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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. They are defective in this, far short of other Saints, that they are unskilful in the Word of righteousness, because they are Babes, Heb. 5.13. the Word of righteousness is the Gospel, or Christ Jesus who is the whole of the Gospel; for to Preach the Gospel, and to Preach Christ is all one, so a Minister of Christ and the Gospel, or the Word, is all one. Christ Jesus is called the Word, Joh. 1.1. the Word of Salvation, Acts 13.26. with Acts 3.26. the Word of Gods grace, Acts 20.32. the Word of Life, Phil. 2.16. and here the Word of righteousness, in which these Babes were unskilful, 1[Greek or Hebrew]. Which is not negative, excluding all knowledge; but privative, excluding full knowledge and skill. Now as to this they were inexpert or unskilful to discern and know Christ (as they should) to be the root of righteousness, for justification and sanctification, to be made of God to us righteousness, both by imputation and operation.
2. They are defective in this, far short of other Saints, that they are unskilful in the Word of righteousness, because they are Babes, Heb. 5.13. the Word of righteousness is the Gospel, or Christ Jesus who is the whole of the Gospel; for to Preach the Gospel, and to Preach Christ is all one, so a Minister of Christ and the Gospel, or the Word, is all one. Christ Jesus is called the Word, Joh. 1.1. the Word of Salvation, Acts 13.26. with Acts 3.26. the Word of Gods grace,