Q. 62. What are the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment?
Question. What are the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment?
Answer. The reasons annexed to the fourth commandment are, God's allowing us six days of the week for our own employments, his challenging a special propriety in the seventh, his own example, and his blessing the sabbath day.
Proofs.
- [a] Ex. 20:9; 31:15; Lev. 23:3
- [b] Gen. 2:2-3; Ex. 20:11; 31:17
Source and provenance
Citation: Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 62, Wikisource digital text.
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Scripture refs: GEN.2.2-GEN.2.3, GEN.31.17, LEV.23.3
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