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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 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.
The eighth Principle.
8. 1Use sweetness rather then violence, words rather then Swords to convince one another; use verba rather then verbera; Argumenta Aristotelica, rather then Bacillina; rational Arguments, rather then club-Law, to win upon each other.
8. 1Use sweetnesse rather then violence, words rather then Swords to convince one another; use verba rather then verbera; Argumenta Aristotelica, rather then Bacillina; rational Arguments, rather then club-Law, to win upon each other.
- 18 Principle.
Certainly, if reason and Scripture will not prevail, imprisonment, &c. are not like to do it. I am sure the first is more suitable to man, who cares not to be bound but with the cords of a man, viz. love; cords may bind up his hands that he cannot hurt, but love binds up his heart that he will not hurt,
Certainly, if reason and Scripture will not prevaile, imprisonment, &c. are not like to do it. I am sure the first is more sutable to man, who cares not to be bound but with the cords of a man, viz. love; cords may binde up his hands that he cannot hurt, but love binds up his heart that he will not hurt,