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Venning's remains, or, Christ's school consisting of four classes of Christians, I. babes, II.…
Venning's remains, or, 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 by Ralph Venning and fitted by him for the press before his death.
London: printed for John Hancock senior and junior, 1675
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whereas grown Saints, see Christ Jesus as the foundation and fullness of every promise, and do not take up with the Cabinet without the Jewel, or with the Field, without the Pearl hid in it. The Promises indeed are encouraging means to Faith, but are not the Rest of the soul: Forgiveness of sins is not from the promise without Faith in Christ, Acts 26.18. nor eternal life it self, 2 Tim. 1.1. nor righteousness, Phil. 3. Of this also the Babes have a general notion, and so they make toward Christ, not with full sails, but with a side-wind as 'twere; and this I am now to show, how
whereas grown Saints, see Christ Jesus as the foundation and fulness of every promise, and do not take up with the Cabinet without the Jewel, or with the Field, without the Pearl hid in it. The Promises indeed are incouraging means to Faith, but are not the Rest of the soul: Forgiveness of sins is not from the promise without Faith in Christ, Acts 26.18. nor eternal life it self, 2 Tim. 1.1. nor righteousness, Phil. 3. Of this also the Babes have a general notion, and so they make toward Christ, not with full sails, but with a side-wind as 'twere; and this I am now to shew, how
2. The Faith of Babes acts toward Christ Jesus. And that 1. As the Son of the living God, to whom the Father hath given and committed all things, and this is one of the things which is revealed unto Babes, as is clear by comparing Mat. 16.16, 17. with