by unneceffary Thoughts, Words or Works, about our Worldly Employments or Recreations *. 62. Queft. What are the Reafons annexed to the Fourth Commandment? Anfw. The Reasons annexed to the Fourth Commandment are, God's allowing us fix Days of the Week for own Imployments, his challenging a fpecial Propriety in the Seventh, his own Example, and his bleffing the Sabbath-day ". 63. Queft. Which is the Fifth Commandment? Anfw The Fifth Commandment is, honour thy Father and thy Mother: that thy Days may be long upon the Land which the Lozd thy God giveth thee. 64. Queft. What is required in the Fifth Commandment? Anfw. The Fifth Commandment requireth the preserving the Honour, and performing the Duties have defiled my fanctuary in the fame day, and have profaned my fabbaths. * Jerem. 17.24. And it fhall come to pafs, if ye diligently hearken unto me, faith the Lord, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the fabbath-day, but hallow the fabbath-day, to do no work therein v. 25. Then fhall there enter into the gates of this city, kings and princes, fitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots, and on horfes, they and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and this city shall remain for ever. v. 26. And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerufalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from be the fouth, bringing burnt-offerings and facrifices, and meat-offerings, and incenfe, and bringing facrifices of praise unto the house of the Lord. Ifai. 58. 13. If thou turn away thy foot from the fabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the fabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable, and fhalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor fpeaking thine own words. 62. Exod. 20. 9. Six days fhalt thou labour, and do all thy work. t Exod. 20. 11. For in fix days the Lord made heaven and earth, the fea, and all that in them is, and refted the feventh day; wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath-day and hallowed it. 63. Exod. 20. 12. W 64. Eph. belonging to every one in their feveral Places and Relations, as Superiors, Inferiors, or Equals'. 65. Quest. What is forbidden in the Fifth Commandment. Anfw. The Fifth Commandment forbiddeth,The neglecting of, or doing any thing against the Honour and Duty which belongeth to every one in their feveral Places and Relations *. 66. Queft. What is the Reafon annexed to the Fifth Commandment? Anfw. The Reafon annexed to the Fifth Commandment, is a Promife of long Life and Profperity, (as far as it fhall ferve for God's Glory, and their own good) to all fuch as keep this Command67, Quest. ment a. 64. w Eph.5. 21. Submitting your felves one to another in the fear of God. X 1 Pet. 2. 17. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God, Honour the king. y Rom. 12.10. Be kindly affectioned one to another; with brotherly love, in honour, preferring one another. fhould not the fhepherds feed the flocks? v. 3. Yeeat thefat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed, but ye feed not the flock. v. 4. The diseased have ye not ftrengthned, neither have ye healed that which was fick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye fought that which was loft; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. Rom. 13. 8. Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 65. Matth. 15.4. For God commanded, faying, Honour thy father and mother: and, he that curfeth father or mother, let him die the death. v. 5. But ye fay, Whofoever fhall fay to his father or his mother, It is a gift by what foever 66. a Deut. S. 16. Honour thy thou mightest be profited by me, father and thy mother, as the Lord v. 6. And honour not his father or thy God hath commanded thee; his mother, he shall be free. Thus that thy days may be prolonged, have ye made the commandment and that it may go well with thee, of God of none effect by your tra- in the land which the Lord thy God dition. Ezek. 34. 2. Son of man giveth thee. Eph. 6. 2. Honour prophefie against the fhepherds of thy father and mother, (which is Ifrael, prophefie and fay unto them, the firft commandment with proThus faith the Lord God unto the mife) v. 3. That it may be well with fhepherds, Wo be to the fhepherds thee, and thou mayft live long on of Ifrael that do feed themselves: the earth, 67. Exed, 67. Queft. Which is the Sixth Commandment? Anfw. The Sixth Commandment is, Thou shalt not kill '. 68. Queft. What is required in the Sixth Commandment? Anfw. The Sixth Commandment requireth all Lawful Endeavours to preserve our own Life, and the Life of others d. 69. Queft. What is forbidden in the Sixth Commandment? Anfw. The Sixth Commandment forbiddeth, The taking away of our own Life, or the Life of our Neighbour unjustly, or whatsoever tendeth there unto e. 70. Queft. Which is the Seventh Commandment? Anfw. The Seventh Commandment is, Thott fhalt not commit Adultery. 71. Queft. What is required in the Seventh Commandment? Anfw. The Seventh Commandment requireth, The Preservation of our own and our Neighbours Chastity, in Heart, Speech and Behaviour &. 72. Quest. Gen. 9. 6. Whofo fheddeth mans blood, by man fhall his blood be fhed for in the image of God made he man. : f Exod. 20. 14. 71. 8 1 Cor. 7. 2. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. v.3. Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence; and likewife alfo the wife unto the husband. v. s. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with confent for a time, that ye may give your felves to fafting and prayer; EC 4 and 72. Queft. What is forbidden in the Seventh Com mandment? Anfw. The Seventh Commandment forbiddeth, All unchaft Thoughts, Words, and Actions h. 73. Queft. Which is the Eighth Commandment? Anfw. The Eighth Commandment is, Thou fhalt not Steal ®. 74. Queit. What is required in the Eighth Com-mandment? Anfw. The Eighth Commandment requireth, The Lawful procuring, and furthering the Wealth, and outward Eftate of our felves and others *. 73. i Exod. 20. 15. 75. Quest. and come together again, that Sa- oufness, let it not be once named tan tempt you not for your inconti- amongst you, as becometh faints: nency. v. 34. There is difference v. 4. Neither filthinefs, nor foolish alfo between a wife and a virgin: talking, nor jefting, which are not the unmarried woman careth for convenient: but rather giving of the things of the Lord, that she may thanks. be holy, both in body and in fpirit: but the that is married careth for 74. Gen. 30.30. For it was little the things of the world, how fhe which thou hadft before I came, and may pleafe her husband. v. 36 But it is now increased unto a multitude; if any man think that he behaveth and the Lord hath bleffed thee fince himself uncomely towards his vir- my coming and now when shall I gin, if the pafs the flower of her provide for mine own house alfo age, and need fo require, let him 1 Tim. 5. 8. But if any provide not do what he will, he finneth not: for his own, and fpecially for those let them marry. Col. 4. 6. Let your of his own houfe, he hath denied fpeech be alway with grace, fea- the faith, and is worse than an infoned with falt, that ye may know fidel. Lev. 25. 35. And ifthy brohow ye ought to answer every man, ther be waxen poor, and fallen in 1Pet. 3.2. While they behold your decay with thee; then thou shalt rechaft converfation coupled with fear. lieve him; yea though he be a stranger, 72 h Matth. 15. 19. For out of or a fojourner; that he may live the heart proceed evil thoughts, with thee. Deut.2 2.1. Thou shalt not murders, adulteries, fornications, fee thy brothers ox or his fheep go thefts, falfe witneffes, blafphemies. Matth. 5. 28. But I fay unto you, That whofoever looketh on a woman to luft after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Eph. 5. 3. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covet aftray, and hide thy felf from them: thou shalt in any cafe bring them again unto thy brother. v.2. And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou fhalt bring it unto thine own house, and 75. Queft. What is forbidden in the Eighth Commandment? Anfw. The Eighth Commandment forbiddeth, Whatsoever doth, or may unjuftly hinder our own, or our Neighbour's Wealth, or outward Estate 1. 76. Queft. Which is the Ninth Commandment? Anfw. The Ninth Commandment is Thou shalt not bear falle Witnels againữ thy Meighbour ". 77. Q. What is required in the Ninth Commandment? Anfw. The Ninth Commandment requireth, The maintaining and promoting of Truth between Mant and Man, and of our own, and our Neigh bour's bought and Joseph brought the money into Pharaohs house. v. 20. And Jofeph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh'; for the Egyp tians fold every man his field, becaufe the famine prevailed over them: fo the land became Pharaohs. 1 and it fhall be with thee until thy brother feek after it, and thoufhalt reftore it to him again. v. 3. In like manner fhalt thou do with his afs, and fo fhalt thou do with his raiment, and with all loft thing of thy brothers, which he hath loft, and thou haft found, fhalt thou do likewife: thou mayft not hide thy 75. Prov. 21. 17. He that loveth felf. v. 4. Thou shalt not fee thy pleasure shall be a poor man he brothers afs or his ox fall down by that loveth wine and oyl fhall not the way, and hide thy felf from be rich, Prov. 23. 20. Be not athem thou fhalt furely help him mongft wine-bibbers, amongst riotto lift them up again. v. 5. The ous eaters of flesh. v. 21. For the woman fhall not wear that which drunkatd and the glutton fhall come pertaineth unto a man, neither shall to poverty and drowsiness shall a man put on a womans garment: clothe a man with rags. Prov. 28. for all that do fo, are abomination 19. He that tilleth his land, fhall unto the Lord thy God. Exod. 23.4. have plenty of bread: but he that If thou meet thine enemies ox or followeth after vain perfons, fhalt his afs going aftray, thoufhalt fure- have poverty enough. Eph. 4. 28. ly bring it back to him again. v. s. Let him that ftole fteal no more: If thou see the afs of him that hateth but rather let him labour working thee, lying under his burden, and with his hands the thing which is wouldft forbear to help him; thou good, that he may have to give to fhalt furely help with him. Gen. him that needeth. 47.14. And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the 77. Zech. 8. 16. These are the land of Egypt, and in the land of things that ye fhall do, speak ye Canaan, for the corn which they every |