Question 119

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What are the sins forbidden in the fourth commandment?

The sins forbidden in the fourth commandment are, all omissions of the duties required,^a all careless, negligent, and unprofitable performing of them, and being weary of them;^b all profaning the day by idleness, and doing that which is in itself sinful;^c and by all needless works, words, and thoughts, about our worldly employments and recreations.^d

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

aEzekiel 22:26
bActs 20:7, 9; Ezekiel 33:30–32; Amos 8:5; Malachi 1:13
cEzekiel 23:38
dJeremiah 17:24, 27; Isaiah 58:13

Related texts

Westminster Larger Catechism (modernized, 1647) Q. 119
The Baptist Catechism (1695) Q. 66
Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647) Q. 61

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