er that

Thirdly, in God the Holy Ghost, thy cattle, and the stranger who sanctifieth me, and all the is within thy gates. For in six people of God. days the Lord made heaven and

Quest. You said that your Spon-earth, the sea, and all that in them sors did promise for you, that is, and rested the seventh day: you should keep God's command- Wherefore the Lord blessed the ments: Tell me how many there seventh day, and hallowed it.

THE same which God spake in

the twentieth chapter of Exodus, saying, I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

I. Thou shalt have none other gods but me.

V. Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

VI. Thou shalt do no murder. VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

VIII. Thou shalt not steal.

IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not II. Thou shalt not make to thy-covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his self any graven image, nor the servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, likeness of any thing that is in nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. heaven above, or in the earth be- Quest. What dost thou chiefly neath, or in the water under the learn by these commandments? earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them: For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto the wards God?

Ans. I learn two things; my duty towards God, and my duty towards my neighbour.

Quest. What is thy duty to

third and fourth generation of Ans. My duty towards God is, them that hate me; and show to believe in him; to fear him; mercy unto thousands in them and to love him with all my heart, that love me, and keep my com-with all my mind, with all my soul, and with all my strength; to

- mandments.

III. Thou shalt not take the worship him; to give him thanks; Iname of the Lord thy God in to put my whole trust in him; to vain: for the Lord will not hold call upon him; to honour his holy him guiltless that taketh his Name and his Word; and to serve him truly all the days of my life. Quest. What is thy duty towards thy neighbour?

name in vain.

IV. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that Ans. My duty towards my thou hast to do; but the seventh neighbour is, to love him as myday is the Sabbath of the Lord self, and to do to all men as I thy God: In it thou shalt do no would they should do unto me: manner of work, thou, and thy To love, honour, and succour my son, and thy daughter, thy man- father and mother: To honour servant, and thy maid-servant, and obey the Civil Authority:

are hereby made the children of the Lord hath commanded to be received.

grace.

Quest. What is required of per

sons to be baptized?

Quest. What is the inward part jor thing signified?

Ans. Repentance, whereby Ans. The Body and Blood of they forsake sin; and Faith, Christ, which are spiritually tawhereby they steadfastly believe ken and received by the faithful the promises of God made to in the Lord's Supper.

them in that Sacrament.

Quest. What are the benefits Quest. Why then are Infants whereof we are partakers therebaptized, when by reason of their by? tender age they cannot perform Ans. The strengthening and rethem? freshing of our souls by the Body Ans. Because they promise and Blood of Christ, as our bodies them both by their sureties; which are by the bread and wine. promise, when they come to age, Quest. What is required of those themselves are bound to perform, who come to the Lord's SupQuest. Why was the Sacrament per

of the Lord's Supper ordained? Ans. To examine themselves, Ans. For the continual remem-whether they repent them truly brance of the sacrifice of the death of their former sins, steadfastly of Christ, and of the benefits purposing to lead a new life; have which we receive thereby. a lively faith in God's mercy, Quest. What is the outward through Christ, with a thankful part or sign of the Lord's Supper?remembrance of his death; and Ans. Bread and Wine, which be in charity with all men.

The Minister of every Parish shall diligently upon Sundays and Holy Days, or on some other convenient occasions, openly in the Church, instruct or examine so many Children of his Parish, sent unto him, as he shall think convenient, in some part of this Catechism.

And all Fathers, Mothers, Masters, and Mistresses, shall cause their Children, Servants, and Apprentices, who have not learned their Catechism, to come to the Church at the time appointed, and obediently to hear, and to be ordered by the Minister, until such time as they have learned all that is here appointed for them to learn. So soon as Children are come to a competent age, and can say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and can answer of this And when soever the Bishop shall give knowledge for Children to be brought unto him for their Confirmation, the Minister of every Parish shall either bring, or send in writing, with his hand subscribed thereunto, the Names of all such Persons within his Parish, as he shall think fit to be presented to the Bishop to be confirmed.

short Catechism, they shall be brought to the Bishop to the other questions

THE ORDER OF

CONFIRMATION,

OR

Laying on of Hands upon those who are baptized, and come to Years of Discretion..

Upon the Day appointed, all that are to

standing in order before the Bishop; he,

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be thus confirmed, being placed and may be ministered to the or some other Minister appointed by him, more edifying of such as shall reshall read this Preface following: ceive it, the Church hath thought