Question 46

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Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?

The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.^a

Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?

The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.^a

a. Deuteronomy 10:4; Matthew 19:17
Deuteronomy 10:4
^10:4 And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the Lord spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the Lord gave them unto me.
^10:4 And the LORD wrote on the tablets what had been written previously, the Ten Commandments that He had spoken to you on the mountain out of the fire on the day of the assembly. The LORD gave them to me,
Matthew 19:17
^19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
^19:17 "Why do you ask Me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments."
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Question 46, sung: The Baptist Catechism Set to Music, Jim Scott Orrick

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Changes from Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41

No change.

Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41

Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?

The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.

Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41

Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?

The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.

The Baptist Catechism (1695), Question 46

Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?

The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.

Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41

Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?

The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.

Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41

Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?

The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.

The Baptist Catechism (modernized) (1695), Question 46

Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?

The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.

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Westminster Larger Catechism (1647), parallel to this question

Question 98

Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?

The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments, which were delivered by the voice of God upon Mount Sinai, and written by him in two tables of stone; and are recorded in the twentieth chapter of Exodus. The four first commandments containing our duty to God, and the other six our duty to man.

Commentaries (10)

Benjamin Beddome, 1752, A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism
Was the moral law in force before the Ten Commandments were given? Yes. For Abraham commanded his children to keep the way of the Lord, Was Christ concerned in giving the law?…
Benjamin Beddome’s text
Joseph Alleine, 1672, A Most Familiar Explanation of the Assemblies Shorter Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41, which this question adapts
Where is the Moral Law summarily comprehended? The Moral Law is summarily comprehended in the ten Commandments.
Joseph Alleine’s text
Thomas Lye, 1672, The Assemblies Shorter Catechism Drawn out into Distinct Propositions
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41, which this question adapts
Where is the Moral Law summarily comprehended? The Moral Law, is summarily comprehended in the Ten Commandments.
Thomas Lye’s text
Thomas Vincent, 1673, An Explicatory Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41, which this question adapts
Where is the Moral Law summarily comprehended? The Moral Law is summarily comprehended in the Ten Commandments.
Thomas Vincent’s text
1675, An Explicatory Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41, which this question adapts
Wherein is the Moral Law summarily comprehended? The Moral Law is summarily comprehended in the ten Commandments.
Its text
John Flavel, 1692, An Exposition of the Assembly’s Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41, which this question adapts
What did God at first reveal to Man for the Rule of his Obedience? The Rule which God at first revealed to Man for his Obedience, was the Moral Law. Where is the Moral Law…
John Flavel’s text
Thomas Watson, 1692, A Body of Practical Divinity (2 parts)
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41, which this question adapts
The Rule of Obedience being the Moral Law comprehended in the Ten Commandements; the next Question is, Quest. What is the Sum of the Ten Commandements? Resp. The Summ of the Ten…
Thomas Watson’s text
Matthew Henry, 1703, A Scripture Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41, which this question adapts
Where is the Moral Law summarily comprehended? The Moral Law is summarily comprehended in the Ten Commandments.
Matthew Henry’s text
Ebenezer Erskine and James Fisher, 1753, The Assembly’s Shorter Catechism Explained, by Way of Question and Answer
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41, which this question adapts
Where is the moral law summarily comprehended? The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.
Ebenezer Erskine and James Fisher’s text
Alexander Whyte, 1883, A Commentary on the Shorter Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 41, which this question adapts
summarily comprehended—We have in the text and context first the moral law, then the summary of that law in the ten commandments, and then the ten commandments again summarized.…
Alexander Whyte’s text