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31. Why should we particularly avoid these sins?

Because they obstruct the entrance of God's grace into the heart, and therefore hinder our conversion, or render it very difficult.

32. Which are the Four Sins crying to Heaven for vengeance?

1. Wilful murder; 2. Sodomy; 3. Oppression of the poor, of widows and orphans; 4. Defrauding laborers of their wages.

33. Why are they called sins crying to Heaven for vengeance?

Because, on account of their heinous malice, they cry, as it were, for vengeance, and call on Divine Justice to punish them signally.

34. In how many ways may we become accessory to another person's sin, and be answerable for it?

In these nine ways: 1. By counsel; 2. By command; 3. By consent; 4. By provocation; 5. By praise or flattery; 6. By silence;1 7. By connivance;2 8. By partaking; 9. By defence of the ill done.