Short Grounds of catechism: Delivered by way of Question and Answer, with plain proofs for the Answer set down at large.  
By WILLIAM WARD Minister of the Word at Guysbrough in Cleave land within yorkshire.  job 5 last. 
Lo, this we have preached, and so it is: hear it, and know it for thy good.  ACTS 17. 11. 
These were more noble then they of Thessalonica, receiving the Word withall alacrity, daily searching the Scriptures whether those things were so.  
CAMBRIDGE: Printed by the Printers to the Universitie. 1027.   

TO THE READER.  
ALthough there be catechisms enough, whom I might have followed in teaching our Child●●● yet I though: fitter to choose that, which our Mother the Church hath commended to us for that purpose, and which in truth, contains the grounds as rightly deciphered and truly disposed as any other; so as for all manner of Explanation, Confirmation, and Enlargement, I could not have followed a better Guide: Having therefore conceived such Questions as I thought fittest to explain the several foundations of catechism, and sought out according to my weak ability some places of Scripture,( the onely true foundation of our Faith) to confirm the conscience 〈◇〉 very point, both of Faith and of Obedience, desiring that the Youth might learn and have in memory, as well the holy Scriptures confirming, as the Doctrines thereby confirmed, I perceived it was both a wearisome trouble to them to search and w●●●●ut so many places,( and our lazy daies are hardly drawn to laborious works especially in matters of Religion) and also the places, though truly quoted, were often so unfuly and obscurely extracted through their weakness, as it required a second labour to unteach their mistakings: for this onely purpose I resolved,( to which otherwise I should never have been drawn) to offer it to the press; h●ping that( seeing custom hath bread a willingness to commit catechisms to memory) it will be no small instruction to youth, to have in readiness in their hearts plain places of holy Scripture, to confirm every main point of our Profession. For my doing herein, I have for president Bucaeus, who hath in like sort done; this excepted, that I have neither with him brought in any testimony without the Scriptures, nor( except very seldom) from the apocryphal, as being insufficient for foundation, howsoever of holy and profitable instruction. What is done for thy good take in good part, and the Lord bless it to thy edification for his Christs sake.  
Thine in the Lord, W. WARD.   


Question. WHAT is the first promise we make in baptism?  A. To forsake the devil and all his works, the pomps and vanities of this wicked World, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh.  

Q. How must we forsake the devil?  A. By forsaking a sin, whereby he b ensnares and c works in the wicked. a Ephes. 4. 26, 27. Bee angry, and sin not, neither give place to the devil. b 2. Tim. 2. 26. That they may come out of the snare of the devil, who are taken of him at his will. c Ephes. 2. 2. In trespasses and sins ye walked, after the Prince that rules in the air: the Spirit that now works in the children of disobedience.  

Q. What is the fruit of this thraldom?  A. Wee are made the children of a wrath and death, whereof the b devil hath power. a Ephes. 2. 3. In fulfilling the will of the flesh wee were by nature the children of wrath. b Heb. 2. 14. He that hath power of death is the devil.  

Q. How are we delivered from it?  A. Wee must bee made free by the son of God. joh. 8. 36. If the son make you free, you shall bee free indeed. Luk. 11. 22. When a stronger then he cometh upon him, he overcomes him, and takes from him all his armor.  

Q. How must we forsake the World?  A. By crucifying the love of it in our hearts. Galat. 6. 14. By the cross of Christ the World is crucified unto me, and I unto the World. 1. joh. 2. 15. Love not the World, nor the things in the World.  

Q. Why so?  A. Because wee cannot love both the world and God. Matth. 6. 24. ye cannot serve God and Mammon. james 4. 4. The amity of the world is enmity of God. Whosoever will be a friend of the world, makes himself the enemy of God. 1. joh. 2. 15. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  

Q. How must we forsake the flesh?  A. By a crucifying, and b avoiding our lusts and wills. a Galat. 5. 24. They that are Christs, have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts. b 1. Pet. 2. 11. abstain from fleshly lusts which fight against the soul.& 4 2. Hence forth we must live, not after the lusts of men, but after the will of God.  

Q. Why so?  A. Because they that live after the flesh cannot be saved. Rom. 8. 13. If ye live after the flesh, ye shall die. 1. Cor. 15. 30. Flesh and blood shal not inherit the kingdom of God.  

Q. What is our second promise made in baptism?  A. To believe all the Articles of the Christian faith.  

Q. Rehearse the Articles of thy belief.  A. I believe in God the Father, &c.  

Q. Why say we, I believe?  A. Because every one must be saved by his own faith. Abac. 2. 4. The just shall live by his faith. Act. 8. 37. If thou believest with all thy heart, thou maiest. 1. joh. 5. 10. he that believeth in the son of God, hath the witness in himself.  

Q. What is faith?  A. Faith in general is a firm assent to all supernatural truth revealed. Acts 26. 27. believest thou the Prophets? I know thou believest.  

Q. Will every faith justify?  A. There is a dead faith that profits not. james 2. 26, 27. As the body without the spirit is dead, even so faith without works is dead.  

Q. How is a lively faith known from a dead?  A. By the fruits.  

Q. How by the fruits?  A. A lively faith both a purifies the heart, and b brings forth fruit in the life, and so c makes us as new creatures. a Acts 15. 9. God-purified their hearts by faith. b Galat. 5. 6. Faith onely avails, which works through love. james 2. 2. Through works, the faith is made perfect. c 2. Cor. 5. 17. If any be in Christ, he is a new creature.  

Q. What is justifying faith?  A. A trust and affiance in God, promising pardon of sin; and atonement with God for the merits of Christ.  

Q. Is there not a weak faith which is true?  A. Yes, there is a faith joined with some unbelief, and distrust. Mark: 9. 24. Lord I believe, help my unbelief.  

Q. What call you a strong faith?  A. That which is a sealed with b a full affiance and assurance. a Eph. 1. 13. After you believed, you were sealed with the holy Spirit of promise. b Hebr. 10. 22. Let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith.  

Q. What do we gain by faith?  A. The communion of Christ in our spirits. Ephes. 3. 17. That Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith.  

Q. What privileges have we thereby?  A. a justification, b sanctification, c ioy in the spirit, d eternal salvation. a Rom. 5. 3. We are justified by faith. Act. 10. 43. All that believe in him shall receive remission of sins. b 1. Cor. 6. 11. Ye are washed, sanctified, in the name of our Lord Iesus. Gal. 2. 20. The life which I now live, I live by the faith of the son of God. c 1. Pet. 1. 8. In whom now believing, ye rejoice with a joy unspeakable and glorious. Rom. 14. 17. The kingdom of heaven is joy and peace in the holy Ghost. d Eph. 2. 8. By grace ye are saved through faith. 1. Pet. 1. 9. Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. joh. 3. 16. Whosoever believes in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.  

Q. How is faith to be sought for?  A. By diligent hearing the Word preached. Rom. 10. 17. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. joh. 5. 39. Search the Scriptures, for they are they which testify of me. And 4. 42. Now we believe, for we have heard him ourselves.  

Q. What do we learn chiefly in these Articles of our belief?  A. First, I learn to believe in God the Father, who hath made me and all the World.  

Q. Why do we call God Father?  A. Because all true believers are made his children. joh. 1. 12. As many as believed, to them he gave power to become the sons of God. Gal. 3. 26. Ye are all the sons of God by faith in Iesus Christ. 2. Cor. 6. 18. I will be your Father, and you shall be my sons and daughters. Rom. 8. 15. 16.  

Q. Why call we him almighty?  A. To teach us the rather to a fear him, and b trust in him. a 1. Pet. 1. 17. If ye call him Father, pass the time of your conversation here in fear. b Luk. 12. 29, 30. Stand not in doubt, your Father knows that you have need of these things. 2. Cor. 5. 7.  

Q. Why maker of heaven and earth?  A. Because the world was made by him. Genes. 1. 1. In the beginning God made heaven and earth. Nehem. 9. 6. O God, thou madest heaven, and the heaven of heavens, the earth, the sea, and all that are in them. Exod. 20. 11.  

Q. Why else?  A. To show, that as God made all things, so he preserveth all things, and doth govern them by his special providence. Psal. 145. 15. The eyes of all wait upon thee, thou givest them meate in due season. Matth. 10. 29. A sparrow shall not fall to the ground without your Father. Heb. 1. 3. He bears up all things by his mighty word  

Q. What learn we next in these Articles?  A. To believe in God the son, who hath redeemed me and all mankind.  

Q. What signifies Iesus?  A. A Saviour. Luk. 4. 11. This day is born to you a Saviour. joh. 4. 42. Wee know he is Christ the Saviour of the World. Act. 5. 31. Him hath God lift up to be a Saviour. Act. 13. 23. Eph. 5. 23.  

Q. What signifies Christ?  A. Anointed. Esa. 61. 1. & Luk. 4. 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. Acts 10. 38. God hath anointed Iesus of Nazareth with the holy Ghost. Act. 4. 27.  

Q Whereto is he anointed?  A. To be our a King, b Priest, 〈◇〉 c Prophet. a Esa. 9. 7. He shall sit upon the Throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it. Zach. 9. 9. rejoice, O jerusalem, behold thy King cometh unto thee. Psal. 45. 6. b Psal. 110. 4. &c. Hebr. 5. 6. Thou art a Priest for ever, after the order of Melchi●…dech. Heb. 6. 20. & Heb. 2. 17. He is a faithful High-Priest in things concerning God to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. c Esa. 61. 1. God hath sent me to preach good tidings to the poor: liberty to the captives, and the acceptable year of the Lord. Luk. 4. 18. Thou shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest  

Q. Why is Christ called Gods onely son?  A. Because he onely is Gods son by nature. joh. 1. 18. No man hath seen God, but the onely begotten son, who is in the bosom of his father. joh. 3. 16. God hath given us his onely begotten son. & vers. 18.  

Q. How then are we Gods children?  A. By grace, as wee are married unto Christ. Ose. 2. 19. I will marry thee unto me for ever. joh. 3. 29. he that hath the bride is the bridegroom. Ephes. 5. 23. The husband is the wives head, as Christ is of the Church.  

Q. Why is he called our Lord?  A. Because God hath appointed him to be our head and governor. Ephes. 1. 22. God hath appointed him over all things, the head of the Church.& 5. 23. Christ is the head of the Church. Eph. 4. 15. Let us in all things grow up into him which is the Head, even Christ.  

Q. What doth this teach us?  A. That wee must separate ourselves to his service. 1. Cor. 6. 20. ye are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your bodies and spirits, for they are Gods. Tit. 2. 14. Christ redeemed us to bee a peculiar people to himself.  

Q. How is it said, conceived by the Holy Ghost?  A. By the holy Ghost is here meant, the power of God. Luk. 1. 35. The holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most high shall overshadow thee.  

Q. What mean these words, born of the Virgin mary?  A. That he took our flesh truly upon him. Rom. 1. 3. Christ was made of the seed of David according to the flesh. Hebr. 2. 14. Seeing the children were partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself took part with them.& 1. job. 4. 1. 2.  

Q. What means these words, suffered under Pontius Pilate?  A. All Christs a sufferings, and especlially his b death. a Esa. 53. 3. He is a man full of sorrow, and hath experience of infirmities. Matth. 16. 21. He must go to jerusalem, and suffer many things of the Elders and High Priests and be slain. 1. Pet. 2. 21. b Rom. 6. 10. Christ died once for sin. Heb. 2. 9. He was made lower then Angels, that he might taste of death for all men.  

