142. Queft. What are the Sins forbidden in the Eighth Commandment? Aufw. The Sins forbidden in the Eighth Com mandment, befide the Neglect of the Duties required, are Theft, Robbery, Man-ftealing, and receiving any Thing that is ftoln, fraudulent Dealing, falfe Weights and Measures, removing Land-marks, Injuftice and Unfaithfulness in Con brothers afs or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thy felf from them: thou shalt furely help him to lift them up again. Exod. 23. 4. If thou meet thine enemys ox or afs going aftray, thou shalt furely bring it back to him again, v.s. Ifthou fee the afs of him that hateth thee, lying under his burden, and would forbear to help him; thou shalt furely help with him. Gen 47. 14. And Jofeph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought; and Jo feph brought the money into Pharaohs houfe. v. 20. And Jofeph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians fold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: fo the land became Pharaohs. Phil. 2. 4. Look not every man on his own things, but every man alfo on the things of others. Mat. 22.39. And the fecond is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy felf. 142. Y fames 2. 15. If a brother or fifter be naked, and deftitute of daily food. v. 16. And one of you fay unto them, Depart in peace, be you warmed, and filled: notwithtanding ye give them not thofe things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 1 John 3. 17. But whofo hath this worlds tracts good, and feeth his brother have need, and butteth up his bowels of compathon from him, how dwel leth the love of God in him? ? Eph. 4. 28. Let him that tole steal no more, but rather.-- a Pfalm 62. 10. Truft not in oppreffion, and become not vain in robbery :-- 1 Tim. 1. 10. (The law wa made) for whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for men-ftealers, for liars, for perjured perfons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to found doctrine. Prov. 29. 24. Whofo is partner with a thief, hateth his own fonl he heareth curfing, and bewrayeth it not. Pfalm 50. 18. When thou faweft a thief, then thou confentedit with him,-- 1 Thef. 4. 6. That no man gobe yond and defraud his brother in any matter; because that the Lord i the avenger of all fuch, as we alfe have forewarned you, and teftified. Frov. II. I. A falfe balance s abomination to the Lord: but a juft weight is his delight. Prov. 20.10. Diverse weights, and diverfe me fures,both of them are a like abomination to the Lord. f Dent. 19. 14. Thou shalt not remove thy neighbours land-mark, which tracts between Man and Man, or in Matters of Truft ; Oppreffioni, Extortion *, Usury 1, Bribey", vexatious Law-fuits ", unjuft Inclosures and Depopulations; ingroffing Commodities to inhance the Price P, unlawful Callings, and all other un hich they of old time have set in hine inheritance,--- Prov. 23. 10. Remove not the old land-mark; nd enter not into the fields of the Fatherlefs. 8 Amos 8. 5. Saying, When will he new-moon be gone, that we may ell corn and the fabbath, that we nay fet forth wheat; making the phah small, and the fhekel great, ind falfifying the balances by deeit? Pfalm 37. 21. The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again.-- Luke 16. 10. He that is faithful in that which is leaft, is faithful alfo in much; and he that is unjuft in the leaft, is unjust also in much. 11. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your truft, the true riches v. 12. And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another mans, who fhall give you that which is your own? i Ezek. 22. 29. The people of the land have used oppreffion,and exercifed robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppreffed the ftranger wrongfully. Lev. 25. 17. Ye fhall not therefore opprefs one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am the Lord your God. juft haft greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and haft forgotten me, faith the Lord God. Pfalm 15.5. He that putteth not out his money to ufury, nor taketh reward against the innocent.-- Job 15. 34. For the congregation of hypocrites fhall be defolate, and fire fhall confume the tabernacles of bribery, I Cor. 6. 6. But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. v.7. Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather fuffer your felves to be defrauded? v. 8. Yea, you do wrong and defraud, and that your brethren, Prov. 3. 29. Devife not evil against thy neighbour, feeing he dwelleth fecurely by thee. v. 30. Strive not with a man without caufe, if he have done thee no harm. Ifa. 5. 8. Wo unto them that join houfe to houfe, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midft of the earth. Micah 2. 2. And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: fo they opprefs a man and his houfe, even a man and his heritage. Mat. 23. 25. Wo unto you, fcribes and Pharifees, hypocrites; for ye make clean the out-fide of R Prov. II. 26, He that withholthe cup and of the platter,but within deth corn, the people thall curfe they are full of extortion and ex- him; but bleffing fall be upon the cels. Ezek, 22. 12. In three have they head of him that felleth it. taken gifts to thed blood: thou haft taken ufury and increase, and thou Acts 19. 19. Many alfo of them which X 4 just or finful Ways, of taking or with-holding from our Neighbour what belongs to him, or of inrich ing our felves; Covetoufnefs, inordinate prizing and affecting worldly Goods', diftruftful and diftra &ing Cares and Studies in getting, keeping, and ufing them; envying at the Profperity of others As likewife Idlenefs, Prodigality, wafteful G ming which used curious arts, brought Wilt thou fet thine eyes upon that their books together, and burned which is not? for riches certainly them before all men; and they make themselves wings, they f counted the price of them, and away as an eagle towards heaven found it fifty thoufand pieces of fil- falm 62. 10. ---If riches increafe, ver. v.24. For a certain man named fet not your heart upon them. Demetrius, a filver-fmith, which made filver shrines for Diana, brought no fmall gain unto the craftsmen. v. 25. Whom he called together with the workmen of like Occupation, and faid, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. *Job 20. 19. Because he hath oppreffed, and forfaken the poor; becaufe he hath violently taken away an houfe which he builded not. Jam. 5. 