By the authority of Christ, who cannot be opposed in anything to the Father. The Anabaptists, who condemn all oaths, refuted. Substituting the servants of God instead of himself when taking an oath.Ģ6. Taking God to witness in trivial matters. By taking God to witness what we know is false. Many modes in which this commandment is violated. Distinction between this commandment and the Ninth.Ģ3. What it is to use the name of God in vain. Consideration of an exception of frequent occurrence. Apparently conflicting passages reconciled.Ģ1. Whether this visiting of the sins of parents inconsistent with the divine justice. A misinterpretation on this head refuted, and the genuine meaning of the threatening explained.Ģ0. First, as to visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children. Exposition of the threatening which is added. He is called Mighty, Jealous, an Avenger, Merciful. Four titles applied to God, to make a deeper impression. Short enumeration of forbidden shapes.ġ8. Superstition, Polytheism, and Atheism, forbidden. Adoration due to God, trust, invocation, thanksgiving, and also true religion, required by the Commandment. What it is to have God, and to have strange gods.
In what way, and how far, the remembrance of this deliverance should still affect us.ġ6. Why mention is made of the deliverance from Egypt. Why God distinguishes himself by certain epithets. Thirdly, by calling to mind the deliverance out of the land of Egypt. Secondly, by calling to mind God’s paternal kindness.ġ5. The preface to the Law vindicates its authority. First, by a declaration of its majesty.ġ4. The preface vindicates the authority of the Law. The third part of the chapter, containing an exposition of the Decalogue. Four commandments belong to the First, and six to the Second Table. Various distinctions made with regard to them, but the best distinction that which divides them into Two Tables. Division of the Law into Ten Commandments. The connection between these necessary and inseparable. Third observation or rule regards the division of the Law into Two Tables: the former comprehending our duty to God the latter, our duty to our neighbour. The Law states what is most impious in each transgression, in order to show how heinous the transgression is. Where the Law approves, its opposite is condemned, and vice versa.ĩ. that the end of the command must be inquired into, until it is ascertained what the Lawgiver approves or disapproves. Second observation or rule to be carefully attended to-viz. This first rule confirmed by the authority of Christ, and vindicated from the false dogma of Sophists, who say that Christ is only another Moses.Ĩ. This rule of great extent, and not sufficiently attended to.ħ. In this respect, the Law of God differs from civil laws, he being a spiritual Lawgiver, man not. First rule, Our life must be formed by the Law, not only to external honesty, but to inward and spiritual righteousness. The second part of the chapter, containing three observations or rules. A remedy against superstitious worship and human presumption.Ħ. Hence, all superstitious and hypocritical modes of worship are condemned. The Law shows, moreover, that there is nothing more acceptable to God than obedience. They, moreover, attest the spotless purity of God, his love of righteousness, and also his kindness towards us.ĥ. These not limited to the present life, but embrace things heavenly and eternal. Hence, God has annexed promises and threatening to his promises. From the knowledge of ourselves, furnished by the Law, we learn to discern our own utter powerlessness, we are ashamed and seeing it is in vain to seek for righteousness in ourselves, are induced to seek it elsewhere.Ĥ. Hence, how weak soever we may be, our duty is to cultivate the one, and shun the other.ģ. Righteousness is pleasing, iniquity is an abomination in his sight. From the knowledge of God, furnished by the Law, we learn that God is our Father and Ruler. Proof of this, from an enumeration of the principal parts of the Moral Law and also from the dictate of natural law, written on the hearts of all, and, in a manner, effaced by sin.Ģ. The Law was committed to writing, in order that it might teach more fully and perfectly that knowledge, both of God and of ourselves, which the law of nature teaches meagrely and obscurely. to teach not only elementary principles, but perfection, sec.
The end for which the whole Law is intended-viz. Exposition of the Moral Law, or the Ten Commandments, sec. Three things always to be attended to in ascertaining and expounding the meaning of the Moral Law, sec. Some general observations necessary for the understanding of the subject are made by way of preface, sec.
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