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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.
O what shall I do to inherit eternal life! my cares, my fears, 1my troubles, are all about eternity, no time can reach eternity, no age can extend to eternity, no tongue can express eternity. Eternity is that (unum perpetuum hodie) one perpetual day, which shall never have end; what shall I do, what shall I not do, that I may be happy to all eternity? I am now young and in the flower of my days; but who knows what a day may bring forth? the greatest weight hangs upon the smallest wires, an eternity depends upon those few hours, I am to breath in this world; O what cause have I therefore to be good betimes, to know God betimes, to believe betimes, to repent betimes, to get my peace made, and my pardon sealed betimes, to get my nature changed, my conscience purged, and my interest in Christ cleared betimes, before eternity overtakes me, before my glass be out, ⟨p. 30⟩my Sun set, my race run, least the dark night of eternity should overtake me, and I made miserable for ever. I have read of one (Myrogenes) who when great gifts were sent unto him, he sent them all back again, saying, I only desire this one thing at your Masters hand, to pray for me, that I may be saved for eternity. O that all young men and women who make earth their heaven, 2pleasures their Paradise, that eat the fat, and drink the sweet, that cloth themselves richly and crown their heads with rosebuds, that they would seriously consider of eternity, so as to hear as for eternity, and pray as for eternity, and live as for eternity, and provide as for eternity. That they may say with that famous Painter Zeuxes (Aeternitati pingo) I paint for eternity, we do all for eternity, we believe for eternity, we repent for eternity, we obey for eternity, &c.
O what shall I do to inherit eternal life! my cares, my fears, 1my troubles, are all about eternity, no time can reach eternity, no age can extend to eternity, no tongue can express eternity. Eternity is that (unum perpetuum hodie) one perpetual day, which shall never have end; what shall I do, what shall I not do, that I may bee happy to all eternity? I am now young and in the flower of my days; but who knows what a day may bring forth? the greatest weight hangs upon the smallest wyers, an eternity depends upon those few hours, I am to breath in this world; O what cause have I therefore to bee good betimes, to know God betimes, to beleeve betimes, to repent betimes, to get my peace made, and my pardon seal'd betimes, to get my nature changed, my conscience purged, and my interest in Christ cleared betimes, before eternity overtakes mee, before my glass bee out,