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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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Secondly, if you would be good betimes, then you must acquaint ⟨p. 220⟩your selves with your selves betimes; if you would be gracious in the spring, and morning of your days: then you must see betimes how bad you are, how vile, how sinful, how wretched you are? no man begins to be good, till he sees himself to be bad; the young Prodigal never began to mend, 1he never thought of returning to his Father, till he came to himself, till he began to return into his own soul, and saw himself in an undone condition.
Secondly, if you would bee good betimes, then you must acquaint ⟨p. 220⟩your selves with your selves betimes; if you would bee gracious in the spring, and morning of your daies: then you must see betimes how bad you are, how vile, how sinful, how wretched you are? no man begins to bee good, till hee sees himself to bee bad; the young Prodigal never began to mend, 1hee never thought of returning to his Father, till hee came to himself, till hee began to return into his own soul, and saw himself in an undone condition.
- 1Luk. 15.12, •• 22.
Ah! Young men, Young men, you must see your selves to be children of Wrath, 1to be Enemies, to be Strangers, to be afar off from God, from Christ, from the Covenant, from heaven, to be Sins servants, and Satan's bond slaves, the ready way to be found, is to see your selves lost, the first step to mercy, is to see your misery, the first step towards Heaven is to