A29676:392
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.
On earth Kings love no consorts, power is impatient of participation. Christ will be Alexander or (Nemo) no body, he ⟨p. 244⟩will be all in all in the business of Justification, 1or he will be nothing at all; we must say of Christ, as it was once said of Caesar (socium habet neminem) he may have a companion, &c. but he must not have a competitor.
On earth Kings love no consorts, power is impatient of participation. Christ will bee Alexander or (Nemo) no body, hee ⟨p. 244⟩will bee all in all in the businesse of Justification, 1or hee will bee nothing at all; wee must say of Christ, as it was once said of Caesar (socium habet neminem) hee may have a companion, &c. but hee must not have a competitor.
Let us say of Christ, as the Heathen once said of his Petty gods (contemn minutulos istos Deos, modo Jovem propitium habeam) so long as he had his Jupiter to friend, he regarded them not; So, so long as we have our Jesus to friend, 1and his righteousness and blood to friend, we should contemn all other things, and abhor the bringing of any thing into competition with him; a real Christian cares not for any thing that hath not (aliquid Christi) Something of Christ in it. He that holds not wholly with Christ, doth very shamefully neglect Christ; Aut totum mecum tene, aut totum omit, saith Gregory Nazienzen.