What are the sins forbidden in the first commandment?

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The sins forbidden in the first commandment are, atheism, in denying or not having a God; Idolatry, in having or worshiping more gods than one, or any with or instead of the true God; the not having and avouching him for God, and our God; the omission or neglect of anything due to him, required in this commandment; ignorance, forgetfulness, misapprehensions, false opinions, unworthy and wicked thoughts of him; bold and curious searching into his secrets; all profaneness, hatred of God; self-love, self-seeking, and all other inordinate and immoderate setting of our mind, will, or affections upon other things, and taking them off from him in whole or in part; vain credulity, unbelief, heresy, misbelief, distrust, despair, incorrigibleness, and insensibleness under judgments, hardness of heart, pride, presumption, carnal security, tempting of God; using unlawful means, and trusting in lawful means; carnal delights and joys; corrupt, blind, and indiscreet zeal; lukewarmness, and deadness in the things of God; estranging ourselves, and apostatizing from God; praying, or giving any religious worship, to saints, angels, or any other creatures; all compacts and consulting with the devil, and hearkening to his suggestions; making men the lords of our faith and conscience; slighting and despising God and his commands; resisting and grieving of his Spirit, discontent and impatience at his dispensations, charging him foolishly for the evils he inflicts on us; and ascribing the praise of any good we either are, have, or can do, to fortune, idols, ourselves, or any other creature.

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  • The sins forbidden in the first commandment are, atheism, in denying or not having a God; (Psalm 14:1; Ephesians 2:12)
  • Idolatry, in having or worshiping more gods than one, or any with or instead of the true God; (Jeremiah 2:27–28; 1 Thessalonians 1:9)
  • the not having and avouching him for God, and our God; (Psalm 81:1)
  • the omission or neglect of anything due to him, required in this commandment; (Isaiah 43:2, 23–24)
  • ignorance, (Jeremiah 4:22; Hosea 4:1, 6)
  • forgetfulness, (Jeremiah 2:32)
  • misapprehensions, (Acts 17:23, 29)
  • false opinions, (Isaiah 40:18)
  • unworthy and wicked thoughts of him; (Psalm 50:21)
  • bold and curious searching into his secrets; (Deuteronomy 29:29)
  • all profaneness, (Titus 1:16; Hebrews 12:16)
  • hatred of God; (Romans 1:30)
  • self-love, (2 Timothy 3:2)
  • self-seeking, (Philippians 2:21)
  • and all other inordinate and immoderate setting of our mind, will, or affections upon other things, and taking them off from him in whole or in part; (1 John 2:15–16; 1 Samuel 2:29; Colossians 2:2, 5)
  • vain credulity, (1 John 4:1)
  • unbelief, (Hebrews 3:12)
  • heresy, (Galatians 5:20; Titus 3:10)
  • misbelief, (Acts 26:9)
  • distrust, (Psalm 78:22)
  • despair, (Genesis 4:13)
  • incorrigibleness, (Jeremiah 5:3)
  • and insensibleness under judgments, (Isaiah 42:25)
  • hardness of heart, (Romans 2:5)
  • pride, (Jeremiah 13:15)
  • presumption, (Psalm 10:13)
  • carnal security, (Zephaniah 1:12)
  • tempting of God; (Matthew 4:7)
  • using unlawful means, (Romans 3:8)
  • and trusting in lawful means; (Jeremiah 17:5)
  • carnal delights and joys; (2 Timothy 3:4)
  • corrupt, blind, and indiscreet zeal; (Galatians 4:17; John 16:2; Romans 10:2; Luke 9:54–55)
  • lukewarmness, (Revelation 3:16)
  • and deadness in the things of God; (Revelation 2:1)
  • estranging ourselves, and apostatizing from God; (Ezekiel 14:5; Isaiah 1:4–5)
  • praying, or giving any religious worship, to saints, angels, or any other creatures; (Romans 10:13–14; Hosea 4:12; Acts 10:25–26; Revelation 19:10; Matthew 4:10; Colossians 2:18; Romans 1:25)
  • all compacts and consulting with the devil, (Leviticus 20:6; 1 Samuel 28:7, 11; 1 Chronicles 10:13–14)
  • and hearkening to his suggestions; (Acts 5:3)
  • making men the lords of our faith and conscience; (2 Corinthians 1:24; Matthew 23:9)
  • slighting and despising God and his commands; (Deuteronomy 32:15; 2 Samuel 12:9; Proverbs 13:13)
  • resisting and grieving of his Spirit, (Acts 7:51; Ephesians 4:30)
  • discontent and impatience at his dispensations, charging him foolishly for the evils he inflicts on us; (Psalm 73:2–3, 13–15, 22; Job 1:22)
  • and ascribing the praise of any good we either are, have, or can do, to fortune, (1 Samuel 6:7–9)
  • idols, (Daniel 5:23)
  • ourselves, (Deuteronomy 8:17; Daniel 4:30)
  • or any other creature. (Habakkuk 1:16)

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