{"number":127,"question":"What is the honor that inferiors owe to their superiors?","answer":"The honor which inferiors owe to their superiors is, all due reverence in heart, word, and behavior; prayer and thanksgiving for them; imitation of their virtues and graces; willing obedience to their lawful commands and counsels; due submission to their corrections; fidelity to, defense and maintenance of their persons and authority, according to their several ranks, and the nature of their places; bearing with their infirmities, and covering them in love, that so they may be an honor to them and to their government.","segments":[{"text":"The honor which inferiors owe to their superiors is, all due reverence in heart,","proofs":["Malachi 1:6","Leviticus 19:3"],"refs":[{"printed":"Malachi 1:6","osis":["Mal.1.6"]},{"printed":"Leviticus 19:3","osis":["Lev.19.3"]}],"note":null},{"text":"word,","proofs":["Proverbs 31:28"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 31:28","osis":["Prov.31.28"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and behavior;","proofs":["Leviticus 19:32","1 Kings 2:19"],"refs":[{"printed":"Leviticus 19:32","osis":["Lev.19.32"]},{"printed":"1 Kings 2:19","osis":["1Kgs.2.19"]}],"note":null},{"text":"prayer and thanksgiving for them;","proofs":["1 Timothy 2:1–2"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Timothy 2:1–2","osis":["1Tim.2.1-1Tim.2.2"]}],"note":null},{"text":"imitation of their virtues and graces;","proofs":["Hebrews 13:7","Philippians 3:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 13:7","osis":["Heb.13.7"]},{"printed":"Philippians 3:17","osis":["Phil.3.17"]}],"note":null},{"text":"willing obedience to their lawful commands and counsels;","proofs":["Ephesians 6:1–2, 6–7","1 Peter 2:13–14","Romans 13:1–5","Hebrews 13:17","Proverbs 4:3–4","23:22","Exodus 18:19, 24"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ephesians 6:1–2, 6–7","osis":["Eph.6.1-Eph.6.2","Eph.6.6-Eph.6.7"]},{"printed":"1 Peter 2:13–14","osis":["1Pet.2.13-1Pet.2.14"]},{"printed":"Romans 13:1–5","osis":["Rom.13.1-Rom.13.5"]},{"printed":"Hebrews 13:17","osis":["Heb.13.17"]},{"printed":"Proverbs 4:3–4","osis":["Prov.4.3-Prov.4.4"]},{"printed":"23:22","osis":["Prov.23.22"]},{"printed":"Exodus 18:19, 24","osis":["Exod.18.19","Exod.18.24"]}],"note":null},{"text":"due submission to their corrections;","proofs":["Hebrews 12:9","1 Peter 2:18–20"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 12:9","osis":["Heb.12.9"]},{"printed":"1 Peter 2:18–20","osis":["1Pet.2.18-1Pet.2.20"]}],"note":null},{"text":"fidelity to,","proofs":["Titus 2:9–10"],"refs":[{"printed":"Titus 2:9–10","osis":["Titus.2.9-Titus.2.10"]}],"note":null},{"text":"defense","proofs":["1 Samuel 26:15–16","2 Samuel 18:3","Esther 6:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Samuel 26:15–16","osis":["1Sam.26.15-1Sam.26.16"]},{"printed":"2 Samuel 18:3","osis":["2Sam.18.3"]},{"printed":"Esther 6:2","osis":["Esth.6.2"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and maintenance of their persons and authority, according to their several ranks, and the nature of their places;","proofs":["Matthew 22:21","Romans 13:6–7","1 Timothy 5:17–18","Galatians 6:6","Genesis 45:11","47:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 22:21","osis":["Matt.22.21"]},{"printed":"Romans 13:6–7","osis":["Rom.13.6-Rom.13.7"]},{"printed":"1 Timothy 5:17–18","osis":["1Tim.5.17-1Tim.5.18"]},{"printed":"Galatians 6:6","osis":["Gal.6.6"]},{"printed":"Genesis 45:11","osis":["Gen.45.11"]},{"printed":"47:12","osis":["Gen.47.12"]}],"note":null},{"text":"bearing with their infirmities, and covering them in love,","proofs":["1 Peter 2:18","Proverbs 23:22","Genesis 9:23"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Peter 2:18","osis":["1Pet.2.18"]},{"printed":"Proverbs 23:22","osis":["Prov.23.22"]},{"printed":"Genesis 9:23","osis":["Gen.9.23"]}],"note":null},{"text":"that so they may be an honor to them and to their government.","proofs":["Psalm 127:3–5","Proverbs 31:23"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 127:3–5","osis":["Ps.127.3-Ps.127.5"]},{"printed":"Proverbs 31:23","osis":["Prov.31.23"]}],"note":null}],"section":null,"relations":{"bc1695":["69"],"wlc-modernized":["127"],"wsc":["64"]},"diffs":[{"source":"bc1695","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"which inferiors owe to their superiors is, all due reverence in heart, word,","position":null},{"text":"behavior; prayer and thanksgiving for them; imitation of their virtues and graces; willing obedience","position":null},{"text":"their lawful commands and counsels; due submission to their corrections; fidelity to, defense and maintenance of their persons and authority, according to","position":null},{"text":"ranks, and the nature of their","position":null},{"text":"bearing with their infirmities,","position":null},{"text":"covering them in love, that so they may be an honor to them and to their government.","position":null}]}],"page":"116","leaf":60}