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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.
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?
It was a wise and Christian Speech of Charles the fifth, 1to the Duke of Venice, who when he had showed him the glory of his Princely Palace and earthly Paradise, instead of admiring it or him for it, only returned him this grave and serious memento (Haec sunt quae faciunt invitos mori) these are the things which make us unwilling to dye, it was a good saying of one to a great Lord (upon his showing him his stately house and pleasant Gardens) Sir you had need make sure of heaven, or else when you dye, you will be a very great looser.