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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
Class 3 › Chapter 3: How they come by this Strength. viz. By the Word of God abiding in them.
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.
1. To Christ himself who is the original Word of God the Father, by which or whom he made the World and hath spoken to the World by Word of mouth (as I may speak) not by piece-meal and diverse fashions or tropes and figures (as of old) but clearly, plainly and ⟨p. 335⟩fully, Heb. 1.1, 2. Now by Christ Jesus abiding and dwelling in us are we strong, Phil. 4.13. or by the grace that is in him, of which he is full, as before: and without him we can do nothing, Joh. 15.5.
2. It may refer to the promises of God which are so often called by the name of Word, thy Word, the Word of Promise, which is all one with the Word of God; to this Abraham's Faith did refer, and wherein he was so strong, Rom. 4.20. and truly the Word of Promise being in and abiding in us doth not a little contribute to our strength and victory. By these we are not only made partakers of a divine nature, 2 Pet. 1.4. but obliged, assisted and quickened to perfect holiness, 2 Cor. 7.1. notwithstanding Temptations from without or within.
2. It may refer to the promises of God which are so often called by the name of Word, thy Word, the Word of Promise, which is all one with the Word of God; to this Abraham's Faith did reser, and wherein he was so strong, Rom. 4.20. and truly the Word of Promise being in and abiding in us doth not a little contribute to our strength and victory. By these we are not only made partakers of a divine nature,