denying the Gifts and Graces of God: aggravating fmaller Faults ; hiding, excufing, or exextenuating of S ns when called to a free Confef fion : unneceffary difcovering of Infirmities m raifing falfe Rumours ", receiving and countenancing evil Reports, and stopping our Ears against just quent, neither heretofore nor fince confeffeth and forfaketh them fitall thou haft spoken unto thy fervant: have mercy. Prov. 30, 20. Such is but I am flow of speech, and of a the way of an adulterous woman; flow tongue. V. II. And the Lord fhe eateth, and wipeth her mouth, faid unto him, Who hath made and faith, I have done no wickedmans mouth or who maketh the nefs. Gen. 3. 12. And the man faid, dumb, or deaf, or the feeing, or The woman, whom thou gavest to the blind? Have not I the Lord? be with me, fhe gave me of the tree, 7. 12. Now therefore go, and I will and I did eat. 9.13 ---And the be with thy mouth, and teach thee woman faid, the ferpent beguiled what thou fhalt fay. v. 13. And he me and I did eat. Jer. 2. 35. Yet faid, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, thoufayest, Because I am innocent, by the hand of him whom thou wilt furely his anger fhall turn from me: fend. v. 14. And the anger of the behold, I will plead with thee, beLord was kindled against Moses,&c. cause thou sayest, I have not finned. i Job 27. 5. God forbid that I 2 Kings 5.25. --And Elisha said unshould justify you: till I die I will to him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? not remove my integrity from me. And he faid, Thy fervant went no v. 6. My righteousness I hold faft, whither. and will not let it go : my heart fhall not reproach me fo long as I live, Job 4. 6. Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightnefs of thy ways?

Gen. 4. 9. And the Lord faid unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he faid, I know not; Am I my brothers keeper?

thy caufe with thy neighbour him, felf; and difcover not a fecret to another: v. 10. Left he that heareth it, put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

Gen. 9. 22. And Cham the Father of Canaan faw the nakedness k Mat. 7. 3. And why beholdeft of his father, and told his two brethou the mote that is in thy brothers thren without. Prov. 25. 9. Debate eye, but confidereft not the beam that is in thine own eye? v.4. Or how wilt thou fay to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? v. s. Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then thou fhalt fee clearly to caft out the mote out of thy brothers eye.

n Exod. 23. 1. Thou shalt not raise a falfe report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Prov. 29. 12. If a ruler hearken to lies, all his fervants are

1 Prov. 28. 13. He that covereth his fins, fhall not profper: but whoio wicked.

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builded, and the walls fet up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and cuftom, and fo thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.

P Acts 7. 56. And (Stephen) faid, Behold, I fee the heavens opened, and the Son of man ftanding on the right hand of God. v. 57. Then they cried out with a loud voice, and Jer. 48. 27. For was not Ifrael ftopped their ears,-- Fob 31. 13. If a derifion unto thee? was he found I did defpife the caufe of my man- among thieves? for fince thoufpakfervant or of my maid-fervant,when eft of him, thou skippedft for joy. they contended with me: v. 14. What then fhall I do when God rifeth up? and when he vifiteth, what fhali I answer him?

9 1 Cor. 13. 5. (Charity) doth not behave it self unseemly, feeketh not her own, is not eafily provoked, thinketh no evil. 1 Tim. 6.4. He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about queftions and ftrifes of words, whereof cometh envy, ftrife, railings, evil furmifings.

Numb. 11. 29. And Mofes faid unto him, Envieft thou for my fake? would God that all the Lords people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them. Mat. 21. 15. And when the chief priefts and feribes, faw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and faying, Hofanna to the Son of David; they were fore displeased.

f Ezra 4.12. Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us, are come unto Je rufalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have fet up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. v. 13. Be it known now unto the king, that if this city be

Pfalm 35. 15. But in mine adverfity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me-- v. 16. With hypocritical mockers in feafts: they gnafhed upon me with their teeth. v. 21. Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. Mat. 27. 28. And they ftripped him, and put on him a fcarlet robe. v. 29. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, faying, Hail, king of the Jews.

Jude 16. There are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lufts; and their mouth speaketh great fwelling words, having mens perfons in admiration because of advantage. As 12. 22. And the people gave a fhout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

*Rom. 1.3 1. Without understanding, covenant-breakers,--- z Tim, 3.3. Without natural affection, truce-breakers, falfe accusers,-

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146. Queft. Which is the Tenth Commandment?

Anfw. The Tenth Commandment is, Thott thalt not covet thy Neighbour's House, thou thalt not covet thy Neighbour's Wife, noz his Man-fervant, noz his Maid-Cervant, noz his Dr, not his Áls, no2 any Thing that is thy Neighbour's.

