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Question 133

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What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment, the more to enforce it?

The reason annexed to the fifth commandment, in these words, That your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God gives you,a is an express promise of long life and prosperity, as far as it shall serve for God’s glory and their own good, to all such as keep this commandment.b

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

  1. aExodus 20:12
  2. bDeuteronomy 5:16; 1 Kings 8:25; Ephesians 6:2–3

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