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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.
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, 1but who can find the bottom of Christs treasures? should all created excellencies meet in one glorified breast, yet they could not enable that glorious God-like creature to sound the bottom of those riches and treasures which are in Christ, Ephes. 3.8. All which speaks out Christs all-sufficiency, and thus much for the second thing.
The Spanish Ambassadour comming to see the treasury of Saint Mark (in Venice) which is cryed up thorow-out the World, fell a groping to finde whether it had any bottome, and being asked why, answered in this amongst other things, my great Masters treasure differs from yours, in that his hath no bottome, as I find yours to have, alluding to the Mines in Mexico, and Potosy▪ but what are the Spaniards Treasures to Christs Treasures; a man may without much groping finde the bottome of all earthly treasures, 1but who can finde the bottome of Christs treasures? should all created excellencies meet in one glorified breast, yet they could not inable that glorious God-like creature to sound the bottome of those riches and treasures which are in Christ, Ephes. 3.8. All which speaks out Christs all-sufficiency, and thus much for the second thing.
- 1Ipse Deus sufficit ad praemium. Bern.