of bondage A. Four 1. In that it is said God spake these words I learn that God is the Author of them 2. In that it is said I am the Lord I learn that he hath authority to command and power to punish the breakers of his Law Mat. 10.28 3. It that it is said Thy God I learn that we must obey in regard of the Covenant which we have made with him Ezek. 11.20 4. In that it is said Which brought thée out of Egypt learn that we must obey in regard of his mercy and goodness towards us Deut. 4.20 Luke 1.74 I. Command Q. What doth the first commandement require of us A. That we take the true God only for our God Q. How is this done A. Two ways 1. By knowing and acknowledging him in our Iudgments to be God alone 2. By entirely cleaving unto him in our affections Q. Which are those affections by which we are to cleave to God especially A. 1. Faith or affiance in him as our only stay out of which floweth prayer for what we want and thankfulness for what we have received Psal 62.1 Psal 51.14 2. Love unto him as our chiefest good Deut. 6.5 3. Fear of him as the greatest and most glorious object Isa 8.13 Q. What is for bidden in the first Commandement A. Either the not knowing or acknowledging any God at all which is Atheism or not knowing the true God aright which is gross ignorance or acknowledging any other to be God besides him that is not God by nature which is Idolatry Besides any failing to cleave unto the true God by Faith Love and Fear which are due unto him or leaning therein to any other II. Command Q. What doth the second Commandement concern A. The rule or manner according to which God will be worshiped Q. What is forbidden in this Second Commandement A. All carnal worshipping of God by Images either represented to the eye or conceived in the mind together with all inventions of men about the substance or manner of his worship Q. What is commanded in it A. A Spiritual worshiping of God and a careful following of his Word and Sucraments in the use of his worship John 4.24 1 Câ—r 11.23 c. III. Command Q. What is required of us in the third Commandement A. 1. We are forbidden to abuse the glorious Name of God any manner of way as in conjuring cursing perjury in idle and vain swearing Deut. 18.11 Rom. 12.14 Lev. 19.12 Mat. 5.34 2 We are commanded to use the Holy Name of God with reverence and honor as in giving honor and praise unto it and in religious swearing by it Deut. 28.58 Psal 118.28,29 Isa 45.23 Q. Tell me by whom we must swear A. By God for it is a part of his glory which he will give to none other Deu 6.13 Q. In what causes and where is it lawful to swear A. Where the glory of God is sought or the preservation of our brethren or before a Magistrate 2 Cor. 1.23 Jer. 4.2 Heb. 9.16 IV. Command Q. What is commanded in the fourth Commandement A. That the whole Sabbath or Lords Day be set apart from all common use as holy to the Lord both publickly and privately in the practice of the duties of Piety and works of Mercy and Necessity Q. What are the duties of Piety and Holiness A. Hearing the Word of God read and preached praying receiving of the Sacraments conferring and meditating of the Word and Works of God Acts 13.14,15 Acts 15.21 Acts 16.13 Acts 20.7 Psal 92.4,5 Q. What are the works of mercy which we are to perform on that day A. Visiting the sick comforting the afflicted collections for the poor and such like Mark 3.4 1 Cor. 16.2 Q. What be the works of necessity A. Such as end necessarily to the preservation of life health or goods which otherwise would perish or be in danger Mat. 12.1,7,11 Mat. 12.5 Or to the performance of Gods service which otherwise must be omitted Q. What is forbidden in this fourth Commandement A. All neglecting of the duties of the Sabbaâ—h prophaning of that day in whole or in part by needless works words or thoughts about our callings or recreations Mat. 26.6 Acts 20.9 Isa 58.13 Neh. 13.15,16,17 c. Exod. 34.21 Q. What reasons doth God use to disswade men from the works of the world on the Sabbath Day A. Four in number 1. Because he doth allow them six days in every wéek to do their own business in 2. Because the seventh day is the Lords day and not theirs 2. Because he himself rested the seventh day and did not work therein as he had done in the six days