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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
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Remember this young men, and as you would get a paradise, and keep a paradise, get humble, and keep humble. Pride is an evil that puts men upon all manner of evil. ⟨p. 84⟩[…] ⟨p. 85⟩[…] ⟨p. 86⟩Accius the Poet, though he were a dwarf, yet would be pictured tall of stature. Psaphon a proud Sybian, would needs be a God, and having caught some birds, he taught them to speak and prattle, The great god Psaphon. Menecrates a proud Physician, wrote thus to King Philip, Menecrates a god, to Philip a King. Proud Simon in Lucian, having got a little wealth, changed his name (from Simon to Simonides) for that there were so many beggars of his kin, and set the house on fire wherein he was born, because no body should point at it. What sad evils Pharaoh's pride, and Hamans pride, and Herod's pride and Belshazzars pride put them upon, I shall not now mention. Ah young men, young men! had others a window to look into your breasts, 1or did your hearts stand where your faces do, you would even be afraid of your selves, you would loathe and abhor your ⟨p. 87⟩selves. Ah! young men, young men, as you would have God to keep house with you, as you would have his mind and secrets made known to you, as you would have Christ to delight in you, and the spirit to dwell in you, as you would be honoured among Saints, and attended, and guarded by Angels, get humble, and keep humble. Tertullians Counsel to the young Gallants of those times, was excellent, 2clothe your selves (said he) with the silk of piety, with the satin of sanctity, and with the purple of modesty. So shall you have God himself to be your Suitor.
Remember this young men, and as you would get a paradise, and keep a paradise, get humble, and keep humble. Pride is an evil that puts men upon all manner of evil. ⟨p. 84⟩