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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.
Secondly, to those glorious expressions, of Gods not remembering of their sins any more, Isa. 43.25. And I will not remember thy sins; And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, 1and every man his brother, saying, know the Lord, for they shall all know me from the least of them, to the greatest of them, saith the Lord, for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. So the Apostle, 2for I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins, and their iniquities will I remember no more. And again the same Apostle saith, This is the covenant ⟨p. 159⟩that I will make with them. after those days, saith the Lord, 3I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them: and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. The meaning is, their iniquities shall quite be forgotten, I will never mention them more, I will never take notice of them more, they shall never hear more of them from me, though God hath an iron memory to remember the sins of the wicked, yet he hath no memory to remember the sins of the righteous.
Secondly, to those glorious expressions, of Gods not remembring of their sinnes any more, Isa. 43.25. And I will not remember thy sins; And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, 1and every man his brother, saying, know the Lord, for they shall all know mee from the least of them, to the greatest of them, saith the Lord, for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sinne no more. So the Apostle, 2for I will bee merciful to their unrighteousnesse, and their sinnes, and their iniquities will I remember no more. And again the same Apostle saith, This is the covenant