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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.
Ah young men, young men! you may deceive this man and that, and as easily deceive your ⟨p. 264⟩selves, but you cannot deceive him who is ([Greek or Hebrew], totus oculus) all-eye. As the eyes of a well drawn picture are fastened upon thee which way soever thou turnest, so are the eyes of the Lord. I have read of one, who being tempted to Adultery, said, they could not be private enough, and being carried from room to room, answered, we are not yet private enough, God is here. 1Ah friends! his eyes which are ten thousand times brighter than the Sun, compasseth thy words, thy ways, thy works, thy thoughts, thy bed, thy board, thy bench. The Egyptian Hieroglyphic for God, was an eye on a Sceptre, showing that he sees and rules all things.
Ah young men, young men! you may deceive this man and that, and as easily deceive your ⟨p. 264⟩selves, but you cannot deceive him who is (〈non-Latin alphabet〉, totus oculus) all-eye. As the eyes of a well drawn picture are fastened upon thee which way soever thou turnest, so are the eyes of the Lord. I have read of one, who being tempted to Adultery, said, they could not bee private enough, and being carried from room to room, answered, wee are not yet private enough, God is here. 1Ah friends! his eyes which are ten thousand times brighter than the Sun, compasseth thy words, thy waies, thy works, thy thoughts, thy bed, thy board, thy bench. The Egyptian Hieroglyphick for God, was an eye on a Scepter, shewing that hee sees and rules all things.
- 1Jer. 12.27. ch. 29.23.