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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 10: The tenth 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 tenth Rule.
10. If Scripture speak it, believe it, 1though Reason cannot find out the reason of it. The Scripture saith in Job 26.7. That the earth hangeth on nothing. The Scripture saith, that one is three, and three are one. 1 Joh. 5.7. How can reason think this true? and yet 'tis true; for God who is truth, and speaks nothing but truth, saith 'tis so.
10. If Scripture speak it, believe it, 1though Reason cannot finde out the reason of it. The Scripture saith in Iob 26.7. That the earth hangeth on nothing. The Scripture saith, that one is three, and three are one. 1 Ioh. 5.7. How can reason think this true? and yet 'tis true; for God who is truth, and speaks nothing but truth, saith 'tis so.
- 110 Rule.