before 4. Because he hath sanctified the seventh day and appointed the same for a blessing unto men V. Command Q. What is meant by Honour A. It imports especially thrée things 1. to reverence their persons 2. To obey their lawful commands 3. When néed requireth to relieve them Q. What is meant by Father and Mother A. My Father and Mother who are my natural parents the Magistrates who are the Fathers of our Countrey the Ministers of Gods Word who are our Fathers in Christ our Masters and Governors the aged and all our betters Q. What is the Duty that Superiors are to return back again to their Infectors A. To carry themselves gravely méekly and in a séemly manner towards them Titus 2.2 Col. 3.21 Col. 4.1 Q. What is the duty of equals to each other A. To carry themselves modestly and lovingly towards one another with due respect to the worth and dignity of each other Eph. 5.21 Rom. 12.10 Q. Have all the children of God length of life A. They have two manner of ways 1. They have the blessing of long life in this world like as they have the blessing of health even in sickness and the blessing of wealth even in poverty so far forth as all estates and conditions work for their good Prov. 3.16 Eccles 8.12 Rom. 8.28 Psal 91.16 2. The sooner they dye here the sooner they enter upon life in the Kingdom of Heaven so that the shorter it is here the longer it is there Q. But have not the wicked long life sometimes A. Yes in this world but it is a cursed not a blessed life unto them which the Scripture accounteth death rather then life Isa 65.20 VI. Command Q. What is forbidden in the sixth Commandement Thou shalt not kill A. All neglect of our own or our neighbors preservation or desire of our own or their hurt conceived in heart or declared by word gesture or déed Q. What is commanded in it A. That by all means lawful we desire and study to preserve our own person and the person of our neighbor VII Command Q. What is forbidden in the Seventh Commandement Thou shalt not commit Adultery A. All uncleanness of heart spéech gesture or action together with all the causes occasions and signs thereof Q. What is commanded in it A. That we should kéep our selves
pure in soul and body both towards our selves and others VIII Command Q. How many things are forbidden in the either Commandement Thou shalt not steal A. Thrée 1. All desire of any mans goods wrongfully Eph. 5.5.2 All stealing robbing and unlawful getting Lev. 19.11 1 Thes 4.6 3. Vpholding of theft in others by letting them escape unpunished féeding and maintaining of théeves and idle persons Isa 1.23 2 Thes 3.10 Q. How many things are we commanded in it A. Thrée 1. To be content with that portion which the Lord hath sent us 1. Tim. 6.6 2. That we labour for our living in a lawful calling 2. Thes 3.12 3. To be helpful to them that need especially to the poor Saints both by hospitality and alms-déeds Gal. 6.10 Heb. 13.2,16 IX Command Q. What things are forbidden in the Ninth Commandement Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour A. 1. We are forbidden to speak falsely in witness bearing Prov. 19 5,2 2. To backbite or â—lander any Psal 15.3 3. To lye flatter or dissemble Eph. 4.25 Q. What are we commanded herein A. We are commanded in all things to speak and maintain truth as 1. in bearing witness 2. In plain reproving our brethren Lev. 19 12. 3. In defending his good name Phil. 10.11 c. X Command Q. What is required of you in the Tenth Câ—mmandement A. That I be truly contented with my own outward condition resting always thankful to God for my present estate and that I may not once have an unlawful lust or motion in my self or an inordinate desire to any thing that is my neighbours but for ever think good towards him rejoycing in anothers good as in our own Heb. 13.5 Phil. 4.11 1 Thes 5.18 1 Kings 21.2 Acts 26.29 Rom. 12.15 Q. Is any man able to keep the Commandements A. No 1. Because we sin the best of us in many things 2. Our best works do savour of the flesh and are defective Q. To what end serve they then A. 1. To humble us in regard of our miserable estate hereby discovered 2. To be a rule of good life into us 3. To set us awork daily to pray and cry to the Lord for mercy and for strength to live accordâ—… to his laws Q. As you