{"number":48,"title":"What are we especially taught by the Words [Before me] in the First Commandment?","part":null,"questions":[48],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"What are we especially taught by the Words [Before me] in the First Commandment?","answer":"These Words [Before me] in the First Commandment teach us, That God, who Seeth all Things, taketh Notice of, and is much Displeased with, the Sin of having any other God.","segments":[{"text":"These Words [Before me] in the First Commandment teach us, That God, who Seeth all Things, taketh Notice of, and is much Displeased with, the Sin of having any other God.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Are we always in God’s Sight?","answer":"Yes. Thou knowest my Down-sitting, and my Up-rising,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Thou knowest my Down-sitting, and my Up-rising,","proofs":["Psalm 139:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 139:2","osis":["Ps.139.2"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Are all our Actions in his Sight?","answer":"Yes. All my Ways are before thee?","segments":[{"text":"Yes. All my Ways are before thee?","proofs":["Psalm 119:168"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 119:168","osis":["Ps.119.168"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Doth he take Notice of •?","answer":"Yes. He pondereth all our Goings,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He pondereth all our Goings,","proofs":["Proverbs 5:21"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 5:21","osis":["Prov.5.21"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Are all our good Works before him?","answer":"Yes. I know thy Works, and thy Labour, and thy Patience,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. I know thy Works, and thy Labour, and thy Patience,","proofs":["Revelation 2:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"Revelation 2:2","osis":["Rev.2.2"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Doth he know all our inward Worship of him?","answer":"Yes. The Lord hearken’d, and heard those that thought on his Name,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. The Lord hearken’d, and heard those that thought on his Name,","proofs":["Malachi 3:16"],"refs":[{"printed":"Malachi 3:16","osis":["Mal.3.16"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And should that encourage us to have him for our God?","answer":"Yes. For your Father sees in secret, and will reward openly,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For your Father sees in secret, and will reward openly,","proofs":["Matthew 6:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 6:4","osis":["Matt.6.4"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Are all our evil Works before him?","answer":"Yes. He • our Iniquities before him,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He • our Iniquities before him,","proofs":["Psalm 90:8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 90:8","osis":["Ps.90.8"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Is the having of other Gods oftentimes a secret Sin?","answer":"Yes. They do it in the dark, and say, The Lord sees us not,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. They do it in the dark, and say, The Lord sees us not,","proofs":["Ezekiel 8:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ezekiel 8:12","osis":["Ezek.8.12"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"But doth God see it?","answer":"Yes. He that formed the Eye shall he not see?","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He that formed the Eye shall he not see?","proofs":["Psalm 94:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 94:9","osis":["Ps.94.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Doth he take Notice of all Neglects of him?","answer":"Yes. If we have forgotten the Name of our God he knows it.","segments":[{"text":"Yes. If we have forgotten the Name of our God he knows it.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And doth he take Notice of our Inclinations to other Gods?","answer":"Yes. If we have stretched out our Hands to a strange God shall not God search this out?","segments":[{"text":"Yes. If we have stretched out our Hands to a strange God shall not God search this out?","proofs":["Psalm 44:20–21"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 44:20–21","osis":["Ps.44.20-Ps.44.21"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And is he much displeased with secret Idolatry?","answer":"Yes. Seest thou the great Abominations that they commit?","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Seest thou the great Abominations that they commit?","proofs":["Ezekiel 8:6"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ezekiel 8:6","osis":["Ezek.8.6"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And should this engage us to be faithful to him?","answer":"Yes. For the Lord searcheth all Hearts,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For the Lord searcheth all Hearts,","proofs":["1 Chronicles 28:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Chronicles 28:9","osis":["1Chr.28.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]}]}],"text":null}