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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
Introduction › Part 3: III. A further continuation of the Praecognita, things to be premised.
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9. Every one shall have grace suitable and sufficient to his state and degree: The Father for his, the Young man for his, and so of the rest. God will seed them all with the food of their allowance, or food convenient for them, to allude to that of Agur, Prov 30.8. A Babe shall have Babes grace, Babes food and raiment. Babes allowance and portion, and so shall all the rest have what is suitable to and sufficient for them. That which will fit and suffice one, will not another, but the God of all grace (of all sorts and degrees) will sit and furnish them all. As our Fathers according to the flesh dispose of ⟨p. 40⟩and to their Children according to their age and capacity, so doth the Father of spirits his Children.
9. Every one shall have grace suitable and sufficient to his state and degree: The Father for his, the Young man for his, and so of the rest. God will seed them all with the food of their allowance, or food convenient for them, to allude to that of Agur, Prov 30.8. A Babe shall have Babes grace, Babes food and rayment. Babes allowance and portion, and so shall all the rest have what is suitable to and sufficient for them. That which will fit and suffice one, will not another, but the God of all grace (of all sorts and degrees) will sit and furnish them all. As our Fathers according to the flesh dispose of ⟨p. 40⟩and to their Children according to their age and capacity, so doth the Father of spirits his Children.
As to Talents, 1The Lord gave to every man according to his ability, or faculty, as Erasmus, or as Dr. Hammond in his Paraphrase, what was competent for that employment, place, office, exigence of business entrusted to him, and agreeable to his capacity. In case of temptation, he will not suffer them to be tempted above that they are able,