Q. What did Pontius Pilate?  A. First a judged him innocent, and then b condemned him c against his conscience. a joh. 18. 38.& 19. 4. 6. Pilate said unto them, I find no fault in him at all. Luk. 23. 14. ye have brought me this man as one that perverts the people, and behold I have examined him, and have found no fault in him;- no nor yet Herod. b Luk. 23. 23. They required that he might be crucified,— and Pilate gave sentence that it should bee so. Matth. 27. 26. & Mar, 15. 15. & joh. 19. 16. He scourged Iesus, and delivered him to be crucified. c Mar. 15. 10. He knew that the High Priests had delivered him of envy. Matth. 27. 24. He washed his hands,— saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just man.  

Q. Why was Christ crucified?  A. It was the death appointed, to bear the curse of God. Deut. 21. 23. The curse of God is on him that is hanged. Gal. 3. 13. Cursed is every one that hangs on a three.  

Q. Why is it said, dead?  A. Because it was his Death that wrought our redemption. Rom. 5. 10. We were reconciled to God by the Death of his Son. 1. Cor. 15. 3. Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. Col. 1. 20. he reconciled all things by the blood of his cross.  

Q. Why is his burial mentioned?  A. To a confirm his death, and so i● b glorify his resurrection. a Matth. 27. 59. joseph took the body, and put in his new tomb. Mark. 15. 44. Pilate asked if he had been any while dead; and when he had learned the truth of the Centurion, he gave the body to joseph. b Act. 2. 24. God loosed the sorrows of death, because it was impossible he should bee holden of it. Vers. 31. That his soul should not bee left in grave, neither his flesh should see corruption.  

Q. What learn we hence?  A. To die, and to bee butted with him spiritually from sin.. Rom. 6. 6. Our old man is crucified with Christ, that the body of sin might be destroyed. Vers. 11. Ye are dead to sin, but alive to God. 1. Pet. 4. 1. He that suffered in the flesh, hath ceased from sin. Coloss. 2. 12.  

Q. How is his descending into Hell understood?  A. By some of a local descending, to triumph over the Devils. Eph. 4. 9. He descended into the lowest parts of the earth. 1. Pet. 3. 19. he went and preached to the Spirits that are in prison.  

Q. How otherwise?  A. That his soul continued for some time in a state of separation, disjoined from the body.  

Q. How otherwise?  A. By others, of the sorrows of hell suffered on the cross. Psal. 116. 3. The snares of death compassed me, the griefs of hell caught me. Matthew. 27. 46. Iesus cried with a loud voice, saying, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?  

Q. Wherefore did he rise again?  A. To make perfect our redemption. 
Rom. 4. 25. Christ was delivered for our sins, and is risen again for our justification.   

Q. Wherefore else?  A. To confirm the hope of our resurrection. 1. Cor. 5. 13. 16. If there be no resurrection, then Christ is not risen. Vers. 20. Christ is risen, and is made the first fruits of them that slept. 2. Cor. 4. 14. he that raised up the Lord Iesus, shall raise us up also by Iesus. job. 19. 25.  

Q. Why further?  A. To led us to spiritual resurrection to new life. Rom. 6. 4. As Christ was raised up from the dead, so we also should walk in newness of life. Vers. 11. Rom. 8. 11. he that raised Christ from the dead, shall also quicken your mortal bodies. Ephes. 5. 14. Coloss. 2. 12.  

Q. Why did he ascend?  A. To prepare a place for us in Heaven. joh. 14. 2. I go to prepare a place for you.  

Q. Why else?  A. To sand the Comforter unto us. joh. 16. 7. If I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will sand him unto you. joh. 7. 39. The Holy Ghost was not yet, because Iesus was not glorified.  

Q. For what further end?  A. To teach us to ascend to him in our meditations. Col. 3. 1. If ye bee risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God.  

Q. What signifies his sitting at the right hand of God?  A. His exaltation to the glory of God. Eph. 1. 20. He set him at his right hand,- far above all things, principallitie, and powers, and might, and dominion, and every name that is name. Philip. 2. 9. God hath highly exalted him, and given him a name above every name. Heb. 1. 3. He sitteth at the right hand of the majesty, in the highest places. Psal. 110. 1. Act. 2. 34.  

Q. What gain we thereby?  A. continual intercession for the pardon of our sins. 1. joh. 2. 1. If any man sin, wee have an Advocate with the Father, Iesus Christ the just, he is the reconciliation for our sins, and the sins of the whole world. Rom. 8. 34. Who shall condemn me?— it is Christ which sitteth at the right hand of God, and makes request for us.  

Q. What more?  A. Assurance to partake the same glory with him. Col. 3 4. When Christ which is our life shal appear, then shall wee also appear with him in glory. 1. Tim. 4. 8. There is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord shall give at that day to all them that love his appearing. 1. Pet. 4. 13. and 1. joh. 3. 2.  

Q. How understand you his coming again to judgement?  A. That he shall come a truly in person, and b end this wicked world. a Matth. 26. 64. Hereafter ye shall see the son of man— coming in the clouds of Heaven. Acts 1. 11. Iesus shall so come as you have seen him go into heaven. b 1. Cor. 15. 24. Then shall bee the end. 1. Pet. 4. 7. The end of all things is at hand. Apoc. 10. 6. The Angells swore that time shall be no more.  

Q. How shall this judgement be?  A. All mens a works and b secrets shall be brought into iudgement. a 2. Cor. 5. 10. We must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that every one may receive according to that he hath done in body. Apoc. 20. 12. I saw the dead, both great and small, stand before God, and the books were opened,— and the dead were judged of those things written in those books. Rom. 2. 6. b Rom. 2. 16 At that day, God shall judge the secrets of men by Iesus Christ.  

Q. Who shall be judged?  A. a All, both the b righteous, the c wicked, and the d devills themselves. a Rom. 14. 10. Wee shall all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that every one may receive according to that he hath done. Act. 17. 31. In that day he will judge the world. b Matth. 25. 34. The King shall say to them on his right hand, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom. 1. Pet. 4. 17. Iudgement must begin at the house of God. 2. Thes. 1. 7. 10. 2. Tim. 4. 8. c Matth. 25. 41. Then shall he say to them on his left hand, Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire. 2. Thess. 1. 8. The Lord Iesus shall show himself from heaven, in flaming fire, rendering vengeance to them which know not God, and obey not his gospel. Matth. 7. 22. d Iude ver. 6. The Angels which kept not their first estate, he hath reserved in everlasting chains, to the judgement of the great day. And 2. Pet. 2. 4. Matth. 8. 29. The Devils cried, saying, Art thou come to torment us before the time?  

Q. What learn wee thirdly in this Article?  A. To believe in God the holy Ghost, who sanctifieth me, and all the elect people of God.  

Q. What is the Holy Ghost?  A. The third a person proceeding from the b Father and the son. a Matth. 28. 19. go— and baptize in the name of the Father, son, and holy Ghost. 1. joh. 5. 7. There are three which bear record in Heaven, the Father, the Word, and Holy Ghost, and these three are one. 2. Cor. 13. 13. b joh. 15. 26. The Comforter will come, whom I will sand unto you from the Father. Galat. 4. 6. God hath sent forth the Spirit of his son into your hearts.  

Q. Why is he called Holy, rather then the Father or the son?  A. Because it is his Office to sanctify us. 1. Cor. 6. 7. Ye are sanctified— in the Name of the Lord Iesus, and by the Spirit of God. 2. Thess. 2. 13. God hath chosen you to salvation, through the sanctification of the Spirit. Rom. 15. 16. 1. Pet. 1. 2.  

Q. What learn we further in these Articles?  A. The prerogatives belonging to the catholic Church of God.  

Q. What is the catholic Church?  A. The catholic Church is a company of persons, that always did, now do, and till the end of the World, shall make an holy profession of all saving truth necessary to salvation;& in that company is the mystical body of Christ, consisting of those persons who are ordained to eternal salvation. Rom. 12. 5. 1. Cor. 10. 51. We being many are one body in Christ. Ephes. 5. 23. Christ is the Head of the Church, and the Saviour of his body. And vers. 30. 
b Act. 2. 47. The Lord added to the Church daily such as should be saved. Act. 13. 48. As many as were ordained to eternal life believed.   

Q. Why is it called catholic?  A. Because it is not tied to one place, but dispersed over all the World. Psal. 2. 8. I will give thee— the ends of the earth for thy possession. Psal. 194. & Rom. 10. 18. Their line is gone forth through all the earth, and their words to the ends of the World.  

Q. Who is the Head of this Church?  A. The chief a Bishop and b Head thereof is Iesus Christ. a 1. Pet. 2. 25.& 5. 4 Ye are returned to the shepherd and bishop of your souls. b Psal. 18. 43. Thou hast made me the head of the heathen. Eph. 1. 22. He hath appointed him over all things the head of the Church.& 5. 23. Coloss. 1. 18. he is the head of the body the Church.  

Q. Why is it called holy?  A. Because they onely are true members that are sanctified. 1. Cor. 1. 2. unto the Church of God,— to them that are sanctified in Christ Iesus. Eph. 5. 26. He did sanctify it and cleanse it, to make it unto himself a glorious Church Heb. 10. 14. With one offering he hath consecrated for ever, them that are sanctified. & vers. 10.  

Q. What signifies, the Communion of Saints?  A. The fellowship wee have with a Christ, and b all the faithful. a joh. 14. 20. I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. & ver. 23. 1. Cor. 1. 9. ye are called by God into the fellowship of his son Iesus Christ.& 2. Cor. 2. 16. 1. joh. 1. 3. That ye may have fellowship with us, and that our fellowship may also be with the Father, and with Iesus Christ. b Eph. 2. 19. Now ye are— citizens with the Saints, and of the household of God. 1. joh. 1. 7. If wee walk in the light, wee have fellowship one with another. Coloss. 2. 19.  

Q. What is sin?  A. Every transgression of the Law. 1. joh. 3. 4. sin is the transgression of the Law. james 2. 11. If thou killest, thou art a transgressor of the Law. Rom. 2. 25. 27.  

Q. Who shall obtain forgiveness of sins?  A. All that believe in Iesus Christ. Acts 10. 43. All that believe in him shall receive remission of sins. 13. 39. Rom. 3. 22. The righteousness of God by the faith of Iesus Christ, is unto all, and upon all that believe. Rom. 10. 4. Gal. 3. 22.  

Q. In what manner are our sins forgiven?  A. By not being imputed to us. Esa. 27. 9. This is all the fruit, the taking away of his sins. Esa. 43. 25. Ierem. 31. 34. & Heb. 8. 12. I will forgive their iniquities, and will remember their sins no more. Psal. 32. 2. & Rom. 4. 8. Blessed is the man, to whom the Lord imputeth not sin.  

Q. By what means are they forgiven?  A. By the a blood and b death of Christ. a Ephes. 1. 17. Wee have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of our sins. 1. joh. 1. 7. The blood of Christ cleanseth us from all sins. Hebr. 9. 14. b Rom. 5. 10. Wee are reconciled to God by the death of his son. Col. 1. 21. he hath reconciled us, in the body of his flesh, through death. Heb. 9. 15.  

Q. What meaneth, the resurrection of the body?  A. That wee shall bee clothed again with our bodies in the life to come. job 19. 26. I shall see God in my flesh. joh. 5. 28. All that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth. Apoc. 20. 13. And the sea,— and death, and hell delivered up the dead that were in them. Rom. 8. 23. The redemption of our body.  

