Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question 62
Question 62
What are the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment?
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.
Scripture references for paragraph 1
Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.
Exodus 20:99Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
Exodus 20:1111For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
Source and edition
Westminster Shorter Catechism. NonlinearFruit/Creeds.json, Unlicense. Creeds.json, English transcription
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