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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.
But I must not now open, nor dilate on these things, least I should tire both my self, and •e Reader.
Plutarch in the Life of Phocion, tells us of a certain Gentlewoman of Ionia, who showed the wife of Phocion all the rich jewels and precious stones she had; she answered her again, all my riches and jewels is my husband Phocion; so may a penitent sinner say of his blessed Saviour. Christ is all my jewels, my riches, my Treasures, my pleasures, &c. his sufficiency is all these, and ⟨p. 233⟩more then these to me.
Plutarch in the Life of Phocion, tells us of a certain Gentlewoman of Jonia, who shewed the wife of Phocion all the rich jewels and precious stones shee had; she answered her again, all my riches and jewels is my husband Phocion; so may a penitent sinner say of his blessed Saviour. Christ is all my jewels, my riches, my Treasures, my pleasures, &c. his sufficiency is all these, and ⟨p. 233⟩more then these to me.
The Spanish Ambassador coming to see the treasury of Saint Mark (in Venice) which is cried up through-out the World, fell a groping to find whether it had any bottom, and being asked why, answered in this amongst other things, my great Masters treasure differs from yours, in that his hath no bottom, as I find yours to have, alluding to the Mines in Mexico, and Potosi▪ but what are the Spaniards Treasures to Christs Treasures; a man may without much groping find the bottom of all earthly treasures, 1