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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.
It is reported of one Adrianus, who seeing the Martyrs suffer such grievous things in the cause of God, he asked what was that which caused them to suffer such things, and one of them named that text, 1Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive the things which God hath prepared for them that love him, and this text was set home, with such a power upon him, as that it converted him, and made him to profess Religion, and not only to profess it, but to dye a martyr for it.
It is reported of one Adrianus, who seeing the Martyrs suffer such grievous things in the cause of God, hee asked what was that which caused them to suffer such things, and one of them named that text, 1Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath it entred into the heart of man to conceive the things which God hath prepared for them that love him, and this text was set home, with such a power upon him, as that it converted him, and made him to profess Religion, and not onely to profess it, but to dye a martyr for it.
- 1Cor. 2.9
Cyprian was converted by reading the Prophecy of Jonah. Junius was converted by reading the 1 Chapter of John the Evangelist.
I have read of a scandalous Minister that was struck at the heart, and converted in reading that scripture, 1Thou which teachest another, teachest thou not thy self, &c?