Q. What means, life everlasting?  A. That immortal inheritance, which the righteous shall enjoy for ever in heaven. 2. Cor. 4. 17. Our light affliction— causeth unto us a far more excellent, and eternal weight of glory. Rom. 8. 18. 21. 1. Pet. 1. 4. Wee are begotten again to an inheritance immortal and undefiled, that fades not away. Apoc. 22. 7. The Lord God gives them light, and they shall reign for evermore.  

Q. Shall not the wicked also enjoy everlasting life in their bodies?  A. No, but everlasting a death, and b perdition in c torment for evermore. a Apoc. 21. 8. They shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.& 20. 14. & Matth. 25. 41. b 2. Thess. 1. 9. They shall be punished with everlasting perdition. c Mat. 25. 46. They shall go into everlasting pain.& 13. 42. Mark. 9. 43: Apoc. 20. 10. They shall bee tormented every day and night for evermore.  

Q. What is the third promise wee make in baptism?  A. To keep Gods laws all the dayes of our lives.  

Q. Doth the Lawe remain still in force?  A. Yea, the Law is a good, and must not b be broken. a Rom. 7. 12. The Law is holy, and the commandement holy, just, and good. 1. Tim. 1. 8. The Law is good, if a man use it lawfully. b Matth. 5. 19. Whosoever shall break one of these least Commandements,— shall be called the least in the kingdom of Heaven.  

Q. Who are bound to obey it?  A. All that a love Christ, or will enter b into life. a 1. joh. 14. 15. If ye love me, keep my commandments. b Matth. 19. 17. If thou wilt enter into life, keep the Commandements.  

Q. How is it then said, The Lawe is not given to the righteous man?  A. It means, that the Law condemns not righteous works. Gal. 5. 22. The fruit of the Spirit, is love, joy, peace,— goodness, meekness, temperance, against such there is no Law.  

Q. How are wee then at liberty from the Law?  A. Wee are freed from the impossible conditions of the Law. Rom. 8. 2. The Law of the Spirit of life in Christ Iesus, hath freed me from the law of sin and death:— that, that which was impossible in the Law, in as much as it was weak, because of the flesh.  

Q. What conditions?  A. First, we need not seek to be justified by the Law. Rom. 3. 20. By the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified. & vers. 28. Gal. 2. 16. Know that a man is not justified by works of the law; because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.  

Q. What else?  A. The Law cannot a condemn them that are in b Christ by his Spirit. a Rom. 6. 14. ye are not under the Law, but under grace. b Rom. 8. 1. There is no condemnation to them that are in Christ, that walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Gal. 5. 18. If ye bee lead by the Spirit, ye are not under the Law.  

Q. What then are the ends of the Law?  A. First it serves to condemn the wicked men. Rom. 2. 12. As many as have sinned in the Law, shall be judged by the Law. 1. Tim. 1. 9. The Law is given to the lawless and disobedient: to the ungodly sinners, unruly, profane, murtherers; &c.  

Q. What else?  A. To let man see the uglines and horror of sin. Gal. 3. 19. The law was added because of transgression. Rom. 3. 20. The Law entred— that the offences should abound.& 7. 13. That sin might be out of measure sinful by the Commandement.  

Q. To what use serves this?  A. To a destroy our carnal confidence, and make us b seek unto Christ to bee justified. a Rom. 7. 9. When the commandement came, sin revived, but I died, and the same commandement was found unto me unto death. b Gal. 3. 24. The law was our schoolmaster unto Christ. Rom. 10. 4. Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness.  

Q. Is there no further use of the Law?  A. Yea, it is a rule a of direction, b to be obeied with c reverence.. a Pro. 6. 23. The Commandement is a lant-horne, and instruction, a light— and the way of life. Psal. 119. 15. Thy word is a lantern to my feet, and a light to my paths. & vers. 91. b Titus 2. 12. The grace of God that bringeth salvation— teacheth us to deny ungodliness, and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this world. c 1. Pet. 1. 17. If ye call God Father, pass the time of your dwelling here in fear.  

Q. What doth it teach us?  A. The ways of a righteousness, and the b knowledge of sin. a Psal. 37. 31. The law of his God is in his heart, his steps shall not slide. Esa. 51. 7. harken ye that know righteousness, in whose heart is my law. b Rom. 3. 20. By the Law came the knowledge of sin.& 7. 7. I knew not sin but by the Law.  

Q. What is the general scope of the Law?  A. To love a God and our neighbour with b pure hearts. a Matth. 22. 37. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, all thy soul, and all thy mind; this is the first and great commandement: and the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. b 1. Tim. 1. 5. The end of the commandement is love out of a pure heart.  

Q. How many Tables are there of the Commandements?  A. a Two, containing b duties to God and to our neighbour. a Exod. 31. 18. The Lord gave him two Tables of the testimony, tables of ston written with the finger of God. Deut. 9. 10. The Lord delivered me two tables. b Matth. 22. 37. 39. Thou shalt love God, &c. and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; on these two hangeth the whole Law.  

Q. How many Commandements are there?  A. ten: four in the first Table, six in the second. Exod. 34. 28. he wrote in the tables the words of the covenant, even the ten words. Deut. 4. 13. Then he declared to you his covenant, even the ten words.  

Q. Wherefore serves the Preface?  A. To make us to receive the Lawe more reverently. Deu. 4. 1. harken O Israel,- to these laws— that ye may possess the Land which the Lord God giveth you. & Chap. 5. 1.& 6. 1.  

Q. What are the reasons?  A. First, because the Lord spake them with his own mouth. Exod. 20. 12. Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. Deuter. 5. 22. These words the Lord spake to all your multitude in the mount, out of the midst of the fire, the cloud and darkness. And vers. 4. The Lord talked with you face to face.  

Q. What else?  A. Because he is a jehovah, b mighty God. a Levit. 18. 5. ye shall keep my statutes, I am the Lord. Vers. 6. 21. b Deut. 4. 23. & Exod. 34. 14. Take heed to yourselves— for the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, and a jealous God. Deu. 10. 17. The Lord your God is a great God, mighty and terrible.& 6. 15. The Lord your God is a great God, mighty and terrible.& 6. 15. Least the wrath of the Lord be kindled against thee, and destroy thee.  

Q. What further?  A. Because he is our a God, and hath b done great things for us. a Deut. 7. 6.& 10. 15. The Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a precious people unto himself, above all people that are upon the earth. 4. 7. What nation is so great, unto whom the gods come so near unto them, as our God is. b Deut. 11. 7. 8. Your eyes have seen all the great acts of the Lord, which he did, therefore ye shall keep all my commandements.& 6. 12. Beware least thou forget the Lord, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt. Levit. 11. 45.  

Q What is the first Commandement?  A. Thou shalt have none other gods before me.  

Q. What is forbidden in the first Commandement?  A. To love or worship any strange god inwardly or outwardly. Psal. 81. 9. If thou wilt have no strange god in thee, neither worship any strange god. Psal. 16. 4. The sorrows of them that offer to another god, shall bee multiplied. Psal. 44. 20. If we have holden up our hands to a strange god, shall not God search it out?  

Q. How outwardly?  A. By a worshipping or b permitting any heathen Idols. a Exod. 23. 24. Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them. And Deut. 7. 16. That shall be thy destruction.& 8. 19. ye shall surely perish. Dan. 3. 18. O King, we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image. b Deut. 12. 3. ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein they served their gods:— ye shall overthrow their Altars, break down their pillars, burn their groves, and hue down the graved images of their gods. Deut. 7. 25. The graved Images of their gods, ye shall burn with fire. & Exod. 23. 24.  

Q. How secondly?  A. By a conjuring, witchcraft, and charming, or any practise with b spirits. a Deut. 18. 10. Let none be found amongst you that— useth Witchcraft, nor a regard of times,— or a sorcerer, or a charmer, or a soothsayer, or that asketh counsel of the dead. Levit. 19. 26. Ye shall not use witchcraft, nor observe times. 2. Chron. 33. 6. b Levit. 20. 27. If a man or woman have a spirit of divination or soothsaying, Deut. 81. 11. suprà.  

Q. How else?  A. By a seeking or b advising others to seek to such for help. a Levit. 20. 6. If any turn after such as work with spirits, and after soothsayers, I will set my face against that person, and cut him off. Ierem. 27. 9. hear not your soothsayers, your dreamers, enchanters, nor sorcerers. 2. Kin. 1. 3. b Esa. 8. 19. When they shall say to you, inquire at them that have a spirit of divination, and at the soothsayers,— Should not the people inquire at their God? from the living to the dead?  

Q. How further?  A. By superstitious observing of a planets, b dreams, c tokens of ill fortune, and such like. a Esa. 47. 13. Let now the Astrologers, the Star-gazers, the Prognosticators stand up,— they shall be as stubble, the fire shal burn them. Ierem. 10. 2. Be not afraid for the signs of heaven. b jer. 29. 8. Give no ear to your dreams which you dream.& 27. 9. suprà. Zach. 10. 2. The dreamers have  told a vain thing. c Deut. 18. 10. Let none be found among you that is a regard of times, or a marker of the flying of fowles.  

Q. How also?  A. By swearing by the creatures, or any thing save God. Iosua 13. 7. Make no mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them. Ierem. 5. 7. They have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods. Zeph. 1. 5, They swore by Malcham. Ierem. 12. 16. If thou wilt swear by my name, the Lord liveth, as they taught my people to swear by Baal, they shall bee built, vide Genes. 42. 15.  

Q. How do wee break this Commandement inwardly?  A. By giving to other things the love or fear due onely to God. Matth. 4. 10. It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him onely shalt thou serve.  

Q. To what things?  A. To the a world, and b thyself, or any other creature. a 1. joh. 2. 5. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. b Luk. 9. 23. If any will follow me, let him deny himself.  

Q. How to the world?  A. In following a pride, b covetousness, or c pleasure more then God. a Gal. 5. 26. Let us not be desirous of vain glory. Esa. 14. 14. I will ascend above the height of the clouds, I will be like the most High. Genes. 11. 4. Let us build us a Tower that may reach to heaven, and get us a Name. b job 31. 24. If I have made gold my hope, or▪ the fine wedge my confidence. Eph. 5. 5. & Col. 3. 5. covetousness is Idolatry, Abac. 2. 9. c 1. Tim. 5. 6. Shee that liveth in pleasure is dead when shee liveth. 2. Tim. 3. 4. They shall bee lovers of pleasure more then lovers of God.  

Q. How in ourselves?  A. By regarding our own a bellies, b wills, or c lives, more then God. a Rom. 16. 18. They serve not Christ but their own bellies. Philip. 3. 19. Whose god is their belly. b Esa. 58. 13. Thou shalt honour God, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words. c If any come to me, and hate not— his own life— he cannot bee my disciple, Luk. 14. 26. Apoc. 12. 11. They loved not their lives unto death.  

Q. How in others?  A. By inordinate a fearing, b loving, c respecting of man, and by d cockering our children. a Gal. 1. 10. If I pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. b Matth. 10. 37. Who loves father and mother, son or daughter more then me, is not worthy of me. c Mark. 6. 26. For their sakes which sate with him— the King sent an executioner— and he beheaded him in the prison. d 1. Sam. 2. 29. Wherefore— honourest thou thy son above me.  

Q. What duties are required in the affirmative part?  Ans. To aclowledge a one true God, the Father, b son, c and Holy Ghost. a 2. Kings 5. 15. Now I know there is no God in all the world, but in Israel. 1. Chro. 28. 9. O my son, know thou the God of thy Father. b joh. 5. 23. All men should honour the son, as they do the Father. c Esa. 48. 16. Now the Lord God and his Spirit hath sent me.  

