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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.
Fourthly, His not bringing their sins into judgement, doth best agree with that sweet, and choice expression of Gods pardoning the sins of his people; And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, 1whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. So Micah. ⟨p. 162⟩Who is a God like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage (as though he would not see it, 2but wink at it) he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in Mercy. The Hebrew word (Nose from Nasa) that is here rendered pardoneth, signifies a taking away; when God pardons sin, he takes it sheer away; that if it should be sought for, yet it could not be found, as the Prophet speaks; In those days, and in that time, 3saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found, for I will pardon them whom I reserve; and those words, and passeth by, in the (aforecited) seventh of Micah, 4and the 18. according to the Hebrew (Vegnober Gnal) is, 5and passeth over; God passeth over the transgression of his heritage; that is, he takes no notice of it, as a man in a deep muse, or as one that hath haste of business, seeth ⟨p. 163⟩not things before him, his mind being busied about other matters, he neglects all to mind his business. As David, when he saw in Mephibosheth the feature of his friend Jonathan, took no notice of his lameness, or any other defect, or deformity. So God beholding in his people the glorious image of his Son, winks at all their faults and deformities, which made Luther say, do with me what thou wilt, since thou hast pardoned my sin; and what is it to pardon sin, 6