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Francis R. Beattie on the Second Commandment
The following is an excerpt from Francis R. Beattie’s, “The Presbyterian Standards,” chapter 23: “The Means of Grace: the Word: the First Table” (1896). II. The Second Commandment.This command is much longer in its terms than the first, and has some important reasons attached to it. It is as follows: “Thou shalt not make unto…