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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.
As a Bee flieth from flower to flower, and is not satisfied, and as a sick man removes from one bed to another, from one seat to another, from one chamber to another, for ease, and finds none. So men given up to sensual pleasures, go from one pleasure to another, but can find no content, no satisfaction in their pleasures. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, 1nor the ear filled with hearing. There is a curse of unsatisfiableness lies upon the creature, honours cannot satisfy the ambitious man, nor riches the covetous man; nor pleasures the voluptuous man; man cannot take off the weariness of one ⟨p. 91⟩pleasure by another, for after a few evaporated minutes are spent in pleasures, the body presently fails the mind, and the mind the desire, and the desire the satisfaction, and all the man. Pleasures are Junos in the pursuit, and but clouds in the enjoyment; Pleasure is a beautiful Harlot, sitting in her chariot, whose four wheels are Pride, Gluttony, lust, and idleness; the two horses are prosperity and abundance, the two drivers are Idleness and Security, her attendants and followers are guilt, grief, late repentance, (if any) and oft death and ruin; many great men, and many strong men, and many rich men, and many hopeful men, 2and many young men, have come to their ends by her; but never any enjoyed full satisfaction and content in her.
As a Bee flyeth from flower to flower, and is not satisfied, and as a sick man removes from one bed to another, from one seat to another, from one chamber to another, for ease, and findes none. So men given up to sensual pleasures, go from one pleasure to another, but can find no content, no satisfaction in their pleasures. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, 1nor the ear filled with hearing. There is a curse of unsatisfiableness lies upon the creature, honours cannot satisfy the ambitious man, nor riches the covetous man; nor pleasures the voluptuous man; man cannot take off the weariness of one ⟨p. 91⟩pleasure by another, for after a few evaporated minutes are spent in pleasures, the body presently fails the minde, and the minde the desire, and the desire the satisfaction, and all the man. Pleasures are Junos in the pursuit, and but clouds in the enjoyment; Pleasure is a beautifull Harlot, sitting in her chariot, whose four wheeles are Pride, Gluttony, lust, and idleness; the two horses are prosperity and abundance, the two drivers are Idleness and Security, her attendants and followers are guilt, grief, late repentance, (if any) and oft death and ruine; many great men, and many strong men, and many rich men, and many hopefull men,