are performed according to the law of God, and to his glory; and not such as are founded on our imag inations, or the institutions of men.

EXPLANATIONS.

a. Proceed from, have their origin in.

b. True faith, such a trust in God as the gospel requires, in opposition to every false confidence.

e. Performed, done.

d. Law of God, the rule given to us in the Holy Scrip tures for the regulation of our conduct.

e. Glory, honor; praise.

f. Founded on, based upon; built upon. g. Imaginations, fanciful opinions.

h. Institutions, appointments; commandments.

DOCTRINES SEPARATED AND PROVED.

1. Good works must proceed from a true faith. Heb. xi. 6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Rom. xiv. 23-For whatsoever is not of faith is sin. Heb. xi. 4.

2. Good works must be performed according to the law of God. Deut. xii. 32-What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. Ezek. xx. 19-I am the Lord your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them. Lev. xviii. 4-Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.

3. Good works must be performed to the glory of God. 1 Cor. x. 31-Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Pet. iv. 11That God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ to whom be praise and dominion for ever and

ever.

4. Works founded on our imaginations are not good works. Deut. xii. 8-Ye shall not do after all the things that we

do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. Deut. xii. 32.

5. Works founded on the institutions of men are not good' works. Math. xv. 9-But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Ezek. xx. 18-But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols.

EXERCISES..

What is the ninety-first question? What answer is returned to this question? How many things are here mentioned as being essential to constitute good works? [Three.] What is the first? What do you mean by proceed from? (a.) What by a true faith? (b.) How do you prove that good works must proceed from a true faith? (1.) What is the second thing mentioned as essential to constitute good works? What do you mean by performed? (c.) What by the law of God? (d.) How do you prove that good works must be performed according to the law of God? (2.) What is the third thing mentioned as essential to constitute good works? What do you mean by God's glory? (e.) How do you prove, that good works must be performed to the glory of God? (3.) What kind of works does the answer say are not good works? What do you mean by founded on? (f.) What by our imagina tions? (g.) How do you prove, that works founded on our imaginations, are not good works? (4.) What do you mean by the institutions of men? (h.) How do you prove, that works founded on the institutions of men, are not good works? (5.)

XXXIV. Lord's Day.

Of the ten Commandments,

Q. 92. What is the law of God?

A.-God spake all these words, Exod. 20. Deut. 5-saying: I am the Lord thy God, which hath

brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

I. Commandment.

Thou shalt have no other Gods before me.

2. Commandment.

Thou shalt not make unto thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down 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 commandments.

3. Commandment.

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his name in vain.

Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy; six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God; in it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou nor thy son, nors thy daughter, nor thy man servant nor maid servant, nor thy cattle, nor the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day; wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it."

5. Commandment.

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

6. Commandment.

Thou shalt not kill.

7. Commandment.

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

8. Commandment.

Thou shalt not steal.

9, Commandment.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neigh

bor.

10. Commandment.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man ser. vant, nor his maid servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbors."

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EXPLANATIONS.

a. Law of God, the rule given us by God for the regulation of our conduct, contained in what are commonly called the ten commandments.

b. Spake all these words, made use of the following language.

c. Brought thee mit of, rescued you from.

d. Land of Egypt, the country situated in the northern part of the continent of Africa on the borders of the river Nile.

e. House of bondage, place of slavery or servitude. f. Before me, except me; or in my presence or sight. Graven image, hewn, cut, or carved representation, h. Likeness, resemblance in form; similitude.

i. Heaven above, the region in which are seen the sun, moon, and stars.

j. Earth beneath, this world, in which are found men,

animals, and the various products of the ground.

k. Water under the earth, the rivers and sea constituting the habitation of the different kinds of fishes.

1. Bow down to, incline the body in acts of worship. m. Serve, render them religious homage.

n Jealous, exceedingly watchful and suspicious in every thing relating to his worship.

o. Visiting, inflicting the punishment due to. p. Iniquity, sins; transgressions.

q. Fathers, ancestors.

r. Children, descendants.

8. Third and fourth generation, grand-children and great-grand-children.

t. Hate me, refuse to obey him.

u. Shewing, exercising; manifesting. v. Mercy, kindness; favor.

w. Thousands, great multitudes.

2. Love, regard with affection.

3. Keep my commandments, obey the precepts which God has given.

z. Take, utter or use.

aa. Name, the peculiar titles, works, or attributes, which make known and distinguish God from every other being.

bb. In vain, in a light, irreverent, or improper manner. cc. Hold, treat or esteem as.

dd. Guiltless, free from liability to punishment,

ee. Remember, keep in mind; do not forget.

f. Sabbath day, the day of rest; or the time appropriated by God to religious worship.

gg. Keep it holy, set it apart from other days, and employ it for holy and religious purposes.

hh. Labour, be engaged in thy ordinary, occupation. ii. Do no manner of work, perform no acts of ordinary labour.

jj. Cattle, quadrupeds in general, serving for tillage or other labour.

kk. Stranger, any person not belonging to the family. Il. Gates, house.

mm. Heaven, earth, and sea, the universe..

nn. All that in them is, every thing in the universe.