PV: The catechism is self-explanatory. It interprets the “LORD” in its full and serious sense. There is a reason that Calvinists have—rightly been—said to have a serious, sober, and earnest sense of the Divine Majesty. Calvinists, when instructed, understand this and, I would add, see the sense of a solid Prayer Book and respectful worship. This, as the Reformers, saw clearly is essential to the preaching of the Gospel. Those reading this should consider their ecclesiastical environment and work for the preservation of the Word of God, Law and Gospel.
Q. 101. What is the preface to the Ten Commandments?
A. The preface to the Ten Commandments is contained in these words, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Wherein God manifesteth his sovereignty, as being JEHOVAH, the eternal, immutable, and almighty God; having his being in and of himself, and giving being to all his words and works: and that he is a God in covenant, as with Israel of old, so with all his people; who, as he brought them out of their bondage in Egypt, so he delivereth us from our spiritual thraldom; and that therefore we are bound to take him for our God alone, and to keep all his commandments.
Q. 102. What is the sum of the four commandments which contain our duty to God?
A. The sum of the four commandments containing our duty to God, is, to love the Lord our God with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our strength, and with all our mind.
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