A29676:171
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.
2 This truth looks sourly and sadly upon such young men, who are so far from having good things in them towards the Lord, that they give themselves up to those youthful lusts and vanities that are ••monouring, provoking, and displeasing to the Lord, who roar and revel, and gad and game, and dice, and drink, and drab, and what […] these make work with a witness for repentance, or Hell, or the Physician of souls. I shall but touch upon the evils of youth, and then come to that which is mostly intended.
2 This truth looks sowerly and sadly upon such young men, who are so far from having good things in them towards the Lord, that they give themselves up to those youthful lusts and vanities that are ••monouring, provoking, and displeasing to the Lord, who roar and revel, and gad and game, and dice, and drink, and drab, and what 〈…〉 these make work with a witness for repentance, or Hell, or the Physitian of souls. I shall but touch upon the evils of youth, and then come to that which is mostly intended.
1 The first evil that most properly attends youth, 1is pride, pride of heart, pride of apparel, pride of parts; young men are apt to •e proud of health, strength, ⟨p. 85⟩friends, relations, wit, wealth, wisdom: two things are very rare, the one is to see a young man humble, and watchful, and the other is to see an old man contented, and cheerful. Bernard saith, that pride is the rich mans cozen, and experience every day speaks out pride to be the young mans cozen. God (saith one) had three sons, Lucifer, Adam, and Christ; the first aspired to be like God in power, and was therefore thrown down from Heaven; 2