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Supercommentaries
.
.
Jewish commentaries on the chief commentators on the
Pentateuch
. Commentaries have been produced on the works of
Rashi
, Abraham
ibn Ezra
, and
Na
manides
.
Pentateuch
. Commentaries have been produced on the works of
Rashi
, Abraham
ibn Ezra
, and
Na
manides.
Supererogation, work of
.
.
A work which is not required as a matter of obligation in morality, but which is beneficial for the good of others or for the strengthening of spiritual or moral life. They include works done purely for the love of God.
The
counsels of perfection
(poverty, chastity, obedience) are typically considered works of supererogation. For an example in Islam, see
N
FILA
.
The
counsels of perfection
(poverty, chastity, obedience) are typically considered works of supererogation. For an example in Islam, see
N
FILA.
Supralapsarians
(relation of election to fall):
(relation of election to fall):
Supremacy, Act of
.
.
An Act of 1559 declaring the Queen of England (Elizabeth I) to be ‘the only supreme governor of this realm … as well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things or causes as temporal’. The act was a revised form of Henry VIII's Act of 1534 repealed by Mary. It is intrinsic to the ‘establishment’ of the
Church of England
.
Church of England
.
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