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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 3 › Chapter 9: Setting forth the greatness of this Victory.
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.
For the illustration and display of this victory how great it is, I shall only acquaint you with the formidableness of the enemy that is overcome; 'Tis no puny, no petty pygmy that is conquered but an huge Giant, a man of war from his youth, who hath slain many a ten thousand in his time. 'Tis an easy matter to tread a worm under foot (and man is no more, ⟨p. 363⟩or very little more, but flesh and blood, which is weak) but to tread Satan underfoot (the Prince of the Air, and God of this world; as some understand the 2 Cor. 4.4.) is a conquest with a witness, a signal one! To enter a City (such as Laish was) without Gates and bars is no great achievement; but to attack the Gates of Hell and to put the Devil to fly from his strong holds, is a miracle of Victory! stronger is he that subdueth this Spirit (as well as his own) than he that takes a fenced City, Prov. 16.32.
FOr the illustration and display of this victory how great it is, I shall only acquain• you with the formidableness of the enemy that is overcome; 'Tis no puny, no petty pigmie that is conquered but an huge Giant, a man of war from his youth, who hath slain many a ten thousand in his time. 'Tis an eafie matter to tread a worm under foot (and man is no more, ⟨p. 363⟩or very little more, but flesh and blood, which is weak) but to tread Satan underfoot (the Prince of the Air, and God of this world; as some understand the 2 Cor. 4.4.) is a conquest with a witness, a signal one! To enter a City (such as Laish was) without Gates and bars is no great archievement; but to attaque the Gates of Hell and to put the Devil to flie from his strong holds, is a miracle of Victory! stronger is he that subdueth this Spirit (as well as his own) than he that takes a fenced City, Prov. 16.32.