Q. What is the effect of this knowledge?  A. To aclowledge his providence in all things. Genes. 45. 7. God sent me before you, to preserve your posterity in this land, and to save you alive. & vers. 5. job 1. 21. The Lord gave, &c.  

Q. What other duties are required?  A. To a love him, b fear him, and c trust in him. a Deut. 6. 5. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart. Psal. 31. 23. Love the Lord all ye his Saints. 2. thessaly. 3. 5. b Deuter. 10. 12. 20. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God. c Psal. 115. 9. O Israel, trust thou in the Lord:— O house of Aaron trust in the Lord:— Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord, he is their helper and defender  

Q. What are the fruits of this love?  A. To a praise him, to b desire him, and to c delight in him always. a Esa. 43. 21. This people have I formed for myself: They shall show forth my praise. Psal. 50. 23. b Psal. 42. 1. As the hart brays for the rivers of water, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Psal 63. 1.& 84. 2. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth greatly after thee. c Psal. 37. 4. Delight thyself in the Lord. And 84. 2. My heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. vers. 10. Psal. 35. 9.& 63, 3. 5. job 27. 10.  

Q. What else?  A. To a obey his will, and b bear his hand. a Deut. 11. 27. Behold,— a blessing if ye obey the Commandements of the Lord your God. Exod. 24 7. All that the Lord hath said, we will do and bee obedient. b 1. Sam. 3. 18. It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good. 2. Sam. 15. 26. Behold here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good in his eyes.  

Q. What is required to this love?  A. To love a holinesse, the b word, the c godly, and all that God loveth. a Esa. 58. 13. If thou call the Sabbath a delight to consecrate it, as glorious to the Lord. b Psal. 119. 47. All my delight shall be in thy commandements. & vers. 97. O how I love thy Law. & vers. 127. I love it above gold, yea fine gold. c Psal. 16. 3. To the Saints— all my delight is in them. 1. joh. 3. 14. We are translated from death to life, because we love the brethren. Psal. 26. 8.  

Q. What else?  A. To hate a sin and b satan, and c all that God hates. a Psal. 97. 10. Ye that love the Lord, hate evil. Prov. 8. 13. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil. b Zach. 3. 2. The Lord reprove thee, satan. Rom. 16. 20. The Lord— shall tread satan under your feet. 1. Pet. 5. 8.& Matth. 13. 25. satan is called our enemy. c Psal. 139. 21. do I not hate them O Lord, that hate thee?— I hate them with an unfeigned hatred, as though they were mine enemies.  

Q. How do we fear him?  A. By a fearing to sin, and b reverencing his ordinances. a Psal. 4. 4. Tremble and sin not. Prov. 16. 6. By the fear of the Lord they depart from evil. b Esa. 65. 2. To him will I look that trembleth at my words.  

Q. What is the second Commandement?  A. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graved Image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them: For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the Children unto the third& fourth generation of them that hate me, and show mercy unto thousands in them that love me, and keep my Commandements.  

Q. How break wee this Commandement?  A. By giving Gods worship to any image. Deut. 4. 16. Take heed to yourselves, for ye saw no image in the day that the Lord spake unto you,— that ye corrupt not yourselves, and make you a graved image, or representation of any figure. Deut. 27. 15. Cursed be he that maketh any image, an abomination to the Lord.  

Q. How also?  A. By a making, publishing, or b suffering images to such purpose. a Psal. 115. 8.& 135. 18. They that make them are like unto them. b Exod. 23. 24. You shall break in pieces all their images. 2. King. 18. 4. he broke in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made, for— the children of Israel to burn incense to it.  

Q. How else?  A. By worshipping any creature with religious worship. Apoc. 19. 10.& 22. 8. I fell down before his feet to worship him; but he said to me, See thou do it not, for I am thy fellow servant, and one of thy brethren. Acts 10. 26 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up, for even I myself am a man.  

Q. How further?  A. By superstition, and all will-worship added to Gods service. Col. 2. 18. Let no man bear rule over you,— by humbleness of mind, and worshippings of Angels. vers. 23. Which things indeed have a show of wisdom in voluntary religion.  

Q. What duties are required?  A. To worship God a spiritually, truly, b diligently, and c reverently. a 1. joh. 4. 24. God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and truth. b 1. Sam. 1. 19. They rose up early, and worshipped before the Lord. Ezec. 46. 13. Thou shalt daily make a burnt offering before the Lord. c Psal. 5. 7. In thy fear will I worship before thy holy Temple.  

Q. What else?  A. To set forward Gods worship amongst others, according to our calling. 2. King. 30. 1. And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and judah— that they should come to the house of the Lord,— to keep the Passeover.  

Q. What more?  A. To use the helps reverently, as a fasting, b prayer, and c vows. a 2. Kin. 20. 3. jehosaphat set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all judah. b 1. Thess. 5. 17. Pray continually. Eph. 6. 18. Pray always. c Psa. 50. 14. Pay thy vows unto the most high. Psal. 116. 14. I will pay my vows unto the Lord. Eccles. 5. 3. When thou hast vowed to the Lord defer not to pay it. Deuter. 23. 21.  

Q. What is the third Commandement?  A. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain, &c.  

Q. What is meant by the name of God?  A. His a power, his b glory, and whatsoever doth c represent it. a The Angel- will not spare your misdeeds because my name is in him, Prov. 18. 10. b Psal. 8. 1. O Lord our God, how excellent is thy name in all the world! Deuter. 32. 3. c 2. King. 21. 7. In this house— which I have chosen— will I put my name for ever. Deu. 12. 5. ye shall seek the place which the Lord shall choose— to put his Name there. jer. 32. 34.  

Q. How is it taken in vain in the word?  A. By blaspheming a God, or his b Word, or c Religion. a Levit. 24. 16. he that blasphemes the Name of the Lord, shall be put to death▪ Dan. 3. 15. Who is that god that can deliver you out of my hands. b Act. 18. 6. When they blasphemed, he shooke his raiment, and said,— your blood be upon your own head. c Act. 19. 9. But when certain— spake evil of the way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples.& 28. 22. This way is every where spoken against.  

Q. How else?  A. By a perjury, or b wicked swearing. a Levit. 19. 12. Ye shall not swear by my Name falsely. Zach. 5. 4. The curse shall enter into the house of them, that falsely swear by my name, and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and consume it with the timber and the stones thereof. Zach. 8. 17. Love no false oath, for these are things I hate, saith the Lord. Mal. 3. 5. b Zach. 5. 3. Every one that sweareth shall be cut off. Matth. 5. 34. I say unto you, swear not at all. Iam. 5. 12. My brethren, swear not neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath. Eccles. 23. 9.  

Q. How also?  A. By abusing the same to sorcery or witchcraft. Acts 19. 13. Then certain vagabonds,— exorcists, took in hand to name over them that had evil spirits, the name of the Lord Iesus; saying, Wee adjure you by Iesus▪ whom Paul preacheth.  

Q. How further?  A. By a cursing, or b threatening by the name of God. a 1. Sam. 17. 43. And the Philistim cursed David by his gods. 2. Sam. 16. 7, 8. Thus said Shimei when he cursed,— the Lord hath brought upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul. Rom. 12. 14. Curse not b ●● Kin. 19. 2. The gods do so to me, and more also, if I make not thy life like one of theirs.& 2. Kin. 6. 31.  

Q. How yet?  A. By speaking of a God, or b his word without reverence. a Esa. 37. 10. Let not thy God deceive thee whom thou trustest. Philip. 2. 10. At the name of IESVS, every knee shall bow. b Psal. 50. 16. unto the wicked saith God, Why shouldst thou take my covenant in thy mouth? 1. Pet. 4. 7. If any man speak, let him speak as the words of God.  

Q. How moreover?  A. By murmuring against Gods a iustice, b goodness, or c truth. a Ierem. 16. 10. Wherefore hath the Lord pronounced all this great plague against us? what is our iniquity? what is our sin that we have committed? Ezec. 18. 25 ye say the way of the Lord is not equal. b Deu. 1. 27 Because the Lord hated us, therefore he hath brought us out of Egypt;— to destroy us. c Esa 63. 17. O Lord, why hast thou made us one, and hardened our hearts.  

Q. How lastly?  A. By abusing the word to the defending of sin. Matth. 4. 6. Cast thyself down; for it is written, He will give his Angels charge over thee, and with their hands they shall lift thee up. Rom. 6. 15. What then, shall wee sin, because wee are not under the Lawe, but under grace?  

Q. How in life?  A. By living profanely in our calling. Ezech. 36. 20. Among the heathen where they went, they polluted my holy Name, while they said of them, These are the people of the Lord. Rom. 2. 24. Through breaking of the Law dishonourest thou God, for the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you.  

Q. How honour wee the Name of God?  A. By setting forth his a praise b continually. a 1. Chron. 16. 4. he appointed certain of the Levites— to rehearse, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel. Psal. 99. 3. They shall praise thy great and fearful Name. b Psal. 63. 4. I will magnify thee all my life. And Psal. 113. 3. The Lords Name is praised, from the rising of the sun, to the going down of the same.  

Q. How in our hearts?  A. By thinking of him incessantly with reverence. Psal. 63. 5. 6. My mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips, when I remember thee on my bed. And 145. 5. I will meditate of the beauty of thy glorious majesty.  

Q. How in his word?  A. By loving and reverencing the a Word, and the b preaching thereof. a Psal. 119. 16. I will delight in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy word. And vers. 72.& 127. The law of thy mouth is dearer to me then thousands of gold and silver. Esa. 66. 2. To him will I look— that trembleth at my word. b Rom. 10. 15. How beautiful are the feet of them, which bring glad tidings of peace, and— of good things.  

Q. How in Religion?  A. By professing true Religion zealously. 1. Timoth. 6. 12. Lay hold of eternal life whereunto thou art called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. Hebr. 4. 15.& 10. 23. Let us hold fast the profession of our hope, without wavering.  

Q. How in life?  A. By shining in holy conversation. Matth. 5. 16. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven. Phil. 2. 15 do all things— that ye may be blameless and pure— in the midst of a crooked generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.  

Q. How in others?  A. By stirring them up to holinesse and religion. Psal. 22. 22. I will declare thy Name unto my brethren— saying, Praise the Lord, ye that fear him, magnify him all ye seed of jacob. 2. Pet. 1. 13. I think it meet as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance.  

Q. How in other things?  A. By a confessing our sins, and b giving God thankes for all the good and c evil that betides us. a Ios. 7. 19. My son, I beseech thee give glory to God,— and make confession. b Deut. 8. 10. When thou hast eaten and filled thyself, bless the Lord for the good land which he hath given thee. c job 1. 21. The Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord.  

Q. What is the fourth Commandement?  A. Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day: six dayes thou shalt labour, and do all that thou hast to do: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates: For in six dayes the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is,& restend the seventh day: Wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.  

Q. What is the appointed time for the Sabbath?  A. The a a Genes. 3. 3. So God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it. seventh day, b b Act. 20. 7. The first day of the week, the Disciples came together to break bread, and Paul preached unto them. 1. Cor. 16. 2. Every first day of the week, let every one of you put aside by himself,— as God hath prospered him. Mark 2. 28. The son of man is Lord of the Sabbath. changed into the day of Christs resurrection.  

Q. What is forbidden in tbis Commandement?  A. All a bodily labour, except b upon necessity. a Exod. 31. 15. Whosoever doth any work on the Sabbath day, shall die the death. Num. 15. 35. This man that gathered sticks on the Sabbath day, vers. 22. shall die the death. jer. 17. 21. bear no burdens on the Sabbath day, nor do no work, but sanctify the Sabbath. Nehem. 13. 15. b Matth. 12. 5. Have ye not red in the Law, how the Priests in the Temple break the Sabbath, and are blameless. Luk. 13. 15. Hypocrite, doth not each of you on the Sabbath loose his ox, and his ass from the stall— and ought not this daughter of Abraham-to be loosed on the Sabbath day. Matth. 12. 12. joh. 4. 23.  

