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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.
Thirdly, If you would be good betimes, then you must remember the eve of God betimes, if you would seek and serve the Lord in the spring and morning of your days then you must study Gods omnipresence betimes. 1Doth not he see my ways, 2and count all my steps; for his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings? There is no ⟨p. 263⟩darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Thirdly, If you would bee good betimes, then you must remember the eve of God betimes, if you would seek and serve the Lord in the spring and morning of your daies then you must study Gods omnipresence betimes. 1Doth not hee see my wayes, 2and count all my steps; for his eyes are upon the wayes of man, and hee seeth all his goings? There is no ⟨p. 263⟩darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
- 1Psal. 139.2.14.
- 2Job 31.4. ch. 34.21, 12, &c.
I have read that Paphnutius converted two famous young strumpets, Thais and Ephron, 1