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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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11. Some (viz. such as are appointed to ⟨p. 44⟩pass and proceed from one state to another) grow up faster than others: some that shall be Children, Young men, &c. are not so, so soon as others. 'Tis not here as in our University degrees, where at such a time, after such a standing persons may Commence, though not of equal learning and proficiency, and be called Masters of Arts, though they be Master of none, and Doctor of Divinity, though they be yet to learn it: No, 'tis not so here, God gives not his grace as men do. Some grow up suddenly, per soltum. Others by degrees and more leisurely, Paul starts up in a trice, and is so great a proficient, that he hath the right hand given him by James, Cephas, and John, to do more than allude to Gal. 2.9. the Thessalonians grew exceedingly, beyond expectation, 2 Thes. 1.3, 4, Others come on more slowly (like some Gram) first the Blade, then the Ear, then the full Corn in the Ear, Mark 4.18. As some are long in travail, and have hard labour ere they be delivered: so some are long at the breast before they are weaned, and 'tis a great while before they can go or speak. Time is required to the most, as the Apostle hints, Heb. 5.12. But some shoot up and become men in a far less time than others do.
11. Some (viz. such as are appointed to ⟨p. 44⟩pass and proceed from one state to another) grow up faster than others: some that shall be Children, Young men, &c. are not so, so soon as others. 'Tis not here as in our University degrees, where at such a time, after such a standing persons may Commence, though not of equal learning and proficiency, and be called Masters of Arts, though they be Master of none, and Doctor of Divinity, though they be yet to learn it: No, 'tis not so here, God gives not his grace as men do. Some grow up suddenly, per soltum. Others by degrees and more leisurely, Paul starts up in a trice, and is so great a prosicient, that he hath the right hand given him by James, Cephas, and John, to do more than allude to