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First published in 1700, The Christian’s Reasonable Service (De Redelijke Godsdienst) ran through 20 Dutch editions in the eighteenth century alone! The title is derived from Romans 12:1, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” It expresses what God requires from man,...

The sixth commandment pertains to human life, which is the most precious thing that man possesses. God created man to live, but due to sin, death has come into the world. However, God Himself wants to be the executioner of the sentence, and thus forbids all men to do so, saying: “Thou shalt not kill” (Exo. 20:13). Murder is the removal of human life by abusing the body to such an extent that the soul can no longer remain there. This neither applies to the vegetative
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