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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. 127. What is the Honour that Inferiors owe to their Superiors?
Q. 127. What is the Honour that Inferiours owe to their Superiours?
A. The Honour which Inferiors owe to their Superiors is, all due reverence, in heartl, wordm, & behaviourn: prayer & thanksgiving for themo, imitating of their virtues & gracesp: willing obedience to their lawful commands, and counselsq, due submission to their correctionsr fidelity tos, defencet, and maintenance of their persons & authority, according to their several ranks & the nature of their placesu: bearing with their infirmities, and covering them in lovew, that so they may be an honour to them and to their governmentx.