Venning's remains, or, Christ's school consisting of four classes of Christians, I. babes, II.…

2. I am now to address my self to the Babes, especially such of them as lie under despondencies of Spirit; and to you I say as before, 1. Despise not the day of small things: who knows to how great a tree this grain of Mustard-seed may grow? how great a fire this little spark may kindle? To how tail a stature a poor Babe may grow? though thou canst eat but Milk, thou mayest grow thereby. Thou hast got down one portion of Milk more already, and art not only one that repentest from dead works, but hast Faith also towards God. Though thou have no Wine, to make thine heart glad, nor oil to make thy face to shine, nor bread to strengthen thine heart, yet bless God that thou art alive and hast milk to eat. For,

2. I am now to address my self to the Babes, especially such of them as lie under despondencies of Spirit; and to you I say as before, 1. Despise not the day of small things: who knows to how great a tree this grain of Mustard-seed may grow? how great a fire this little spark may kindle? To how tail a stature a poor Babe may grow? though thou canst eat but Milk, thou maist grow thereby. Thou hast got down one portion of Milk more already, and art not only one that repentest from dead works, but hast Faith also towards God. Though thou have no Wine, to make thine heart glad, nor oyl to make thy face to shine, nor bread to strengthen thine heart, yet bless God that thou art alive and hast milk to eat. For,

1. Consider that thou art gone farther than thou art aware of, thou art nearer Heaven than thou thinkest for, in having Faith towards God: though thou be a great way off, yet thou art within thy Fathers ken and view, as 'tis said concerning the Prodigal while he was yet afar off (but a coming, but beginning to come) his Father saw him, had compassion of ⟨p. 123⟩him, &c. the Father saw him before he saw the Father, and though he were but coming, yet 'tis said he was come; he arose and came, i. e. was a coming, for as yet he was afar off, and yet 'tis said he arose and came; his coming was looked on as if he were come; as Abraham is said to offer his Son in that he did purpose and was about to do it, so the Prodigal and the Babe is said to be come, though as yet but coming towards God. It's something to be on thy legs, that thy journey is begun (dimidium facti qui bene coepit habet) thou art on thy way, and thy Father sees it and hath compassion on thee, and as to Christ Jesus, he will never cast thee off, no by no means, see