147. Queft. What are the Duties required in the Tenth Commandment ?

Anfw. The Duties required in the Tenth Commandment, are fuch a full Contentment with our Condition and fuch a charitable Frame of the ; whole Soul toward our Neighbour, as that all our inward Motions and Affections touching him, tend unto and further all that Good which is his .

y I Sam. 2. 24. Nay, my fons: for it is no good report that I hear; ye make the Lords people to tranfgrefs.

2 2 Sam. 13. 12. And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me: for no fuch thing ought to be done in Ifrael: do not thou this folly. v. 13. And I, whither fhall I caufe my fhame to go? And as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Ifrael: now therefore,-Prov. 5.8. Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: v. 9. Left thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel. Prov 6. 33. A -wound and difhonour fhall he get, and his reproach fhall not be wiped away.

146. a Exod. 20.-17.

147. Heb. 13. 5. Let your converfation be without covetousness; and be content with fuch things as ye have: for he hath faid, I will never leave thee, nor forfake thee. 1 Tim. 6. 6. But godliness with content ment is great gain.

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Job 31. 29. If1rejoyced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lift up my felf when evil found him. Rom. 12. 15. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Pfalm 122.7. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. v. 8. For my brethren and companions fake, I will now say, peace be within thee. v.9. Becaufe of the houfe of the Lord our God, I will feek thy good. 1 Tim. 1. §.

148. Quelt. What are the Sins forbidden in the Tenth Commandment?

Anfw. The Sins forbidden in the Tenth Commandment, are Difcontentment with our own Eftate; envying and grieving at the Good of our Neighbours, together with all inordinate Motions and Affections to any Thing that is his

149. Quest.

Now the end of the commandment 3.14. But if you have bitter envying is charity, out of a pure heart, and and ftrife in your hearts, glory not, of a good confcience, and of faith and lie not against the truth, v. 16. unfeigned. Efther 10. 3. For Mor- For where envying and ftrife is,there decai the Jew was next unto king is confufion, and every evil work. Ahafuerus, and great among the f Pfalm 112.9. He hath dispersed, Jews, and accepted of the multitude he hath given to the poor; his righof his brethren, seeking the wealth teousness endureth for ever; his of his people, and speaking peace horn fhall be exalted with honour. to all his feed. 1 Cor. 13. 4. Charity v. 10. The wicked fhall fee it, and fuffereth long, and is kind; charity be grieved; he fhall gnash with his envyeth not; charity vaunteth not teeth, and melt away: the defire of it felf, is not puffed up, v. 5. Doth the wicked fhall perish. Nehem. 2.10. not behave it self unfeemly, feeketh When Sanballat the Horonite, and not her own, is not easily provoked, Tobiah the servant the Ammothinketh no evil, v. 6. Rejoiceth nite, heard of it, it grieved them not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in exceedingly that there was come a the truth: 7.7. Beareth all things, man to feek the welfare of the chilbelieveth all things, hopeth all dren of Ifrael. things, endureth all things.

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8 Rom. 7. 7. What fhall we fay 148. 1 Kings 21.4. And Ahab then? Is the law fin? God forbid. came into his houfe, heavy and Nay, I had not known fin, but by displeased, because of the word the law: for I had not known luft, which Naboth the Jezreelite had except the law had said, Thou shalt fpoken to him: for he had faid, I not covet. v. 8. But fin taking will not give thee the inheritance occafion by the commandment, of my fathers and he laid him wrought in me all manner of condown upon his bed, and turned away cupifcence. For without the law fin his face, and would eat no bread. was dead. Rom. 13. 9. For this, Efther s. 13. Yet all this availeth me Thou shalt not commit adultery, nothing, fo long as I fee Mordecai Thou shalt not kili, Thou shalt not the Jew fitting at the kings gate. fteal, Thou shalt not bear falfe wit1 Cor. 10. 10. Neither murmur ye, nefs, Thou shalt not covet; and if as fome of them alfo murmured, there be any other commandment, and were destroyed of the destroyer. it is briefly comprehended in this

Gal. 5. 26. Let us not be de-faying, namely, Thou shalt love firous of vain glory, provoking one thy neighbour as thy felf. Col. 3.5. another,envying one another. Jam.

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149. Queft. Is any Man able perfectly to keep the Commandments of God?

Anfw. No Man is able either of himself " or by any Grace received in this Life, perfectly to keep the Commandments of God; but doth daily break them in Thought, Word, and Deed'.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleannefs, inordinate affection, evil concupifcence, and covetoufnefs, which is idolatry. I Deut. 5. 21. Neither fhalt thou de- I would, I do not; but the evil which fire thy neighbours wife, neither I would not, that do I. halt thou covet thy neighbours houfe, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his afs, or any thing that is thy neigh bours.