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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.
Ah! young men and women, as you love your precious immortal souls, 1as you would escape hell and come to heaven, as you would be happy in life, and blessed in death, and glorious after death, don't spend any more of your precious time, in drinking and drabbing, in carding, dicing and dancing, don't trifle away your time, don't swear away your time, don't whore away your time, don't lye away your time, but begin to be good betimes, because Time is a Talent, that God will reckon with you for: Ah! young men and women, you may reckon upon years, many years yet to come, when possibly you have ⟨p. 25⟩not so many hours to make ready your accounts, it may be this night you may have a summons, and then if your time be done, and your work to be begun, in what a sad case will you be, will you not wish that you had never been born?
Ah! young men and women, as you love your precious immortal souls, 1as you would escape hell and come to heaven, as you would bee happy in life, and blessed in death, and glorious after death, don't spend any more of your precious time, in drinking and drabing, in carding, dicing and dancing, don't trifle away your time, don't swear away your time, don't whore away your time, don't lye away your time, but beginne to bee good betimes, because Time is a Talent, that God will reckon with you for: Ah! young men and women, you may reckon upon years, many years yet to come, when possibly you have ⟨p. 25⟩not so many hours to make ready your accompts, it may bee this night you may have a summons, and then if your time bee done, and your work to be begunne, in what a sad case will you bee, will you not wish that you had never been born?
- 1A heathen said he lived no day without a line, that is, he did something remarkable every day.A heathen said hee lived no day without a line, that is, he did something remarkable every day.