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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.
The whole world is circular, ⟨p. 194⟩the heart of man is triangular, and we know a circle cannot fill a triangle; yea if it be not filled with the three persons in Trinity, it will be filled with the world, the Flesh, and the Devil. The World may be resembled to the fruit that undid us all, which was fair to the sight, smooth in handling, sweet in taste, but deadly in effect and operation.
The whole world is circular, ⟨p. 194⟩the heart of man is triangular, and wee know a circle cannot fill a triangle; yea if it be not filled with the three persons in Trinity, it will bee filled with the world, the Flesh, and the Devil. The World may be resembled to the fruit that undid us all, which was fair to the sight, smooth in handling, sweet in taste, but deadly in effect and operation.
Ah! Young men, young men, have none of you found it so?
The World in all its bravery is no better than the Cities which Solomon gave to Hiram, 1which he called Cabul, that it to say, displeasing — or dirty, the World will afford nothing but trivial Flowers, surrounded with many briers: O the Vanity! the uncertainty, the imperfection of all things below, if a man should weigh his pay and his pains together, his miseries, and his pleasures together, his joys and ⟨p. 195⟩his sorrows together, his mercies, and his crosses together, his good days, and his bad days together, will he not conclude vanity of Vanity, and all is Vanity?