The Confession of Faith, and the Larger and Shorter Catechism
The confession of faith ; and, The larger and shorter catechism first agreed upon by the Westminster Assembly of Divines at Westminster, and now approved by the General Assembly of the kirk of Scotland to be a part of uniformity in religion between the kirks of Christ in the three kingdoms.
Westminster Assembly 1643–1652Edinbourg: printed by George Swinton and Thomas Brown, 1671
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A. The sins forbidden in the third Commandment, are, the not using ⟨p. 123⟩of Gods name as is requiredd, & the abuse of it, in an ignorantt, vainf, irreverent, profaneg, superstitioush, or wicked mentioning, or otherwise using his titles, attributesi, ordinancesk, or worksl, by blasphemym, perjuryn, all sinful cursingso, oaths pvowsq, and lotsr
A. The sins forbidden in the third Commandment, are, the not usin•⟨p. 123⟩of Gods name as is requiredd, & the abuse of it, in an ignorantt, vainf, irreverent, profaneg, superstitioush, or wicked mentioning, or otherwise using his titles, attributesi, ordinancesk, or worksl, by blasphemym, perjuryn, all sinful cursingso, oaths pvowsq, and lotsr, violating of our oaths and vows, if lawfuls, and fulfilling them, if of things unlawfult, murmuring & quarrelling atu, curious prying intow, and misapplying of Gods decreesx, and providencesy, misinterpretingz, misapplyinga, or any way perverting the word, or any part of itb, to profane jestsc, curious or unprofitable questions, vain janglings, or the maintaining of false doctrinesd, abusing it, the creatures, or any thing contained under the Name of God, to charms, or sinful lusts and practicesf, the maligningg, scorningh, revilingi, or any ways opposing of Gods truth, grace, and waysk, making profession of Religion in hypocrisie, or for sinister endsl, being ⟨p. 124⟩eashamed of itm, or a shame to it by uncomfortablen, unwiseo, unfruitfulp, and offensive walkings37, or backsliding from it38.
A. The reasons annexed to the third Commandment in these words [The Lord thy God] & [For the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vains,] are because he is the Lord & our God, and therefore his name is not to be profaned, or any way abused by ust, especially, because he is so far from acquitting and sparing the transgressors of this Commandment, as that he will not suffer them to escape his righteous judgmentu, albeit many such escape the Censure and punishment of menw.
A. The reasons annexed to the third Commandment in these words [The Lord thy God] & [For the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vains,] are because he is the Lord & our God, and therefore his name is not to be profaned, or any way abused by ust, especially, because he is so far from acquitting and sparing the transgressours of this Commandment, as that he will not suffer them to escape his righteous judgmentu, albeit many such escape the Censure and punishment of menw.
A. The fourth Commandment is, [Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy: six days shalt thou labour & 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 man servant, nor thy maid servant, nor thy cattle▪ nor thy stranger that is within thy ⟨p. 125⟩thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven & earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day, wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed itx.]
A. The fourth Commandment is, [Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy: six days shalt thou labour & 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 man servant, nor thy maid servant, nor thy cattel▪ nor thy stranger that is within thy ⟨p. 125⟩thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven & earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day, wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed itx.]
A. The fourth Commandment requireth of all men the sanctifying or keeping holy to God, such set time as he hath appointed in his Word; expressly, one whole day in seven, which was the seventh from the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, & the first day of the week e•e since, & so to continue to the end of the world, which is the Christian Sabbathy, and in the new Testament called the Lords dayz.
A. The fourth Commandment requireth of all men the sanctifying or keeping holy to God, such set time as he hath appointed in his Word; expresly, one whole day in seven, which was the seventh from the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, & the first day of the week e•e since, & so to continue to the end of the world, which is the Christian Sabbathy, and in the new Testament called the Lords dayz.
A. The Sabbath or Lords day is to be Sanctified, by an holy resting all the daya, not only from such works as are at all times sinful, but even from such worldly employments & recreations as are on other days lawfulb; and making it our delight to spend the whole time (except so much of it as is to be taken up in works of necessity and mercyc) in ⟨p. 126⟩the public and private exercises of Gods worshipd: and to that end we are to prepare our hearts, and with such fore-sight, diligence and moderation to dispose, and seasonably to dispatch our worldly business, that we may be the more free and fit for the duties of that daye.
A. The Sabbath or Lords day is to be Sanctified, by an holy resting all the daya, not only from such works as are at all times sinful, but even from such worldly imployments & recreations as are on other days lawfulb; and making it our delight to spend the whole time (except so much of it as is to be taken up in works of necessity and mercyc) in ⟨p. 126⟩the publick and private exercises of Gods worshipd: and to that end we are to prepare our hearts, and with such fore-sight, diligence and moderation to dispose, and seasonably to dispatch our worldly business, that we may be the more free and fit for the duties of that daye.
A. The charge of keeping the Sabbath is more specially directed to governors of families & other superiors, because they are bound not only to keep it themselves, but to see that it be observed by all those that are under their charge, & because they are prone oft times to hinder them by employments of their ownf.
A. The charge of keeping the Sabbath is more specially directed to governours of families & other superiours, because they are bound not only to keep it themselves, but to see that it be observed by all those that are under their charge, & because they are prone oft times to hinder them by imployments of their ownf.
A. The sins forbidden in the fourth Commandment, are, all omissions of the duties requiredg, all careless, negligent, and unprofitable performing of them, and being weary of themh, all profaning the day by idleness▪ & doing that which is in it self sinfuli, and by all needless work•, words ⟨p. 127⟩and thoughts about our worldly employments and recreationsk.
A. The sins forbidden in the fourth Commandment, are, all omissions of the duties requiredg, all careless, negligent, and unprofitable performing of them, and being weary of themh, all profaning the day by idleness▪ & doing that which is in it self sinfuli, and by all needless work•, words ⟨p. 127⟩and thoughts about our worldly imployments and recreationsk.
A. The Reasons annexed to the fourth Commandment, the more to enforce it, are taken from the equity of it, God allowing us six days of seven for our own affairs, and reserving but one for himself, in these words, [Six da•• shalt thou labour and do all thy workl.] from Gods challenging a special propriety in that day, [The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy Godm.] from the example of God, who in 6 days made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day, & from that blessing which God put upon that day, not only in sanctifying it to be a day for his service, but in ordaining it to be a means of blessing to us in our sanctifying it: [Wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed itn.]
A. The Reas•ns annexed to the fourth Commandment, the more to enforce it, are taken from the equity of it, God allowing us six days of seven for our own affairs, and reserving but one for himself, in these words, [Six da•• shalt thou labour and do all thy workl.] from Gods challenging a special propriety in that day, [The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy Godm.] from the example of God, who in 6 days made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day, & from that blessing which God put upon that day, not only in sanctifying it to be a day for his service, but in ordaining it to be a means of blessing to us in our sanctifying it: [Wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed itn.]
