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Christ's school consisting of four classes of Christians
Christ's school consisting of four classes of Christians : I. Babes, II. Little children, III. Young men, IV. Fathers : with their several characteristical differences and attainments : also the doctrines proper to be taught to each of them : being the substance of many sermons preached many years ago in Southwark / by Ralph Venning.Christ's school consisting of four classes of Christians : I. Babes, II. Little children, III. Young men, IV. Fathers : with their several characteristical differences and attainments : also the doctrines proper to be taught to each of them : being the substance of many sermons preach'd many years ago in Southwark / by Ralph Venning.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1675
Class 1 › Part 2 › The more particular attainments of Babes, as Repentance, Faith, &c.
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The more particular attainments of Babes, as Repentance, Faith, &c.
From Heb. 6.1, 2.
THE Apostle doth not in this place put the Babes upon laying aside these things, but speaks his own intendment to lay them aside (as to his present further discourse concerning them) and to go on to treat of other and higher matters, more perfect doctrine, i. e. such as belongs to perfect and grown Saints: he calls these Doctrines Foundations, and therefore doubtless would not have them digged up, but would have them build on these other and higher stories, even to the laying of the top stone. At present he only names them to show what these Babes had attained to.
THE Apostle doth not in this place put the Babes upon laying aside these things, but speaks his own intendment to lay them aside (as to his present further discourse concerning them) and to go on to treat of other and higher matters, more perfect doctrine, i. e. such as belongs to perfect and grown Saints: he calls these Doctrines Foundations, and therefore doubtless would not have them dig'd up, but would have them build on these other and higher stories, even to the laying of the top stone. At present he only names them to shew what these Babes had attained to.