requires except we do it in a holy serious and reverent manner A. No. Q. 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 works 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 cattel nor thy stranger that is within thy gates for in six days the Lord made Heaven and Earth the Sea and all that is in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it Q. 58. VVhat is required in the fourth Commandment A. The fourth Commandment requireth the keeping holy to God such set times as he hath appointed in his Word expresly one whole day in seven to be a holy Sabbath unto himself Q. Doth the fourth Commandment require any espeâ—ial time to be kept holy A. Yes Q. What time A. Such as God hath appointed in his Word Q. Doth the fourth Commandment then determine of the special time for divine worship as the three foregoing Commands do of the Object means and manner of worship A. Yes Q. Hath God left us to keep what time we please A. No. Q. What proportion of time hath God expresly set apart in his word to be kept holy to himself A. One wdole day in seven Q. Is this Commandment to be understood of the seventh day in order that is the last of the seven or the seventh in number that is one in seven A. Of the seventh in number Q. Hath God left the determining which day in seven it should be whether the first or the last to some other precept A. Yes Q. Is the fourth Command then a Moral precept that is to say of perpetual force binding Christians now as well as Jews heretofore to the observation of it A. Yes Q. Doth it cease to be of force A. No. Q. 59. Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly Sabbath A. From the beginning of the world to the Resurrection of Christ God hath appointed the seventh day of the week to be the weekly Sabbath and the first day of the week ever since to continue to the end of the world which is the Christian Sabbath Q. Which day of seven was at first appointed for the Sabbath A. The last Q. Which day of the seven did God since appoint to be the Sabbath A. The first Q. When was the seventh or last day of the week appointed to be the Sabbath A. From the beginning of the world Q. Was it only from the time of the giving of the Law of Moses A. No. Q. Was it ordained for man in Paradise at the beginning of the world A. Yes Q. How long did the seventh or last day of the week continue to be the Sabbath A. Until the Resurrection of Christ. Q. How long hath the first day been the weekly Sabbath A. Ever since the Resurrection of Christ. Q. Was the Resurrection of Christ and the finishing the work of our Redemption on the first day of the week the reasons why Christians do keep it as the Sabbath A. Yes Q. And is it therefore called the Lords day A. Yes Q. And is the first day of the week or the Lords day a Christian Sabbath A. Yes Q. How long doth it continue to be the Sabbath A. To the end of the World Q. What is the meaning of the word Sabbath A. A day of holy rest Q. 60. How is the Sabbath to be sanctified A. The Sabbath is to be sanctified by an holy resting all that day even from such worldly imployments and recreations as are lawful on other days and spending the whole time in the publick and private exercises of Gods worship except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy Q. Is the Sabbath to be sanctified A. Yes Q. In what sense is God said to sanctifie the holy Sabbath A. By making it holy Q. In what sense are we said to sanctifie the Sabbath A. By keeping it holy Q. Did God sanctifie it by way of consecration Q. Yes Q. And must we sanctifie it by way of application i.e. applying it to those ends and exercises for which God did consecrate it A. Yes Q. Is the rest of the Sabbath a part of our sanctifying it A. Yes Q. What kind of rest must it be a meer civil rest A. No. Q. Or a meer carnal and bodily rest such as the Oxe and the Asse must have on the Sabbath A. No. Q What rest then A. An holy rest Q. How long must this be A. All that day Q. From what must we rest from spiritual employments and recreations A. No. Q. From what then A. From worldly employments and recreations Q May we not do our own work upon the Sabbath day A. No. Q. Nor follow our own sports and pastimes nor spend the time in our ease and sloth A. No. Q Fro n what worldly employments and recre tions must we rest from such as are sinful in themselves and unlawful at any time A. Yes Q. And not only from such but even from those that are lawful at other times A. Yes Q. And how must we spend the time A. In the exercise of Gods worship Q. May we spend it idly A. No. Q. In what exercise must we spend it A. Both in the publick and private exercises of Gods worship Q. May we stay at home and spend our time in the Private Exercises of Gods Worship with the neglect of the Publick A. No. Q. May we not rest satisfied in giving attendance on the publick worship but must we also be careful at home in the Private A. Yes Q. May not worldly business be done in any Case upon the Sabbath day A. Yes Q. What works