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upon an extraordinary occafion ;(Luke 6. 12, 13) we may not pretend to fuch freedom of fpeech with God; nor to the least part of fuch wisdom to pray well fo long, as he had. But by his Prayer to God may be meant his Converfation with God, both in praying, and other speaking to God, and in hearing God fpeak to him. And the words in the Original Tedx fignify in a boufe of Prayer of God; (See Hammond on the place) where our Saviour might have fuch converfation with God, as Mofes had in mount Sinai. As our Church has not appointed all the parts of the 119th Pf. to be read all at once: fo we may believe it was not fo defign'd when the Prophet wrote it.

XXXVI. Q. What is God jealous of?

A. He is jealous of our
giving his worship to ano-
ther a, and of our worship-
ing him a wrong way
b. *

a Ifai. 42. 8.
b Levit. 10. 1, 2, 3.
*Therefore in this
Commandment we are
forbidden marriage
with one of a wrong Religion; that we may not be tempted to a
wrong way of worship, (Matth. 6. 13) nor have our children
brought up to it. Mal. 2. 15. The danger of fuch temptation
fee 1 Kings 11.2, 4. Nebem. 13, 26. And the danger of the
children cannot be avoided, if the Parent of the true Church die
before they are brought up, and leave them to the other.

XXXVII. Q. In which world does God vifit the fins of the Fathers upon the Children?

A. In this world, not in the other.

Ezek. 18

XXXVIII. Q. How does be fhew mercy unto ao. thousands in them that love him, and keep his Commandments?

A. He fhews mercy unto thousands of their Gen. 22. 16, 17,18. children and pofterity. Deut. 7XXXIX. Q. What is the third Commandment? 9. Fer.35. A. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord 18, 19. thy God in vain*: for the Lord will not hold* That is him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain. XL. Q. What are you commanded in this Com- Matth. 5. mandment?

forfwear thy felf

33.

Rom. 1.9.

a Matth. 5. 33 to
38.

b Numb. 30. 2, &.
Ecclef. 5.4, 5, 6.

When we are not
believ'd.

c Fam. 5. 12. As

bad as forfwearing is

A. I am commanded not to forfwear my felf, nor to fwear profanely a; nor to break a vow b; nor to lie, becaufe lying brings forfwearing and profane fwearing * c.

lying to God, by not performing a vow, or by telling a lie in prayer, or by any other lying to God. Ats 5. 1 to 11.

XLI. Q. What is an oath?

A. An oath is a calling upon God, as a witness 2 Cor. 1. of the truth of what we fay.

18, 23.

Gen. 28. 20,21,22.

XLII. How is fwearing by a creature a calling upon God?

5.

a Ifai. 65.16. Fer.

Matth. 5. 34, 35,

36. ch. 23. 21, 22.
For God only is the
witness of our hearts,
and the judge of all un-
difcover'd falfhood.

A. We not fwear by any thing but God a. When a

creature is nam'd in an oath, the Creator and Lord of it is to be understood b.

XLIII. Q: What is a vow?

A. A vow is a promife made to God.

XLIV. Q. What is the fourth Commandment? A. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. Six days fhalt thou labour, and do all that thou haft to do. But the feventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God, in it thou fhalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy fon, and thy daughter, thy man fervant, and thy maid fervant, thy cattle, and the ftranger that is within thy gates. For in fix days the Lord made heaven and earth, the fea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.

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XLV. Q. What are you commanded in this Commandment?

a Alts 20. 7. 1 Cor.

16. 1, 2. Revel. 1. 10. b Matth. 5.17. Chriftians, who have more of God's Favours than

the Jews had, for the

A. I am Commanded to

keep holy the Lord's Day a,
and other holy Days b. instead
of the Sabbath, and other
holy Days of the Jews c.

fulfilling of this Commandment, may not beftow lefs time in his
Service than they did. c Coll. 2. 16, 17. The body of which

the Jews Sabbaths and Holy days are a fhadow, is the more fo-
lemn publick Worship of God, and time fufficient for it; and
the other duties of holy days. See 48 2

XLVI. Q. What is a Sabbath day?
A. A day of reft and refreshment.

XLVII. Q. Why is the Sabbath of Chriftians the first day of the week?

a Mark 16. 9. b He refted as foon as he was dead. But his reft was not compleat while his Soul wanted his Body.

fins. Eph. 1.7.

