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.
- Title
- 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.
- Author
- Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for John Hancock senior and junior,
- 1675.
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- Christian life -- Sermons.
- Sermons, English -- 17th century.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A64833.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.
Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
- title page
- to the reader
- This following Advertisement was intended as an Epistle to the Reader before the Author's own was found.
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Christ's School: Consisting of Babes, Children, Young-Men and Fathers.
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I. The INTRODUCTION.
Where the general design and scope of the Treatise is laid down, asserted; clear∣ed and applied. -
II.
Several things premised for the fur∣ther clearing and understanding of this Subject, before I speak to each Classis. -
III.
A further continuation of the Prae∣cognita,things to be premised.
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I. The INTRODUCTION.
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The FIRST CLASSIS or FORM OF BABES.
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I.
That there is such a state. -
II.
Of their Attainments. -
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Of their Faith towards God. -
III.
Of their submission to Baptism, &c. -
IV.
The Resurrection of the Dead, and Eternal Judgement. -
V.
Of their tasting that the Lord is gra∣cious, and their desiring the sincere Milk of the Word to grow thereby, From 1Pet. 2.1,—3. -
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Their Love to the Brethren -
III.
Of the Babes defectiveness in compa∣rison of other Saints, and wherein they are as carnal, and walk as men. -
II.
Of their being asCarnal and walking asmen. -
IV.
The Use of the whole.
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I.
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The SECOND CLASSIS IN THE School of CHRIST, Viz. Little CHILDREN.
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CHAP. I.
Of their Attainment, or their knowledge of the Father, in two Sections. -
CHAP. II.
How they come to and by this knowledge of the Father, in three Sections. -
CHAP. II. Continued and inlarged.
Shewing how they come to know the Father by the witness of the Spirit, in five Sections. - SECT. I.
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SECT. 2.
Shewing what this witness is in three things; it is clear, sure and powerful. -
SECT. 3.
Shewing what the effects of this witness are, and the influences they have upon the Soul and Spirit of the Children. -
SECT. 4.
Shewing how the Testimony of the Spirit may be distinguished from delusions of Satan, and the presumptions of our own hearts. -
SECT. 5.
A Continuation.
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CHAP. III.
Shews the priviledges and injoyments of the little Children in knowing the Fa∣ther, in four Sections. -
CHAP. IV.
Shewing the frame and conversation of these little Children, who know the Fa∣ther: in two Sections. -
CHAP. V.
The Application, in two Sections.
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CHAP. I.
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The THIRD CLASSIS IN THE School of CHRIST, Viz. YOUNG MEN.
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CHAP. I.
What is meant by Young men. -
CHAP. II.
What is meant by their being Strong. -
CHAP. III.
How they come by this Strength. viz.By the Word of God abiding in them. -
CHAP. IV.
Shewing what or who is meant by the wick∣ed one. -
CHAP. V.
What the dispute is about, or what the temptations are which Young men do un∣dergo and conquer. -
CHAP. VI.
What is meant by their overcoming the wicked one. -
CHAP. VII, and VIII.
How the Word of God strengthens you, and how strength conduceth to the Victory. -
CHAP. IX.
Setting forth the greatness of this Victory. -
CHAP. X.
The tokens and signs of the Victory. -
CHAP. XI.
The result of the Victory as to their frames and Conversations. -
CHAP. XII.
The Application.
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CHAP. I.
- The FOURTH CLASSIS, OR, FATHERS IN ISRAEL.