A64833:92
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.
THE word Babe is used sometimes in a natural, 1and other times in a Metaphorical sense: in a Natural sense, and thus, 1. A Child in the Womb is called ([Greek or Hebrew]) a Babe, as Luke 1.44. The Babe leapt in my Womb for joy. 2. A Child new-born is called a Babe, as was ⟨p. 54⟩our Saviour once, Luke 2.12. and 16. Ye shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes. 3. 'Tis used also to denote children grown up (as I may say) to Boys and Girls, so in Matth. 21.16. Out of the mouths of Babes and sucklings, thou hast perfected praise: and though the word there used for Babes be ([Greek or Hebrew], which Etymologists derive from ([Greek or Hebrew] à non fando) because they cannot speak) a word that often signifies one that cannot speak, and is joined with Sucklings which are usually such; yet these were speaking and praising Babes, for they cried Hosanna to the Son of David, and are called ([Greek or Hebrew]) Children, Vers. 15. Lastly, 'Tis used indefinitely for Children (of any underage) that survive their Parents (Psal. 17.14. they leave the rest to their Babes) such as we call Orphans.
THE word Babe is used sometimes in a natural, 1and other times in a Metaphorical sense: in a Natural sense, and thus, 1. A Child in the Womb is called (〈non-Latin alphabet〉) a Babe, as Luke 1.44. The Babe leapt in my Womb for joy. 2. A Child new-born is called a Babe, as was ⟨p. 54⟩our Saviour once, Luke 2.12. and 16. Ye shall find the Babe wrapt in swadling cloaths. 3. 'Tis used also to denote children grown up (as I may say) to Boys and Girls, so in