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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 like expression you have in the 85. Psalm and the 2. vers. ⟨p. 164⟩Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. For the understanding of these Scriptures aright; take notice that to cover, is a Metaphorical expression; covering is such an action, 1which is opposed to disclosure; to be covered, is to be so hid and closed, as not to appear. Some make the Metaphor from filthy loathsome objects, which are covered from our eyes, as dead carcasses are buried under the ground; some from garments, that are put upon us to cover our nakedness, others from the Egyptians that were drowned in the red Sea, and so covered with water; others from a great gulf in the earth, that is filled up and covered with earth, injected into it: And others make it in the last place an allusive expression to the Mercy-seat, over which was a covering, now all these Metaphors in the general tend to show this, that the Lord will not look, he will not see, ⟨p. 165⟩he will not take notice of the sins he hath pardoned, to call them any more to a judicial account.
The like expression you have in the 85. Psalm and the 2. vers. ⟨p. 164⟩Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. For the understanding of these Scriptures aright; take notice that to cover, is a Metaphorical expression; covering is such an action, 1which is opposed to disclosure; to bee covered, is to bee so hid and closed, as not to appear. Some make the Metaphor from filthy loathsome objects, which are covered from our eyes, as dead carkasses are buried under the ground; some from garments, that are put upon us to cover our nakedness, others from the Egyptians that were drowned in the red Sea, and so covered with water; others from a great gulf in the earth, that is filled up and covered with earth, injected into it: And others make it in the last place an allusive expression to the Mercy-seat, over which was a covering, now all these Metaphors in the general tend to shew this, that the Lord will not look, he will not see,