Westminster Shorter Catechism

Q62

What are the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment?

The reasons annexed to the fourth commandment are, God’s allowing us six days of the week for our own employments149, his challenging a special propriety in the seventh, his own example, and his blessing the sabbath day150.
Duty

Scripture Proofs

149
Exodus 20:9Exodus 31:15Leviticus 23:3
150
Genesis 2:2-3Exodus 20:11Exodus 31:17

See also

Westminster Confession of FaithXXIOf Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day
Westminster Larger CatechismQ120What are the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment, the more to enforce it?Q121Why is the word "Remember" set in the beginning of the fourth commandment?
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