedless wandering and drowsie performance of Gods Worship Isa. 29.13 14. VVherefore the Lord said forasmuch as this people drew near me with their mouth and with their lips do honour me b●t have removed their heart far from me and their fear towards me is taught by the precept of men Therefore behold I will proceed to do a marvellous work amongst this people even a marvellous work and a wonder for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid And 2 Kings 10.31 But Iehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart for he departed not from the sins of Ieroboam which made Israel to sin Q. 8. What other sin is forbidden in this Command A. It forbids all light and irreverent use of the Scriptures especially in our jests or by way of scoffing Ier. 17.15 Behold they say unto me where is the word of the Lord let it come nowe Jer. 6.10 Behold the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach they have no delight in it Q. 9. By what Argument doth God enforce the third Commandment on men A. That the breakers of this Command shall surely be punished by the Lord either in this life Deut. 28.58 59. If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name The Lord thy God Then the Lord will make thy plagues wonderful and the plagues of thy seed even great plagues and of long continuance and sore sickness and of long continuance Or in that to come Rom. 2.5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thy self wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God Except they repent and reform Q. 10. What 's the first Instruction from the third Commandment A. That great and infinite is the Patience of God in forbearing provoking Sinners so long as he doth Romans 9.22 VVhat if God willing to shew his wrath and to make his power known endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction Q. 11. VVhat 's the second Instruction from hence A. That God is to be justified in the severest of his Judgments by which at any time he manifests his displeasure against the profaneness of the World Hos. 4.1 2 3. Hear the word of the Lord ye children of Israel for the Lord hath a controversie with the inhabitants of the land because there is no truth nor mercy nor knowledge of God in the land By swearing and lying and killing and stealing and committing adultery they break out and bloud toucheth bloud Therefore shall the land ●ourn and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of heaven yea the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away Q. 12. What 's the third Instruction from hence A. That God takes special notice of and greatly delighteth in them that fear and reverence his Name Isa. 66.5 Hear the word of the Lord ye that tremble at his word Your brethren that hated you that cast you out for my names sake said let the Lord be glorified but he shall appea● to your joy and they shall be ashamed Mal. 3.16 And a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord and that thought upon his name Q. 13. What 's the last Inference from hence A. That those Parents have much to answer for that by their Examples teach or by their Negligence encourage their Children to profane Gods Name Ier. 5 7. How shall I pardon thee for this Thy children have forsaken me and sworn by them that are no Gods c. Of the Sabbath Quest. 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 Cattle nor thy Stranger which is within thy Gates For in six dayes the Lord made Heaven and Earth the Sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it Quest. 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 an holy Sabbath unto the Lord. Quest. 59. Which day of the seven hath God

to his work Q. 8. What 's the third thing forbidden in this Command A. It forbids all unlawful Weights and Measures which is no better than Theft in Gods account Mic. 6.10 11. Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked and the scant measure that is abominable Shall I count them pure with the wicked ballances and with the bag of deceitful weights Q. 9. What 's the fourth Sin forbidden in this Command A. It forbids all Family frauds by Children Prov. 28.24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother and saith it is no transgression the same is the companion of a destroyer Or Servants Tit. 2.9 10. Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters Not purloining but shewing all good fidelity c. Q. 10. What 's the fifth thing forbidden in this Command A. It forbids all tempting of or encouraging others to defraud those who have any trust committed to them Psal. 50.18 When thou sawest a thief then thou consentedst with him Prov. 29.24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul c. Q. 11. What 's the sixth thing forbidden in this Command A. It forbids the taking away of anothers Goods by open Robbery by Sea or Land Iob 5.5 And the robber swalloweth up their sub●tance Or clandestinely and privately 1 Pet. 4.15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or as a thief c. Q. 12. What is the danger of this sin A. It brings Mens Souls Bodies and Estates under the Curse of God Zech. 5. ● 4. Then said he unto me This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it I will bring it ●orth saith the Lord of hosts and it shall enter into the house of the thief c. Q. 13. What 's the first Instruction hence A. Let all that are guilty of this sin repent and restore as they expect Mercy from God Eph. 4.28 Let him that stole steal no more c. Luke 19.8 And Z●cheus stood and said unto the Lord Behold Lord the half of my goods I give to the poor and if I have taken away any thing from any man by false accusation I restore him four fold Q 14. What 's the last Inference from hence A. To excite all to whom God hath given a competency of the things of the World that they bless God for keeping them from the temptations of this sin Prov. 30.8 9. Give me neither poverty nor riches feed me with food convenient for me lest I be full and deny thee and say who is the Lord or lest I be poor and steal and take the name of my God in vain Of the ninth Commandment Quest. 76. WHich is the ninth Commandment A. The ninth Commandment is Thou shalt not bear false witne●s against thy Neighbour Quest. 77. What is required in the ninth Commandment A. The ninth Commandment requireth the maintaining and promoting of Truth between man and man and of our own and our Neighbours good names especially in witness-bearing Quest. 78. What is forbidden in the ninth Commandment A. The ninth Commandment forbiddeth whatsoever is prejudicial to truth or injurious to our own or our Neighbours good name Q. 1. What is the general scope and aim of the ninth Commandment A. The ninth Command aimes chiefly at the preservation and promoting of Truth amongst Men Zech. 8.16 Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour c. This being of indispensable necessity to the subsistence and welfare of Humane Society Eph. 4.25 Wherefore p●tting away lying speak every man truth with his neig●b●ur for we are members one of another Q. 2. What is the first thing required particularly in this Command A. This Command requires every Man to take care of preserving his own good Name by ordering his Conversation in universal Integrity 1 Pet. 3.15 16. But sanctifie the Lord God in your hearts and be ready alwayes to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear Having a good conscience that whereas they speak evil of you as of evil doers they may be ashamed that falsly accuse your good conversation in Christ. Q. 3. What 's the second thing required in this Commandment A. It requires all due care to preserve the good Name and Honour of other Men as well as our own for Christians are not to be of narrow and private Spirits which center only in their own interests and concernments Phil. 2.4 Look not every man on his own things but every man also on the things of others Q. 4. How are we to preserve the good Names of others A. We are to preserve the good Names of othes by an inward esteem of all the good that is in them Phil. 2.3 In lowliness of mi●d let each esteem other better than themselves And manifesting our inward esteem of them by a wise and seasonable expression thereof for their encouragement in the wayes of Godliness Rom. 1.8 First I thank my God through Iesus Christ for you all that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world Q. 5. How else are we to defend other Mens Names A. By our readiness to receive with joy the reports of that good that is in them 3 Epist. Iohn 3. For I rejoyced greatly when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee even as thou walkest in the truth And discountenancing all reproaches maliciously vented against them Psal. 15.3 Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour Q. 6. But what if the report be evidently true A. In that case we are to grieve for their miscarriages as the effect and fruit of our love to their Souls 2 Cor. 2.4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears not that ye should be grieved but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you And to discharge our Duties privately and faithfully in order to their recovery Mat. 18.15 16 17. Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone c. Winking at and concealing in love their lesser and common infirmities 1 Pet. 4.8 And above all things have fervent cha●ity among your selves for charity shall cover the multitude of sins Q. 7. What is forbidden in the ninth Commandment A. It forbids us to injure others by raising or receiving Lyes and false Reports which are highly injurious to their good Names Col. 3.9 Lye not one to another c. Q. 8. What else is forbidden in the ninth Commandment A. It especially forbids Perjury or false Swearing whereby not only the Names but Estates and Lives of the innocent are injured and ruined Psal. 35.11 False witnesses did rise up they laid to my charge things that I knew not Prov. 19.5 A false witness shall not be unpunished and he that