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Reason 1 First, old age of it self, to them that are godly, is a gift of God, and a blessing of greater value than wealth and dignities: for length of days is in wisdoms right hand, and in her left hand ¹riches and glory.

Reason 1 First, old age of it selfe, to them that are godly, is a gift of God, and a blessing of greater value than wealth and dignities: for length of daies is in wisdomes right hand, and in her left hand ¹riches and glory.

1. 1Prover. 3. 16.Prouer. 3. 16.

Secondly, as they which have long lived righteously are well stored with knowledge and experience in themselves, so do they, like true, trusty, and tried soldiers, manifest the experience of their faithfulness and constancy to all that know them.

Secondly, as they which haue long liued righteously are well stored with knowledge and experience in themselues, so doe they, like true, trusty, and tried souldiers, manifest the experience of their faithfulnesse and constancy to all that know them.

Thirdly, they which put on the new man in their old age, having worn the old man all the time of their youth, do show forth an excellent wisdom in redeeming at last the former part of the time, which they have miss-spent: and humility in submitting themselves to learn, when so many of their Juniors disdain to be taught, and the power of Gods holy spirit, which (notwithstanding all the impediments wherewith that age is encumbered) doth rescue them from the hand of Satan, who had held them so long a time in captivity and bondage.