195. Qucht. What is the Preface to the Ten Commandments Af The Preface to the Ten Commandments is contained in thefe Words, I am the Lord thy God, which have bought thee out of the Land of Egypt, out of the boule of ondage Wherein God manifelteth his Sovereignty, as being Jehovah, the Eternal, Immutable, and Almighty God; having his Being in and of himfelf, and giving Being to all his Words 8 and Works And that he is a God in Covenant, as with Ifrael of old, so with all his People who as he brought them out of their Bondage in Ægypt, so he delivereth us from our fpiritual Thraldom; and that therefore we are bound to take him for our God alone, and to keep all his Commandments. 102. Quefta Gen. 17.7. And I will eftablish bidwebog sa 2nd vly eat hiw gritsa gor. E Exod. 20. 2. Ifa. 44. 6. Thus faith the Lord the King of Ifracl, and his redeemer the Lord of hofts, I am the firft, and I am the laft, and besides me there is no God. 1107 SOLA And God f my covenant between and thee, and thy feed after thee, in their generations, for an everlasting cove nants to be a God unto thee, and to thy feed after thee. Compared 107 unto with 11f Exod. 3. 14. faid unt Mofes, he faid, Thus fhalt thou fay unto the children of Ifrael, I AM hath fent the unto you, ON HOLAM THAT I AM and Jews on 13.29. Is he the God of the she not allo of the Genfiles? Yes, ofthe Gentiles allo. Luke 1.74. That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out Exod. 6.3. And I appeared unto of the hands of our enemies, might Abraham, unto Ifaac, and unto Ja- serve him without fear, 75. In ho cob, by name JEHOVAH was all the days of our life. cob, by the name of God Almighty, linefs and righteoufnefs before him 10:10 my But as he which to them. I not hath called you is holy, fo be yeholy in all manner of converfationi .16. Because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy, $ 17. And if ye call on the Father, who without and have respect of perfons judgeth according our being; as certain fo of your to every mans work, pals the time own poets have faid, For we are allo of your fojourning here in fear: his offspring. 102, Quest. What is the Sum of the Four Commandments, which contain our Duty to God? Aufw The Sum of the Four Commandments containing our Duty to God, is to love the Lord our God with all our Heart, and with all our Soul, and with all our Strength, and with all our Mind m 103. Queft. Which is the Firft Commandment? Anfu. The First Commandment is, Thou shalt have no other Gods before me. 104. Quelt. What are the Duties required in the Firft Commandment ? C Anfw. The Duties required in the First Commandment, are the knowing and acknowledging of God to be the only true God, and our God": and to worship and glorify him accordingly P, by Think v. 18. Forafmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as filver and gold, from your vain converfation received by tradi tion from your fathers. Lev. 18. 30. Therefore fhall ye keep mine ordit nance, that ye commit not any one of thefe abominable cuftoms, which were committed before you, that ye defile not your felves therein: I am the Lord your God. Lev. 19. 37. Therefore fhall ye obferve all my ftatutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord. 102. Luke 10.27. And he answering, faid, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy foul,and with all thy ftrength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thy felf. 103, Exod, 20, 3 104. ° 1 Chr. 28. 9. And thou, Solomon my fon, know thou the God of thy father, and ferve him with a perfect heart, and with a wilJing mind: for the Lord fearcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou feek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forfake him, he will caft thee off forever. Deut.26. 17. Thou haft avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice. Ifa. 43. 10. Ye are my witneffes, faith the Lord, and my fervant whom I have chofen: that ye may know and believe me, and underftand that I am he, before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. Jer, 14.22. Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can causeraine or can the heavens, give showers? Art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thouhaft made all these things. P Pfalm 95. 6. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel R 4 be Thinking, Meditating, Remembring highly Efteeming, Honouring, Adoring", Choofing, Loving, Defiring, Fearing of him; Believing him ; Trufting, Hoping", Delighting, Rejoicing 9 Mal. 3. 16. Then they that feared the Lord, fpake often one to another, and the Lord hearkned, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name. Pfalm 63.6. When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night-watch. Eccl. 12.1. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thoufhalt fay, I have no pleasure in them. Pfalm 71.19 Thy righteoufnefs alfo, O God, is very high, who haft done great things: O God, who is not return, that unto me every knee fhall bow, every tongue fhall fwear. * Fofb. 24. 15. And ifit feem evil unto you to ferve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers ferved, that were on the other fide of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whofe land ye dwell: but as for me and my houfe, we will ferve the Lord. v. 22. And Joshua faid unto the people, Ye are witnesses against your felves, that ye have chofen the Lord, to ferve him. And they faid, We are witnesses. y Deut. 6.5. And thou fhalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy might. Pfalm 73. 