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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.
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1. Let us Consider him in his strength. He is the strong man and the strong man armed, and he that overcomes him needs be strong indeed, as 'tis expressed, Luke 11.21, 22. He is the roaring Lion, which notes both his strength and terribleness, 1 Pet. 5.8. and cannot be resisted but by being strong in Faith, Vers. 9. Beside, ⟨p. 364⟩they are legions, very many, and therefore are expressed in the plural number and by words that signify strength, Ephes. 6.12. Principalities, powers, spiritual wickednesses, and rulers of the darkness of this world, against whom we need go armed with the Armour of God, all the Armour of God and the power of his might, Ephes. 6.10, 11, 13. They are spoken of in the abstract, and as invisible and in the dark, which makes them so much the more terrible. And yet these principalities and powers are not able to effect their design, but over them the Young men are more than conquerors, or as the word may be read, they do over-overcome, Rom. 8.37, 38, 39. therefore the victory is great and glorious.
1. Let us Consider him in his strength. He is the strong man and the strong man armed, and he that overcomes him needs be strong indeed, as 'tis exprest, Luke 11.21, 22. He is the roaring Lion, which notes both his strength and terribleness, 1 Pet. 5.8. and cannot be resisted but by being strong in Faith, Vers. 9. Befide, ⟨p. 364⟩they are legions, very many, and therefore are exprest in the plural number and by words that signifie strength,