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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.
Thirdly, His not bringing their sins into judgement, doth most and best agree with those blessed expressions, of his casting their sins into the depth of the Sea, and of his casting them behind his back. 1He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us, he will subdue our iniquities, and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the Sea, ⟨p. 160⟩where sin is once pardoned, the remission stands never to be repeated, pardoned sins shall never come in account against the pardoned man, before God any more, for so much doth this borrowed speech import, if a thing were cast into a River, it might be brought up again, or if it were cast upon the sea, it might be discerned, and taken up again, but when it is cast into the depths, the bottom of the Sea, it can never be buoyed up again.
Thirdly, His not bringing their sinnes into judgement, doth most and best agree with those blessed expressions, of his casting their sinnes into the depth of the Sea, and of his casting them behind his back. 1Hee will turn again, hee will have compassion upon us, hee will subdue our iniquities, and thou wilt cast all their sinnes into the depths of the Sea, ⟨p. 160⟩where sinne is once pardoned, the remission stands never to be repeated, pardoned sinnes shall never come in account against the pardoned man, before God any more, for so much doth this borrowed speech import, if a thing were cast into a River, it might bee brought up again, or if it were cast upon the sea, it might be discerned, and taken up again, but when it is cast into the depths, the bottome of the Sea, it can never bee boyed up again.