Q. What else?  A. All our own vain ways, words, or wills. Esa. 58. 13. If thou turn away thy foot— from doing thy will on my holy day- not doing thine own ways, nor seeking thine own will, I will cause thee to mount, &c.  

Q. What is commanded here?  A. The works of the a sanctuary, as b prayer, c the word, and d Sacraments. a Levit. 26. 2. ye shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary. b Act. 3. 1. Peter and John went to the Temple at the ninth hour of prayer. c Acts 13. 27.& 15. 21. Moses and the Prophets are red in the Synagogues every Sabbath day. Luk. 4. 16. Iesus as his custom was, went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day to red. d Act. 20. 7. And the first day of the week, the Disciples came together to break bread.  

Q. What else?  A. To refresh our families and cattle, by resting from their labours. Exod. 23. 12. The seventh day thou shalt rest, that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy maid, and thy stranger may bee refreshed. Deut. 5. 14. That thy man-servant and thy maid may rest as well as thou.  

Q. How is the Sabbath sanctified privately?  A. By a meditation, b conference, c prayer, and such like. a Luk. 2. 19. Mary pondered those sayings in her heart. b Luk. 24. 32. And they said between themselves, Did not our hearts burn within us— when he opened to us the Scripture? c Esa. 56. 7. My house shall bee called the house of prayer for all people.  

Q. How inwardly?  A. By doing these works with a our hearts, and b delighting therein. a 1. Pet. 3. 15. sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. b Esa. 58. 13. If thou call the Sabbath a delight to consecrate it as glorious to the Lord,— then shalt thou delight in the Lord.  

Q. whom must we cause to keep it?  A. All that are any way within our charge. Deut. 31. 12. The people together, men, women, and children, the stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear.& 5. 14. Thou shalt do no work; thou, thy son, thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid servant, thy ox, nor thine ass, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger within thy gates.  

Q. What means are to be used?  A. A fore-going a preparation, and b fore-sight, to prevent impediments. a Mark. 15. 42. It was the day, of preparation before the Sabbath. b job. 19. 31. The Iewes, that the body should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath day, besought Pilate, &c. that they might bee taken down.  

Q. What is the fifth Commandement?  A. Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy daies may bee long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.  

Q. Who are the Parents here to bee bonoured?  A. All our superiors in power and dignity.  

Q. Who are superiors in power?  A. All that haue authority over us in a Commonwealth, b Church, or c private family. a Rom. 13. 1. Let every soul be subject to the higher powers; for there is no power but of God. Vers. 2. Whosoever resisteth the powers, resisteth the Ordinance of God. 1. Pet. 2. 13. Submit yourselves to all manner ordinance of man for the Lords sake. b 1. Tim. 5. 17. The Elders that rule well, are worthy of double honour. And Hebr. 13. 17. Obey those that have the oversight of you; for they watch for your souls, as they that must give accounts. c Whether for servants, Mal. 1. 6. A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master. Eph. 6. 5. and Col. 3. 22. Servants bee obedient to your masters. 1. Pet. 2. 18. Even to the froward: Or secondly children, Prov. 23. 22. Obey thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old: Or thirdly Wives, Eph. 5. 33. Let the wife reverence her husband.  

Q. Who are superiors unto us in dignity?  A. The a righteous, the b prudent, the c honoured, and the d aged. Mark. 6. 20. Herod knowing that John was a just man and a holy, reverenced him. Act. 28. 9, 10. Others also in the Ile— did us great honour. b Prov. 3. 35. The wise shall inherit glory.& 4. 8. wisdom shall bring thee to honour, if thou embrace her. See Prov. 17. 2. c Est. 3. 2. All the Kings servants bowed their knees, and reverenced Haman; for so had the King commanded.& 6. 11. Haman-proclaimed before Mordecai, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the King will honour. d Levit. 19 32. Thou shalt rise up before the hoare head, and honour the person of the old man, and dread thy God.  

Q. What is the honour due to all superiors?  A. Reverence in Love and meekness. Rom. 12. 10. In giving honour, go one before another. 1. Pet. 2. 17. Honour all men.  

Q. What more owe we to superiors in authority?  A. a Obedience, b thankfulness, and c patience. a Rom. 13. 5. You must be subject not for wrath only, but for conscience sake. b Rom. 13. 6. For this cause ye pay tribute, for they are Gods ministers. c Prov. 15 32. He that obeyeth correction getteth understanding.  

Q. What owe superiors to their inferiors?  A. a Equity, and a brotherly b care and c carriage towards them. a Deut. 16. 20. That which is just and right shalt thou follow. b Numb. 11. 12. Thou sayest to me, carry them in thy bosom as a nurse beareth the sucking child. Gen. 50. 21. fear not, I will nourish you, and your children; and he spake kindly to them. c Luk. 22. 26. Let the greatest among you be as the least, and the chiefest as he that serveth.  

Q. What is forbidden in this Commandement?  A. Disobedience in a dead, b word, or c harsh behaviour. a Deut. 17. 12. That man that will do presumptuously, not hearkning-to the judge, shall die. Rom. 13. 2. They that resist shall receive to themselves judgement. b Deut. 27. 16. Cursed is he that nurseth Father or mother. Eccl. 10. 20. Curse not the King, no not in thy thought. Exodus 22. 28. Thou shalt not rail upon the judge, neither speak evil of the ruler of thy people. c Act. 23. 5 I wist not, brethren, that it was the high Priest, for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.  

Q. What are the impediments that hinder these duties?  A. a Presumption, b wrath, and c an unbridled tongue. a 2. Pet. 2. 10. They are presumptuous, and stand in their own conceit, and fear not to speak evil of them that are in dignity. Prov. 21. 24. b Prov. 14. 17. He that is hasty to anger, committeth folly. 2. Sam. 3. 8. Abners wrath made him to rebel against Ishbosheth. c Prov. 15. 4. The frowardness of the tongue, is the breaking of the mind.  

Q. What is the sixth Commandement?  A. Thou shalt not kill.  

Q. How do we kill in act?  A. By a working, b plotting, or c consenting to any mans d death, or bodily harm. a Gen. 9. 6. Who so sheddeth mans blood, by man shall his blood be  shed. 2. Sam. 3. 27. joab smote Abner under the fifth rib that he died. b 2. Sam. 12. 9. Thou hast killed uriah with the sword— of the children of Ammon. c Act. 8. 1. And Saul consented unto his death. d Deut. 27. 24. Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly.  

Q. How in words?  A. By a threatening, b cursing, or c railing. a 1. Pet. 2. 23. Christ— when he suffered he threatened not. Act. 4. 29. Now, O Lord, behold their threatenings. b Rom. 12. 14. bless them which persecute you; bless, I say, and curse not. 1. Sam. 17. 43. And the Philistim cursed David. c Mat. 5 22. Whosoever saith to his brother, Racah, shall be worthy to be punished by the Council; but whosoever shall say, thou fool, shall be worthy to be punished with hell fire. Psal. 35 5. They reviled me.  

Q. How in outward gesture?  A. By a mocking, or b any uncharitable behaviour. a 2. King. 2. 23. Little children came out of the city and mocked Elisha,— and two bears came out of the forest, and tare in pieces two and forty children. Matth. 27. 29. They crwoned him with thorns,— and bowed the knee before him, and mocked him. b Psal. 22. 7. They have me in derision, they make mows, and nod their head. Psal. 35. 16. The false scoffers at banquets gnashed their teeth against me. Act. 7. 54.  

Q. How in heart?  A. By a hatred, b anger, every c evil thought against our brethren. a 1. joh. 3. 15. Whosoever hateth his brother is a manslayer. And 2. 9. He that hateth his brother is in darkness, till this time. b Matth. 5. 29. Whosoever is angry with his brother, unadvisedly, is culpable of judgement. 1. Cor. 13. 5. Love is not provoked to anger. Eph. 4. 26. 27. Iam. 1. 15. 20. c 1. Cor. 13. 5. Love thinketh no evil. Deut. 15. 9. Beware there be not a wicked thought in thy heart— against thy poor brother.  

Q. How kill wee our brothers soul?  A. By causing them to sin, by persuasion, b scandal, or c negligence. a Abac. 2. 15. Woe bee to him that giveth his neighbour drink, thou joinest thy heat and makest him drunk. Mat. 28. 12. They gave large money to the souldiers to say, his disciples stolen him away. b 1. Cor. 8. 9. Take heed least your power be an occasion of falling to them that are weak. Numb. 25. 6. Behold, one— brought in a Midianitish woman— in the sight of the Congregation— who wept before the Lord, and when Phinehas slew him, the Lord was pleased. vers. 11. c Ezec. 3. 18.& 33. 8. If thou do not admonish the wicked of his way, he shall die for his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thine hands.  

Q. How break we this Commandement in ourselves?  A. By endangering our own bodies. Matth. 4. 6, 7. The devil said,— Cast thyself down,— but Iesus said to him, It is written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Matth. 27. 5. And Iudas went and hanged himself.  

Q. What virtues are required.  A. a Love, b forgiveness, and c peace towards all men. a 1. Pet. 1. 22. Seeing your souls are purified, through the Spirit to brotherly love without fainting, love one another with a pure heart fervently. Rom. 13. 10. Love is the fulfilling of the Law. b Matth 6. 14. If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Mark. 11. 25. When ye pray, forgive if ye have any thing against any man. c Rom. 12. 18. If it be possible, in so much as in you is have peace with all men. Eph 4. 3 keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace.  

Q. What are the means that make us break this Law?  A. a covetousness, b drunkenness, c malice, or d suspicion of others. a Mica. 3. 3. They eat the flesh of my people, and flay off their skins, they break their bones as for the pot. b Prov. 23. 29. To whom is strife,— to whom are wounds without cause,— even to them that tarry long at the wine. c Genes. 4. 5. Therefore cain was exceeding wrath. & vers. 8. He rose up against Abel his brother, and slay him. d Rom. 1. 29 being full of murder, and of debate,— taking all things in evil part.  

Q. How draw wee other men to this murder?  A. By a hasty carriage in ourselves, or b provocation towards them. a Prov. 15. 18.& 29. 22. The hasty man stirreth up strife. b Eph. 6 4. Provoke not your children to wrath. Galat 5. 26. Let us not provoke one another. Prov. 30. 33. As he that wringeth the nose bringeth forth blood; so he that forceth wrath, bringeth forth strife.  

Q. What is the seventh Commandement?  A. Thou shalt not commit adultery.  

Q. What is forbidden in this Commandement?  A. All kind of actual uncleanness, as a fornication, b adultery, c incest, d rape, and e fowler offences. a Ephes. 5. 3. Fornication and all uncleanness, let it not once be name amongst you. b Deut. 22. 22. If a man lye with a woman married to a man, they shall both die. c Levit. 18. 6. None shall come near any of the kindred of his flesh. d Deut. 22. 25. If a man find a maid in the field, and force her, he shall die. e Levit. 18. 22. 23.& 20. 15. 1. King. 14. 24. Rom. 1. 26. 1. Cor. 6 9  

Q. What else?  A. All uncleanness of a gestures, b words, and c thoughts. a Prov. 6. 13. He maketh a sign with his eyes, he speaketh of dancing and singing. See Eccles. 9. 4. Esa. 3. 16. b All pans, let it not be name amongst you,— nor filthiness, nor— jestings, which are not comely. c Matth. 5. 28. Who so looketh after a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.& 15. 19. Out of the heart cometh adultery, &c.  

