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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
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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.
It was a wise and Christian Speech of Charles the fift, 1to the Duke of Venice, who when hee had shew'd him the glory of his Princely Palace and earthly Paradise, instead of admiring it or him for it, onely 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 shewing him his stately house and pleasant Gardens) Sir you had need make sure of heaven, or else when you dye, you will bee a very great looser.
- 1In my other Trearises you may read more of the vanity, insufficiency, impotency, mutability, uncertainty, and inconstancy of the World, and to them I refer you.
Ah! Young men, Young men, tis only heaven that is above all winds, storms, and tempests, nor hath God cast ⟨p. 196⟩man out of Paradise for him to think to find out another Paradise in this world, the main reason, why many young men dote upon the world, is because they are not acquainted with a greater glory; men ate Acorns till they were acquainted with the use of Wheat. 1