preceptive
Example Sentences
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He answered, "All power is ordained of God by his provident will, but every power assumed by man is not so by his approbative and preceptive will."
From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John
Chief among these is the collection of Don Fernando Juncos, of San Juan, which contains 15,000 volumes of classic and preceptive literature and social and economic science, 1,200 volumes of which bear the author's autographs.
From The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation by Van Middeldyk, R. A. (Rudolph Adams)
That the preceptive will of God is to be our only rule of duty, few Christians deny.
From War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ by Dodge, David Low
In its outward form it may be preceptive, historical, or meditative.
From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)
In the investigation, I had learned, more distinctly than before, that the preceptive code of the Law was an essentially imperfect and temporary system, given "for the hardness of men's hearts."
From Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed by Newman, Francis William
