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  2. Precepts of the Church - Wikipedia

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    A century later (1470) the catechism of Dietrick Coelde, the first, it is said, to be written in German, explicitly set forth that there were five Commandments of the Church. [5] In his Summa Theologica (part I, tit. xvii, p. 12) Antoninus of Florence (1439) enumerates ten precepts of the Church universally binding on the faithful. These are: [5]

  3. Five precepts - Wikipedia

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    The five precepts are part of the right speech, action and livelihood aspects of the Noble Eightfold Path, the core teaching of Buddhism. [4] [18] [note 2] Moreover, the practice of the five precepts and other parts of śīla are described as forms of merit-making, means to create good karma.

  4. Reformed Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The visible church is the institutional body which contains both members of the invisible church as well as those who appear to have faith in Christ, but are not truly part of God's elect. [86] In order to identify the visible church, Reformed theologians have spoken of certain marks of the Church. For some, the only mark is the pure preaching ...

  5. Precept - Wikipedia

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    The Latin Church of the Catholic Church's canon law, which is based on Roman Law, makes a distinction between precept and law in Canon 49: . A singular precept is a decree which directly and legitimately enjoins a specific person or persons to do or omit something, especially in order to urge the observance of law.

  6. Teachings of Ellen G. White - Wikipedia

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    She wrote that "Music, when not abused, is a great blessing; but when it is put to a wrong use, it is a terrible curse." [16] In her book Education, White writes about the use of music for the uplift of souls. She writes that music "is one of the most effective means of impressing the heart with spiritual truth. . . .

  7. Buddhist ethics - Wikipedia

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    The foundation of Buddhist ethics for laypeople is The Five Precepts which are common to all Buddhist schools. The precepts or "five moral virtues" (pañca-silani) are not commands but a set of voluntary commitments or guidelines, [23] to help one live a life in which one is happy, without worries, and able to meditate well. The precepts are ...

  8. Rule of Saint Benedict - Wikipedia

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    The oldest copy of the Rule of Saint Benedict, from the eighth century (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Hatton 48, fols. 6v–7r). The Rule of Saint Benedict (Latin: Regula Sancti Benedicti) is a book of precepts written in Latin c. 530 by St. Benedict of Nursia (c. AD 480–550) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot.

  9. 1983 Code of Canon Law - Wikipedia

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    Book III. The Teaching Function of the Church (Cann. 747–833) Christian ministry, missionary activity, education, and social communication. Book IV. The Sanctifying Function of the Church (Cann. 834–1253) Sacraments and other acts of worship; places of worship; feast-days and fast-days. Book V. the Temporal Goods of the Church (Cann. 1254 ...