take due reft the night after, that we may the better remember what we have learnt on the day. Neither the night before, nor the night after, may reft be neglected on the Day of reft. LII. Q. How bas God bleffed the Lord's day? 23. 2, 3. Acts 20.7. LIII. Q. How has God hallowed the Lord's day? A. By commanding it to be Revel. 1. 10. The kept holy. Lord's day fignifies a day hallowed to the honour and service of the Lord. And the practice of all Chriftians throughout the world does fhew, that the obfervation of this day was commanded by all the Apoftles. And they having their authority from Christ, and being alfo guided into all truth by the Holy Ghoft, (John 16. 13) their Command herein was the Command of God. 14. 37. Gal. 1. II, 12. 1 Cor. As the keeping holy the Lord's day is neceffary at all times, that holy Duties, and convenient reft may not be neglected: so it is more especially neceffary in times of more and greater work; not only that we may remember to prefer the works of God's Service, and of the Salvation of our Souls, before any worldly works; but also for the preservation of our Health, and even of the lives of fome of us. Therefore Exod. 34. 21, God fays to Chriftians, as well as to the Jews. In earing time, and in barveft fpalt thou reft. LIV. Q. What is the fifth Commandment? thy thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. LV. Q What are you commanded in this Commandment? a Matth. 10. 37 The words suppose that Father and Mother ought to be highly lov'd b Col, 3 20. c. Mark 7.9, to 14. Tim. 54 b. 8, 16. I muft honour them in their need with the beft I have, and the beft place in my house. di Pet. 2. 13 to 18. e Eph. 5. 21, 22. f. g bTit. 1 Pet. 5. 5. E A. I am commanded to love a, honour, obey b and fuccour my Father and Mothere; to honour and obey the King, and all that are put in authority under him d; to fubmit my felf to all my governors e, teachers f, fpiritual Paftors g, and Mafters b; to order my felf lowly and reverently to all my betters i; and to be thankful to those that do good to me k. 18 to 24. In all obedience to man, we must remember not to break any Commandment of God. Ats 5. 29. But we must alfo remember that Commandment which God has given by St. Peter, to fuffer patiently for well doing. i Levit. 19. 32. Rom. 12. 10. k Luke 6. 32, 33. The unthankful are worfe than other finners. LVI. Q. What is the fixth Commandment? LVII. Q. What are you commanded in this Commandment? a Exod. 21. 12 to 16, 18, &c. Deut. 27. 24, 25. b Exod. 21. 16. ch. 22. 21 to 25. Deut. 27. 18. e Exod. 21. 17. P 31. 18. Pf. 52. I to A. I am commanded to hurt a, or trouble b no body by word c, or deed, or by neglect d; to bear no malice nor hatred in my heart e; nor to be angry without a cause f. f Matth. 5. 21, 22. 6. Eph. 4. 31. d Exod. 21. 29, &c. Deut. 22. 8. Prov. 24. e Levit. 19. 17, 18. F 2 11, 12. LVIII. Q. LIX. Q. Why may not you be angry for every fault? Jam.3.2. A. I have many faults my felf a: and as I deb. Eph. 4. fire God, and all others to bear with me; so I 1, 2, 32. must bear with all others b. a Matth. 5.44. Luke LX. Q. What else are you commanded in this Commandment? a Habak. 2. 15, 22. Acts 20. 26, 27. Thefe places of Ezek. 7.60. to pray A. I am commanded to do no hurt to a, nor neglect the Soul of any body b. And I am commanded to love and forgive all, both friends and enemies c; and to do all I can for the life, and health, and comfort of my felf, and thofe that belong to me, and of all men, both in body and in Soul d. 6. 12, 14, 15. Luke 23. 34. Alts 1 Pet. 3. 9. d The Lord's Prayer, by teaching us for both our felves and all men, teaches us to do all that is in cur power to obtain what we pray for. Matth. 