then may lawfully be done on the Sabbath day besides the works of Piety A. The works of Necessity and Mercy Q What do you call the works of Necessity A. Such as could not be done before and cannot be deferred until after the Sabbath Q. May works of mercy be done upon the Sabbath day such as visiting the sick feeding our bodies and our beast c. A. Yes Q. And why is this Commandment delivered as to all in general so especially to governours of families Is it because it is not enough for them to sanctifie the Sabbath themselves but they must also look that it be strictly observed in and by their families and because they are apt to hinder their housholds in and by business of their own A. Yes Q. 61. What is forbidden in the fourth Commandment A. The fourth Commandment forbiddeth the omission or careful performance of the duties required and the prophaning the day by idleness or doing that which is in it self sinful or by unnecessary thoughts words or works about worldly imployments or recreations Q. Doth it forbid the omission
of the duties required A. Yes Q. What do you mean by the omission of them A. The leaving them undone Q. Doth it forbid the careless performance of the duties of the Sabbath A. Yes Q. And the prophaning of the day A. Yes Q. How many ways may the Sabbath be prophaned A. Three 1. By idleness 2. By doing that which is in it self sinful 3. By unnecessary thoughts words or works about worldly imployments and recreations Q. May we not be idle upon the Sabbath day A. No. Q. May we sleep and loiter away the time A. No. Q. Is it prophaning the day by doing that which is in it self sinful A. Yes Q. Is it enough to forbear that which is sinful though we do neglect that which is good A. No. Q. Is it a prophanation of the Sabbath to let our thoughts unnecessarily run upon worldly affairs A. Yes Q. Or to let our tongues run upon worldly business A. Yes Q. Or to set our hands to worldly imployments A. Yes Q. Must we neither work nor play upon the Sabbath day A. No. Q. But spend all the day in Gods special Service A. Yes Quest. 62. What are the Reasons annexed to the Fourth Commandment A. The reasons annexed to the fourth Commandment are Gods allowing us six days of the week for our own imployment his challenging a special propriety in the seventh his own example and his blessing the Sabbath-day Q. Are there many reasons annexed to the fourth Commandment to enforce it A. Yes Q. How many are there A. Four viz. 1. Gods allowing us six days of the week for our own imployment 2. His challenging an especial propriety in the seventh 3. His own example 4. His blessing the Sabbath day Q. Hath God allowed us any days in the week A. Yes Q. What hath he allowed them to us for A. For our own imployments Q. Is it Gods will that every one should have some imployment A. Yes Q. How many days hath God allowed us for our own imployments A. Six Q. And is it his will that men should ordinarily spend the six days of the week in their imployments A. Yes Q. And is this a reason why we should not cut short Gods allowance of one day for his work because he hath allowed six times as much for ours A. Yes Q. In which words of the Commandment is this reason hinted of Gods allowing of us six days of the week for our own imployment A. In these words Six days shalt thou labour and do all thyork Q. Must we dispatch all our work upon the six days that we may have nothing to hinder us upon the Lords day A Yes Q. In which words doth God challenge a special propriety in the seventh day A. In these words but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God Q. In which words is Gods own example urged as a reason why we should work six days and keep holy the seventh A. In thâ—sâ— words sor in six days the Lord made heaven and earth the sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day Q. In which words is Gods blessing the Sabbath day hinted as a reason why we should keep it A. In these words wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day and hallowed it Q. Hath God then blessed the Sabbath-day and appointed it to be a means of blessing unto us A. Yes Q. Doth God require us to Remember the Sabbath-day as a means for the keeping of it holy A. Yes Q. Are we apt to forget it A. Yes Q. And cannot we duly sanctifie it without we remember it before hand to prepare for it and conveniently to dispatch our worldly business in season out of the way A. No. Q. 63. Which is the fifth Commandment A. The fifth Commandment is Honour thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long upon the Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee Q. 64. What is required in the fifth Commandment A. The fifth Commandment requireth the preserving the honour and performing the duties belonging to every one in their several places and relations as superiors inferiors or equals Q. Are all sorts of Relations comprehended under the words Father and Mother in the fifth Commandment A. Yes Q. And all sorts of duties in the word Honour