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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.
Ah! 1Young men, young men, can you seriously consider of the brevity of mans life, and trifle away your time, the offers of Grace, your precious souls, and eternity? &c. surely you cannot, surely you dare not; if you do but in good earnest ponder upon the shortness of mans life. It is recorded of Philip King of Macedon, that he gave a pension to one to come to him every day at dinner, and to cry to him (memento te esse mortalem) Remember thou art but mortal.
- 1The Heathen could say, that the whole life of man should be nothing else but (meditatio mortis) a meditation of death
Ah! Young men and old, had need be often put in mind of their mortality, they are too apt to forget that day, yea to put far from them the thoughts of ⟨p. 51⟩that day. I have read of three that could not endure to hear that bitter word, death, mentioned in their ears, and surely this age is full of such monsters.
Ah! Young men and old, had need bee often put in mind of their mortality, they are too apt to forget that day, yea to put farre from them the thoughts of ⟨p. 51⟩that day. I have read of three that could not endure to hear that bitter word, death, mentioned in their ears, and surely this age is full of such monsters.
And as the life of man is very short, so it is very uncertain, now well, now sick, alive this hour, and dead the next. Death doth not always give warning before hand, sometimes he gives the mortal blow suddenly, he comes behind with his dart, and strikes a man at the heart, before he saith, have I found thee O my enemy? Eutichus fell down dead suddenly,