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 To provide for their support in the manner established by law and custom.

16. When do we sin against our Spiritual Superiors?

1. When, by word or deed, we violate the reverence due to them, or when, by speaking ill of them, we lower their character; 2. When we oppose them, and thereby may be the cause of schism and scandal; and 3. When, contrary to our duty, we refuse to contribute towards their support, and to provide for the Divine Service.

17. What are our duties towards our Civil, or Temporal, Rulers?

We are bound, 1. To show to our Civil Rulers, ordained by God. respect, fidelity, and conscientious obedience, and to suffer anything rather than raise sedition against them; 2. To pay the taxes imposed by them; and 3. To assist them in their necessities and dangers; and even to sacrifice our property and life in defence of our country against its enemies.