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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.
The fourth sin that ordinarily attends on youth, is mocking, and scoffing at Religious men, and Religious things, they were young ones that scoffingly and scornfully said to the Prophet, Go up thou bald-head, 1go up thou baldhead. And the young men derided and mocked Job. But now they that are younger than I, have me in derision; whose Fathers I would have disdained, to have set with the dogs of my flock. Upon my right hand rise the youth, they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction, &c. And Oh that this age! did not afford many such Monsters, who are notable, who are infamous in this black Art of scoffing and deriding the people of God, and the ways of God. The Athenians once scoffed at Sulla's wife, and it had well nigh cost the razing of their City, he ⟨p. 97⟩was so provoked with the indignity, and will you think it safe to scoff at the people of God, who are the Spouse of Christ, 2who are as the apple of his eye, who are the signet on his right hand, his portion, his pleasant portion, his inheritance, his Jewels, his royal Diadem? Ah young men, young men, will you seriously consider how sadly, and sorely he hath punished other scoffers and mockers? and by his Judgements on them, be warned never to scoff at the people of God, or his ways more. Julian the Emperor was a great scoffer of Christians, but at last he was struck with an arrow from Heaven, that made him cry out (vicisti Galilee) thou Galilean (meaning our Saviour Christ) hast overcome me. Felix for one malicious scoff, did nothing day and night but vomit blood, till his unhappy soul was separated from his wretched body Pherecydes was consumed by Worms alive, for giving ⟨p. 98⟩Religion but a nickname. Lucian for barking against Religion like a dog, was by the just Judgments of God devoured of dogs. Remember these dreadful judgements of God on scoffers, and if you like them, then mock on, scoff on, but know, that justice will at last be even with you, nay above you.
The fourth sin that ordinarily attends on youth, is mocking, and scoffing at Religious men, and Religious things, they were young ones that scoffingly and scornfully said to the Prophet, Go up thou bald-head,