appointed in his word, expressly one whole day in seven to be an holy Sabbath to himself. Q. Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly Sabbath?

A. From the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, God appointed the 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.

Q. How is the Sabbath to be sanctified?

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

2. What is forbidden in the fourth command

ment?

A. 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 worldly employments, or recreations.

Q. What are the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment?

A. The reasons annexed to the fourth commandment, are, God's allowing us six 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.

Q. Which is the fifth commandment ?

A. The fifth commandment is, "Honor thy father and mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee."

Q. What is required in the fifth commandment ?

A. The fifth commandment requireth the preserving the honor, and performing the duties belonging to every one in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors or equals.

Q. What is forbidden in the fifth commandment?

A. The fifth commandment forbiddeth the neglecting of, or doing any thing against the honor and duty which belongeth to every one in their several places and relations.

Q. What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment?

A. 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 his commandments.

Q. Which is the sixth commandment?

A. The sixth commandment is, "Thou shalt not kill."

Q. What is required in the sixth commandment? A. The sixth commandment requireth all lawful endeavors to preserve our own life and the life of others.

Q. What is forbidden in the sixth commandment? A. The sixth commandment forbiddeth the taking away of our own life or the life of our neighbors unjustly; and whatsoever tendeth thereunto.

Q. Which is the seventh cammandment?

A. The seventh commandment is, "Thou sho not commit adultery."

Q. What is required in the seventh commandment? A. The seventh commandment requireth the pre. servation of our own, and our neighbor's chastity in heart, speech and behavior.

Q. What is forbidden in the seventh commandment? A. The seventh commandment forbiddeth all unchaste thoughts, words and actions.

Q. Which is the eighth commandment?

A. The eighth commandment is, "Thou shalt not steal,"

Q. Wha is required in the eighth commandment? A. The eighth commandment requireth the law. ful procuring and furthering the wealth and outward estate of ourselves and others.

Q. What is forbidden in the eighth commandment ? A. The eighth commandment forbiddeth whatsoever doth or may unjustly hinder our own or our neighbor's wealth and outward estate.

Q. Which is the ninth commandment? A. The ninth commandment is Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor."

Q. What is required in the ninth commandment ? A. The ninth commandment requireth the maintaining and promoting of truth between man and man, and of our own and our neighbor's good name, especially in witness bearing.

Q What is forbidden in the ninth commandment ?

A. The ninth commandment forbiddeth whatsoever is prejudicial to truth, or injurious to Our or our neighbor's good name.

Q. Which is the tenth commandment ?

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A. The tenth commandment is, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man servant, nor his maid servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.

Q. What is required in the tenth commandment ? A. The tenth commandment requireth full con tentment with our own condition, with a right and charitable frame of spirit toward our neighbor and

that is his.

Q. What is forbidden in the tenth commandment? A. The tenth commandment forbiddeth all discontentment with our own estate, envying or grieving at the good of our neighbor, and all inordinate motions and affectious to any thing that is his.

QIs any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?

A. No mere man since the fall, is able in this life perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but doth daily break them in thought, word and deed. Q. Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous ? A. Some sins in themselves, and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous in the sight of God than others.

Q. What doth every sin deserve?

A. Every sin deserveth God's warth and curse, both in this life and that which is to come.

Q. What doth God require of us that we may escape his wrath and curse due to us for sin?

A. To escape the wrath and curse of God due to us for sin, God requireth of us faith in Jesus Christ, repentance unto life, with the diligent use of all the outward means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption.

Q. What is faith in Jesus Christ?

A. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered unto us in the gospel.

Q. What is repentance unto life?

A. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, doth with grief and hatred of his sin turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavors after new obedience.

Q. What are the outward means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption.

A. The outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption, are his ordinances, especially the word, sacraments and prayer, all which are made effectual to the elect for salvation.

Q. How is the word made effectual to salvation ?

A. The Spirit of God maketh the reading but especially the preaching of the word an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort through faith unto salvation.

Q. How is the word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation?

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That the word may become effectual to sal. vation, we must attend thereunto with diligence, preparation, and prayer, receive it with faith and love, lay it up in our hearts, and practise it in our lives.

Q. How doth the sacraments become effectual means of salvation?

A. The sacraments become effectual means of salvation, not from any virtue in them, or in him that doth administer them, but only by the blessing of Christ and the work of his Spirit in them, that by faith receive them.

Q. What is a sacrament ?

A. A sacrament is an holy ordinance, instituted by Christ, wherein by sensible signs, Christ and the benefits of the new covenant are represented, sealed and applied to believers.

Q. What are the sacraments of the New-Testament ? A. The sacraments of the New-Testament are baptism and the Lord's supper.

Q. What is baptism?

A. Baptism is a sacrament, wherein by washing with water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, doth signify and seal our ingrafting into Christ and partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace, and our engagements to be the Lord's.

Q. To whom is baptism to be administered?

A. Baptism is not to be administered to any that are out of the visible church, till they profess their faith in Christ, and obedience to him, but the infants of such as are members of the visible church are to be baptized.