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#GC124 But can we say from this that a Christian man is justified by works after God has called him, or that through them he merits the love of God, and so obtains eternal life? No. On the contrary, it is said that no man living will be justified in His sight (Ps 143:2). Therefore we have to pray that He will not enter into judgment with us, nor call us to account.
#WLC125 Why are superiors styled Father and Mother? Superiors are styled Father and Mother, both to teach them in all duties toward their inferiors, like natural parents, to express love and tenderness to them, according to their several relations; and...
#HC125 What is the fourth petition? Give us this day our daily bread. That is: Provide us with all our bodily needs so that we may acknowledge that Thou art the only fountain of all good, and that our care and labour, and also Thy gifts...
#AOC125 Is it enough then that we kill no Man, in such sort as hath been said? It is not enough; for when God condemneth Anger, Envy, Hatred, he requireth that we love our Neighbour as our selves and that we use Humanity, Lenity, Courtesie, Patience, and Mercy towards him, and t...
#GC125 You do not mean therefore that the good works of believers are useless? No. For God promises to reward them fully, both in this world and in Paradise. But this comes from His gratuitous love toward us: moreover He buries all our faults, so as never to remember them.
#WLC126 What is the general scope of the fifth commandment? The general scope of the fifth commandment is, the performance of those duties which we mutually owe in our several relations, as inferiors, superiors, or equals.
#HC126 What is the fifth petition? And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. That is: For the sake of Christ’s blood, do not impute to us, wretched sinners; any of our transgressions, nor the evil which still clin...
#AOC126 What is the seventh Commandment? Thou shalt not commit Adultery.
#GC126 But can we believe that we are justified, without doing good works? That is impossible. For to believe in Jesus Christ is to receive Him as He has given Himself to us. He promises not only to deliver us from death and restore us to favour with God His Father, through...
#WLC127 What is the honor that inferiors owe to their superiors? The honor which inferiors owe to their superiors is, all due reverence in heart, word, and behavior; prayer and thanksgiving for them; imitation of their virtues and graces; willing obedience to their...
#HC127 What is the sixth petition? And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. That is: In ourselves we are so weak that we cannot stand even for a moment. Moreover, our sworn enemies—the devil, the world, and ou...
#AOC127 What is the meaning of the seventh Commandment? That God hath in Execration all Turpitude and Filthiness, and therefore we also must utterly hate, and detest it, and contrary-wife, live temperately, modestly, and chastly, whether we live in holy We...
#GC127 Faith, then, not only does not make us careless of good works, but is the root from which they are produced? It is so, and for this reason, the doctrine of the Gospel is comprehended in these two points, faith and repentance.
#WLC128 What are the sins of inferiors against their superiors? The sins of inferiors against their superiors are, all neglect of the duties required toward them; envying at, contempt of, and rebellion against, their persons and places, in their lawful counsels, c...
#HC128 How do you conclude your prayer? For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. That is: All this we ask of Thee because, as our King, having power over all things, Thou art both willing and able to give us all tha...
#AOC128 Forbiddeth God nothing else in this Commandment but actual Adultery, and such kinds of uncleanness? Yea, for seeing both our Body and Soul are the Temples of the Holy Ghost, God will have us to possess both in Purity and Holiness, and therefore Deeds, Gestures, Words, Thoughts, filthy Lusts, and wha...
#GC128 What is repentance? Dissatisfaction with and a hatred of evil and a love good proceeding from the fear of God, and inducing us to mortify our flesh, so that we may be governed and led by the Holy Spirit, in the service o...
#WLC129 What is required of superiors towards their inferiors? It is required of superiors, according to that power they receive from God, and that relation wherein they stand, to love, pray for, and bless their inferiors; to instruct, counsel, and admonish them;...
#HC129 What does the word Amen mean? Amen means: It is true and certain. For God has much more certainly heard my prayer than I feel in my heart that I desire this of Him.
#AOC129 What is the eighth Commandment? Thou shalt not steal.
#GC129 But this second point we have mentioned concerning the Christian life? Yes, and we said that the true and legitimate service of God is to obey His will.
#WLC130 What are the sins of superiors? The sins of superiors are, besides the neglect of the duties required of them, an inordinate seeking of themselves, their own glory, ease, profit, or pleasure; commanding things unlawful, or not in th...
#AOC130 What doth God forbid in the eighth Commandment? Not only those Thefts and Robberies, which the Magistrate punisheth, but by the name of Theft he comprehendeth whatsoever Evil, Crafts, Fetches, and Devices, whereby we seek after other Mens Goods, an...
#GC130 Why? Because He will not be served according to our own imagination, but in the way that pleases Him. II. The Law
#WLC131 What are the duties of equals? The duties of equals are, to regard the dignity and worth of each other, in giving honor to go one before another; and to rejoice in each other’s gifts and advancement, as their own.
#AOC131 What are those things which God here commandeth? That to my Power, I help and further the Commodities and Profit of my Neighbour, and that I so deal with him as I would desire to be dealt with my self, and that I do my own Work plainly and faithfull...
#GC131 What rule has He given us by which we may direct our life? His law.
#WLC132 What are the sins of equals? The sins of equals are, besides the neglect of the duties required, the undervaluing of the worth, envying the gifts, grieving at the advancement of prosperity one of another; and usurping preeminence...
#AOC132 What is the ninth Commandment? Thou shalt not bear false Witness against thy Neighbour.
#GC132 What does it contain? It is divided into two parts: the first contains four commandments, the other six. Thus there are ten in all.

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