and do immediately pass into glory b, and their bodies, being still united to Christ c, do rest in their graves d, till their résurrection e.

a Heb. xii. 23. And to the spirits of just men made perfect.

b Phil. i. 23. Having a desire to depart and to be with Christ.

Luke xxiii. 43. To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.

c 1 Thess. iv. 14. Them also which sleep in Jesus, will God bring with him.

d Isa. lvii. 2. He shall enter into peace; they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

e Job xix. 26. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.

38 Q. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection? A. At the resurrection believers are raised up in glory a, shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgment b, and made perfectly blessed in the full enjoyment of God c, to all eternity d.

a 1 Cor. xv. 43. It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory.

b Matt. x. 32. Whosoever shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

c 1 John iii. 2. When he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he

is.

d 1 Thess. iv. 17. And so shall we ever be with the Lord.

39 Q. What is the duty which God requireth of man?

A. The duty which God requireth of man, is obedience to his revealed will a.

a Mic. vi. 8. He hath showed thee, O man, what is good, and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

40 Q. What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of his obedience? A. The rule which God at first revealed to man for his obedience, was the moral law a.

a Rom. ii. 14, 15. For when the Gentiles which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law: these having not the law, are a law unto themselves. 15. Which shew the work of the law written in their heart.

41 Q. Wherein is the moral law summarily comprehended?

A. The moral law is summarily

comprehended in the ten command

ments a.

a Deut. x. 4. And he wrote on the tables according to the first writing, the ten commandments.

Matt. xix. 17. If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

42 Q. What is the sum of the ten commandments?

A. The sum of the ten commandments is, to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind, and our neighbour as ourselves a.

38.

a Matt. xxii. 37-40. 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 and great commandment. 39. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

43 Q. What is the preface to the ten commandments?

A. The preface to the ten commandments is in these words: "I am the Lord thy God, which hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, and out of the house of bondage a."

1

a Exod. xx. 2.

44 Q. What doth the preface to the ten commandments teach us?

A. The preface to the ten commandments teacheth us, that because God is the Lord, and our God and Redeemer, therefore we are bound to keep all his commandments a.

a Deut. xi. 1. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments always.

Luke i. 74, 75. That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear. 75. In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our lives. 45 Q. What is the first commandment?

A. The first commandment is, "Thou shalt have no other Gods before me."

46 Q. What is required in the first commandment?

A. The first commandment requireth us to know a, and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God b, and to worship and glorify him accordingly c.

a 1 Chron. xxviii. 9. And thou, Solomon, my son, know thou the God of thy fathers.

b Deut. xxvi. 17. Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken to his voice.

c Matt. iv. 10. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 47 Q. What is forbidden in the first commandment?

A. The first commandment forbiddeth the denying a, or not worshipping and glorifying the true God as God b, and our God c; and the giving that worship and glory to any other, which is due to him alone d.

a Psalm xiv. 1. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.

Rom. 20, 21. So that they are without excuse. 21. Because that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God.

c Psalm 1xxvi. 11. But my people would not hearken unto my voice, and Israel would none of me.

d Rom. i. 25. Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever.

48 Q. What are we especially taught by these words," before me,' in the first commandment?