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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 fourth ground, why young men should be really good betimes, is this, viz. because time is a precious Talent that young men must be ⟨p. 22⟩countable for; the sooner they begin to be good, the more easy will be their accounts, especially as to that great Talent of time. Cato and other heathens, held that account must be given, not only of our labour, but also of our leisure, at the great day it will appear, that they that have spent their time in mourning, have done better than they that have spent their time in dancing; and they that have spent many days in humiliation, than they that have spent many days in idle recreations.
The fourth ground, why young men should bee really good betimes, is this, viz. because time is a precious Talent that young men must be ⟨p. 22⟩countable for; the sooner they begin to bee good, the more easy will bee their accounts, especially as to that great Talent of time. Cato and other heathens, held that account must bee given, not only of our labour, but also of our leisure, at the great day it will appear, that they that have spent their time in mourning, have done better than they that have spent their time in dancing; and they that have spent many dayes in humiliation, than they that have spent many dayes in idle recreations.
I have read of a devout man, who when he heard a clock strike, he would say, here is one hour more past that I have to answer for. Ah young men! as time is very precious, so it is very short, time is very swift, it is suddenly gone, in the 9. of Job and the 25. vers. My days are swifter than a Post, they flee away, they see no good. The Hebrew word (Kalal) translated swifter ⟨p. 23⟩than a Post, signifies any thing that is light, because light things are quick in motion.
I have read of a devout man, who when hee heard a clock strike, hee would say, here is one hour more past that I have to answer for. Ah young men! as time is very precious, so it is very short, time is very swift, it is suddenly gone, in the 9. of Job and the 25. vers. My dayes are swifter than a Post, they flee away, they see no good. The Hebrew word (Kalal) translated swifter