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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
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.
III. PART. For a further help to unity I shall lay down some other Principles to unite our judgements; and submit them to the judgement of the Saints, whether they speak according to God or no.
The first Principle.
1. Seeing there is nothing to be practised, 1believed or taught, which is not agreeable to the mind of God, Let us make the Word of God our Judge.
1. SEeing there is nothing to be practised, 1believed or taught, which is not agreeable to the mind of God, Let us make the Word of God our Judge.
- 11. Principle, make the Scripture judge.
The Scriptures (us is granted by all that I write to) are the touchstone by which all religious Principles and Acts are to be tried. To the Law and to the Testimony, if they speak not according to this rule, 'tis because there is no light in them,