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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.
I have read of a young Lady, 1called Potamia, of a very illustrious family, who endured very much in her Martyrdom, by the extreme cruelty of Basilides her executioner, yet after her death he bethinking himself of the holy words, and Scripture expressions that were uttered by her, during her cruel torments, became a Christian, and within ⟨p. 216⟩few days after, was himself likewise crowned with Martyrdom.
I have read of a young Lady, 1called Potamia, of a very illustrious family, who endured very much in her Martyrdome, by the extream cruelty of Basilides her executioner, yet after her death hee bethinking himself of the holy words, and Scripture expressions that were uttered by her, during her cruel torments, became a Christian, and within ⟨p. 216⟩few daies after, was himself likewise crowned with Martyrdome.
- 1Origen was her Schoolmaster.
James Andreas a godly Minister, hearing of a Jew, that for theft was hanged by the heels, with his head downward, having not seen that kind of punishment, he went to the place where he was hanging between two Dogs that were always snatching at him to eat his flesh, the poor wretch repeated in Hebrew some verses of the Psalms, wherein he cried to God for mercy, whereupon Andreas went near to him, and instructed him in the Principles of Christian Religion, about Christ the Messiah, &c. Exhorting him to believe in him, 1and it pleased God so to bless his Scripture exhortations to him, that the Dogs gave over tearing of his flesh, and the poor Jew desired him to procure that he might be taken down and baptized, and hung by the neck for the quicker dispatch