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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.
Fourthly, Fire is a lively active element, so is sin. 1Ah how lively and active was this fire in Abraham, David, Job, Peter, Paul, and other Saints? though Christ by his death hath given it its mortal wound, yet it lives, and is, and will be active in the dearest Saints. Though sin and grace were not born together, neither shall they dye together; yet while believers live in this world, they must live together. There is a History that speaks of a Fig-tree that grew in a stone wall, and all means was used to kill it, they cut off the branches, and it grew again, they cut down the body, and it grew again, 2they cut it up by the root, and still it lived, and grew until they pulled down the stone-wall; till death shall pull down our stonewalls; Sin will live, this fire will burn.
Fourthly, Fire is a lively active element, so is sin. 1Ah how lively and active was this fire in Abraham, David, Job, Peter, Paul, and other Saints? though Christ by his death hath given it its mortal wound, yet it lives, and is, and will be active in the dearest Saints. Though sin and grace were not born together, neither shall they dye together; yet while beleevers live in this world, they must live together. There is a History that speaks of a Fig-tree that grew in a stone wall, and all means was used to kill it, they cut off the branches, and it grew again, they cut down the body, and it grew again, 2they cut it up by the root, and still it lived, and grew untill they pulled down the stone-wall; till death shall pull down our stonewalls; Sin will live, this fire will burn.