In necessary things, unity; in disputed things, liberty; in all things, charity.

Richard Baxter
Richard Baxter (1615-1691) English Puritan clergyman and writer
Motto

 
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  1. On the necessary points, unity. On the questionable points, liberty. In everything, love. [In necessariis unites, in non necessariis libertas, in omnibus caritas.] Also translated as “essentials” and “non-essentials.” Paraphrase of final lines of the work: Verbo dicam: Si nos servaremus IN necesariis Unitatem, IN non-necessariis Libertatem, IN UTRISQUE Charitatem,…

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