A29676:176
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.
Ah! Young men, Young men, avoid this harlot, and come not near the door of her house. ⟨p. 92⟩And as for lawful pleasures let me only say this, tis your Wisdom only to touch them, to taste them, and to use them as Mithridates used poison, to fortify your selves against casual extremities and maladies: when Mr. Roger Ascham asked the Lady Jane Grey, how she could loose such pastime, her father with the Duchess being a hunting in the Park; Smilingly answered, all the sport in the Park is but a shadow of that pleasure I find in this book, having a good book in her hand. Augustin before his conversion could not tell how to live without those pleasures which he delighted much in, but when his nature was changed, and his heart graciously turned to the Lord, O how sweet (saith he) is it to be without those former sweet delights.
Ah! Young men, Young men, avoid this harlot, and come not neer the door of her house. ⟨p. 92⟩And as for lawful pleasures let me onely say this, tis your Wisdome onely to touch them, to taste them, and to use them as Mithridates used poyson, to fortify your selves against casuall extremities and maladies: when Mr. Roger Ascham asked the Lady Jane Grey, how shee could loose such pastime, her father with the Dutchess being a hunting in the Park; Smilingly answered, all the sport in the Park is but a shaddow of that pleasure I finde in this book, having a good book in her hand. Augustin before his conversion could not tell how to live without those pleasures which he delighted much in, but when his nature was changed, and his heart graciously turned to the Lord, O how sweet (saith hee) is it to bee without those former sweet delights.
Ah! Young men, when once you come to experience the goodness and sweetness that is in the Lord, and in his word, and ⟨p. 93⟩ways, you will then sit down, and grieve that you have spent more Wine in the Cup, than Oil in the Lamp. There are no pleasures so delighting, so satisfying, so ravishing, so engaging, and s abiding, as those that springs from union, and communion with God, as those that flows from a sense of interest in God, and from an humble and a holy walking with God.