Q. What is commanded herein?  A. Purity in a heart, b tongue, and c conversation. a Matth. 5. 8. Blessed are the pure in heart. b Eph. 4. 29. Let no corrupt communications proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, to administer grace to the hearers. Col. 4. 6. Let your speeches be gracious always, and powdered with salt. c 1. Thess. 4. 3, 4. This is the will of God— that every one of you should possess his vessel in holinesse and honour. 1. Pet. 15. As he which hath called you is holy, so be you holy in all manner of conversation.  

Q. What else?  A. An holy use of the ordinance of marriage. Prov. 5. 18, 19. rejoice with the wife of thy youth, and delight in her love continually. Hebr. 13. 4 Marriage must be honourable in all, and the bed undefiled.  

Q. What are the occasions to draw to this sin?  A. a surfeiting, b drunkenness, c idleness, d pride of apparel, and e wanton company. a Ierem. 5. 7. being fed to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves by companies in harlots houses. They rose up in the morn. b Pro. 23. 31, 33. look not on the wine,— thine eye, shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall speak lewd things. Genes. 19. 32. c Ezech. 16. 49. Abundance of idleness was in her,— they committed abomination before me. d Esa. 3. 18. The Lord shall take away the ornament of the slippers, cawls, tires, &c. e Prov. 5. 8. keep thy way far from the strange woman, come not near her door.  

Q. What are the remedies?  A. a Delight in the Word, b chastising our bodies, c holy exercise, d refraining ill company, and e restraining our senses and f desires. a Prov. 2. 10. 16. Knowledge— shall deliver thee from the strange woman.& 6. 23. 24. The Commandement will keep thee from the wicked woman,& from the flatterings of the tongue of a strange woman. b 1. Cor. 9. 27. But I beat down my body, and bring it into subjection. c 1. Cor. 7. 5. Give yourselves to fasting and prayer, that satan tempt you not for your incontinence. d See the former question, Num. 5. e job 31. 1. I made a covenant with mine eyes, why should I think on a maid? Examples to the contrary, Cenes. 6. 2. judge. 14. 1. See Eccles. 9. 5. 8. f Prov. 6. 25. Desire not her beauty in thy heart.  

Q. What else?  A. Marriage itself. 1. Cor. 7. 2. To avoid fornication, let every man have his Wife. Vers. 9. It is better to marry, then to burn.  

Q. What is the eighth Commandement?  A. Thou shalt not steal.  

Q. How break wee this Commandement?  A. Either outwardly or inwardly.  

Q. How outwardly?  A. By robbing others and ourselves.  

Q. How others?  A. By a violent robbing, or b fraudulent stealing from them. a Esa. 61. 8. I the Lord hate robbery for a burnt offering. Ezech. 18. 16. He that hath spoiled none by violence shall live.& 33. 15. If he restore that he hath robbed. b Levit. 19. 11. ye shall not steal. Eph. 4. 28. Let him that stolen, steal no more.  

Q. How else?  A. By a injustice, b oppression, or c extortion. a Prov. 21. 7. The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them, for they have refused to execute judgement. Deut. 16. 19. Wrest not the Law, nor respect persons, nor take reward; for it blinds the eyes of the wise. b Psal. 62. 10. Trust not in oppression or robbery. Prov. 22. 16. He that oppresseth the poor to enrich himself— shall surely come to poverty. Esa. 3. 14. c Prov. 30. 14 There is a generation, whose teeth are swords, and their jaws knives to eat up the afflicted— the horse— leech hath two daughters which cry give, give. Luk. 19. 8. If I have taken from any man by forged cavillation, I restore four fold. Ezec. 22. 12.  

Q. How also?  A. By a injuries in their goods, or b deceit in dealing, or in c weights and measures. a Exod. 22. 5. If a man hurt field or vineyard, or put his beast to feed in an other mans ground,— or kindle a fire that burns the corn, he shall make restitution. Numb. 5. 7. He shall restore the damage with the principal, and put a fifth part more thereunto. b Levit. 19. 11. ye shall not deal falsely, nor lye one to another. 1. Thess. 4. 6. Let no man— defraud his brother in any matter; for the Lord is the avenger of all such. c Levit. 19. 35. You shall not do unjustly, in line, in weight, or in measure. Deut. 25. 13. Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, nor in thy house divers measures, a great and a small. Hos. 12. 7, 8. Mica 6. 10. 12.  

Q. How further?  A. By a usurious contracts, and b unconscionable pawns and mortgages. a Deut. 23. 19. Thou shalt give no usury to thy brother,— of money,— of meat,— or of any thing that is put to usury. Ezec. 18. 13. If he have given forth upon usury, or taken increase, shall he live? Prov. 28. 8. Ierem. 15. 10. b Nehem. 5. 2. 3. We and our children are many, therefore we take up corn,— and wee must gauge our lands, and vineyards, and houses. Vers. 6. Then was I very angry, Vers. 9. and said, that which ye do is not good, vers. 11. Restore, I pray you, to them this day, their lands, vineyards, olives and houses; and remit the hundred part of the silver, and of the corn, wine, and oil, that you exact of them Vers. 13. And I shooke my lap, and said, So let God shake out every man that will not perform this thing.  

Q. What are we bound to in right?  A. To pay a all our debts, especially b the labourers hire, and also our c tithes. a Rom. 13. 6, 7, 8. Give to all men their due,- Owe nothing to any man, but to love one another. Prov. 6. 3. Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour, go and humble thyself, try thy friends, Psal. 15. 4. Eccles. 29. 2. 5. b Deut. 24. 4. Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant of thy brethren, or of strangers,— thou shalt give him hire for his day: neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and therewith sustaineth his life, least he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee. Iam. 5. 4. Behold the hire of the labourers,— which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth, and the cries of them— are entred into the ears of the Lord. Levit. 19. 13. jer. 22. 13. Mal. 3. 5. c Numb. 18. 21. 24▪ I have given the tenths to the Levites for an inheritance, for their service, which they serve in the tabernacle. Mal. 3. 8 Will a man spoil his gods, yet ye have spoyled me— in tithes and offerings. Vers. 10. Bring all the tithes— that there may be meat in my house, and prove me, if I will not open the windows of heaven, and power ye out a blessing without measure.  

Q. What else?  A. To restore a things lost, and found by us, or b committed to our trust. a Levit. 6. 3. 5. If a man have found that which was lost, and denies it, he shall make restitution the same day that he offereth for his trespass. b Levit. 6. 2. 5. If any deny unto his neighbour that which was committed unto his trust, he shall restore it, &c.  

Q. What should they do in charity to the poor?  A. a Lend to them freely, b restore their pledges, c relieve their wants, and d forgive their debts. a Deut. 15. 7. 8. If any of thy brethren bee poor,— thou shalt not harden thy heart,— but shalt open thy hand, and lend him sufficient for his need. Matth. 5. 42. From him that would borrow, turn not away, Luk. 6. 35. Eccles. 29. 10. b Exod. 22. 26. Deut. 24. 12. If thou take thy neighbours raiment to pledge, if he bee a poor body, thou shalt restore it when the sun goes down,— and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord. c Deuter. 15. 11. There shall be ever some poor in the land; therefore thou shalt open thine hand to the needy and the poor. Vers. 10. Let it not grieve thy heart to give him; for because of this, the Lord shall bless thee▪ in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. Levit. 25. 35. d Deut. 15. 2. 4. The Creditor shall quit the loan which he hath lent to his brother, he shal not ask it again,— save when there shall be no poor with thee. Esa. 58. 3. In the day of your fasts you require all your debts. Eccles. 29. 10.  

Q. How rob we ourselves?  A. By a wasting our goods, or b not partaking them moderately. a Luk. 15. 13. The younger brother wasted his goods with riotous living. b Eccl. 6. 1, 2. There is an evil much amongst men, a man to whom God hath given riches,— and he wanteth nothing,— but God gives him not power to eat thereof.  

Q. How do we rob inwardly?  A. By coveting other mens goods. Acts 20. 33. I have coveted no mans silver, nor gold, nor apparel.  

Q. What duties are commanded?  A. To be just to all men, and charitable to the poor.  

Q. What duty is required in respect of ourselves?  A. To enjoy our own part moderately. Eccles. 5. 18. To whom God hath given riches, and giveth him power to eat thereof, and take his part; this is the gift of God.  

Q. What are the occasions that draw us to this sin?  A. a Love of the world, b wastefulness, c idleness, and d pride. a Iam. 4. 4. Whosoever will be a friend of the world, maketh himself an enemy to God. 1. joh. 2. 15. Love not the world. b Prov. 23. 21. The drunkard and the glutton shall be poor. c Prov. 23. 21. The sleeper shall be clothed with rags. And 24. 33. Yet a little folding of the hands to sleep, so thy poverty cometh like— an armed man. d The proud man— enlargeth his desire as hell,— and cannot be satisfied.  

Q. What are the remedies against this sin?  A. a Trusting in God, b labour in our callings, and c moderate desires. a 2. Cor. 5. 7. We walk by faith, and not by sight. 1. Pet. 5. 7. Cast all your care on him, for he careth for you. b Let him— steal no more, but rather labour, and work with his hands. 1. Thess. 4. 11. study to work with your own hands. c 1. Tim. 6. 8. Having food and raiment, be therewith content. Prov. 30. 8. Give me not poverty, nor riches: feed me with food convenient. Genes. 28. 20.  

Q. What else?  A. To a love our brethren, and b do as we would be done to. a Rom. 13. 10. Love doth none evil to his neighbour, therefore love is the fulfilling of the Law. b Matth. 7. 12. Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, even so do ye to them: for this is the Law and the Prophets.  

Q. What is the ninth Commandement?  A. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.  

Q. What is forbidden in this Commandement?  A. a All lying, and b evil speaking against our neighbours. a Eph. 4. 25. Cast off lying. Coloss. 3. 9. lye not one towards another. joh. 8. 44. Apoc. 22. 15. b Iam. 4. 11. speak not evil one of another, brethren; he that speaks evil of his brother, speaks evil of the Law.  

Q. What evil speaking?  A. a Malicious accusation, b reviling, c inventing or d spreading tales against them. a Prov. 24. 28. bear not witness against thy neighbour without cause. 1. Sam. 22. 9. Then answered Doeg,— Abimelech gave him victuals, &c. 1. King. 21. 13. b 2. Pet. 2. 11. The Angels— give not reviling judgement. c Prov. 10. 18. he that inventeth slander is a fool. d Levit. 19. 16. Thou shalt not walk about with tales, among the people.  

Q. What else is forbidden?  A. All rash a condemning and b suspecting, c mocking, and d flattering of our brethren. a Matth. 7. 1. judge not, that ye bee not judged. Iam. 4. 11. He that condemneth his brother, condemneth the Law. b 1. Sam. 1. 13. Eli thought that shee had been drunk. c 2. King. 2 23. Little children came out of the city and mocked Elisha. 2. Sam. 6. 16. d Prov. 26. 28. A flattering mouth causeth ruin. And 29. 5. he that flattereth his neighbour, spreads a net for his steps.  

Q. What else?  A. All defence of wickedness. Prov. 17. 15. He that justifies the wicked, and he that condemns the just, are an abomination to the Lord. Esa. 5. 20. 23. Woe to them which speak good of evil, and evil of good— which justify the wicked. Ezec. 13. 22.  

