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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 how good might many have been, had they but begun betimes to hearken to Conscience?
Ah how good might many have been, had they but begunne betimes to hearken to Conscience?
Ah Young men, do not daily with Conscience, do not play, do not trifle with Conscience, do not stop your ears against Conscience, he that will not in his Youth give Conscience audience, 1shall at last be forced to hear such lectures from conscience, as shall make his life a very hell. A sleepy Conscience is like a sleepy Lyon, when he awakes he roars and tears, so will conscience, Mar. 9.22. Conscience is (mille testes) a thousand witnesses for or against a man; he that hath long turned the deaf ear to Conscience, shall at last ⟨p. 267⟩find his Conscience like Prometheus's vulture, that lies ever a gnawing. Judas found it so, and Spira found it so, and Blaer a great Counsellor of Scotland, found it so.
Ah Young men, do not daily with Conscience, do not play, do not trifle with Conscience, do not stop your ears against Conscience, hee that will not in his Youth give Conscience audience, 1shall at last bee forced to hear such lectures from conscience, as shall make his life a very hell. A sleepy Conscience is like a sleepy Lyon, when hee awakes hee roars and tears, so will conscience, Mar. 9.22. Conscience is (mille testes) a thousand witnesses for or against a man; hee that hath long turned the deaf ear to Conscience, shall at last ⟨p. 267⟩finde his Conscience like Prometheus's vulture, that lyes ever a gnawing. Judas found it so, and Spira found it so, and Blaer a great Counsellor of Scotland, found it so.