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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
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Augustine professeth that the Sacred Scriptures were his holy delight; 1And Hierom tells (us) of one Nepotianus, who by long and assiduous meditation on the holy Scriptures, had made his breast the library of Jesus Christ. ⟨p. 211⟩And Rabbi Chiia in the Jerusalem Talmud, saith, that in his account all the World is not of equal value with one word out of the Law. That which a Papist reports lyingly of their Sacrament, of the Mass, viz. that there are as many mysteries in it, as there be drops in the Sea, dust on the earth, Angels in heaven, stars in the sky, Atoms in the Sun-beams, or sand on the Seashore, &c. may be truly asserted of the holy Scriptures.
Augustine professeth that the Sacred Scriptures were his holy delight; 1And Hierom tells (us) of one Nepotianus, who by long and assiduous meditation on the holy Scriptures, had made his breast the library of Jesus Christ. ⟨p. 211⟩And Rabbi Chiia in the Jerusalem Talmud, saith, that in his account all the World is not of equal value with one word out of the Law. That which a Papist reports lyingly of their Sacrament, of the Mass, viz. that there are as many mysteries in it, as there bee drops in the Sea, dust on the earth, Angels in heaven, stars in the skye, Atomes in the Sun-beams, or sand on the Seashore, &c. may be truly asserted of the holy Scriptures.
- 1Hier. Epistola. ad Heliod. in Epitaphium Nepotiani.
Oh the mysteries, the excellencies, the glories, that are in the Word; Ah, no book to this book, none so useful, none so needful, none so delightful, none so necessary to make you happy, and to keep you happy, as this. It is said of Caesar, (major fuit cura Caesari libellorum quam purpurae) that he had greater care of his books, than of his Royal Robes, for swimming through the waters to escape his enemies, he carried his books in his hand