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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.
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?
The World in all its bravery is no better than the Cities which Solomon gave to Hiram, 1which hee called Cabul, that it to say, displeasing — or dirty, the World will afford nothing but trivial Flowers, surrounded with many bryers: 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 daies, and his bad dayes together, will he not conclude vanity of Vanity, and all is Vanity?