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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.
A fifth Argument is this, it is the glory of a man to pass over a transgression. 1The discretion of a man deferreth his anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression; or to pass by it, 2as we do by persons or things, we know not, or would take no notice of. Now is it the glory of a man to pass over a transgression, and will it not much more be the glory of Christ, silently to pass over the transgressions of his people, in that great day? The greater the treasons and rebellions are that a Prince passes over, and takes no notice of, the more is it his ⟨p. 170⟩honour, and glory; and so doubtless it will be Christs in that great day. To pass over all the treasons and rebellions of his people, to take no notice of them, to forget them, as well as forgive them.
A fifth Argument is this, it is the glory of a man to passe over a transgression. 1The discretion of a man deferreth his anger, and it is his glory to passe over a transgression; or to passe by it, 2as wee do by persons or things, wee know not, or would take no notice of. Now is it the glory of a man to passe over a transgression, and will it not much more bee the glory of Christ, silently to passe over the transgressions of his people, in that great day? The greater the treasons and rebellions are that a Prince passes over, and takes no notice of, the more is it his ⟨p. 170⟩honour, and glory; and so doubtlesse it will be Christs in that great day. To pass over all the treasons and rebellions of his people, to take no notice of them, to forget them, as well as forgive them.
- 1Prov. 19.11.
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