A. Because on that day Chrift rofe from the dead a, and refted b from the work of Redemption c.

The work of Dying for the forgiveness of our

XLVIII. Q. What is to keep holy the Lord's
Day?

A. To keep holy the Lord's day, is on that
day to reft from work, a, and to abstain from
indecent

a That we may have convenient time, both for the holy duties of the day, and alfo for reft and refreshment after fix days labour and cares. For these ends, lefs than a whole day of twenty four hours is not fufficient. Nor is the whole day fufficient without other holy days for only one of the holy duties, the learning the knowledge of God. For even they that have moft leifure to learn every day, have need enough to employ all the time they can get; and to do fo how learned foever they be, (P. 119. 73, 97) that they may keep up, and improve their learning. 2 Pet.

Exod. 23

12.

a Matth.

indecent recreation b; to praise God and rejoice in him for making the world c, and for redeeming mankind d; to worship him folemnly in his House e, and in private f; to learn and teach the knowledge of him g; and to relieve the poor b.

3. 18. But the far greater part of mankind, who must work and do business early and late, can find little or no convenient time on the working days for this learning. Therefore to do worldly work on the Lord's day, without invincible neceflity, and nota neceffity of our own or our neighbours making, is not for Christian liberty, but for Egyptian bondage. Chriftian liberty is furely liberty to ferve and enjoy God, to get spiritual wealth, and also to make our lives comfortable by convenient reft and refreshment.

b Sports and games do not become the holinefs of the day. But fome recreation is needful to those that seriously do the duties of it. They may walk in the fields, and behold the works and gifts of God. They may fit and enquire about the health of their neighbours and friends, especially about their fpiritual health, the wants of the poor, and the good of their Country, that they may the better pray for all. And the rich cannot better divert themselves, than by vifiting and relieving the poor.

The words of the Commandment teach it, altho' the day is chang'd. P. 92 1 to 6. Pf. 136. 1 to 10. And when this glorious world was made, then was prepar'd that far more glorious Kingdom which the righteous fhall inherit. Matth. 25. 34. Rom. 5. 2. d Pf. 118. 22, 23, 24. g Luke 4. 16.

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e Acts 20. 7. ƒ The duty of b 1 Cor. 16. 1, 2.

· XLIX. Q. How must you reft from work on the Lord's day?

A. I must do no manner of work on the 12. 5, 12. Lord's day, but the works of a holy day a, Ver. 11 and the works of fuch neceffity as cannot be Luke 13 avoided b.

15.1 Mace.

2.40, 41.

L. Q. What are the works of a boly day?

A. The

a Als. 20. 7. To fach works belong ringing of bells to call

the people together, and alfo to put them in mind to prepare themselves; and the going or riding several

A. The works of God's Service a, the works of charity b, dreffing meat meet for a holy day c, and the works that muft be done for our felves d, and for our cattle è.

miles to Church: provided they that ride take care that their fervants that attend upon them, do not ftay without, but. be in the Church the whole time of the Service. But the works of building or repairing Churches, or of making any thing belonging to them, may not be done on the Lord's day. Exod. 31. 13, &c. ch. 35. 2, 3... b Matth. 12. 12. 1 Cor. 16. I, 2. c Exod. 12. 16 compared with Deut. 16. 8. The Ifraelites were forbidden Exod. 16. 5, 23, only to make bread on the Sabbath, and ch. 35. 3, only to kindle fire for the work of the Tabernacle, or for any work forbidden on the Sabbath. Without doubt they might on the Sabbath day kindle fire for warmth in cold weather: (P. 147. 17. Fer. 36. 22. John. 18. 18) Befides their burning of Saerifices on the Sabbath, and their roafting the Paffover when it was to be killed on that day. d Dreffing, wafhing, making beds, &c. Such was John 5. 8, 9. The impotent man having need to go home, and to leave his place for another, he took his bed (which seems to be a light bed carried as a garment) to lie on at home. e Luke 13. 15.

LI. Q. Why must you fo ftrictly do no manner of work on the Lord's day?

a The Worship of God, and preparation for it; the learning the Scriptures, the Catechifm, and the Prayers of the Church; the learning to pray with Understanding and Devotion. See 48 2. a.

A. That I may do far better, and more profitable, and more neceffary work a, as it ought to be done; and that I may duly enjoy convenient reft from the work and cares of the world b.

b That I may be the fitter for the Service of God, and the works of my calling. It is neceffary to before, and in due time, that we may be in time for the Serious work of the day.

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