preceptive

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In its outward form it may be preceptive, historical, or meditative.

From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)

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)

Thus far they are correct, but it is apprehended that they do not make a proper distinction between the ordination of God and his preceptive will for man.

From War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ by Dodge, David Low

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

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