Q. What is commanded here?  A. To speak the truth always. Psal. 15. 1. 2. Lord, who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle?— he that speaketh the truth always. ●ph. 4. 25. speak every man the truth unto his neighbour, for we are members one of another. joh. 18. 37. 2. Cor. 13. 8.  

Q. What else?  A. First, to a think well of our brethren, and secondly to b uphold their estimation. a Phil. 1. 7. It becometh me so to judge of you all. Hebr. 6. 9. But we have persuaded ourselves better things of you, and such as accompany salvation. b 1. Sam. 19. 4. jonathan spake good of David, and said to Saul▪ he hath not sinned against thee, but his works have been very good to thee. 1. Sam. 22. 14. Abimelech said, Who is faithful among all thy servants, as David? 3. joh. 6.  

Q. What are the occasions drawing to this sin.  A. a envy, b rash iudgement, c hypocrisy. d tale-bearers, e pride. a Acts 13. 45. But the Iewes were full of envy, and spake against Paul,— railing on them. b 1. Sam. 1. 14. Eli said to Hanna, how long wilt thou bee drunk? Act. 2. 13. c Luke 18. 11. The pharisee prayed thus, Lord, I thank thee, I am not as this Publican. d Proverb. 18. 8. 26. 22. The words of a talebearer— go down into the bowels of the belly. e Psal. 119. 51. The proud have had me exceedingly in derision.  

Q. What are the remedies?  A. To a think charitably, to b consider ourselves, c to use few words, and d to repel tale-bearers. a 1. Cor. 13. 7. Love believeth all things. b Gal. 6. 1. If any be fallen, restore him with the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, least thou also bee tempted. c Prov. 10. 19. In many words there cannot want iniquity, but he that refraineth his lips is wise. d Prov. 25. 23. As the north-wind drives away rain, so doth an angry countenance the slandering tongue.  

Q. What is the tenth Commandement?  A. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.  

Q. Why is this commandement added, the particulars being name before?  A. To show that God requires obedience, even in the inwardmost soul. Psal. 51. 6. Behold thou lovest truth in the inward affections. 1. Pet. 3. 4. Let the hide man of the heart be incorrupt.  

Q. What is condemned generally in this commandement.  A. All inward a lust, and even the b original corruption of the heart. a Rom. 7. 7. I had not known lust, except the Law had said, Thou shalt not lust. Iam. 1. 14. Man is drawn away by his own concupiscence. b Psal. 51. 5. Behold I was born in iniquity, and in sin hath my mother conceived me. job 14. 4. Who can bring a clean thing out of filthiness.& 25. 4.  

Q. What is the particular scope of this commandement?  A. That we should not lust after any thing, which God hath disposed upon others. 1. Kings 21. 2. Ahab said to Naboth, Give me thy vineyard to make me a Garden of herbs— and I will give thee for it, a better vineyard— or the worth in money.  

Q. His house; Who are here touched?  A. Those that depopulate the dwellings of the poor. job. 20. 19. He hath undone many, and hath spoiled the houses which he builded nor. Esa. 5. 8▪  

Q. What is commanded in the affirmative part?  A. To be just to our brethren, not outwardly onely, but in sincerity of heart. 1. Pet. 1. 22. Seeing your souls are purified,- to love brotherly without feigning, love one another with a pure heart, fervently.  

Q What else?  A. To bee quietly contented with our estates. 1. Timot. 6. 6. godliness is great gain with contentment. Philip. 4. 11. I have learned in what estate soever I am, therewith to bee content.  

Q. What further?  A. To suppress as well our inward thoughts, as our outward sins. Ierem. 4. 14. O jerusalem, w●sh thy heart from wickedness,— how long sha●l thy wicked thoughts remain in thee. 2. Cor. 10. 5. The spiritual warfare— casteth down the imaginations,— captivating every thought to the obedience of Christ.  

Q. How shall we attain strength to keep these laws?  A. By Prayer. Psal. 119. 33. Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy Statutes. And vers. 12.  

Q. To whom must we pray?  A. To a God, in the b name of Iesus Christ. a Psal. 50. 15. Call upon me in the day of trouble. b joh. 16. 23. Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.  

Q. Where must we pray?  A. Both a publicly in the Congregation, and b privately at home. a Esa. 56. 7. My house shall bee called the house of prayer. Act. 3. 1. Peter and John went into the Temple at the ninth hour of prayer. b Matth. 6. 6. When thou prayest, enter into thy chamber. Act. 12. 12. In the house of Mary, many were gathered together, and prayed.  

Q. How often must wee pray ordinarily?  A. Outwardly a every day, but inwardly in our souls b continually. a Daniel 6. 10. Daniel kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed— as he did afore time. Act. 1. 14. They all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication. Psal. 55. 17.& 22. 29. b Psal. 86. 3. O Lord, I cry unto thee continually. 1. Thess. 5. 17. Pray continually. Ephes. 6. 18. Pray always.  

Q. How else?  A. In all our affairs and necessities. Genes. 24. 12. And he said,— O Lord God,— I beseech thee, sand me good speed this day. Gen. 32. 9. 11. jacob said,— I pray thee deliver me from the hand of my brother. 28. 20.  

Q. Why must we pray so often?  A. Because prayer doth both a obtain Gods blessings, and b sanctify the use of his creatures. a Matth. 7. 7. 8. ask, and it shall be given you,— for whosoever asketh, receiveth. Iam. 4. 2. Ye get nothing, because ye ask not. Exod. 17. 11. 1. King. 18. 42. b 1. Tim. 4. 4. Every creature of-God is sanctified by the Word and Prayer.  

Q. Why else?  A. Because it is the ordinary worship of God. Hebr. 13. 15. Let us offer the sacrifice of praise always to God, that is, the fruit of the lips confessing his Name. Act. 2. 42. They continued in— breaking of bread and prayers. Act. 6. 4. We will give ourselves continually to prayer. Act. 1▪ 14. Dan. 6. 10.  

Q. How many kinds of prayer are there?  A. Three: first a confession, b supplication, and c thanksgiving. a Dan. 9. 4, 5. And I prayed-and made confession, saying,— We have sinned and committed iniquity, &c. Ezra 9. 6. I said, O my God, I am confounded and ashamed to lift up mine eyes to thee,— for our iniquities are increased over our heads, &c. b Eph. 6. 18. Praying always with all manner prayer and supplication— for all Saints. 1. Tim. 2. 1. I will that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thankes be made for all men. c 1. Thess. 5. 18. In all things give thankes. Col. 4. 2. Continue in prayer— with thanksgiving. Luk. 17. 15. 16. Then out of them that was healed— with a loud voice praised God, and fell down on his face at his feet, and gave him thankes. Genes. 24. 27.  

Q. How must wee besit ourselves to Prayer?  A. we must advisedly prepare ourselves with foregoing meditation. Eccles. 5. 1, 2. keep thy foot when thou goest into the house of God— Give not the sacrifice of fools— bee not rash with thy month, let not thy heart be hasty to utter any thing before God. Ecclesiastic. 18. 22. Before thou prayest, prepare thyself.  

Q. How must we pray?  A. With a understanding and b feeling of those things which we pray for. a 1. Cor. 14. 15. I will pray with the Spirit, but I will pray with the understanding also. b Psal. 88. 2. 3. incline thine ears unto my cry, for my soul is filled with evils, and my life draweth near to the grave.  

Q. How also?  A. With a pure hearts, and b hands. a 2. Timoth. 2. 22. They call on the Lord with a pure heart. b 1. Tim. 2. 8. I will that men pray- lifting up pure hands.  

Q. How else?  A. With a reverence and b faith. a Matth. 26. 39 Iesus fell on his face and prayed. Exod. 34. 8. Moses bowed himself to the earth, and said, O Lord.— pardon our iniquities. b Iam. 1. 6. But let him ask in faith, and waver not. Mat. 21. 22. What soever ye shall ask in prayer, if you believe, you shall receive. Iam. 5. 15.  

Q. How further?  A. With a fervency, and b perseverance. a Iam. 5. 16. The prayer of a righteous man availeth much, if it be fervent. Rom. 12. 11. 12. Fervent in the Spirit,- persevering in prayer. b Eph 6. 18. Pray always,— and watch thereunto with all perseverance. Col 4. 2.  

Q. In whose name must we pray?  A. In the name of a Iesus Christ b alone. a joh. 16. 23. Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my Name, he will give it you. Hebr. 13. 15. Let us by him offer sacrifice. b Act. 4. 12. There is given no other name under heaven whereby we must be saved.  

Q. Who is our help to pray thus?  A. The holy Spirit of God within vs. Rom. 8. 26. The Spirit helps our infirmities; for we know not to pray as we ought, but the Spirit itself maketh requests for us, with sighs which cannot be expressed.  

Q. What is the best platform for our Prayers?  A. The Lords Prayer. Matth. 6. 9. Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name: Thy kingdom come: Thy Will be done in earth as it is in Heaven: Give us this day our daily bread: And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us: And led us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, power and glory, for ever and ever, Amen.  

Q. Why do we call him, Father in Heaven?  A. To assure our hope of obtaining, by his a love, b and power. a Matth. 7. 11. How much more shall your Father which is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him. Luk. 12. 32. fear not little flock, it is your Fathers pleasure to give you the kingdom. b Eph. 3. 20. he is able to do exceeding abundantly, above all that we ask or think.  

Q. Why say we Our Father?  A. Because we must not pray only for ourselves, but one for another. Eph. 6. 18. Pray— with supplication for all Saints. 1. Tim. 2. 1. Let prayers and supplications— bee made for all men. Iam. 5. 16. Pray one for another.  

Q. Hallowed, what doth this teach us?  A. To desire the glory of God before all other things 1. Cor. 10. 31. Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 1. Pet. 4. 11. That God in all things may be glorified through Iesus Christ.  

Q. Thy kingdom, &c. what ask we here?  A. That Gods kingdom, the Church, may be daily enlarged. Psal. 67 1 2 Lord cause thy face to shine among us, that they may know thy saving health among all Nations. Hos. 1. 10. The number of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured. Act. 6. 7. The word of the Lord increased, and the number of the disciples was multiplied— greatly. 16. 5.& 5. 14.  

Q. What else?  A. That the Lord may a rule as King in our souls by his b Spirit. a Col. 3 15. Let the peace of God rule in your hearts: b Rom. 8. 14. As many as are lead by the spirit of God, they are Gods. Gal. 5. 18  

Q. What more?  A. That he would hasten his second coming, and bring us to his glory. Apoc. 22. 17. & vers. 20. The Spirit and the Bride say come: and let him that heareth say come▪ Amen, even so come. Lord Iesus.& 6. 10. b 2. Cor. 5 2. Therefore we s●gh desiring to be clothed with our house which is from heaven. Phil. ●. 2●. I desire to be dissolved,& to be with Christ, which is far better.  

Q. Thy W●ll, &c. What ask we here?  A. Grace to obey whatsoever God hath commanded us. Heb. 13. 21. The Lord— make you perfect in all good works to do his will. Psal 40. 8. I desired to do thy will O my Lord God. 143. 10. Teach me to do thy will.  

Q. What further?  A. willingness to undergo whatsoever shall betide me. 2. Sam. 15. 26. B●hol● here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good in his eyes. Luk. 22. 42. Not my will, but thine be done.  

Q. Give us, &c. What ask we here?  A. Food and raiment, and things pertaining to this life. Gen. 28. 20 If God will be with me,— and will give me bread to eat, and clothes to put on,- then the Lord shall be my God.  

