And Araunah went out and bowed 2 Sam. xxiv. 20. 5. Denial of their just dues, and any ways defrauding of them, Rom. xiii. 8. Owe no man any thing. Q. 11. What are the sins of magistrates against their subjects? A. The sins of magistrates against their subjects, are: 1. Making laws which are contrary unto the laws =of God, Dan. vi, 12. 2. Oppression, tyranny, and cruelty in their govern=ment, Prov. xxviii. 15, 16. 3. Seeking their own interest, rather than the interest of the commonwealth.... 4. Discountenance, and discouragement of the good and righteous: together with encouragement and preferment of the wicked and unrighteous. 6. Unsubjection to the laws of God themselves, and by their evil example encouraging others to do the like, Psalm xii. 8. The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. Q. 12. What are the sins of the younger, and weaker in gifts and graces, against them which are aged and stronger. A. The sins of the younger and weaker in gifts and graces, against them which are aged and stronger, are: 1. A proud conceitedness of wisdom and worth in themselves, beyond their elders and betters, together with despising of them in their hearts, and judging of them for making use of their own liberty, 1 Tim. iii. 6. Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil, Rom. xiv. 3. Let him that eateth not judge him that eateth. 2. A rude and indecent taking place of them or any way irreverent carriage towards them, Luke xiv. 8, 9. 3. A masterly spirit and stiff will, which will not yield to their wise counsel and advice for their good. Q. 13. What are the sins of the aged and stronger in gifts and graces, against the younger and weaker? A. The sins of the aged, and stronger in gifts and graces, against the younger and weaker, are : 1. Giving them evil example of unholiness, covetousness,unrighteousness,intemperance, or any wickedness. 2. Contemptuous carriage toward them, or not giving due encouragement unto good beginners. 3. Not bearing with their weakness, and despising of them, because of their infirmities, Rom. xv. 1. We then that are strong, ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves, Rom. xiv. 3. Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not. Q. 14. What are the sins of equals one against another? A. The sins of equals one against another, are: 1. Hatred, envy, malice, inordinate anger towards, and evil speaking, either to, or of one another, and any way injuring, defaming, and dishonouring each other, Eph. iv. 31, 32. 2. Instead of provoking one another unto love and good works, enticing one another or yielding to one anothers enticements unto sin, Heb. x. 24. Let us consider one another to provoke unto love, and good works, Prov. i. 10. My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 3. A private contradicting selfish spirit, which keepeth them from any cordial and diligent seeking of one another's good, unless their own private carnal interest be promoted thereby, 1 Cor. x. 10. Let no man seek his own, but every man anothers wealth. 66. Q. What is the reason annexed unto the fifth commandment? A. The reason annexed unto the fifth commandment is, a promise of long life and prosperity (as far as it shall serve for God's glory and their own good) to all such as keep this commandment. Q. I. What is the promise itself, which is annexed for the encouragement of those that keep this fifth commandment? A. The promise itself, which is annexed for the encouragement of them that keep this fifth commandment is, the promise of long life, and this is the first particular commandment with promise: Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, Eph. vi. 2. Honour thy father and mother, (which is the first commandment with promise.) Q. 2. How is the fifth commandment the first com mandment with promise, when there is a promise of God's shewing mercy unto thousands, annexed unto the second commandment? A. The promise of God's shewing mercy unto thousands, annexed unto the second commandment, hath not a respect unto that commandment only but is made to those that love God, and with that, keep all his other commandments: whereas this promise of long life, particularly applied unto the keepers of this fifth commandment. Q. 3. What is included in this promise of long life? A. This promise of long life doth include, not only the continuance of life for a time, which may be so accompanied with miseries, that death may be more desireable; but also includeth the blessing and prosperity of life, Eph. vi. 2, 3. Q. 4. Do all those then that honour their parents, live long, and prosper upon the earth? 