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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.
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.
Fourth Argument, that prevails with mee 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 unsutable to three considerable things, for Jesus Christ to proclaim the infirmities, and miscarriages of his people to all the world.
First, It seems to be unsuitable to the glory and solemnity of that day, which to the Saints will be a day of refreshing, a day of restitution, a day of redemption, a day of coronation, as hath been already proved; now how suitable to this great day of solemnity, the proclamation of the Saints sins will be, I leave the Reader to judge.