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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
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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.
First, It seems to bee unsutable to the glory and solemnity of that day, which to the Saints will bee a day of refreshing, a day of restitution, a day of redemption, a day of coronation, as hath been already proved; now how sutable to this great day of solemnity, the proclamation of the Saints sins will be, I leave the Reader to judge.
Secondly, It seems unsuitable to all those near and dear relations, that Jesus Christ stands in towards his, 1he stands in the relation of a Father, a Brother, a head, a Husband, a Friend, an Advocate; now are not all these by the law of relations bound rather to hide and keep secret (at least from the world) the weaknesses and infirmities of their near and dear relations, and is not Christ? is not Christ much more? by how much he is more a Father, a Brother, a Head, a Husband, &c. in a spiritual way than any others can be in a natural way, &c.