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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.
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First, This truth looks sourly and sadly upon such Young men, that are only ⟨p. 80⟩seemingly good, that makes some shows of goodness, but are not right towards God at the root. As Joash when he was young, 1he seemed to have good things in him towards the Lord, whilst good Jehoiada lived, but when Jehoiada was dead, 2Joash his goodness was buried with him. Ah how many in these days that have been seemingly good, have turned to be naught, very naught, yea stark naught! It is said of Tiberius, that whilst Augustus ruled, he was no ways tainted in his reputation; and that whilst Drusus and Germanicus were alive, he feigned those virtues which he had not, to maintain a good opinion of himself, in the hearts of the people; but after he had got himself out of the reach of contradiction and controlment, 3there was no fact in which he was not faulty, no crime to which he was not accessary. Oh that this were not applicable to many young persons ⟨p. 81⟩in these days, who have made great shows, and taken upon them a great name, who have begun to outshine the stars, but are now gone out like so many snuffs, to the dishonour of God, the reproach of the Gospel, the grief of others, and the hazard of their own souls.
First, This truth looks sowerly and sadly upon such Young men, that are only ⟨p. 80⟩seemingly good, that makes some shews of goodnesse, but are not right towards God at the root. As Joash when hee was young,