36. Every duty is
either “ordinary” or “perfect,” Cic. de
Off. I. 3, § 8. a fact which we can also confirm by the
authority of the Scriptures. For we read in the Gospel that the
Lord said: “If thou wilt enter into life, keep the
commandments. He saith: Which? Jesus said to
him: Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery,
Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy
father and thy mother, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself.” S. Matt. xix. 17, 18, 19. These are
ordinary duties, to which something is wanting.