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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 3 › Principle 2 › Rule 3: The third Rule.
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.
The third Rule.
3. The place is not truly interpreted, 1nor consequence well inferred, the consequence whereof is an absurdity, and speaks any thing to the disparagement of the God of grace, or the grace of God, as Luther (Divine Luther, Omnis Scriptura est pro Christo interpretenda, ex. gr. Serva mandata, scil in Christo; quia fine Christo nihil potestis: All Scripture is to be interpreted for Christ, as, keep the Commandments; viz. in Christ: for without him ye can do nothing.
3. The place is not truly interpreted, 1nor consequence well inferr'd, the consequence whereof is an absurdity, and speaks any thing to the disparagement of the God of grace, or the grace of God, as Luther (Divine Luther, Omnis Scriptura est pro Christo interpretenda, ex. gr. Serva mandata, scil in Christo; quia fine Christo nihil potestis: All Scripture is to be interpreted for Christ, as, keep the Commandements; viz. in Christ: for without him ye can do nothing.
- 13 Rule.
And again, fully excellent and excellently full: Si Adversarii urgent Scripturam contra Christans, ⟨p. 36⟩