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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
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 and women, young men and virgins, as you tender the everlasting welfare of your souls, as you would escape hell, and come to heaven, as you would have an interest in Christ, a pardon in your bosoms, as you would be blessed here, & glorious hereafter, find time, find leisure to read over and over the following treatise, which is purposely calculated ⟨image 6⟩for your eternal good. But before I go further, I think it needful in some respects to give the world some further account of other reasons or motives that hath prevailed with me once more to appear in print; and they are these.
Ah! Young men and women, young men and virgins, as you tender the everlasting welfare of your souls, as you would escape hell, and come to heaven, as you would have an interest in Christ, a pardon in your bosomes, as you would be blessed here, & glorious hereafter, find time, find leasure to read over and over the following treatise, which is purposely calculated ⟨image 6⟩for your eternal good. But before I go further, I think it needful in some respects to give the world some further account of other reasons or motives that hath prevailed with mee once more to appear in print; and they are these.
First, Having preached a Sermon occasionally upon those words (on which this following discourse is built.) I was earnestly importuned to print the Sermon, by some worthy friends; I did as long as in modesty I could withst and their desires (judging it not worthy of them) but being at last overcome, and setting about the work, the breathings and comings in of God were such, as hath occasioned that one Sermon to multiply into many. Luther tells us, that when he first began to turn his back upon Popery, he intended no more, but to withstand Popish pardons, and selling indulgences; yet neither would God, or his enemies let him alone, till he resolved with Moses not to leave a hoof of Popery unopposed, ⟨image 6⟩