Q. Why is bread onely name?  A. To teach us to be content with necessary things. 1. Tim. 6. 8. When we have food& raiment, let us therewith be content. & vers. 6.  

Q. Why is it said, this day?  A. That we should not be careful for tomorrow. Matth. 6. 34. Care not for the morrow, for the morrow shall care for itself.  

Q. forgiveness, &c. what ask we here?  A. The forgiveness of our sins, which is our true happiness. Rom. 4. 7. Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.  

Q. As wee forgive, &c. Why is this added?  A. Because unless we forgive our brethren, God will not forgive us. Matth. 6. 15. If you do not forgive men their trespasses, no more will your Father forgive you your trespasses.  

Q. And led us not, &c. What do we here pray for?  A. To be kept from the danger of temptations. 1. Cor. 10 13. God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you be able.  

Q. And what else?  A. To be delivered from the Devil, and all his temptations. Luk. 22. 31. satan hath desired to winnow you as wheat; but I have prayed for thee. Rom. 16. 20. The God of peace shall tread satan under your feet shortly.  

Q. For thine is, &c. Why is this added?  A. Because the Scripture teacheth us, to give kingdom, power, and glory to God. 1. Chron. 29. 11. Thine. O Lord, is power and glory, thine is the kingdom. Dan. 4. 34. I praised him whose power is everlasting,— and his kingdom from generation to generation. Apoc. 5. 12.& 7. 12.  

Q. To what use serve they here?  A. To assure our hope, because God is able to do all things. joh. 10. 29. My Father is greater then all, and none is able to take them out of his hand. Eph. 3. 20.  

Q. How many Sacraments hath Christ ordained for his Church?  A. Two: baptism, and the Lords Supper. 1. Cor. 10. 2. 3. The Fathers were all baptized into Moses; and did all eat the same spiritual meat.  

Q. What is baptism?  A. A washing with water, ordained to testify our admission into Christ. Gal. 3. 27. All that are baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. Rom. 6. 3. All we which have been baptized into Iesus Christ, have been baptized into his death.  

Q. What signifies the washing by water?  A. The a cleansing of our souls, by the b blood of Christ. a Ephes. 5. 26. That he might cleanse it by the washing of water through the word. b 1. joh. 1 7. The blood of Christ cleanseth us from all our sins.  

Q. What benefit is promised in baptism?  A. Admission into the body of Christ, and fellowship of the Saints. 1. Cor. 12. 13. We are all baptized into one body. Gal. 3. 27.  

Q. What else?  A. forgiveness of sins. Act. 2. 38. Be baptized in the name of Iesus Christ for the remission of sins. 22. 16. Arise and be baptized,& wash away thy sins.  

Q. What more?  A. a Mortification and b regeneration by the c holy Ghost. a Coloss. 2. 12. Wee are butted with Christ through baptism. Rom. 6. 4. We are butted with him by baptism into his death. b joh. 3. 5. Except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. c Tit. 3. 5. He saved us by the washing of the new birth, and the renewing of the holy Ghost.  

Q. What further?  A. eternal salvation. 1. Pet. 3. 21. To which agreeth the figure that now saveth us, even baptism. Tit. 3. 5.  

Q. How doth the Sacrament give all these benefits?  A. Not as having grace enfolded in them: but God by his wonderful power gives it, and confirms it unto us by the Sacrament. Rom. 4. 11. After he received the sign of circumcision, as the seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had when he was uncircumcised.  

Q. How can earthly and bodily things minister spiritual grace?  A. It sufficeth to believe his promise, not inquiring curiously the manner, which is secret. joh. 3. 8. The wind bloweth where it listeth, but thou canst not tell whence it cometh, nor whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the spirit.  

Q. What is the order commanded in Baptism?  A. To teach them that are capable first, and then to baptize them. Mat. 28. 19. Go teach all nations, baptizing them. Act. 8. 12. assoon as they believed, they were baptized, both men and women.  

Q. What condition is required in them?  A. To believe truly in Christ. Act. 8. 36. What doth let me to be baptized? and Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou maiest. & vers. 12. assoon as they believed, &c.  

Q. How must wee baptize them?  A. In the Name of the Father, and of the son, and of the Holy Ghost. Mat. 28. 19. Baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and the son, and the holy Ghost.  

Q. How appears it that children may bee baptized?  A. Beléevers children are after a sort a holy, and the b promise stretcheth partly unto them. a 1. Cor. 7. 14. Else were your children unholy, but now are they holy. b Act. 2. 39. For the promise is made to you, and to your children.  

Q. Is then this Sacrament necessary?  A. a Ordinarily it is, so that it b can never be contemned without sin. a Matth. 3. 13. Iesus coming to be baptized, John put him back,— but he said, Let it be now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Mark. 16. 16. he that shall believe, and be baptized, shall be saved. b Luk. 7 30. The pharisees despised the counsel of God against themselves, and were not baptized.  

Q. Is it not absolutely necessary?  A. No, for God is free, and some have been saved without it. Luk. 23. 43. Iesus said( to the thief on the cross) To day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.  

Q. What do we promise in baptism?  A. To a serve sin no more, but b Christ in newness of life. a Rom. 6. 6. By baptism- our old man is crucified with Christ: that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth wee should not serve sin. b Rom. 6. 4. We are butted with Christ by baptism, that like as Christ was raised up from the dead, so we also should walk in newness of life.  

Q. What is that we call the Lords Supper?  A. A communicating of the a assembly of Christians, in b remembrance of Christ. a 1. Cor. 10. 17. We are all partakers of one bread. 11. 33. When ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. b Luk. 22. 19. 1. Cor. 11. 24. do this in remembrance of me.  

Q. By whom and when was it instituted?  A. By a the Lord Iesus, in the night wherein he was b betrayed. a Matth ●6. ●6. Iesus took the bread-and said, Take eat. b 1. Cor. 11. 23. The Lord Iesus in the night he was betrayed, took bread, &c.  

Q. What is communicated outwardly?  A. a Bread and b wine consecrated according to the institution. a mat. 26. ●6. & Mark. 14. 22. Iesus took the bread, and when he had blessed it, broke it. b 1. Cor. 10. 16. The cup of blessing which we bl●ss●.  

Q. Doth that consecration change their substance?  A. No it remaineth bread still, when men eat it. 1. Cor. 10. 17. We are all partakers of one bread. And 11. 26. 27.& 28. Whosoever shall eat this bread.  

Q. Why may we not believe them changed?  A. Because it is not evinced out of the holy Scripture.  

Q. What shall we then think of kneeling, knocking of the breast, &c.  A. To do it in worship to the creature is Idolatry: else a godly gesture, and fit for all times, especially that, toward the Lord Christ. Esa. 45. 23. Every knee shall bow unto me. Exod. 20. 5. Thou shalt not bow down before them.  

Q. What think you of a Sacrifice?  A. It may be called one, and it lively resembles the sacrifice of the cross, otherwise our sacrifices are now a thanksgiving and b alms. a Heb. 13. 15. Let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God: the fruit of the lips confessing his name. Os. 14. 2. We will render the calves of our lips. Psal. 50. 14. Offer unto God praise. b Heb. 13. 16. To do good, and to distribute, forget not: for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Phil. 4. 18. That which cometh from you, is an odour that smelleth sweet, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasant unto God.  

Q. Why do not Children partake it?  A. Because they cannot discern the Lords body. 1. Cor. 11. 29 He that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks his own damnation, because he discerns not the Lords body. And vers. 28.  

Q. Is it of necessity to bee received of all men of discretion?  A. a Yea, it is the Sacrament of his b flesh, whereby all men must be saved. a Mat. 26 27. drink ye all of this. 1. Cor. 10. 17. We are all partakers of it. b joh. 6. 53. Except ye eat the flesh of the son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.  

Q. How oft must we do it?  A. With an ordinary continuance, as oft as we can conveniently. Act 2. 42. They continued in breaking of bread, and prayers. 20 7. The first day of the week, the disciples came together to break bread. 1. Cor. 11. 25. do this as oft as ye drink it.  

Q. What is inwardly signified?  A. Our a communicating the body and blood of Christ by b faith. a 1. Cor. 10. 16. The cup— is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread is it not the communion of the body of Christ? b joh 6. 35. I am the bread of life,— he that believeth in me shall never thirst.  

Q. What is the use of this Sacrament?  A. To remember Christs death with thankfulness. Luk. 22. 19.& 1. Cor. 11. 24.& 25. do this in remembrance of me. 1. Cor. 11. 26. As oft as ye eat and drink it, ye show forth the Lords death till he come.  

Q. What else?  A. To show our union into one body. 1. Cor. 10. 17. Wee that are many, are one bread, and one body, because wee are all partakers of one bread.  

Q. What further?  A. To confirm our communion with Christ to our salvation. joh. 6. 54. 56. Whosoever eats my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life,- and dwelleth in me, and I in him.  

Q. Who is fit to receive the Lords Supper?  A. He in whom Christ dwelleth by a faith, and b obedience. a Rom. 4 11. Circumcision— was the seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had before. b Rom. 2. 25. If thou be a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.  

Q. How must we come prepared?  A. With a examination of our consciences, and b confession of our sins. a 1. Cor. 11. 28. Let a man therefore first examine himself, and so let him eat of this bread, and drink of this cup. b Matth. 3. 6. They were baptized in jordan, confessing their sins. Luk. 15. 18. I will go to my Father, and say, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee.  

Q. How else?  A. With a faithful assurance of pardon and grace. Psal. 103. 3. He forgives all thine iniquity, and heals all thine infirmities. Psal. 32. 1, 2.  

Q. How also?  A. With a full purpose to a leave our sins and b amend our lives. Rom. 6. 4. We are butted by baptism into his death, that as Christ was raised from the dead,— so should we walk in newness of life. Vers. 11. think ye also that ye are dead to sin, but alive to God. 1. Pet. 4. 2.  

Q. What more is required?  A. To be in charity with our brethren. 1. Cor. 11. 17, 18. You come together, not with profit, but with hurt: for— I hear there are dissensions amongst you. Matth. 5. 24. First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.  

Q. Who are to be held unworthy?  A. All notorious, unrepentant sinners. 1. Cor 5. 11. If any that is called a brother, bee a fornicator, or covetous, or a railer, drunkard, or extortioner, with such an one eat not.  

Q. What get they thereby?  A. Sometimes a temporal, sometimes b eternal punishment. a 1. Cor. 11. 30. For this cause many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. b 1. Cor. 11. 29. He that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eats and drinks his own damnat on. Vers. 27. And is guilty of the body and blood of Christ.  

Q. What is required in the administering?  A. To bless the elements, and deliver them to the people. Mark. 14. 22. He took the bread, and when he had blessed— broke it,& gave it to them. Vers. 23. He took the cup, and having given thankes, gave it to them.  

Q. Then preaching is not needful, seeing it is not of the essence of the Sacrament?  A. Yes, it is needful for our preparation and instruction, where it can be had. Act. 2. 42. And they continued in the Apostles doctrine, and breaking of bread. And 20. 7. The disciples being come together to break bread, Paul preached unto them.  

Q. How must we behave ourselves in receiving?  A. We must bear ourselves reverently, as in Gods presence. Exod. 3. 5. Put thy shoes off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.  

Q. With what meditation must we take the bread?  A. As an earnest penny, confirming the covenant betwixt God and us. joh. 6, 50. 58. This is the bread which comes down from heaven: that he which eats of it should not die. Act. 7. 8. God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision.  

Q. What may the wine put us in mind of?  A. Of the refreshing of our souls by the communion of his blood. joh. 6. 55. My flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.  
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