What is the honor that inferiors owe to their superiors?

Westminster Larger Catechism

What is the honor that inferiors owe to their superiors?

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Question 127
Westminster Larger Catechism
Westminster Larger Catechism

Westminster Larger Catechism

What is the honor that inferiors owe to their superiors?

Questions
Question 127

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What is the honor that inferiors owe to their superiors?

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The honor which inferiors owe to their superiors is, all due reverence in heart,[1] word,[2] and behavior;[3] prayer and thanksgiving for them;[4] imitation of their virtues and graces;[5] willing obedience to their lawful commands and counsels;[6] due submission to their corrections;[7] fidelity to,[8] defense [9] and maintenance of their persons and authority, according to their several ranks, and the nature of their places;[10] bearing with their infirmities, and covering them in love, that so they may be an honor to them and to their government.[11]

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