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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.
II. Use of Exhortation.
1. To them without and not yet Babes in Christ, being not new-born. 2. To them within, of all ranks and degrees.
1. TO them without, who are not yet new-born, but remain in a state of nature, and who cannot enter into the Kingdom of God, unless they be born again, as our Saviour assures us with no less than four Verilies, Job. 3.3. and 5. And alas how many are there who yet lie under the condemnation of the Word and their own Consciences, as having known nothing of conversion, no not in a profession, but live in a known and owned course of a sinful life? Oh that I might yet entreat, persuade and prevail with such to consider their way and the end thereof, which is Hell, if they turn not to God, and believe in Christ Jesus. To you, poor souls, I have spoken before by way of conviction and invitation too, under the two heads of Repentance and Faith, when I made Application thereof, which I entreat you to peruse and consider, that I may not speak the same things over and over. Further,
1. TO them without, who are not yet new-born, but remain in a state of nature, and who cannot enter into the Kingdom of God, unless they be born again, as our Saviour assures us with no less than four Verilies, Job. 3.3. and 5. And alas how many are there who yet lie under the condemnation of the Word and their own Consciences, as having known nothing of conversion, no not in a profession, but live in a known and owned course of a sinful life? Oh that I might yet intreat, perswade and prevail with such to consider their way and the end thereof, which is Hell, if they turn not to God, and believe in Christ Jesus. To you, poor souls, I have spoken before by way of conviction and invitation too, under the two heads of Repentance and Faith, when I made Application thereof, which I intreat you to peruse and consider, that I may not speak the same things over and over. Further,