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The new command renewed, or, Love one another being an endeavour after the unity…The new command renew'd, or, Love one another being an endeavour after the unity…
The new command renewed, or, Love one another being an endeavour after the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, by several uniting principles, among which there are ten rules for a right understanding of scripture, very useful for these divided times / by Ralph Venning.The new command renew'd, or, Love one another being an endeavour after the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, by several uniting principles, among which there are ten rules for a right understanding of scripture, very useful for these divided times / by Ralph Venning.
London: printed for John Rothwell, 1652
THE NEW COMMAND RENEWED: OR, Love one another. › Part 2 › Principle 8: The eighth Principle.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Jesus Christ sums up the Law and the Prophets in this Principle, [Matt. 7.12.] Therefore all things, whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. This is all that the Law, viz. love thy Neighbour as thy self, doth require, and the doing of it is the fulfilling of the Law. 'Tis indeed a golden rule, a royal Law, the standard of equity, according to which we must converse with all men.
Jesus Christ sums up the Law and the Prophets in this Principle, [Matt. 7.12.] Therefore all things, whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. This is all that the Law, viz. love thy Neighbour as thy self, doth require, and the doing of it is the fulfilling of the Law. 'Tis indeed a golden rule, a royall Law, the standard of equity, according to which we must converse with all men.
Ah Christians! did we make other mens cases our own, we should say the case is altered. Job pleads thus with his friends, 1I could also speak as you, if your soul were in my souls shed, I could heap up words against you, and shake my head at you; But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should assuage your grief.
Ah Christians! did we make other mens cases our own, we should say the case is altered. Iob pleads thus with his friends, 1I could also speak as you, if your soul were in my souls shead, I could heap up words against you, and shake my head at you; But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.
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