25. Whom have lin heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I defire befides thee. Ifai. 8. 13. Sanctify the Lord of hofts himself, and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. b Exod. 14. 31. And Ifrael faw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his fervant Mofes. Ifai. 26. 4. Truft ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting ftrength. d Pfalm 130. 7. Let Ifrael hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.' e Pfalm 37. 4. Delight thy felf alfo in the Lord, and he fhall give thee the defires of thine heart." $ Pfalm joicing in him; being Zealous for him ; Calling upon him; giving all Praife and Thanks", and yielding all Obedience and Submiffion to him with the whole Mani; being careful in all things to please him, and forrowful when in any thing he is offended'; and walking humbly with him m 105. Queft. What are the Sins forbidden in the Firft Commandment? Anfw. The Sins forbidden in the First Commandment, are Atheism in denying or not having a God "; Idolatry in having or worshipping more Gods than One, or any with or inftead of the true God; the 1 Rom. 12. 11. Not flothful in bufinefs; fervent in fpirit; ferving the Lord. Compared with Numb. 25. 11. Phineas the fon of Eleazar, the fon of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Ifrael (while he was zealous for my fake among them) that I confumed not the children of Ifrael in my jealousy. h Phil. 4. 6. Be careful for nothing but in every thing by prayer and fupplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. 2 Fer. 7.23. But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye fhall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. James 4. 7. Submit your felves therefore to God; refift the ́devil, and he will flee from you. k 1 John 3. 22. And what foever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and not do thofe things that are pleasing in his fight. Jer. 31. 18. I have furely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou haft chastised me, and I was chaftifed, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; thou art the Lord my God. Pfal. 119. 136. Rivers of wa ters run down mine eyes: because they keep not thy law. m Mic. 6. 8. He hath fhewed thee, Oman,what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do juftly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God! 105. Pfalm 14. 1. The fool hath faid in his heart, There is no God: they are corrupt, they have done abominable works,there is none that doth good. Eph. 2.12. That at that time ye were without Chrift, being aliens from the commonwealth of Ifrael, and ftrangers from the covenants of promife; having no hope, and without God in the world. Jer. 2. 27. Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou haft brought me forth: for they not having and avouching him for God, and our God P; the Omiffion or Neglect of any Thing due to him required in this Commandments; Ignorance Forgetfulness, Mifapprehenfions, falfe Opinions, unworthy and wicked Thoughts of him ", bold and curious Searching into his Secrets; W they have turned their face: but in the time of their trouble they will fay, Arife, and fave us. v. 28, But where are thy gods that thou haft made thee? let them arife if they can fave thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities, are thy gods, O Judah. Compared with Thef. 1. For they, themselves fhew of us, what manner of entring in we had unto you, and how ye returned to God from idols, to ferve the living and true God. AP Psalm 81. 11. But my people would not hearken to my voice: and Ifrael would none of me. > have no knowledge. Hofea 4. 1 Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Ifrael; for the Lord hath a controverfy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. v. 6. My people are deftroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou haft rejected knowledge, I alfo will reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me; seeing thou haft forgotten the law of thy God, I will alfo forget thy children. Fer. 2. 32. Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire yet my people have forgotten me days without number. Ads 17:23. For as I paffed by and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 29, For as much then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or filver, or ftone graven by art and mans device. 9 Ifa, 43, 22. But thou, haft not called upon me, Jacob, but thou hast been weary of me, O Ifrael. 2. 23. Thou haft not brought me the fmall cattle of thy burnt-offerings, neither haft thou honoured me with thy facrifices. I have nor caufed thee to ferve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incenfe: v, 24. Thou haft bought me no fweet cane with money, neither haft thou filled me with the fat of thy facrifices but thou, haft Ifaiah 40, 18. To whom then made me to ferve with thy fins, will ye liken God a or what likethou haft wearied me with thine ini- nefs, will ye compare unto him. quities. WoW Pfalm 50. 21. These things haft thou done, and I kept filence: thou thoughteft that I was altogether fuch a one as thy felf; but I will reprove thee, and fet them in order before thine eyes. *Fer. 4. 22. For my people is foolish, they have not known mo, they are fottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wife to do evil, but to do goodthey 1 Denta |