Third Commandment
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Arthur Kennedy as a newsman turned phony evangelist, in Ben Hecht's play The Third Commandment.
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THE Third Commandment bids us sanctify the Lord's day; but in what that sanctification shall consist, it does not say.
From Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals by Stapleton, John H. (John Henry)
A. The Third Commandment forbids all unnecessary servile work and whatever else may hinder the due observance of the Lord's day.
From Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine by Kinkead, Thomas L.
The Third Commandment The third commandment is, to keep the Sabbath holy.
From Spiritual Life and the Word of God by Swedenborg, Emanuel
A. By the Third Commandment we are commanded to keep holy the Lord's Day and the holy days of obligation, on which we are to give our time to the service and worship of God.
From Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine by Kinkead, Thomas L.
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