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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.
CHAP. VII, and VIII. How the Word of God strengthens you, and how strength conduceth to the Victory.
Having already cleared the Young mans victory to be by strength, and his strength to be from the Word of God abiding in him, I shall join these two Chapters or Heads together, and show therein how the Word of God conduceth to their strength, and how their strength conduceth to the victory.
HAving already clear'd the Young mans victory to be by strength, and his strength to be from the Word of God abiding in him, I shall joyn these two Chapters or Heads together, and shew therein how the Word of God conduceth to their strength, and how their strength conduceth to the victory.
As we should faint if we did not believe, Psal. 27.13. and that fainting would prove our strength of Faith to be but small, Prov. 24.10. So our Faith would faint were it not upheld and quickened by the Word of God: this I might evince from the several accounts I gave of the Word of God, and how it might be understood ⟨p. 360⟩in the Text in relation to the Young mens strength and victory; but I shall now consider it only in the general, which will be applicable enough to each particular acceptation of it instanced in before. To this purpose 'tis not a little observable, how David (who was one of Gods Worthies) doth celebrate the Word of God in relation to this very thing, especially in Psal. 119. he tells us, Vers. 9. that the Young man clears and cleanseth his way by taking heed thereto according to Gods Word; and therefore Ver. 11. he hid Gods Word in his heart, that he might not sin against him, v. 25. he begs for quickening according to his Word, so again, Ver. 107. and 154. this was his comfort in his affliction that Gods Word had quickened him, Ver. 50. and when his soul melted for heaviness he prays to be strengthened according to Gods Word, Ver. 28. His Word was a light unto his path, and a lamp to his feet, Ver. 105. And he had wherewith to answer him that reproached him (the accuser of the Brethren) because he trusted in his Word, Vers. 41, 42. God was his hiding-place and Shield, for he hoped in his Word, Vers. 114. and prays that his steps may be ordered in his Word, to this end, that not any iniquity might have dominion over him. Ver. 133. with many other passages to this effect, to declare the usefulness of the Word of God for the strengthening of him.