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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
THE Young-Mans Duty AND EXCELLENCY. › Encouragements to Young men
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 sooner a man begins to be gracious, 1the sooner and the more useful will his arts, his parts, his gifts, his graces, his mercies, his experiences, his life, his labours, his prayers, his counsels, his examples, be, to all that are with him, to all that are about him.
The sooner a man beginnes to be gracious, 1the sooner and the more useful will his arts, his parts, his gifts, his graces, his mercies, his experiences, his life, his labours, his prayers, his counsels, his examples, be, to all that are with him, to all that are about him.
- 1Synesius speaks of some who having a treasure of rare abilities in them, would as soon part with their hearts as their conceptions, but such are rather monsters than men.
Lilmod Lelammed, we therefore ⟨p. 132⟩learn that we may teach, is a Proverb among the Rabbins. And I do therefore lay in, and lay up (saith the Heathen) that I may draw forth again, and lay out for the good of many.
Ah! Young men, Young men, as you would be useful and serviceable to many, begin to be good betimes, and to lay in, and lay up, and lay out betimes, for the profit and advantage of others. Augustin accounted nothing his own, that he did not communicate to others. The Bee doth store her hive out of all sorts of Flowers, for the common benefit. Tis a base and unworthy spirit, for a man to make himself the centre of all his actions; The very Heathen man could say, that a mans Country, and his friends, and others, challenge a great part of him; And indeed the best way to do our selves good, is to be a doing good to others, the best way to gather, is to scatter; Memorable