22. 39. LXI. How must you forgive your enemies and thofe that do you wrong? A. I must pray heartily that God will give them and forgive them a. And I must do Ads 7.60, all I can to bring them to repentance, by friendly 23, 34 repentance, telling Matth. 18.15, 16, 17. Luke 17. 3. Gal. 6.1, 2. Rom. 12. 20, 21. Prov. 25. 21, 22. To heap coals of fire upon thine enemies head, is to melt him into love, altho' he be hard hearted; as thofe metals that will telling them of their faults b, and by doing good to them c; and when there is neceffity for it, by other lawful means d. And when they repent of their malice and wrong doing, I muft forget all, and be in perfect friendship with them e. not be melted by fire under them, are melted by heaping coals of fire upon them. d Matth. 18. 17. e Luke 17. 3, 4. Heb. 8. 12. There is nothing in this Commandment against juft and neceffary war, or juft and neceffary punifhments of murderers and thieves, and other malefactors. But to enemies in war, and to malefactors we muft fhew all the mercy that can well be fhew'd. i Kings 2. 26, 27.2 Kings 6. 22, 23. LXII. Q. What are you commanded in this commandment, in respect of Beasts? -Exod. 23. 12. Deut. 22. 6, 7. ch. 25. 4. Prov. 12. 10. A. I am commanded to do no cruelty to any of God's creatures. TO LXIII. Q. What is the feventh Commandment? A. Thou shalt not commit adultery. LXIV. Q. What are you commanded in this Commandment? From all whoredom, unlawful mar riage, (Levit: 18.) a A. I am commanded to keep my body in chastity a, and to keep from all filthy thoughts, words and actions b; and as the means of chastity, to keep nefs and in modest habit c, my body in temperance, foberand appareld. I Eph. 5. 12. b Eph. 5..3 to 8. c Deut. 21. 20, 21. Prev. 23. 20, 21, 31, 32. 33. Luke 21. 34. d1 Cor. 11. 4 to 8, 10, 13 to 17. Fashions fo earnestly forbidden, and declared to be not tolerated in any of the Apoftolical Churches, how dare Chriftians F 3 Chriftians now use them? One of thefe fashions is no more juftified by 2 Samuel 14. 26, than worse things of divorces and many wives are juftified by their being permitted to the Jews. e Deut. 22. 5. All diftinction of Sexes, whether appointed by nature or by laudable custom, ought to be obferv'd. 1 Tim. 2. 9, 10. How can that fashion be innocent, which gives great occafion to the damnable Sin Matth. 5. 28, 29? LXV. Q. What is the eighth Commandment? LXVI. Q. What are you commanded in this Com mandment? a Exod. 21. 33, to the end. ch. 22. 5, 6. 1 Cor. 6. 8, 9, 10. b Levit. 19. 35, 36. Rom. 13. 7, 8. Tit. 1 Tim. 5 d Levit. Ezek. 33. Matth. 2. 10. 4, 8, 16. 6.1 to 6, 14, 15. e 25. 34 to the end. fExod. 23. 4, 5. Deut. 22. 1 to 5. To lend to poor men without ufury, (Exod. 22. 25. Levit. 25. 35, A. I am commanded to keep my hands from picking and ftealing, and to do no wrong to my neighbour in his goods a, to be true and juft in all my dealing b, to provide for thofe that belong to me c, to restore loft or ill gotten goods d, to relieve the poor e, and to fuccour when there is need, the goods or eftate of any man ƒ 36, 37) to take no pledge which cannot be fpar'd, (Exod. 22. 26, 27. Deut. 24. 6. 10 to 14) and to have patience with, and forgive thofe that are not able to pay their debts. Matth. 18. 23 to the end. 1 LXVII. Q. What is the ninth Commandment? A. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. LXVIII. Q. What are you commanded in this Commandment ? A. I am commanded to keep my tongue from evil fpeaking, lying and flan a Prov. 19, 5, 9. dering against my neighbour a, Tit. 3. 2. b Prov. and from uncharitable truth b 11. 13. and |