1. Many that honour their parents, and are faithful in all relative duties, do now attain long life, and pros perity in the world, and that by virtue of the promise; and those that do otherwise, are many of them cut off in their youth, or in the midst of their days, and bring the curse of poverty and want upon themselves whilst they live; yet withal we may observe that temporal promises and judgments were fulfilled more in the letter, formely in the old testament times, that in the latter gospel days, wherein they are often exchanged into spiritual. 2. This promise is to be understood with this exception, so far as it may serve for God's glory, and the real good of those that keep his commandment, and often times God is glorified and they are benefited, when they are exercised with afflictions, and God sees it best to take some of them home in their youth or strength of years to himself, to hide them from the miseries that befal them that survive and instead of long life on earth, he giveth them eternal life in heaven, Psalm cxix. 71. Isa. lvii. 1. 1 John i. 22. 67. Q. What is the sixth commandment? A. The sixth commandment is, Thou shalt not kill. 68. Q. What is required in the sixth commandment? A. The sixth commandment requireth, all lawful endeavours to preserve our own life, and the life of others. Q. 1. What doth the sixth commandment respect? A. The sixth commandment doth respect our own and others life. Q. 2. What doth the sixth commandment require in reference unto our own life? A. The sixth commandment doth require, in reference unto our own life, all lawful endeavours for the preservation of it. Q. 3. May we deny Christ and all his truths for the preservation of our life, if we should certainly lose our life for owning and acknowledging them? A. The denial of Christ and his truths, is an unlawful means for the preservation of our life, and therefore not to be used and the saving of our life this way, is the way to lose our life, and our souls for ever, Matth. x. 33. Matth. xv. 25, 29. Q. 4. May we not in any case endeavour the saving of our life by a lie, as Isaac did at Gerar, when he said his wife was his sister, lest the men of that place should kill him for his wife's sake? Gen. xxvi. 7. A. The apostle doth answer this case, Rom. iii. 8. We be slanderously reported, that we say, let us do evil that good may come; Whose damnation is just. 2 Therefore the lie of Isaac for the preservation of his life was sin, and offensive to God, and no more to be approved than adultery in David, which the scripture doth record, not for imitation, but for caution. Q. 5. May we not defend our life against an enemy, that doth assault us on the sabbath day, though we intermit the duties of God's worship thereby? A. Though sins ought never to be committed whatever good might come thereby, negative precepts binding to all times; but positive precepts binding always, but not at all times, duties may be intermited at some time without sin; and God doth dispense with his worship on this day, when it is necessary we should be employed otherwise in the defence of our life against a public enemy. Q. 6. What are the lawful endeavours which we ought to use for the preservation of our life? A. The lawful endeavours which we ought to use for the preservation of our life, are: 1. Defence of ourselves with arms and weapons against the violence of thieves and cut throats, that seek to murder us, Luke xxii. 36. He that hath no sword let him sell his garment and buy one. 2. Defence of ourselves with clothes, and in houses, against the violence of the weather, and cold, Prov. xxxi. 21. She is not afraid of the snow for her houshold; for all her houshold are clothed with scarlet. 3. The nourishing and refreshing our bodies in a sober and moderate use of meat, drink, and sleep, Eph. v. 29. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, 1 Tim. v. 23. Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities, John xi. 12. If he sleep, he shall do well. 4. The exercising of our bodies with labour, and moderate recreation, Eccl. v. 12. The sleep of the labouring man is sweet, Eccl. iv. 1, 4. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens: A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. 5. The use of physic for the removal of sickness, and recovery of our health, Matt. ix. 12. They that are whole need not the physician, but they that are sick. 6. Patience, peaceableness, contentment, chearfulness, and the mo derate exhilirating our spirit with God's gifts, especially rejoicing in the giver, and using all good means to get and keep our minds and hearts in a good temper, which doth much tend to the preservation of our health, and a good temper also in our body, Prov. xvii. 23. Q. 7. What doth the sixth commandment require, in reference unto the life of others? A. The sixth commandment doth require, in reference unto the life of others, all lawful endeavours to preserve other's lives. Q. 8. May no lie be made use of to preserve the life of others, especially if they be God's people, and |