15. Conclusion to the Ten Commandments (Q 149)
149 Is any man able perfectly to keep the
commandments of God? A. No man is able, either of himself,(1) or by any grace
received in this life, perfectly to keep the commandments of God;(2) but doth
daily break them in thought,(3) word, and deed.(4)
(1)James 3:2;
John 15:5;
(2)Eccl.
7:20; 1 John 1:8,10; Gal.
(3)Gen. 6:5;
Gen. 8:21
(4)