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The Confession of Faith, and the Larger and Shorter Catechism
The confession of faith ; and, The larger and shorter catechism first agreed upon by the Westminster Assembly of Divines at Westminster, and now approved by the General Assembly of the kirk of Scotland to be a part of uniformity in religion between the kirks of Christ in the three kingdoms.
Edinbourg: printed by George Swinton and Thomas Brown, 1671
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Q. 125. Why are Superiors styled Father and Mother?
Q. 125. Why are Superiours styled Father and Mother?
A. Superiors are styled Father & Mother, both to teach them in all duties towards their inferiors, like natural parents, to express love and tenderness to them, according to their several relationsh, and to work inferiors to a greater willingness and cheerfulness in performing their duties to their superiors as to their parent•i.
A. Superiours are styled Father & Mother, both to teach them in all duties towards their inferiours, like natural parents, to express love and tenderness to them, according to their several relationsh, and to work inferiours to a greater willingness and chearfulness in performing their duties to their superiours as to their parent•i.
- hEph. 6.4.
- i1 Cor. 4.14, •5, 16.