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use the Sacraments? (4.) What is the fifth particular contained in the first part of the answer? What do you mean by publicly? (n.) What by to call upon? (o.) How do you prove, that we are diligently to frequent the church of God on the Sabbath, publicly to call upon God? (5.) What is the sixth particular contained in the first part of the answer? What do you mean by contribute? (p.) What by relief? (q.) What by the poor? (r.) What by becomes? (s.) What by a Christian? (t.) do you prove, that we are diligently to frequent the church of God on the Sabbath, to contribute to the relief of the poor, as becomes a Christian? (6.) What is the second part of the answer? How many particulars are contained in it? [Three.] What is the first? What do you mean by the expression all the days of my life? (u.) What by cease? (v.) What by evil? (w.) What by works? (x.) How do you prove, that, in connection with our observance of the Sabbath, we must all the days of our lives, cease from our evil works? (7.) What is the second particular contained in the second part of the answer? What do you mean by yield? (y.) What by work? (z.) What by the Holy Spirit? (aa.) How do you prove, that, in connection with our observance of the Sabbath we are to yield ourselves to the Lord to work by his Holy Spirit in us? (8.) What is the third particular contained in the second part of the answer? What do you mean by thus? (bb.) What by begin? (cc.) What by this life? (dd.) What by the eternal Sabbath? (ee.) How do you prove, that we are thus to cease from evil works and yield ourselves to the Lord in connection with our observance of the Sabbath, in order that we may thus begin in this life the eternal Sabbath? (9.)

XXXIX. Lord's Day.

Q. 104. What doth God require in the fifth command?

A.-That I shew all honor, love and fidelity to my father and mother, and all in authority over me,

and submit myself to their good instruction and correction with due obedience; and also patiently bear with their weaknesses and infirmities, since it pleases God to govern us by their hand.

b. Honor, esteem; respect.

c. Love, affectionate regard.

d. Fidelity, careful and exact observance of duty. e. Father and mother, our parents.

f. All in authority over me, our superiors; such as teachers, elders, magistrates, guardians, and aged per

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g. Submit, yield; subject.

h. Good, wholesome; salutary.

i. Instruction, communication of knowledge.

j. Correction, chastisement; that which is intended to. rectify faults.

k. Due, proper; appropriate.

1. Obedience, the performance of what is enjoined by authority.

m. Patiently, without discontent or murmuring.

n. Bear with, be indulgent towards.

o. Weaknesses, foibles; failings.

p. Infirmities, imperfections; defects. q. Since, seeing that; because.

r. Pleases, seems good to.

s. Govern, control or direct our conduct. t. Hand, agency, authority.

DOCTRINES SEPARATED AND PROVED.

1. We must shew all honor to our father and mother and› all in authority over us. Eph. vi. 1-3-Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 1 Pet. ii. 17-Fear God, Honor the king. Lev. xix. 32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary

head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord. 1 Tim. v. 17. 1 Tim. vi. 1.

Mal. i. 6. 2. We must shew all love to our father and mother and all in authority over us. Math. x. 37-He that loveth father and mother more than me, is not worthy of me. 1 Thes. v. 12 and 13-And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.

3. We must shew all fidelity to our father and mother, and all in authority over us. Prov. xxviii. 24-Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. Tit. ii. 9, 10— Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again ; Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity.

4. We must submit ourselves with due obedience to the good instruction of our father and mother and those in authority over us. Prov. i. 8-My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. Prov. vi. 20-22-My son, keep thy fathers_commandments, and forsake not the law of thy mother; Bind them continually upon thy heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. Col. iii. 20-Children obey your parents in all things for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Heb. xiii. 17-Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves for they watch for your souls, as they that must give an account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief. Rom. xiii. 1-Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. Prov. xv. 5. Eph. vi. 1. Col. iii. 22.

5. We must patiently bear with the weaknesses and infirmities of our father and mother and those in authority over us. Prov. xxx. 17-The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. Prov. xxiii. 22-Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and

despise not thy mother when she is old. 1 Pet. ii. 18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. ix. 24-26.

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6. It pleases God to govern us by the hand of our father and mother and those in authority over us. Eph. vi. 4-And ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath; but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. I Pet. ii. 13 and 14-Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of them that do well. Rom. xiii. 1, 2-Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist, shall receive to themselves damnation. Col. iii. 19, 21.

EXERCISES.

What is the one hundred and fourth question? Repeat the fifth commandment. What answer is returned to the question? Whom do you mean by father and mother? (e.) Whom by all in authority over me? (f.) How many duties which we owe to father and mother and all in authority over us, are specified in this answer? [Five.] What is the first? What do you mean by shew? (a.) What by honor? (b.) How do you prove, that we must shew all honor to father and mother, and all in authority over us? (1.) What is the second duty specified in the answer? What do you mean by love? (c.) How do you prove, that we must shew all love to father and mother and those in authority over us! (2.) What is the third duty specified in the answer? What do you mean by fi delity 2 (d.) How do you prove that we must shew all fidelity to our father and mother, and those in authority over us? (3. What is the fourth duty specified in the answer? What do you mean by submit? (g.) What by good? (h.) What by instruction? (i.) What by correc

tion? (j.) What by done? (k.) What by obedience? (4.) How do you prove, that we must submit ourselves, with due obedience, to the good instruction and correction of our father and mother and those in authority over us? (4.) What is the fifth duty specified in the answer? What do you mean by patiently? (m.) What by the expression bear with? (n.) What by weaknesses? (o.) What by infirmities? (p.) How do you prove that we must patiently bear with the weaknesses and infirmities of our father and mother, and those in authority over us? (5.) What particular ground does the answer assign for observing the duties specified towards our father and mother and those in authority over us? What is the force of the expression since? (q.) What do you mean by pleases? (r.) What by govern? (s.) What by hand? (t.) How do you prove that it pleases God to govern us by the hand of our father and mother and those in authority over us? (6.)

XL. Lord's Day.

Q. 105.-What doth God require in the sixth command?

A. That neither in thoughts, nor words, nor gestures, much less in deeds, I dishonor, hate, wound, or kill my neighbor, by myself or by another: but that I lay aside all desire of revenge: also, that I hurt not myself, or wilfully expose myself to any danger. Wherefore also the magistrate is armed with the sword, to prevent murder.

EXPLANATIONS.

a. Thoughts, the conceptions of the mind. b. Words, language; discourse.

c. Gestures, motions of the body or limbs expressive of sentiment or passion.

d. Deeds, acts; things that are done.

e. Dishonor, bring reproach or shame on. f. Hate, greatly dislike.