{"number":130,"question":"What are the sins of superiors?","answer":"The sins of superiors are, besides the neglect of the duties required of them, an inordinate seeking of themselves, their own glory, ease, profit, or pleasure; commanding things unlawful, or not in the power of inferiors to perform; counseling, encouraging, or favoring them in that which is evil; dissuading, discouraging, or discountenancing them in that which is good; correcting them unduly; careless exposing, or leaving them to wrong, temptation, and danger; provoking them to wrath; or any way dishonoring themselves, or lessening their authority, by an unjust, indiscreet, rigorous, or remiss behavior.","segments":[{"text":"The sins of superiors are, besides the neglect of the duties required of them,","proofs":["Ezekiel 34:2–4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ezekiel 34:2–4","osis":["Ezek.34.2-Ezek.34.4"]}],"note":null},{"text":"an inordinate seeking of themselves,","proofs":["Philippians 2:21"],"refs":[{"printed":"Philippians 2:21","osis":["Phil.2.21"]}],"note":null},{"text":"their own glory,","proofs":["John 5:44","7:18"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 5:44","osis":["John.5.44"]},{"printed":"7:18","osis":["John.7.18"]}],"note":null},{"text":"ease, profit, or pleasure;","proofs":["Isaiah 56:10–11","Deuteronomy 17:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 56:10–11","osis":["Isa.56.10-Isa.56.11"]},{"printed":"Deuteronomy 17:17","osis":["Deut.17.17"]}],"note":null},{"text":"commanding things unlawful,","proofs":["Daniel 3:4–6","Acts 4:17–18"],"refs":[{"printed":"Daniel 3:4–6","osis":["Dan.3.4-Dan.3.6"]},{"printed":"Acts 4:17–18","osis":["Acts.4.17-Acts.4.18"]}],"note":null},{"text":"or not in the power of inferiors to perform;","proofs":["Exodus 5:10–18","Matthew 23:2, 4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Exodus 5:10–18","osis":["Exod.5.10-Exod.5.18"]},{"printed":"Matthew 23:2, 4","osis":["Matt.23.2","Matt.23.4"]}],"note":null},{"text":"counseling,","proofs":["Matthew 14:8","Mark 6:24"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 14:8","osis":["Matt.14.8"]},{"printed":"Mark 6:24","osis":["Mark.6.24"]}],"note":null},{"text":"encouraging,","proofs":["2 Samuel 13:28"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Samuel 13:28","osis":["2Sam.13.28"]}],"note":null},{"text":"or favoring them in that which is evil;","proofs":["1 Samuel 3:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Samuel 3:13","osis":["1Sam.3.13"]}],"note":null},{"text":"dissuading, discouraging, or discountenancing them in that which is good;","proofs":["John 7:46–49","Exodus 5:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 7:46–49","osis":["John.7.46-John.7.49"]},{"printed":"Exodus 5:17","osis":["Exod.5.17"]}],"note":null},{"text":"correcting them unduly;","proofs":["1 Peter 2:18–20","Hebrews 12:10","Deuteronomy 25:3"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Peter 2:18–20","osis":["1Pet.2.18-1Pet.2.20"]},{"printed":"Hebrews 12:10","osis":["Heb.12.10"]},{"printed":"Deuteronomy 25:3","osis":["Deut.25.3"]}],"note":null},{"text":"careless exposing, or leaving them to wrong, temptation, and danger;","proofs":["Genesis 38:11, 26","Acts 18:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 38:11, 26","osis":["Gen.38.11","Gen.38.26"]},{"printed":"Acts 18:17","osis":["Acts.18.17"]}],"note":null},{"text":"provoking them to wrath;","proofs":["Ephesians 6:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ephesians 6:4","osis":["Eph.6.4"]}],"note":null},{"text":"or any way dishonoring themselves, or lessening their authority, by an unjust, indiscreet, rigorous, or remiss behavior.","proofs":["Genesis 9:21","1 Kings 12:13–16","1:6","1 Samuel 2:29–31"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 9:21","osis":["Gen.9.21"]},{"printed":"1 Kings 12:13–16","osis":["1Kgs.12.13-1Kgs.12.16"]},{"printed":"1:6","osis":["1Kgs.1.6"]},{"printed":"1 Samuel 2:29–31","osis":["1Sam.2.29-1Sam.2.31"]}],"note":null}],"section":null,"relations":{"bc1695-modernized":["70"],"wlc":["130"],"wsc-modernized":["65"]},"diffs":[{"source":"bc1695-modernized","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"sins of superiors are, besides","position":null},{"text":"the duties required of them, an inordinate seeking of themselves, their own glory, ease, profit,","position":null},{"text":"pleasure; commanding things unlawful, or not in the power of inferiors to perform; counseling, encouraging, or favoring them in that which is evil; dissuading, discouraging, or discountenancing them in that which is good; correcting them unduly; careless exposing, or leaving them to wrong, temptation, and danger; provoking them to wrath; or","position":null},{"text":"way dishonoring themselves, or lessening","position":null},{"text":"authority, by an unjust, indiscreet, rigorous, or remiss behavior.","position":null}]}],"page":"117","leaf":60}