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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.
Sixthly, it best agrees to that expression of not imputing of sin. 1Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. So the Apostle in that, Rom. 4.6, 7, 8. now ⟨p. 166⟩not to impute iniquity, is not to charge iniquity, not to set iniquity upon his score, who is blessed and pardoned, &c.
Seventhly and lastly, it best agrees with that expression that you have in the 103. Psalm. and the 11, and 12. vers. For as the Heaven is high above the Earth, so great is his mercy towards them that fear him: As far as the East is from the West; so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. What a vast distance is there betwixt the East and the West? of all visible latitudes, this is the greatest; and thus much for the third Argument. The
Seventhly and lastly, it best agrees with that expression that you have in the 103. Psalm. and the 11, and 12. vers. For as the Heaven is high above the Earth, so great is his mercy towards them that fear him: As far as the East is from the West; so far hath hee removed our transgressions from us. What a vast distance is there betwixt the East and the West? of all visible latitudes, this is the greatest; and thus much for the third Argument. The
Fourth Argument, that prevails with me to judge that Jesus Christ will not bring the sins of the Saints into the judgement of discussion, and discovery in the great day, is, because it seems unsuitable to three considerable things, for Jesus Christ to proclaim the infirmities, and miscarriages of his people to all the world.