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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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3. New-born ones are for the having their sin to be taken away, and that not only by pardoning but by purging, yea though their sorrows should continue. If God should say to such a Soul, I will take away all thy sorrows, and make thee a cheerful heart, thou shalt have Corn, and Wine, and Oil enough, it would still say, O Lord, what's this if I go graceless, if my sins be not forgiven me; take away my sins Lord, though thou leave my sorrows, and make me water my Couch with tears every day, and walk mournfully all the days of my life: do any thing with me so my sins may be done away: my heart will never be at ease till my sins be forgiven. And this is not all, but if God should further say to such a Soul, I will forgive thy sin and remember it no more to charge it upon thee, but I will leave thee under the power and bondage of it; Oh Lord, would this foul say, though I bless thee for a pardon and ⟨p. 213⟩that I shall by that be kept from being damned, yet Lord this doth not satis fie me, I have as hearty a request to make that I may be purged, and that I may be taken from sin, as that sin may be taken from me, that I may be delivered from sins dominion as from damnation. David doth not only pray, Lord blot out my transgressions, but Lord wash me, and cleanse me throughly from my sin, Psal. 51.1, 2. and (it seems) this was after the Prophet had said, The Lord hath put away thy sin, 2 Sam. 12, 13. and who but converted ones are of this frame? Others can be content with hearts ease, peace and good things, though they live in the love of one or other darling sin, especially if they do but entertain a conceit that God will pardon them, purging is not the thing that any do heartily mind but gracious Souls.
3. New-born ones are for the having their sin to be taken away, and that not only by pardoning but by purging, yea though their sorrows should continue. If God should say to such a Soul, I will take away all thy sorrows, and make thee a chearful heart, thou shalt have Corn, and Wine, and Oyl enough, it would still say, O Lord, what's this if I go graceless, if my sins be not forgiven me; take away my sins Lord, though thou leave my sorrows, and make me water my Couch with tears every day, and walk mournfully all the daies of my life: do any thing with me so my sins may be done away: my heart will never be at ease till my sins be forgiven. And this is not all, but if God should further say to such a Soul, I will forgive thy sin and remember it no more to charge it upon thee, but I will leave thee under the power and bondage of it; Oh Lord, would this foul say, though I bless thee for a pardon and