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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. › Good Couns 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.
Again, 1As God declares against them, so good men detest them, and declare against them, as you may see by comparing these Scriptures together, Psal. 5.8, 9, 10. Prov. 2.16. Prov. 7.21. Prov. 28.23. Job 32.21, 22. 1 Thess. 2.5.20. Prov. 20.19. Meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips? Why so? why, because a man that flattereth his Neighbour, spreadeth a net for his feet, Prov. 29.5. The Hebrew word (Mahhalik from hhalak) that is here rendered flatterer, signifies a smooth boots, a soft butter-spoken man, because flatterers useth smooth soft speeches. Also the word signifies to divide, because a Flatterers tongue is divided from his heart. Flatterers have their nets, and those that give ear to them will be taken to their ruin. A lying ⟨p. 186⟩tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it, 2and a flattering mouth worketh ruin, 3Prov. 26. ult. A flattering mouth ruins name, 4same, estate, body, soul, life.
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