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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.
Sixthly and Lastly, If you would break Covenant with Sin, and arm, and fence your selves against it betimes, then you must look upon it betimes under the notion of a Tyrant, 1and indeed Sin is the worst and greatest Tyrant in the world. Other Tyrants can but Tyrannize over our bodies, but Sin is a Tyrant that tyrannizes over both body and soul, as you may see in the sixth and seventh of the Romans, Sin is a Tyrant that hath a kind of jurisdiction in most mens hearts; it sets up the Law of Pride, the Law of Passion, the Law of Oppression, the Law of Formality, the Law of Hypocrisy, the Law of Carnality, the Law of Self-love, the Law of Carnal-Reason, ⟨p. 297⟩the Law of unbelief, and strictly Commands, Subjection to them, and proclaims fire and sword to all that stand out; this Saints, and sinners, good men and bad, do sufficiently experience.
Sixthly and Lastly, If you would break Covenant with Sin, and arm, and fence your selves against it betimes, then you must look upon it betimes under the notion of a Tyrant, 1and indeed Sin is the worst and greatest Tyrant in the world. Other Tyrants can but Tyranize over our bodies, but Sin is a Tyrant that tyranizes over both body and soul, as you may see in the sixth and seventh of the Romans, Sin is a Tyrant that hath a kinde of jurisdiction in most mens hearts; it sets up the Law of Pride, the Law of Passion, the Law of Oppression, the Law of Formality, the Law of Hypocrisy, the Law of Carnality, the Law of Self-love, the Law of Carnal-Reason, ⟨p. 297⟩the Law of unbeleef, and strictly Commands, Subjection to them, and proclaims fire and sword to all that stand out; this Saints, and sinners, good men and bad, do sufficiently experience.