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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 2: II. Of their being as Carnal and walking as men.
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3. That these Corinthian-Babes were as carnal appears by their going to Law with one another before the unbelievers and unjust, 1 Cor. 6.1,—8. this they were bold and daring in, durst any of you? Vers. 1. this they did for toys and trifles, the smallest matters, Vers. 2. they had cause to be ashamed of it, Vers. 5. as if there had not been one wise or honest man among them; 'twas utterly and undeniably a fault, Vers. 7. And yet being but Babes and as carnal, this they durst to do. Such Babes are all they who do after this fashion: so is every one, such another piece of carnality, who refuseth the hearing of the Saints, and goes to Law with his Brother before unbelievers and the unjust. The Apostle speaks angerly in this case, What? dare you? know ye not, &c. Can you profess and pray? and yet not forgive, nor suffer, but wrong and defraud, and that your Brethren! Oh what a strange thing is this, it cannot be excused nor any plea can be made for it, 'tis utterly a fault ('tis altogether and wholly a fault, as the gr.) 'tis base all over!
3. That these Corinthian-Babes were as carnal appears by their going to Law with one another before the unbelievers and unjust, 1 Cor. 6.1,—8. this they were bold and daring in, durst any of you? Vers. 1. this they did for toyes and trifles, the smallest matters, Vers. 2. they had cause to be ashamed of it, Vers. 5. as if there had not been one wise or honest man among them; 'twas utterly and undeniably a fault, Vers. 7. And yet being but Babes and as carnal, this they durst to do. Such Babes are all they who do after this fashion: so is every one, such another piece of carnality, who refuseth the hearing of the Saints, and goes to Law with his Brother before unbelievers and the unjust. The Apostle speaks angerly in this case, What? dare you? know ye not, &c. Can you profess and pray? and yet not forgive, nor suffer, but wrong and defraud, and that your Brethren! Oh what a strange thing is this, it cannot be excused nor any plea can be made for it, 'tis utterly a fault ('tis altogether and wholly a fault, as the gr.) 'tis base all over!