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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 4 › Argument 2: The second provoking Argument.
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The second provoking Argument.
Secondly, 1We have Christ for an example; he lived and loved as well as suffered and died, leaving us an example. This is all we have to do in the world, to show forth the virtues of Christ, and to walk as we have him for an example. We write not after our copy, unless we live and love as Christ did.
Secondly, 1We have Christ for an example; he lived and loved as well as suffered and died, leaving us an example. This is all we have to do in the world, to shew forth the vertues of Christ, and to wulk as we have him for an example. We write not after our copy, unlesse we live and love as Christ did.
- 12 Argument.
See that remarkable inference, 1 John 4. v. 10, 11. Herein is love no, t that we love God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins, v. 11. He draws this inference, If God so loved us, what then? must we love God again? nay that is not all, but, how ought we to love one another, God having given us such an example?