A. Yes Q. What doth this Commandment require with reverence to our Relations A. Preserving the honour and performing the duty belonging to them Q. How many sorts of Relations be there A. Three Superiors Inferiors and Equals Q. What do you mean by superiors A. Such as are any way above us whether in Family Church or State Q. Are all that are above us whether in Power or Wealth or age or gifts Superiors A. Yes Q. Doth this Commandment require reverence respect submission and obedience towards Parents Masters Husbands Magistrates Ministers c. as being Superiors A. Yes Q. What do you mean by Inferiors A. Such as are below us in Gifts Place Estate or otherwise Q. Are Subjects Wives Children Servants Hearers the Poor the weak in grace or knowledg comprehended under the name of Inferiors A. Yes Q. And must their Superiors be careful in performing their duties towards them by caring for their bodies and souls governing them with meekness and gentleness correcting and reproving with moderation and wisdom A. Yes Q. Are there duties to be performed to our equals A. Yes Q. May we slight them and carry our selves scornfully towards them A. No. Q. Doth this Command require kindness and affableness towards our Equals readiness to yield to them and prefer them before our selves A. Yes Q. 65. What is forbidden in the fifth Commandment A. The fifth Commandment forbiddeth the neglecting of or doing any thing against the honour and duty which belongeth to every one in their several places and relations Q. Doth it forbid the neglecting our duty to our relations A. Yes Q. And the doing any thing against it A. Yes Q. May we disgrace or dispise our supe riours or speak evil of them or carry our selves irreverently towards them or oppose and resist them A. No. Q. May we despise and slight our inferiours or be rigorous towards them and careless of their spiritual or temporal good A. No. Q. Is it a sin to neglect to instruct them correct them and keep them under government or to neglect to encourage and countenance them when they do well A. Yes Q. May we be discourteous or envious towards our equals or usurp over them or rigorously stand upon our terms with them A. No. Q. 66. What is the reason annexed to the fifth Commandment A. The Reason annexed to the fifth Commandment is a promise of long life and prosperity as far as it shall serve for Gods glory and their own good to all such as keep this Commandment Q. Is there any reason annexed or joined to the fifth Commandment A. Yes Q. What is the reason A. A promise of long life and prosperity Q. How far forth are these and
to save any from bondage or misery Q. Did Christ thus Redeem us A. Yes Q. Who is Christ the Redeemer of A. Of Gods Elect. Q. Whose Son was Christ A. The Son of God Q. What kind of Son A. His Eternal Son Q. Are there any other Sons of God besides Christ A. Yes Q. Is there any other Eternal Son A. No. Q. Is the Son of God Eternal in respect of his manhood or only in respect of his Godhead A. In respect of his Godhead Q. What did the Eternal Son of God beco methat he might be our Redeemer A. He became man Q. Was Christ God or Man A. Both God and Man Q. How many natures be there in Christ A. Two his Godhead and his manhood Q. Was Christ God and man here upon the Earth A. Yes Q. Doth he continue to be man as well as God now he is in Heaven A. Yes Q. Are there two distinct Persons in Christ No. Q. Are there two distinct natures in Christ A. Yes Q. Are not these two natures in Christ confounded nor compounded A. No they are distinct Q. How long doth Christ continue God and man in two distinct natures and one person A For ever Q. 22. How did Christ being the Son of God become man A. Christ the Son of God became man by taking to himself a true body and a reasonable soul being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Virgin Mary and born of her yet without sin Q. What did Christ take to himself when he became man A. A true body and reasonable soul. Q. Are these the necessary parts of a true man A. Yes Q. Did Christ take to himself a Phantastical body i.e. only the shape and appearance of a body A. No a true body Q. Did Christs Divine nature enliven and actuate his body in stead of a soul A. No. Q. Had Christ a reasonable soul such as men have as well as a true body A. Yes Q. Was he conceived in an ordinary way as others be A. No. Q How was he conceived then A. By the power of the Holy Ghost Q. In whose womb A. In the womb of the Virgin Mary Q. Was he made of her substance and born of her A. Yes Q. Was he born in sin as others be or without sin A. Without sin Q. 23. What Offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer A. Christ as our Redeemer executeth the Offices of a Prophet of a Priest and of a King both in his estate of humiliation and exaltation Q. Doth Christ carry on the work of our Redemption in the execution or discharge of his several Offices A. Yes Q. How many are the Offices of Christ A. Three viz. of a Prophet of a Priest and of a King