4. Behold, the hire of the labourers, which have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, cryeth; and the cries of them which have reaped, are entred into the ears of the Lord of fabaoth. Prov. 21.6. The getting of treasures by a lying tongue, is a vanity toffed to and fro of them that feek death. f Luke 12. 15. And he faid unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a mans life confifteth not in the abundance of the things which he poffeffeth. Tim. 6. 5. Perverse difputings of men of corrupt minds, and deftitute of the truth, fuppofing that gain is godlinefs: from fuch withdraw thy fel. Col. 3. 2, Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Prov. 23. 5. Mat. 6. 25. Therefore I fay unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye fhall eat, or what ye fhall drink: nor yet for your body what ye fhall put on: is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment v. 31. Therefore take no thought, faying, What shall we eat?-v. 34. Take therefore no thought for the morrow:for the morrow fhall take thought for the things of it felf; fufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Eccl. 5. 12. The fleep of a labouring man is fweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to fleep. wfalm 73,3. For I was envyous at the foolish, when I faw the prof perity of the wicked. Pfalm 37. 1. Fret not thy felf because of evil doers, neither be thou envyous againfi the workers of iniquity. .7. Reft in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thy felf because of him who profpereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. ing; and all other Ways, whereby we do unduly rejudice our own outward Estate : and defrauding ur felves of the due Ufe and Comfort of that Eftate hich God hath given us 2. 143. Queft. Which is the Ninth Commandment? Anfw. The Ninth Commandmentis, Thou shalt ot bear falle Witness against thy Neighour 2 144. Queft. What are the Duties required in the linth Commandment? Anfw. The Duties required in the Ninth Comandment, are the preferving and promoting of ruth between Man and Man, and the good lame of our Neighbour as well as our own aparing and ftanding for the Truth ; and from the ebufy-bodies. Prov. 18,9. He alfo at is flothful in his work, is broer to him that is a great wafter. Frov. 21. 17. He that loveth eafure fhall be a poor man, he that veth wine and oil fhall not be rich. rov. 23. 20. Be not among winebbers; among riotous eaters of efh. v. 21. For the drunkard and lutton fhall come to poverty: and rowsiness shall clothe a man with igs. Prov. 28. 19. He that tilleth is land, fhall have plenty of bread: at he that followeth after vain perns, fhall have poverty enough. Heart, for his foul of all that he defireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. 1 Tim. 5. 8. But if any provide not for his own, and fpecially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 143. a Exod. 20. 16. 144. Zech. 8. 16. Thefe are the things that ye shall do, Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour: execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates. 3 John 12. Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth it felf: yea, and we also bear record, and ye know that our record is true. z Eccl. 4. 8. There is one alone, nd there is not a fecond; yea, he ath neither child nor brother: yet s there no end of all his labour, neiher is his eye fatisfied with riches, either faith he, For whom do I la- d Prov. 31. 8. Open thy mouth bour, and bereave my foul of good? for the dumb in the cause of all This is also vanity: yea it is a fore fuch as are appointed to destruction. travel. Eccl. 6. 2. A man to whom v. 9. Open thy mouth, judge righGod hath given riches, wealth, and teously, and plead the caufe of the honour, so that he wanteth nothing poor and needy. Pfalme Heart, fincerely, freely, clearly h, and fully fpeaking the Truth, and only the Truth, in Mat ters of Judgment and Juftice, and in all other Things whatsoever'; a charitable Efteem of our Neighbours, loving, defiring, and rejoicing in Pfalm 15. 2. He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteoufnefs, and speaketh the truth from his heart. f 2 Chron. 19. 9. And he charged them, faying, Thus fhall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 8 1 Sam. 19. 4. And Jonathan fpake good of David unto Saul his father, and faid unto him, Let not the king fin against his fervant, against David: because he hath not finned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good. v. s. For he did put his life in his hand, and flew the Philiftine, and the Lord wrought a great falyation for all Ifrael; thou faweft it, and didft rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou fin against innocent blood, to flay David without a caufe? h Joshua 7. 19. And Joshua faid unto Achan, Myfon, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of If rael,and make confeffion unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done, hide it not from me, i 2 Sam. 14. 18. Then the king anfwered and faid unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I fhall ask thee. And the woman faid, Ler my Lord the king now speak. v. 19. And the king faid, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? and the woman anfwered and faid, As thy foul liveth, my lord the king, none can their turn to the right hand or to the kit from ought that my lord the king hath fpoken: for thy fervant Joab he bad me, and he put all thefe words in the mouth of thine handmaid. v. 20. To fetch about this form of fpeech hath thy fervant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wife,- k Lev. 19. 15. Ye fhall do nounrighteoufnefs in judgment; thou fhalt not refpect the perfon of the poor, nor honour the perfon of the mighty, but in righteousness fhalt thou judge thy neighbour. Prov. 14 s. A faithful witnefs will not lie: but a falfe witnefs will utter lies. v. 25. A true witnefs delivereth fouls, but a deceitful witness fpeaketh lies. 2 Cor. 1. 17. When I therefore was thus minded, did I ufe lightnefs? or the things that I purpofe do I purpofe according to the flesh, that with me there fhould be yea, yea, and nay, nay v. 18. But God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. Eph. 4.25 Wherefore putting away lying,fpeak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. m Heb. 6. 9. But, beloved, we are perfwaded better things of you, and things that accompany falvation. though we thus fpeak. 1 Cor. 13.7. (Charity) beareth all things, be lieveth all things, hopeth all things endureth all things. |