Wesley Corpus

Thou shalt not make any graven image - Hast thou not formed any gross image of God in thy mind Hast thou always thought of him as a pure spirit, whom no man hath seen, nor can see And hast thou worshipped him with thy body, as well as with thy spirit, seeing both of them are God's Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain - Hast thou never used the name of God, unless on solemn and weighty occasions Hast thou then used it with the deepest awe Hast thou duly honoured his word, his ordinances, his ministers Hast thou considered all things as they stand in relation to him, and seen God in all Hast thou looked upon heaven as God's throne Up on earth as God's footstool On every thing therein as belonging to the great king On every creature as full of God Keep the sabbath - day, to sanctify it - Dost thou do no work on this day, which can be done as well on another Art thou peculiarly careful on this day, to avoid all conversation, which does not tend to the knowledge and love of God Dost thou watch narrowly over all that are within thy gates, that they too may keep it holy And dost thou try every possible means, to bring all men, wherever you are, to do the same Honour thy father and mother - Hast thou not been irreverent or undutiful to either Hast thou not slighted their advice Hast thou chearfully obeyed all their lawful commands Hast thou loved and honoured their persons Supplied their wants, and concealed their infirmities Hast thou wrestled for them with God in prayer Hast thou loved and honoured thy prince, and avoided as fire all speaking evil of the ruler of thy people Have ye that are servants done all things as unto Christ Not with eye - service, but in singleness of heart Have ye who are masters, behaved as parents to your servants, with all gentleness and affection Have ye all obeyed them that watch over your souls, and esteemed them highly in love for their work's sake Thou shalt not kill - Have you not tempted any one, to what might shorten his life Have you tempted none to intemperance Have you suffered none to be intemperate under your roof, or in your company Have you done all you could in every place, to prevent intemperance of all kinds! Are you guilty of no degree of self - murder Do you never eat or drink any thing because you like it, although you have reason to believe, it is prejudicial to your health Have you constantly done whatever you had reason to believe was conducive to it Have you not hated your neighbour in your heart Have you reproved him that committed sin in your sight If not, you have in God's account hated him, seeing you suffered sin upon him.