Q. How manifold was the state of Christ A. Twofold of humiliation and exaltation Q. Which estate was Christ in here upon the Earth A. The estate of humiliation Q. What estate is Christ now in in Heaven A. The estate of exaltation Q. In which of these estates doth Christ execute or carry on these Offices of a Prophet Priest and King A. In both Q. Did Christ exâ—cute these Offices when he was here upon Earth A. Yes Q. Doth he cease to execute them now he is in Heaven A. No. Q. 24. How doth Christ execute the office of a Prophet A. Christ executeth the Office of a Prophet in revealing to us by his Word and Spirit the will of God for our salvation Q. Who doth execute for us the Office of a Prophet A. Christ. Q. What doth Christ reveal to us as a Prophet A. The will of God Q. What doe you mean by revealing A. Making known to us Q. For what end doth Christ reveal the will of God to us A. For our Salvation Q. By what means doth he reveal the will of God to us A By his Word and Spirit Q. Is his Word the outward means A. Yes Q. Is the Spirit the inward means A. Yes Q. Is the word alone sufficient without the help of the Spirit to make a saving discovery of the will of God unto us A. No. Q. May we expect that the Spirit will discover to us the Will of God without the Word A. No. Q. What must the VVord and Spirit go together then A. Yes Q. Is there any thing necessary to our Salvation that Christ hath not revealed or made known to us A. No. Q. To which of Christs Offices doth it belong to reveal or make known to us the will of God A. To his prophetical Office Q. 25. How doth Christ execute the Office of a Priest A. Christ executeth the Office of a Priest in his once offering up of himself a sacrifice to satisfie divine Justice and reconcile us to God and in making continual intercession for us Q. Who doth execute for us the Office of a Priest A. Christ. Q. Is Christ our only High Priest A. Yes Q. What be the parts of Christs Priestly Office A. They are two viz. His offering himself a sacrifice and his making intercession Q. What did he offer up as a Priest to God A. Himself Q. In what way did he offer up himself A. As a Sacrifice Q. Was he offered up by some other against his own will A. No. Q. Did he of his own accord offer up himself A. Yes Q. What was Christs body and soul the sacrifice that was offered up A. Yes Q. Was the Cross the altar on which he offered himself a sacrifice A. No. Q. Was his Divine nature the altar that sanctified the gift of the Humane nature and made it an acceptable Sacrifice for the end for which it was offered A. Yes Q. How often did Christ offer up himself a sacrifice A. Only once Q. Is he to be offered up no more A. No. Q. Was his sacrifice and oblation finished at his death A. Yes Q. To what end did Christ offer up himself a sacrifice A. To satisfie Divine Justice Q. And for what else A. To reconcile us to God Q. What do you mean by Divine Justice A. The Justice of God Q. What do you mean by reconciling us to God A. Making God and us Friends Q. Is Christs once offering up of himself sufficient for these ends viz. to satisfie Gods Justice and make God and us Friends A. Yes Q. What doth Christ do for us as a Priest besides his offering up himself as a sacrifice A. He maketh intercession for us Q. What do you mean by Christs making intercession for us A. His praying and making request to God for us Q. Is Christs intercession part of his Priestly office as well as his oblation or offering up himself a sacrifice A. Yes Q. Did Christ interceed for us on earth A. Yes Q. Doth be continue to make intercession for us now he is in Heaven A. Yes Q. Doth he interceed for us by presenting his sacrifice and merits for us before his Father A. Yes Q. And by presenting his will before his Father for
us to know and verbally to acknowledg and make profession of him A. No. Q. What must we do more A. We must worship and glorifie him Q. What worship of God is here required either inward or outward A. Both. Q. Are we required then to worship God with the inward worship of the mind as for example to trust in him and to love fear esteem desire and obey him A. Yes Q. And with the outward worship too as to pray to and praise him A. Yes Q. How manifold then is the worship here required A. Inward and outward Q. How are we to worship and glorifie God A. Accordingly That is as the only true God and our God Q. What above and before all others A. Yes Q. Do we worship and glorifie him as God when we love fear or obey any other more then him or before him A. No. Q. In what Commandment are we required to make profession of worship and glorifie God A. In the First Commandment Q. 47. VVhat is forbidden in the first Commandment A. The first Commandment forbiddeth the denying or not worshipping and glofying the true God as God and our God and the giving that worship and glory to any other which is due to him alone Q. Is it a sin to deny God not only in our words but in our works or in our thoughts A. Yes Q Is Atheism