Q. 125. Why are superiors styled father and mother?
Question. Why are superiors styled father and mother?
Answer. 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 to work inferiors to a greater willingness and cheerfulness in performing their duties to their superiors, as to their parents.
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Citation: Westminster Larger Catechism Q. 125, Wikisource digital text.
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