Lord’s Day 36Question 99
Reformed Church in America English, 1879
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1879 Reformed Church in America Q&A text with inline proof references. Source: Wikisource scan transcription.
This English edition was published in the United States in 1879, before the current U.S. public-domain cutoff. Rights evidence. Verified 2026-07-14.
What is required in the third command?
That we, not only by cursing (Lev. 24;15), or perjury (Lev. 19;12), but also by rash swearing, must not abuse or profane the name of God (Matt. 5;34-36); nor by silence or connivance be partakers of these horrible sins in others (Lev. 5;1); and briefly, that we use the holy name of God no otherwise than with fear and reverence (Mal. 4;2); so that he may be rightly confessed, and worshipped by us, and be glorified in all our words and works (1 Pet. 3;18).