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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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Our Saviour would not say more to his Disciples than they could bear, Joh. 16.12. and so he hath taught his Apostles to tread in his steps; when Paul found the Corinthians to be but Babes, he speaks to and treats them accordingly, 1 Cor. 3.1, 2. And so he did the Hebrews, Chap. 5. who were dull of hearing. 'Tis to do hurt and not good, to Preach to persons otherwise than their capacities are. There is a time for all things, Non omnibus omnia, nec omnibus horis, every thing is beautiful in its season; sometimes new and sometimes old things must be brought out of the treasury; sometimes promises, other times threatenings; that is best which is •test and most agreeable: We must not study what we can best Preach, 1but what the people can best bear; we must not teach ⟨p. 42⟩a Babe, as we would a Child or a Young man; A word fitly spoken is like Apples of God in Pictures of Silver, i. e. both inviting and taking, being lovely and desirable, because both pleasing and profitable.
Our Saviour would not say more to his Disciples than they could bear, Joh. 16.12. and so he hath taught his Apostles to tread in his steps; when Paul found the Corinthians to be but Babes, he speaks to and treats them accordingly, 1 Cor. 3.1, 2. And so he did the Hebrews, Chap. 5. who were dull of hearing. 'Tis to do hurt and not good, to Preach to persons otherwise than their capacities are. There is a time for all things, Non omnibus omnia, nec omnibus horis, every thing is beautiful in its season; sometimes new and sometimes old things must be brought out of the treasury; sometimes promises, othertimes threatnings; that is best which is •test and most agreeable: We must not study what we can best Preach, 1but what the people can best bear; we must not teach