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 rich man and Lazarus (Luke xvi.). - $2$ 'We wearied ourselves in the way of iniquity and destruction, and have walked through hard ways' (Wisd. v. 7). — Examples: Cain, Absalom, Achab, Antiochus. $3$ 'The souls of the just are in the hand of God' (Wisd. iii. 1). — Examples: Joseph, Tobias, Susanna, Daniel, St. Paul (2 Cor. vii. 4).

24. To what should the remembrance of God's holiness and justness animate us?

It should animate us, 1. Carefully to avoid all evil, and to become more and more holy; and 2. Not to pride ourselves in our pretended righteousness.

25. What means 'God is good'?

God is good means that out of love He will do good to all creatures, and that He really bestows innumerable blessings upon us.

26. Which is the greatest proof of God's love and goodness?

That He delivered His own Son up to death for the salvation of us sinners.

27. What means 'God is merciful'?

God is merciful means that He is disposed to avert all evil from His creatures, and therefore willingly pardons all truly penitent sinners.