A. The reafons annexed to the third commandment, in thefe words, [The Lord thy God], and For the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain f], are, because he is the Lord and our God, therefore his name is not to be profaned, or any way abused by us t; especially because he will be fo far from acquitting and fparing the tranfgreffors of this commandment, as that he will not fuffer them to escape his righteous judgment v, albeit many fuch escape the cenfures and punishments of men w. fhould not obey the truth, before whofe eyes Jefus Chrift hath been evidently fet forth, crucified among you? v. 3. Are ye fo foolish! having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? Heb. vi. 6. If they fhall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance: feeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open fhame. 114. f Exod. xx. 7. Lev. xix. 12. And ye fhall not fwear by my name falfely, neither fhalt thou profane the name of thy God I am the Lord. v Ezek. xxxvi. 21. But I had pity for mine holy name, which the houfe of Ifrael had profaned among the heathen, whither they went. v. 22. Therefore fay unto the houfe of Ifrael, Thus faith the Lord God, I do not this for your fakes, O houfe of Ifrael, but for mine holy name's fake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. v. 23. And I will fanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midft of them, and the heathen fhall know that I am the Lord, faith the Lord God, when I fhall be fanctified in you, before their eyes. Deut. xxviii. 58. If thou wilt not obferve to do all the words of this law that are Q. 115 written in this book, that thou mayft fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD; v. 59. Then the Lord will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy feed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and fore fickneffes, and of long continuance. Zech. v. 2. And he faid unto me, What seest thou? and I anfwered, I fee a flying roll, the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. v. 3. Then faid he unto me, This is the curfe that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth, fhall be cut off as on this fide, according to it and every one that fweareth, fhall be cut off as on that fide, according to it. v. 4. I will bring it forth, faith the Lord of hofts, and it fhall enter into the houfe of the thief, and into the houfe of him that fweareth falfely by my name. wi Sam. ii. 12. Now the fons of Eli were fons of Belial, they knew not the Lord. v. 17. Wherefore the fin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord. v. 22. Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his fons did unto all Ifreal, and how they lay with the women that affembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congrega 115. Which is the fourth commandment? A. The fourth commandment is, Remember the Sabbathday, to keep it holy. Six days fhalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the feventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy fon, nor thy daughter, thy man-fervant, nor thy maid-fervant, nor thy cattle, nor thy ftranger that is within thy gates. 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 x. Q.116. What is required in the fourth commandment? 4. The fourth commandment requireth of all men the fanctifying or keeping holy to God fuch fet times as he hath appointed in his word, exprefsly one whole day in feven; which was the feventh from the beginning of the world to the refurrection of Chrift, and the first day of the week ever fince, and fo to continue to the end of the world ; which is the Chriftian Sabbath y, tion. v. 24. Nay, my fons: for it is no good report that I hear; ye make the Lord's people to tranfgrefs. Compared with 1 Sam. i 13. For I have told him, that I will judge his houfe for ever, for the iniquity which he knoweth: becaufe his fons made themselves vile, and he reAtrained them not. 115. x Exod. xx. 8, 9, 10, 11, 116. y Deut. v. 12. Keep the Sabbath-day to fanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee. v. 13. Six days fhalt thou labour, and do all thy work: v. 14. But the feventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou fhalt not do any work, thou, nor thy fon, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-fervant, nor thy maid fervant, nor thine ox, nor thine afs, nor any of thy cattle, nor the ftranger that is within thy gates; that thy man fervant, and thy maid-servant, may reft as well as thou. Gen. ii. 2. And on the feventh day God ended andi his work which he had made and one and in the New Teftament called the Lord's day z. Q.117. How is the Sabbath or the Lord's day to be fanctifi ed? A. The Sabbath or Lord's day is to be fanctified by an holy refting all the day a, not only from fuch works as are at all times finful, but even from fuch worldly employments and recreations as are on other days lawful b one jot or one title fhall in nowife pafs from the law, till all be fulfilled. If. lvi. 2. Bleffed is the man that doth this, and the fon of man that Jayeth hold on it: that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. v. 4. For thus faith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my Sabbaths, and choose the things that pleafe me, and take hold of my covenant. v. 6. Alfo the fons of the ftranger, that join themselves to the Lord,to ferve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his fervants, every one that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant: v. 7. Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my houfe of prayer: their burnt-offerings and their facrifices fhall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. z Rev. i. 10. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet. 117. a Exod. xx. 8. Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep it holy. v. 10. But the feventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy fon, c. b Exod. xvi. 25. And Mofes faid, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a Sabbath unto the Lord: to-day fhall not find it in the field. v. 26. Six days ye shall gather it; but on ye and the feventh day which is the Sab、 bath, in it there fhall be none. v. 27. And it came to pafs, that there went out fome of the people on the feventh day for to gather, and they found none. v. 28. And the Lord faid unto Mofes, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? Neh. xiii, 15. In thofe days faw I in Judah fome treading wine-preffes on the Sabbath, and bringing in fheaves, and lading affes; as alfo wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerufalem on the Sabbath-day: and I teftified against them in the day wherein they fold victuals. v. 16. There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and fold on the Sabbath, unto the children of Judah, and in Jerufalem. v. 17. Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and faid unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the Sabbath-day? v. 18. Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Ifrael, by profaning the Sabbath. v. 19. And it came to pafs, that when the gates of Jerufalem began to be dark be fore the Sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be fhut, and charged that they fhould not be opened till after the Sabbath: and fome of my fervants fet I at the gates, that there fhould no burden be brought in on the Sabbath-day. v. 20. So the and making it our delight to spend the whole time (except fo much of it as is to be taken up in works of neceffity and mercy c) in the public and private exercises of God's worship d: and, to that end, we are to prepare our hearts, and with fuch forefight, diligence, and moderation, to difpofe, and seasonably to dispatch our wordly business, that we may be the more free and fit for the duties of that day e. the merchants, and fellers of all kind of ware, lodged without Jerufalem once or twice. V. 21. Then I teftified against them, and faid unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do fo again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the Sabbath. v. 22. And I commanded the Levites, that they should cleanfe themselves, and that they fhould come and keep the gates, to fanctify the Sabbath-day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this alfo, and fpare me according to the great nefs of thy mercy. Jer. xvii. 21. Thus faith the Lord, Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath-day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerufalem. V. 22. Neither carry forth a burden out of your house on the Sabbath-day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers, Matth. xii. from verfe 1. to 13. At that time Jefus went on the Sab bath day through the corn, and his difciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to V. 2. But when the Pharifees eat. Q. 118. own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor fpeaking thine own words. Luke iv. 16. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up and, as his custom was, he went into the fynagogue on the Sabbath-day, and ftood up for to read. Acts xx. 7. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow. 1 Cor. xvi. 1. Now concerning the collection for the faints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, even fo do ye. v. 2. Upon the first day of the week, let every one of you lay by him in ftore, as God hath profpered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. Pfal. xc. (title) A Pfalm or Song for the Sabbath-day. If. lxvi. 23. And it fhall come to pafs, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, fhall all flesh come to worship before me, faith the Lord. Ley. xxiii. 3. Six days fhall work be done, but the feventh day is the Sabbath of reft, an holy convocation; ye fhall do no work therein: it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. e Exod. xx. 8. Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep it holy. Luke xxiii. 54. And that day was the preparation, and the Sabbath drew on. v. 56. And they returned, and prepared fpices and ointments; and refted. Q. 118. Why is the charge of keeping the Sabbath more fpeeially directed to governors of families, and other fuperiors? A. The charge of keeping the Sabbath is more fpecially directed to governors of families, and other fuperiors, because they are bound not only to keep it themselves, but to fee that it be oblerved by all thofe that are under their charge; and because they are prone,oftimes to hinder them by employments of their own f. Q. 119. What are the fins forbidden in the fourth commandment? A. The fins forbidden in the fourth commandment áre, all omiffions of the duties required g, all careless, negligent, and unprofitable performing of them, and being weary of them h; all profaning the day by idlenefs, and doing rested the Sabbath-day, according to the commandment. Exod. xvi. 22. And it came to pafs that on the fixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Mofes. v. 25. And Mofes faid, Eat that today; for to-day is a Sabbath unto the Lord: to-day ye shall not find it in the field. v. 26. Six days ye fhalk gather it; but on the feventh day which is the Sabbath, in it there fhall be none. v. 29. See, for that the Lord hath given you the Sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the fixth day the bread of two days: abide ye every man in his place let no man go out of his place on the feventh day. Neh. xiii. 19. (See letter b). 118. f Exod. xx. 10. But the feventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy fon, nor thy daughter, thy man-fervant, nor thy maid-fervant, nor thy cattle, nor thy ftranger that is within thy gates. Jofh. xxiv. 15. And if it feem evil unto you to ferve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will : ferve, 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 house, we will ferve the Lord. Neh. xiii. 15, 17. (See above in b). Jer. xvii. 20. And fay unto them, Hear ye the word of the Lord, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerufalem, that enter in by these gates. v. 21, 22. (See above in b). Exod. xxiii. 12. Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the feventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine afs may reft: and the fon of thy handmaid, and the ftranger may be refreshed. 119. g Ezek. xxii. 26. Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. h Acts xx. 7. And upon the first day of the week, when the difciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to de part |