preceptive

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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

It may be necessary to notice the only preceptive passage in the New Testament which apparently bears a different aspect.

From Christian Devotedness by Groves, Anthony Norris

Rubrics, directive and preceptive, in administration of the Sacraments, 2669 c.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

But, moreover, all such providential magistrates are also preceptive.

From Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive by Presbytery, The Reformed

I have learned something,—'Help yourself' is a grand new principle: it is not a moral principle, but a preceptive formula.

From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold