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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.
Oh! that young men would begin to be good betimes, that so they may have the greater harvest of joy when they come to be old, &c. tis sad to be sowing your seed, when you should be reaping your harvest; tis best to gather in the summer of youth, against the winter of old age.
Oh! that young men would beginne to bee good betimes, that so they may have the greater harvest of joy when they come to be old, &c. tis sad to be sowing your seed, when you should be reaping your harvest; tis best to gather in the summer of youth, against the winter of old age.
The Sixth Reason, Why young men should be really good betimes, and that is, because an eternity of felicity, and glory hangs upon those few moments that are allotted to them, it was a good question the young man proposed, 1what shall I do to inherit eternal life? I know I shall be eternally happy, or eternally miserable, eternally blest, or eternally cur'st, eternally saved, or eternally damned, &c.
The Sixth Reason, Why young men should bee really good betimes, and that is, because an eternity of felicity, and glory hangs upon those few moments that are allotted to them, it was a good question the young man propoposed, 1what shall I do to inherit eternal life? I know I shall bee eternally happy, or eternally miserable, eternally blest, or eternally cur'st, eternally sav'd, or eternally damn'd, &c.