THE CHILD'S CATECHISM. 13. Q. What is the third commandment? A. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God invain. 14. Q. What is the fourth commandment? A. Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy. 15. Q. What is the fifth commandment? A. Honour thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long. 16. Q. Whatis the sixth commandment? A. Thou shalt do nomurder. 17. Q. What is the seventh commandment? A. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 18. Q. What is the eighth commandment? A. Thou shalt not steal. 19. Q. What is the ninth commandment? A. Thoushalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 20. Q. What is the tenth commandment? A. Thou shalt not covet any thing that is thy neighbour's. See all these commandments at large in the twentieth chapterof Exodus, from the first verse to the eighteenth. 21. Q. What is the sum of these ten commandments which is given us in the NewTestament? A. The sum of the ten commandments is, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfO. " Mat. xxii. 37, 38, 39. Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with' all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first andgreat commandment, and the second is likeunto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbouras thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. 22. Q. What do you mean by loving God with all your heart? A. To lore God with all my heart is to have the highest and best thoughts of him, to desire his favour above all things, and delight to please himalways. " Nehem. ix. 5. Thy glorious name is exalted above all blessing and praise. Ps. lxxiii. 25. Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire but thee. Ps. Ixiii. 3. Thy loving kindness is better than life. Ps. xl. 8. I delight to do thy will, Omy God, yea thy law is within my heart. 23. Q. How must you shew your love to God ? A. By these threethings: 1 Bypaying him constantly the worship that he requires of me. 2 Bydoing heartily whatsoever else he commands me. 3 By bearing patiently what he suffers to befal me. Note. Wheresoever the answer is divided into parts by figures, 1, 2, 3. the leacher may repeat the question at every figure, and thus make the child's answer more easy. As, Q. What is the first thing whereby you must shew your loveto God ? Q What is the second thing ? &c. I. " Deut. vi. 13. and Mat. iv. 10. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Ps. v. tI. In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 2. Exod. xxxiv. 1 1. Observe thou that which I command thee. 'Ps. cxix.. 34. I shall keep thy law, yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Rom. xil. 12.. -- Patient in tribulation. Micah. vii. 9. I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him." 24. What worship doth God require of you? A. I must hearken diligently to his holy word, and praise him forhis great- ness and goodness; I must pray to himdaily for what mercies I want, and give him thanks for what I receive. * The nine followingquestions and answers, are employed in duties and sins relating to God and man, because this matter comes more within the know- . ledge and practice in children : perhaps this account may be thought too long by some persons in so short a catechism. To others it may not seem so complete andparticular as they might expect, because the repetition of those particulars, which are plainly and clearly expressed in the very words of the ten com- mandments, is avoided here. Repetitions of the same thing, are not needful is such a compendium, orshort viewof religion. 243 a2
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