Questions 47-66

Question 1

Question 47

Answer 1

What is forbidden in the first commandment?
The First Commandment forbbideth the denying, or not worshipping and glorifying the true God, as God, and the giving of that worship and glory to any other which is due to Him alone.

Question 2

Question 48

Answer 2

What are we specially taught by these words, “before me” in the First Commandment?
These words “before me” in the First Commandment, teach us, That God who seeth all things, taketh notice of, and is much displeased with, the sin of having any other God.

Question 3

Question 49

Answer 3

Which is the second commandment?
The Second Commandment is, “thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth, thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, and keep my commandments.”

Question 4

Question 50

Answer 4

What is required in the Second Commandment?
The Second Commandment requireth the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all such religious worship and ordinances as God hath appointed in His word.

Question 5

Question 51

Answer 5

What is forbidden in the Second Commandment?

The Second Commandment forbiddeth the worshiping of God by images, or any other way not appointed in His Word.

Question 6

Question 52

Answer 6

What are the reasons annexed to the Second Commandment?

The reasons annexed to the Second Commandment are, God’s sovereignty over us, and the zeal He hath to His own worship.

Question 7

Question 53

Answer 7

Which is the Third Commandment?
The Third Commandment is, thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who taketh His name in vain.

Question 8

Question 54

Answer 8

What is required in the Third Commandment?
The Third Commandment requireth the holy and reverent use of God’s names, titles, attributes, ordinances, Word, and works.

Question 9

Question 55

Answer 9

What is forbidden in the Third Commandment?

The Third Commandment forbiddeth all profaning or abusing anything whereby God maketh Himself known,

Question 10

Question 56

Answer 10

What is the reason annexed to the Third Commandment?
The reason annexed to The Third Commandment is, That however the breakers of this commandment may escape punishment from men, yet the Lord our God will not suffer them to escape His righteous judgement.

Question 11

Question 57

Answer 11

Which is the Fourth Commandment?
the Fourth Commandment is, Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Question 12

Question 58

Answer 12

What is required in the Fourth Commandment?
the Fourth Commandment requireth the keeping holy to God such set times as He appointed in His Word; expressly one whole day in seven to be a holy Sabbath to Himself.

Question 13

Question 59

Answer 13

Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly Sabbath?
From the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, God appointed toe seventh day of the week to be the weekly Sabbath; and the First day of the week ever since, to continue to the end of the world, which is the Christian Sabbath.

Question 14

Question 60

Answer 14

How is the Sabbath to be sanctified?
The Sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employment and recreations as are lawful on other days; and spending the whole time in the public and private exercises of God’s worship , except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy.

Question 15

Question 61

Answer 15

What is forbidden in the Fourth Commandment?
the Fourth Commandment forbiddeth the omission or careless performance of the duties required, and the profaning the day by idleness, or doing that which is in itself sinful, or by unnecessary thoughts, words or works, about our worldly employments or recreations.

Question 16

Question 62

Answer 16

What are the reasons annexed to the Fourth Commandment?
The reasons annexed to the Fourth Commandment are , God’s allowing us 6 days of the week for our own employments, His challenging a special propriety in the seventh, His own example, and His blessing the Sabbath-day.

Question 17

Question 63

Answer 17

Which is the Fifth Commandment?
The Fifth Commandment is, honor thy father and thy mother, that thy day may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee,

Question 18

Question 64

Answer 18

What is required in the Fifth Commandment?
The Fifth Commandment requireth the preserving the honour, and performing the duties, belonging to every one in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals.

Question 19

Question 65

Answer 19

What is forbidden in the Fifth Commandment?
The Fifth Commandment forbiddeth the neglecting of, or doing anything against, the honour and duty which belongeth to every one in their several places and relations.

Question 20

Question 66

Answer 20

What is the reason annexed to the Fifth Commandment?
The reason annexed to 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.