On the First Precept of the Decalogue

¶1.

I am the Lord thy God ... thou shalt not have strange gods. - Exod. xx, 2.

This precept, as affirmative, prescribes in the first place acts of religion, by which due worship is given to God; as negative, it prohibits vices opposed to religion.

The Decalogue and the First Commandment

Within this part

Chapter I. On the Acts of the Virtue of Religionnn. 200–203
- Article I. On Adorationnn. 200–201
- Article II. On Prayernn. 202–203
Chapter II. On Vices Opposed to Religionnn. 204–218
- Article I. On Superstitionnn. 204–211
  - § I. On Idolatryn. 204
  - § II. On Vain Observancenn. 205–206
  - § III. On Divinationnn. 207–209
  - § IV. On Magic and Maleficenn. 210–211
- Article II. On Irreligiositynn. 212–218
  - § I. On Tempting Godnn. 212–213
  - § II. On Sacrilegenn. 214–215
  - § III. On Simonynn. 215–218