Question 49

Is this a name betokening authority?

Yes. The Lord Most High is terrible, he is a great King,^b

Is it therefore an obligation upon us to keep his commands?

Yes. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, I am the Lord,^c

Is he our God?

Yes. O Lord, thou art our God,^d

Is he so by covenant?

Yes. I entered into covenant with thee, and thou becamest mine,^e

And by our choice?

Yes. Ye have chosen you the Lord,^f

Is this a reason why we should keep his commandments?

Yes. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge,^g

And is it a reason obligatory to Gentiles as well as Jews?

Yes. For is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yea of the Gentiles also,^h

Hath he redeemed us from outward troubles?

Yes. The angel that redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads,^j

And from our spiritual enemies?

Yes. We are delivered out of the hands of our enemies,^k

And from the bondage of sin?

Yes. He shall redeem Israel from all their iniquities,^l

And from eternal wrath?

Yes. Who hath delivered us from the wrath to come,^m

And in justice?

Yes. For ye are not your own,^o

And are we guilty not only of horrid ingratitude, but of great impiety if we do not?

Yes. For will a man rob God?^p*