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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 seventh Reason, Why young persons should be really good betimes, and that is, because they do not begin to live till they begin to be really good, till they begin to be good, they ⟨p. 34⟩are dead God-wards, and Christ-wards, and heaven-wards, and holiness-wards, till a man begins to be really good, he is really dead, Phil. 2.1. and that first in respect of working, 1his works are called dead works, Heb. 9.14. the most glistering services of unregenerate persons are but dead works, because they proceed not from a principle of life, and they lead to death, Rom. 6.21. and leave a sentence of death upon the soul, till it be washed off by the blood of the Lamb.
The seventh Reason, Why young persons should be really good betimes, and that is, because they do not beginne to live till they beginne to bee really good, till they beginne to bee good, they ⟨p. 34⟩are dead God-wards, and Christ-wards, and heaven-wards, and holiness-wards, till a man beginnes to bee really good, hee is really dead, Phil. 2.1. and that first in respect of working, 1his works are called dead works, Heb. 9.14. the most glistering services of unregenerate persons are but dead works, because they proceed not from a principle of life, and they lead to death, Rom. 6.21. and leave a sentence of death upon the soul, till it bee wash't off by the bloud of the Lamb.
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