Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
... Again, there are certain rules for explaining the decalogue. The first rule is, that the negative are included in the affirmative, and the affirmative in the negative precepts, for what is good cannot be performed, without the opposite evil being avoided, nor the forbidden evil be avoided, without the opposite good being performed. ...
For more, see Benedict Pictet on rules for understanding the Decalogue.
For more, see Benedict Pictet on rules for understanding the Decalogue.