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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 Eleventh Reason, Why young persons should be really good betimes, and that is, because tis ten to one, nay, a hundred to ten if ever they are converted, ⟨p. 53⟩if they are not converted when they are young.
The Eleventh Reason, Why young persons should bee really good betimes, and that is, because tis ten to one, nay, a hundred to ten if ever they are converted, ⟨p. 53⟩if they are not converted when they are young.
God usually begins with such betimes, 1that he hath had thoughts of love and mercy towards from everlasting; the instances cited to prove the Doctrine, confirms this argument; and if you look abroad, in the world, you shall hardly find one Saint among a thousand, but dates his conversion from the time of his youth. 'Twas the young ones that got through the wilderness into Canaan. If the Tree do not bud, and blossom, and bring forth fruit in the Spring, 2it is commonly dead all the year after; 3if in the spring, and morning of your days you do not bring forth fruit to God, it is a hundred to one, that ever you bring forth fruit to him, when the evil days of old age shall overtake you, wherein you shall say, you have no pleasure. For as the Son of Sirach observes, if thou hast gathered nothing in thy youth, ⟨p. 54⟩4what canst thou find in thy age? tis rare, very rare, that God sows and reaps in old age, usually God sows the seed of grace in youth, it yields the harvest of joy in age. Though true repentance be never too late, yet late repentance is seldom true. Millions are now in Hell, who have pleased themselves with the thoughts of after repentance. The Lord hath made a promise to late repentance, but where hath he made a promise of late repentance: yea what can be more just and equal,