have shewed me the profit of the Law so tell me why we should do good works since they cannot save us A. 1. To shew our love to God our Father in walking as becometh his children John 14.15 2. To shew our love to our selves making thereby our election certain to our selves 2 Pet. 1.10 3 To win our brethren to Christ by our godly life and conversation Mat. 5.6 1 Pet. 3.1 4 To stop the mouths of all blasphemous adversaries 1. Pet. 2.15 1 Pet. 3.16 Q. How â—ay things are principally to be considered in good works A. Thrée 1. that they be commanded in the Law of God Eph. 2.10 2 That they procéed from a heart purged by faith Heb. 11.6 Rom. 14.23 3 That they be done to Gods glory 1 Pet. 4.11 The Fourth Part of the CATECHISME concerning the LORDS PRAYER Qu. WHat is Prayer A. A calling upon God in name of Christ whereby we séek unto him to give the good things we stand in need of and to remove the evil things which our sins deserved and to give him thanks for blessings and mercies received Q. How many principal parts be there of the Lords Prayer A. Thrée 1 A Preface and Introduction to prayer in these words Our Father which art in Heaven 1. The matter of prayer contained in the six petitions 3. An assurance of that we pray for contained in the conclusion For thine is the kingdom the power and the glory for ever Amen Q. What learn you out of the Preface Our Father which art in Heaven A. Thrée things 1. He to whom we must pray is a father and no tyrant to be fled from 2. He is our Father and therefore loveth us 3. Heaven is his Throne and therefore he is able to â—elp Q. Why do you say Our Father and not my Father A 1. Because God is the Father of us all 2. To teach us to pray for others as well as for our selves Q. Why is God said to be in Henven A. Not that he is contained or included there for he fills Heaven and Earth but because his glory is most manifold as in Heaven so from Heaven * For from heaven especially the glory of his power providence and justice mercy and other attributes is declared I. Peti Q How is Gods Name said to to be Hallowed A. By acknowledging the holiness thereof and honouring it accordingly Q. What doth this word Name signifie A. Those things whereby God is made known unto us which are six especially his nature the distinction of the persons in the holy Trinity his Titles his Attributes his Word and his Works II. Peti Q What is meant by Gods Kingdoâ—… A. The peculiar Sovereignty which God hath over his Elect begun here in grace hereafter to be perfected in glory Q. How many things do you pray for in this petition Thy Kingdom come A. Four 1. That he may reign in as our hearts by the Sceptre of his Word 2 Cor. 10.5 2. That by his holy spirit he will govern us Rom. 14.17 3. That Satan and all our lusts may be overthrown Rom. 16.20 1 John 3.8 4. That he would finish these days of sin and receive us into his kingdom of glory Rev. 22.20 III. Peti Q. What do you pray for in the third Petition Thy will be done c A. That as the will of God is done in Heaven readily chéerfully and faithfully so we may faiâ—hfully believe obediently perform and patiently bear the known and revealed will of God here on earth and that in truth and sincerity of affection as it is in Heaven though we cannot in like measure and degree of persection Psal 103.20 Deut. 29.29 Heb. 10.36 2 Cor. 8.12 Q. Why must we pray to do Gods will as the Angels do it A Because one day we shall be like unto them in glory therefore we have cause to desire to be like unto them here in holiness IV. Peti Q. What is meant by this word Bread A. All manner of temporal blessings néedful for the sustentation and preservation of this life as meat drink cloth health peace and liberty c. Q. How is Bread said to be ours A. In regard of a just and true right we have thereunto which right is twofold 1. Spiritual proper to the Saints that believe in Christ 1 Cor. 3.22,23 2. Civil which is agréeable to Iustice and equity and that in the Courts of men Q. What is meant by this word daily A. Ordinary and usual bread whereof we do every day stand in néed being fittest for our nature to preserve soul and body together and to nourish and cherish us here in this life Prov. 30.8 Q. Why do you add this day A. To shew the moderation of our desire