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Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity,…

Name: Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity,…
Author: Richard Baxter

Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity, physic, and law, III. the sons of magistrates and rich men / by Richard Baxter.Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity, physick, and law, III. the sons of magistrates and rich men / by Richard Baxter.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed by T.S., 1681

[2], 192, [8] p. · 43k words · Wing B1229 · ESTC R170462

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Chapter 8: General Directions to the willing.

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You have found by sad experience what power ill Company hath on fools, with such a merry Tale, a Laughter, a Jest, a Scorn: a merry Cup, and a bad Example and Persuasion, doth more than Reason, or Gods Authority, or the Love of their Souls. A Physician may go among the Sick and Mad to Cure them; and a Wise man that seeth these will pity them, and hate sin the more. But what do you do there, where you have already catched the infection of their disease. The mind of a man is known much by the Company which he chooseth, and if you choose ill, no wonder if you speed ill, Pro. 13.20. He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Prov. 28.7. Whoso keepeth the Law is a wise Son, but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his Father. Psal. 119.63. David saith, I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. 26.4, 5. I have not sate with vain persons. neither will I go in with dissemblers, I have hated the Congregation of evil doers, and will not sit with the wicked. 119.115. Depart from me ye evil doers, for I will keep the Commandments of my God.

You have found by sad experience what power ill Company hath on fools, with such a merry Tale, a Laughter, a Jest, a Scorn: a merry Cup, and a bad Example and Perswasion, doth more than Reason, or Gods Authority, or the Love of their Souls. A Physician may go among the Sick and Mad to Cure them; and a Wiseman that seeth these will pitty them, and hate sin the more. But what do you do there, where you have already catcht the infection of their disease. The mind of a man is known much by the Company which he chooseth, and if you choose ill, no wonder if you speed ill, Pro. 13.20. He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Prov. 28.7. Whoso keepeth the Law is a wise Son, but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his Father. Psal. 119.63. David saith, I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. 26.4, 5. I have not sate with vain persons. neither will I go in with dissemblers, I have hated the Congregation of evil doers, and will not sit with the wicked. 119.115. Depart from me ye evil doers, for I will keep the Commandments of my God.

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Richard Baxter 1615–1691

Place

London

Printer

T.S.

Year

1681

Size

[2], 192, [8] p.

Words

42,844

Catalogue

Wing B1229 · ESTC R170462

Text

EEBO-TCP A26903

Passages

406

Sections

Title page

Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity,…

CHAP. IX. Additional Counsel to Young men, who are bred up to Learning, and Public work, especially to the Sacred Ministry in the Universities and Schools.

CHAP. IX. Additional Counsel to Youngmen, who are bred up to Learning, and Publick work, especially to the Sacred Ministry in the Vniversities and Schools.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. IX. Additional Counsel to Young men, who are bred up to Learning, and Public work, especially to the Sacred Ministry in the Universities and Schools.

CHAP. IX. Additional Counsel to Youngmen, who are bred up to Learning, and Publick work, especially to the Sacred Ministry in the Vniversities and Schools.

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