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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 3 › Section 2: II. Of their being as Carnal and walking as men.
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When our Saviour began to wash the Disciples feet, John 13. says Peter, Vers. 6. Lord, doff thou wash my feet? he seems to put it off with scorn; what have I no more manners, than to let thee wash my feet? thou shalt never wash my feet, Vers. 8. and yet when Christ had told him but a word or two, says he, ⟨p. 194⟩Vers. 9. Lord, not only my feet, but my hands and my head. The one extreme was, thou shalt not, never wash my feet; and the other extreme is, wash my head: he passeth from one extreme to another in a moment as 'twere. In matter of practice the Corinthians were in the extreme; one while not cast out, another not take in the incestuous person: in point to affection, the Galatians would now pull out their eyes for Paul, and then pull out his eyes: and as for protestation, Peter is one time for not at all, and by and by for all over: this is the way of these Babes, and this their way is their folly, for they are as carnal.
When our Saviour began to wash the Disciples feet, John 13. saies Peter, Vers. 6. Lord, dof thou wash my feet? he seems to put it off with scorn; what have I no more manners, than to let thee wash my feet? thou shalt never wash my feet, Vers. 8. and yet when Christ had told him but a word or two, saies he, ⟨p. 194⟩Vers. 9. Lord, not only my feet, but my hands and my head. The one extream was, thou shalt not, never wash my feet; and the other extream is, wash my head: he passeth from one extream to another in a moment as 'twere. In matter of practice the Corinthians were in the extream; one while not cast out, another not take in the incestuous person: in point to affection, the Galatians would now pull out their eyes for Paul, and then pull out his eyes: and as for protestation, Peter is one time for not at all, and by and by for all over: this is the way of these Babes, and this their way is their folly, for they are as carnal.