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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
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.
Sin is a Tyrant of many thousand years standing, 1and though it hath had many a wound, and many a foil, and received much opposition, yet still it plays the Tyrant all the World over. O! the hearts that this Tyrant makes to ache, the souls that this Tyrant makes to bleed.
Sin is a Tyrant of many thousand years standing, 1and though it hath had many a wound, and many a foil, and received much opposition, yet still it playes the Tyrant all the World over. O! the hearts that this Tyrant makes to ake, the souls that this Tyrant makes to bleed.
- 1Thales one of the seven Sages, used to say that few Tyrants lived to be old; but it is far otherwise with this Tyrant Sin. Prov. 4.16
Pharaohs Tyranny was nothing to Sins Tyranny, this Tyrant will not so much as suffer his slaves to sleep. They sleep not except they have done mischief; & their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. The wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 1There is no peace to the wicked, saith my God.
Pharoahs Tyranny was nothing to Sins Tyranny, this Tyrant will not so much as suffer his slaves to sleep. They sleep not except they have done mischief; & their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. The wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 1There is no peace to the wicked, saith my God.