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In Verse. Q. What reasons doth the fourth commandment show, Why we should sanctify the Sabbath so? A. They are, God's granting us six weekly days, To earn a living by all lawful ways a; His blessing it b; his own example bright c; And claiming it as his exclusive right d. a Exod. xxxi. 15, 16. b Gen. ii. 3. c Exod. xxxi. 17. d Lev. xxiii. 3.

Q. Which is the third command we should fulfil? A. Honour thy father and thy mother still, That prosperous and long thy days may be In that good land thy God shall give to thee.

Q. What doth the fifth command of us require? A. To keep the honour of each one entire; And do our duty to both young and old, As in this life they place and kindred hold a. a Eph. v. 21, 22. Chap. vi. 1, 5, 9. Rom. xiii. 1. Rom. xii. 10.

Q. What doth the fifth forbid ? A. Or to neglect, Or act against the honour and respect That's due to all, in whatsoever sphere Almighty Providence hath plac'd them here a. a Rom. xiii. 7, 8.

Q. What reason added to the fifth appears? A. A promise of success, with length of years, As it God's glory and their good shall serve, To all who this command in truth observe a. a Eph. vi. 2, 3.

Q. Which is the sixth command? A. Thou shalt not kill.

Q. And what doth it require? A. That man should still Use lawful means to banish strife a, And to preserve his own b and neighbour's life c. a Matth. v. 9. b Eph. v. 28. c Psalm xxxii. 3, 4. Job ix. 13.

Q. And what doth it forbid ? A. To kill a, or do Whatever may unjustly tend thereto b. a Acts xvi. 28. Gen. ix. 6. b Prov. xxiv. 11, 12.