2. That God alone
must be worshipped.
“As it is written, Thou shalt worship the
Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.”
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Also in Exodus: “Thou
shalt have none other gods beside me.”
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Also in Deuteronomy:
“See ye, see ye that I am He, and that there is no God beside
me. I will kill, and will make alive; I will smite, and I will
heal; and there is none who can deliver out of mine
hands.”
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In the
Apocalypse, moreover: “And I saw another angel fly in the
midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel to preach over the
earth, and over all nations, and tribes, and tongues, and peoples,
saying with a loud voice, Fear God rather, and give glory to Him:
for the hour of His judgment is come; and worship Him that made heaven
and earth, and the sea, and all that therein is.”
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So also
the Lord, in His Gospel, makes mention of the first and second
commandment, saying, “Hear, O Israel, The Lord thy God is one
God;”
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and,
“Thou shalt love thy Lord with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy strength. This is the first; and the
second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the
prophets.”
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And
once more: “And this is life eternal, that they may know
Thee, the only and true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast
sent.”
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Deut. vi. 13; x.
20
.
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Ex. xx. 3
.
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Deut. xxxii. 39
.
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Rev. xiv. 6, 7
.
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Mark xii.
29–31
.
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Matt. xxii.
37–40
.
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John xvii. 3
.