Q.130. What are the particular sins of those in authority?

A. In addition to failing to do what is required of them[1] and using their position for self- aggrandizement[2] and for their own glory,[3] ease, profit, or pleasure,[4] the sins of those in authority include: commanding things that are unlawful[5] or that cannot be accomplished by those under The Larger Catechism them;[6] persuading,[7] encouraging,[8] and rewarding those under them for doing evil;[9] dissuading, discouraging, and not rewarding them for doing good;[10] excessive punishment;[11] carelessly exposing or allowing them to do wrong and to be put in the way of temptation or danger;[12] provoking them to anger;[13] and anything that dishonors themselves or undermines their authority by being unjust, imprudent, too severe, or lax.[14]

1	Ezekiel 34:2-4	dummy text
2	Philippians 2:21	dummy text
3	John 5:44	dummy text
	John 7:18	dummy text
4	Isaiah 56:10-11	dummy text
	Deuteronomy 17:17	dummy text
5	Daniel 3:4-6	dummy text
	Acts 4:17-18	dummy text
6	Exodus 5:10-19	dummy text
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	Matthew 23:4	dummy text
7	Matthew 14:8	dummy text
	Mark 6:24	dummy text
8	2 Samuel 13:28	dummy text
	Jeremiah 5:30-31	dummy text
9	1 Samuel 3:13	dummy text
	Jeremiah 6:13-14	dummy text
	Ezekiel 13:9-10	dummy text
10	John 7:46-49	dummy text
	John 9:28	dummy text
	Colossians 3:21	dummy text
	Exodus 5:17	dummy text
11	1 Peter 2:18-20	dummy text
	Hebrews 12:10	dummy text
	Deuteronomy 25:3	dummy text
12	Genesis 38:11	dummy text
	Genesis 38:26	dummy text
	Acts 18:17	dummy text
	Leviticus 19:29	dummy text
	Isaiah 58:7	dummy text
13	Ephesians 6:4	dummy text
14	Genesis 9:21	dummy text
	1 Kings 12:13-16	dummy text
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	1 Samuel 2:29-31	dummy text
	1 Samuel 3:13	dummy text