"Preceptive" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... me a large sphere of new thought. 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." I was thus prepared to enter into the Lectures on Prophecy, by another Oriel Fellow,—Mr. Davison,—in ...
— Phases of Faith - Passages from the History of My Creed • Francis William Newman |
