A64833:471
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.
MY Exhortation is first to the Babes, that they would be much in Prayer unto God for this attainment, that he would place them among the Children, and give them the Spirit of Adoption, and the witness of his Spirit therewith, that they may know the Father to be their Father, and themselves to be the Children of God, and so cry, Abba Father. Beg and beg again that he would fall on your neck and kiss you with the kisses of his mouth, which are better than Wine, yea and Corn and Oil too, Cant. 1.2. Psal. 4.6, 7. For your help herein I present you with a Directory, not to be read by rote, but as a supply of Arguments which you may breath and sigh out before the Lord (though not in these very words, but) as the Spirit shall help you.
MY Exhortation is first to the Babes, that they would be much in Prayer unto God for this attainment, that he would place them among the Children, and give them the Spirit of Adoption, and the witness of his Spirit therewith, that they may know the Father to be their Father, and themselves to be the Children of God, and so cry, Abba Father. Beg and beg again that he would fall on your neck and kiss you with the kisses of his mouth, which are better than Wine, yea and Corn and Oyl too, Cant. 1.2. Psal. 4.6, 7. For your help herein I present you with a Directory, not to be read by roat, but as a supply of Arguments which you may breath and sigh out before the Lord (though not in these very words, but) as the Spirit shall help you.
In the first place be sure to bless God for what thou hast received, Do not despise the day of small things, nor think any of his consolations little, seeing thou art less than the least of all: bless him that he hath proclaimed his ⟨p. 308⟩