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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
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.
5. What ever thou think of it, yet 'tis a joy to good men and Ministers as 'twas to John (the bridegrooms friend) that thou and such as thou do hear the bridegrooms voice, and […] him, J•h. 3.26, 30. Yea our Saviour rejoined in Spirit and thanked his Father too, […] such things were revealed to Babes, Luke 10.21. yea there is joy in Heaven at the return of the Prodigal, though he were but newly come home, just alive, just found and no more, yet behold what joy there is at his coming, Luke 15. the joy is not delayed and put off till he be grown up, but there's a feast for his birth-day, and joy that the man-child was born. His Fathers heart leapt for joy, when as yet he had not the robe, not the ring put on, which followed afterward. Do not then reckon that small, which God makes so much of.
5. What ever thou think of it, yet 'tis a joy to good men and Ministers as 'twas to John (the bridegrooms friend) that thou and such as thou do hear the bridegrooms voice, and 〈…〉 him, J•h. 3.26, 30. Yea our Saviour rejoyned in Spirit and thanked his Father too, 〈…〉 such things were revealed to Babes, Luke 10.21. yea there is joy in Heaven at the return of the Prodigal, though he were but newly come home, just alive, just found and no more, yet behold what joy there is at his coming, Luke 15. the joy is not delayed and put off till he be grown up, but there's a feast for his birth-day, and joy that the man-child was born. His Fathers heart leapt for joy, when as yet he had not the robe, not the ring put on, which followed afterward. Do not then reckon that small, which God makes so much of.