Lord’s Day 42Questions 110–111
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.
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What doth God forbid in the eighth command?
God forbids not only those thefts and robberies which are punishable by the magistrate, but he comprehends under the name of theft, all wicked tricks and devices, whereby we design to appropriate to ourselves the goods which belong to our neighbour; whether it be by force, or under the appearance of right, as by unjust weights, ells, measures, fraudulent merchandise, false coins, usury, or by any other way forbidden by God (Lev. 19;11, 13): as also all covetousness, all waste and abuse of his gifts (Luke 12;15).
But what doth God require in this command?
That I promote the advantage of my neighbour in every instance I can or may, and deal with him as I desire to be dealt with by others (Phil. 2;4): further also, that I faithfully labor, so that I may be able to relieve the needy (Heb. 13;16).