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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
Class 1 › Part 4: IV. The Resurrection of the Dead, and Eternal Judgement.
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IV. The Resurrection of the Dead, and Eternal Judgement.
This these Babes do believe with an operative Faith, which hath an influence upon their practice and Conversation, and so denotes a further attainment of theirs; they do not only submit to Ordinances for a time, the time of their Life, but they believe another Life after this is over, and that time is but a forerunner of and Prophet for Eternity. Faith is for Eternity: The belief of a Resurrection supposeth dying, and Eternal Judgement supposeth that man is to be accountable for his living here in time, and that as he Sows he shall Reap: He believes and is Baptized to no purpose that doth not believe an after and Eternal state, a• the Apostle concludes, 1 Cor. 15. So then the Babes in Christ do not only repent from dead works, or only act Faith towards God, or submit to Ordinances and do duties, but they also believe the Resurrection of the Dead, and Eternal Judgement, and they that do no not believe this are not new-born• nor are or can be called Babes in Christ. The Faith of and in Jesus is for Eternity, and not only for this L•te, for then were true Christians of all men most miserable, as the Apostle speaks.
THis these Babes do believe with an operative Faith, which hath an influence upon their practice and Conversation, and so denotes a further attainment of theirs; they do not only submit to Ordinances for a time, the time of their Life, but they believe another Life after this is over, and that time is but a forerunner of and Prophet for Eternity. Faith is for Eternity: The belief of a Resurrection supposeth dying, and Eternal Judgement supposeth that man is to be accountable for his living here in time, and that as he Sowes he shall Reap: He believes and is Baptized to no purpose that doth not believe an after and Eternal state, a• the Apost•e concludes,