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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.
Edinbourg: printed by George Swinton and Thomas Brown, 1671
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.
Q 49. Which is the second Commandment?
A. 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 thy self 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 Commandmentsp.]
A. 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 thy self 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 shewing mercy unto thousands, of them that love me, and keep my Commandmentsp.]
Q. 50. What is required in the second Commandment?