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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
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.
Dear Hearts,
A Word spoken in due season how good is it? it is often like apples of Gold in pictures of silver, many times such a word is sweet, precious, pleasing, delectable, and strong in its operation. A company of near friends dining together one Sabbath day, one that was at Table (to prevent impertinent discourse) said, That it was a question whether they should all go to Heaven or no; which struck them all into a dump, and caused every one to enter into a serious consideration with themselves, one thought ⟨image 3⟩if any of this company go to bell it must be I, and so thought another, and another, and indeed so thought almost every one then present, as well servants that waited, as those that sate at Table, as it was afterwards acknowledged; and (through the mercy and blessing of God) this speech so wrought upon the spirits of most of them, that it proved the first instrumental means of their conversion.
A Word spoken in due season how good is it? it is often like apples of Gold in pictures of silver, many times such a word is sweet, precious, pleasing, delectable, and strong in its operation. A company of near friends dining together one Sabbath day, one that was at Table (to prevent impertinent discourse) said, That it was a question whether they should all go to Heaven or no; which struck them all into a dump, and caused every one to enter into a serious consideration with themselves, one thought ⟨image 3⟩if any of this company go to bell it must bee I, and so thought another, and another, and indeed so thought almost every one then present, as well servants that waited, as those that sate at Table, as it was afterwards acknowledged; and (thorow the mercy and blessing of God) this speech so wrought upon the spirits of most of them, that it proved the first instrumentall means of their conversion.