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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.
Cassianus reports of a young man that had given himself up to a Christian life, and his Parents mis-liking that way, they wrote letters to him, to persuade him from it; and when he knew there were letters come from them, he would not open them, but threw them into the fire; this example is worth a following.
Cassianus reports of a young man that had given himself up to a Christian life, and his Parents mis-liking that way, they wrote letters to him, to perswade him from it; and when hee knew there were letters come from them, hee would not open them, but threw them into the fire; this example is worth a following.
Another famous example you have in the story of King Edward the sixth, when Cranmer and Ridley came to him, and were very earnest to have him give way ⟨p. 200⟩to his Sister the Lady Mary to have Mass; he stood out and pleaded the case with them that it was a sin against God, and provoking to the eyes of his glory, &c. but they still continued to use many carnal arguments to persuade the King (who was but a child about fifteen years of age) but he withstood them a great while, but at length when he saw he could not prevail with all his pleading against those grave men, but that they still continued their suit, he burst out into bitter weeping, and sobbing, desiring them to desist; the motioners, seeing his zeal and constancy wept as fast as he, and being overcome, they went away, and told one that the King had more divinity in his little finger, than they had in all their bodies. Ah young men! it will be your safety, and your glory to write after this princely copy, when you are surrounded with carnal reason, and carnal counsellors, &c.
Another famous example you have in the story of King Edward the sixth, when Cranmer and Ridly came to him, and were very earnest to have him give way ⟨p. 200⟩to his Sister the Lady Mary to have Masse; hee stood out and pleaded the case with them that it was a sin against God, and provoking to the eyes of his glory, &c. but they still continued to use many carnal arguments to perswade the King (who was but a child about fifteen years of age) but hee withstood them a great while, but at length when hee saw hee could not prevail with all his pleading against those grave men, but that they still continued their suit, hee burst out into bitter weeping, and sobing, desiring them to desist; the motioners, seeing his zeal and constancy wept as fast as hee, and being overcome, they went away, and told one that the King had more divinity in his little finger, than they had in all their bodies. Ah young men! it will bee your safety, and your glory to write after this princely coppy, when you are surrounded with carnal reason, and carnal counsellors, &c.