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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.
To clear this a little more let us consider each Verse a part and briefly: vers. 12. I write to you little Children, [Greek or Hebrew], which is not the same ⟨p. 6⟩word we render little children, Vers. 13. that is [Greek or Hebrew]; but this word [Greek or Hebrew], ver. 12. is common to them all, to Fathers, to young men and to children, and so Mr. Cotton understands it, on Verse 12. and Grotius, so doth Zanchie, nomine [Greek or Hebrew] i. e. filiorum omnes veri Christiani, quòd per ministerium Apostolorum regeniti sint Christo & Deo. In or under this name are comprehended all true Christians, because by the Ministry of the Apostles they were begotten (or born) again to Christ and to God; so again on Verse 13. N•m & Commune omnibus Christianis nomen, [Greek or Hebrew]. 'Tis a name common to all Christians. So that this word notes not any distinct state as the other three do, viz. Fathers, Young-men, and [Greek or Hebrew] little Children, all which words the Apostle useth but this once and that in this distribution, except [Greek or Hebrew] once more, Verse 18. but the other, viz. [Greek or Hebrew] he useth seven or eight times in common to them all: and accordingly the privilege annexed (forgiveness of sins) is in common to them all, to the youngest as well as the eldest, to the Child and Babe as well as to the Young man and Father-Saint; though it be not known by nor manifested to all alike.
To clear this a little more let us consider each Verse a part and briefly: vers. 12. I write to you little Children, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which is not the same ⟨p. 6⟩word we render little children, Vers. 13. that is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; but this word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, ver. 12. is common to them all, to Fathers, to young men and to children, and so Mr. Cotton understands it, on Verse 12. and Grotius, so doth Zanchie, nomine 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 i. e. filiorum omnes veri Christiani, quòd per ministerium Apostolorum regeniti sint Christo & Deo. In or under this name are comprehended all true Christians, because by the Ministry of the Apostles they were begotten (or born) again to Christ and to God; so again on Verse 13. Nm & Commune omnibus Christianis nomen, . 'Tis a name common to all Christians. So that this word notes not any distinct state as the other three do, viz. Fathers, Young-men, and little Children, all which words the Apostle useth but this once and that in this distribution, except once more, Verse 18. but the other, viz. he useth seven or eight times in common to them all: and accordingly the priviledge annexed (forgiveness of sins) is in common to them all, to the youngest as well as the eldest, to the Child and Babe as well as to the Young man and Father-Saint; though it be not known by nor manifested to all alike.