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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 life of man is absolutely short. 1Behold thou hast made my days as a hands breadth. The life of man is comparatively short, and that if you compare mans life now to what he might have reached; had he continued in innocency. Sin brought in death, death is a fall that came in by a fall; or if you compare mans life now, to what they did reach to before the Flood, then several ⟨p. 50⟩lived, 2six, seven, eight, nine hundred years; or if you compare mans days with the days of God. Mine age is as nothing before thee; 3or if you compare the days of man to the days of eternity.
The life of man is absolutely short. 1Behold thou hast made my days as a hands breadth. The life of man is comparatively short, and that if you compare mans life now to what hee might have reacht; had hee continued in innocency. Sinne brought in death, death is a fall that came in by a fall; or if you compare mans life now, to what they did reach to before the Flood, then several ⟨p. 50⟩lived, 2six, seven, eight, nine hundred years; or if you compare mans dayes with the days of God. Mine age is as nothing before thee; 3or if you compare the dayes of man to the dayes of eternity.