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Apples of gold for young men and women, and a crown of glory for…Apples of gold for young men and vvomen, and a crown of glory for…
Apples of gold for young men and women, and a crown of glory for old men and women. Or, The happiness of being good betimes, and the honour of being an old disciple Clearly and fully discovered, and closely, and faithfully applied. Also the young mans objections answered, and the old mans doubts resolved. By Thomas Brooks preacher of the gospel at Margarets new Fishstreet-hill.Apples of gold for young men and vvomen, and a crown of glory for old men and women. Or, The happiness of being good betimes, and the honour of being an old disciple Clearly and fully discovered, and closely, and faithfully applyed. Also the young mans objections answered, and the old mans doubts resolved. By Thomas Brooks preacher of the gospel at Margarets new Fishstreet-hill.
London: printed by R.I. for John Hancock, 1657
THE Young-Mans Duty AND EXCELLENCY. › The Young mans Duty and Excellency.
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 Ancients painted Opportunity with a hairy forehead, 1but bald behind, to signify that while a man hath opportunity before ⟨p. 17⟩him, he may lay hold on it, but if he suffer it to slip away, he cannot pull it back again.
The Ancients painted Opportunity with a hairy forehead, 1but bald behinde, to signifie that while a man hath opportunity before ⟨p. 17⟩him, hee may lay hold on it, but if hee suffer it to slip away, hee cannot pull it back again.
- 1Erasmus.
How many young men are now in everlasting chains, who would give ten thousand worlds (had they so many in their hands to give) to enjoy but an opportunity to hear one sermon more, to make one prayer more, to keep one Sabbath more, but cannot? this is their hell, their torment, this is the Scorpion that is still biting, this is the Worm that is always gnawing. Woe, woe to us, that we have neglected and trifled away those golden opportunities that once we had, to get our sins pardoned, our natures changed, our hearts bettered, our consciences purged, and our souls saved, &c. *I have read of a King, who having no issue to succeed him, espying one day a well-favoured youth, took him to Court, and committed him to Tutors, to instruct him, providing by his will, that if he proved ⟨p. 18⟩fit for government, he should be crowned King, if not, he should be bound in chains, and made a Galley-slave. Now when he grew to years, the Kings executors perceiving that he had sadly neglected those means and opportunities, whereby he might have been fit for State government, called him before them, and declared the Kings will and pleasure concerning him, which was accordingly performed, for they caused him to be fettered, and committed to the Galleys. Now what tongue can express how much he was affected, and afflicted with his sad and miserable state, especially when he considered with himself, that now he is chained, who might have walked at liberty. Now he is a slave, who might have been a King, now he is over-ruled by Turks, who might once have ruled over Christians; the application is easy.