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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.
2. Thou art not only brought out of Egypt, but he hath drawn thee into the Wilderness, and though thou be in the Valley of Achor, yet even there is a door of hope. Thou art bewildered, and thy motions are full of windings and turnings; now forward and then backward almost to Egypt again, that thou seemest to wander rather than to walk or to go a journey; true, but yet thou art in thy way and God is leading thee to his holy Hill, Mount Zion. 'Tis observable how differently the condition of Israel (and so thine) is expressed, Psal. 107.4. with 7. in the 4. Vers. 'tis said, they wandered in the wilderness; but in the 7. Vers. 'tis said, he led them forth: in the 4. Vers. 'tis called a solitary way; but in the 7. Vers. 'tis called the right way: in the 4. Vers. they found no (and despaired to find any) City to dwell in; yet Vers. 7. that they might go to a City of habitation: So 'tis with thee, poor soul, and notwithstanding thy unbelief and murmurings, yet he holds thy Soul in Life, and when thou art hungry and thirsty he provides food and drink convenient for thee; ⟨p. 230⟩and thy Clothes shall nor wear out.
2. Thou art not only brought out of Egypt, but he hath drawn thee into the Wilderness, and though thou be in the Valley of Achor, yet even there is a door of hope. Thou art bewildered, and thy motions are full of windings and turnings; now forward and then backward almost to Egypt again, that thou seemest to wander rather than to walk or to go a journey; true, but yet thou art in thy way and God is leading thee to his holy Hill, Mount Sion. 'Tis observable how differently the condition of Israel (and so thine) is exprest, Psal. 107.4. with 7. in the 4. Vers. 'tis said, they wandred in the wilderness; but in the 7. Vers. 'tis said, he led them forth: in the 4. Vers. 'tis called a solitary way; but in the 7. Vers. 'tis called the right way: in the 4. Vers. they found no (and despaired to find any) City to dwell in; yet Vers. 7. that they might go to a City of habitation: So 'tis with thee, poor soul, and notwithstanding thy unbelief and murmurings, yet he holds thy Soul in Life, and when thou art hungry and thirsty he provides food and drink convenient for thee; ⟨p. 230⟩