forbidden in this Commandment A. Yes Q. What is Atheism A. The having of no God Q. And are Prophaness and Idolatry forbidden in this Commandment A. Yes Q. What is Prophaness A. The not worshipping and glorifying of God Q. Is it not enough to give some kind of external worship to God unless we do worship and glorifie him as God A. No. Q. What is Idolatry A. The giving to any thing that worship and glory which is due to God alone Q. Is it Idolatry to give Gods outward worship to any other as for example to pray to Saints or Angels or the like A. Yes Q. Is it Idolatry to give Gods inward worship to any other as for example to love fear desire or trust in any thing more than God A. Yes Q. Are all vile Idolaters then that prefer any thing before God that do seek themselves their own ends more than the glory of God A. Yes Q. Are these the three great sins forbidden in this Commandment as Atheism or denying of God Prophaness or the not worshipping and glorifying of God and idolatry or the giving of his worship and glory to any other A. Yes Q 48. What are we specially taught by these words before me in the first Commandment A. These words before me in the first Commandment teach us that God who seeth all things taketh notice of and is much displeased with the sin of having any other God Q. Doth God see all things even the inward thoughts and motiâ—ns of the heart A. Yes Q. Doth he take notice of it if we have any other God A. Yes Q. And is he much displeased with it A. Yes Q. Where are we taught that God taketh notice of us and is much displeased with the sin of having any other God A. In these words before me in the first Commandment Q. 49. Which is the second Commandment A The second Commandment is Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven Image or any likeness of any thing that is in Heaven above or that is in the Earth beneath or that is in the Water under the Eartb thou shalt not bow down thy self to them nor serve them for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my Commandments Q. 50. What is required in the second Commandment A. The second Commandment requireth the receiving observing and keeping pure and entire all such religious worship and Ordinances as God hath appointed in his word Q. Is there any thing required in the second Commandment A. Yes Q. How can you say it requireth any thing sith it seems only to forbid viz. Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven Image c. A. Where any sin is forbidden the contrary duty is required Q. May we worship God after our own imaginations and inventions A. No. Q. Must we worship him only according to his own appointment and institution A. Yes Q. Doth the second Commandment determine then of the only right way and means in and by which God will be worshipped A. Yes Q. What is required of us here with reference to Gods worship and ordinances A. To receive them observe them keep them pure and entire Q. What are we required to receive observe keep pure and entire A. The religious worship and ordinances that God hath appointed Q. And not the superstitious inventions that men have ordained A. No. Q. Which of Gods ordinances are we required to receive observe keep pure and entire A. All. Q. Hath he appointed what worship and ordinances he will be served in A. Yes Q. Where A. In his word Q. May we reject Gods worship and ordidinances A. No. Q. Must we receive them A. Yes Q. May we neglect or oppose them A. No. Q. Must we observe them A. Yes Q. May we corrupt them A. No. Q. Must we keep them pure A. Yes Q. Must we not mix human inventions with them A. No. Q. May we not suffer any of them to be lost A. No. Q. Must we keep them whole and entire neither adding to them nor taking from them A. Yes Q. 51. VVhat is forbidden in the second Commandment A. The second Commandment sorbiddeth the worshipping of God by images or any other way not appointed in his word Q. May we worship Images as God A. No. Q. May we worship the true God in and by Images A. No. Q. Is it Idolatry not only to worship Images instead of God which is forbidden in the first Commandment but also to worship God by Images A. Yes Q. And is this the Idolatry forbidden in this Commandment A. Yes Q. And is all will-worship forbidden here A. Yes Q What is will-worship A. The worshipping of God any way not appointed in his word A. Is it sinful to worship God after a way of our own devising A. Yes Q. May we worship him what way we please A. No. Q. Are these the great sins forbidden in the second Commandment viz. Idolatry or the worshipping of God by images and all will-worship or the worshipping of God any other way then he hath appointed in his word A. Yes Q. 52. What are the reasons annexed to the second Commandment A. The reasons annexed to the second Commandment are Gods soveraignty over us his propriety in us and his zeal he hath to his own worship Q. Hath God a soveraignty over us propriety in us and a zeal for his own worship A. Yes Q. And must we upon this account keep his