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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.
A. The sins of Superiors are, beside the neglect of the duties required of thema, an inordinate seeking of themselvesb, their own gloryc, ease, profit, or pleasured, commanding ⟨p. 132⟩things unlawfule, or not in the power of inferiors to performf, counsellingg, encouragingh, or favouring them in that which is evili, dissuading, discouraging or discountenancing them in that which is goodk; correcting them undulyl, careless exposing, or leaving them to wrong temptation and dangerm, provoking them to wrathn, or any way dishonouring themselves or lessening their authority, by an unjust, indiscreet, rigorous or remiss behaviouro.
A. The sins of Superiours are, beside the neglect of the duties requir'd of them