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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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It was a good observation of Chrysostom, 1that Joseph was the free-man, and his Mistress was the servant, when she was at the beck of her own lusts, when she tempted, and he refused. Such as live most above sin and temptation are the greatest freemen, others that live under the power of their lusts, are but slaves, and in bonds, though they dream and talk of freedom, Tit. 3.3.
It was a good observation of Chrysostome, 1that Joseph was the free-man, and his Mistrisse was the servant, when shee was at the beck of her own lusts, when shee tempted, and hee refused. Such as live most above sin and temptation are the greatest freemen, others that live under the power of their lusts, are but slaves, and in bonds, though they dream and talk of freedome, Tit. 3.3.
- 1Chrysost. Hom. 19. in prior. Epist. ad Corinth.
Thirdly, If you would break league with sin, and arm and fence your selves against it, then look always upon sin under the notion of fire. 1And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire. Oh! snatch them out of their sins, as you would snatch a child, a friend out of the fire; or as the Angel snatched Lot out of Sodom, hastily, and with a holy violence; natural fire may burn the house, the ⟨p. 280⟩goods, the treasure, the servant, the child, the wife, the body, but this fire burns the soul, it destroys and consumes that noble part, which is more worth than all the treasures of a thousand worlds; every man hath a hand, and a heart to quench the fire which burns his neighbours house, but few men have either hands or hearts to quench the fire that burns their neighbours souls, this is, and this shall be for a lamentation.