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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
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Fifthly, If you would be good betimes, then you must know betimes, that there is no way to salvation but by Jesus Christ, 1neither is there salvation in any other (speaking of Christ) for there is none other name under heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved; if ever you are saved, you must be saved by him, and him only, you must not look for another Saviour, nor you must not look for a co-saviour, you must be saved wholly by Christ, and only by Christ, or you shall never be saved; 2you must cry out as Lambert did (when he was in the fire, and lifted up his hands, and fingers ends flaming) none but Christ, none but Christ. When Augustus Caesar desired the Senate to join two Consuls with him for the better government of the State, ⟨p. 241⟩3the Senate answered, that they held it as a diminution of his dignity, and a disparagement of their own judgement, to join any with so incomparable a man as Augustus.
Fi•thly, If you would bee good betimes, then you must know betimes, that there is no way to salvation but by Jesus Christ, 1neither is there salvation in any other (speaking of Christ) for there is none other name under heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved; if ever you are saved, you must bee saved by him, and him onely, you must not look for another Saviour, nor you must not look for a co-saviour, you must be saved wholly by Christ, and onely by Christ, or you shall never be saved; 2you must cry out as Lambert did (when hee was in the fire, and lifted up his hands, and fingers ends flaming) none but Christ, none but Christ. When Augustus Caesar desired the Senate to joyn two Consuls with him for the better government of the State, ⟨p. 241⟩3