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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. New-born ones have the Law of God in and written in their hearts, and from this as ⟨p. 210⟩from the living principle they act, and bring forth the fruits of righteousness. When the Law of God is in our hearts, our hearts will b• set to do it, as 'tis said, Psal. 40.8. I delight to do thy Will O God, thy Law is in my heart; and Isa. •• 7. they are said to be the people who know righteousness, the people in […] heart Gods Law is: others may do some righteous Acts, but these do it as their proper fruit springing from the root of the matter (the Law of God and his truth) in them; and so 'tis an evidence of their new-birth, 1 Joh. 2. every one [Greek or Hebrew] that is a righteousness-maker (as his Trade) as some are called sin-makers in opposition to these, 1 Joh. 3.7,—10.) every one that doth so do righteousness (in obedience to God whose Law is in his heart) is born of God. Now this is said of the very Corinthian-Babes, 2 Cor. 3.3. ye are manifestly declared to be the Epistle of Christ, written not with Ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not in Tables of Stone, but in the fleshly Table of the heart. This cannot be said of any but new-born ones, and may be said of them that ar• but newly born, even Babes in Christ.
2. New-born ones have the Law of God in and written in their hearts, and from this as ⟨p. 210⟩from the living principle they act, and bring forth the fruits of righteousness. When the Law of God is in our hearts, our hearts will b• set to do it, as 'tis said, Psal. 40.8. I delight to do thy Will O God, thy Law is in my heart; and Isa. 7. they are said to be the people who know righteousness, the people in heart Gods Law is: others may do some righteous Acts, but these do it as their proper fruit springing from the root of the matter (the Law of God and his truth) in them; and so 'tis an evidence of their new-birth,