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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. › The Young mans objections Answered
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 and lastly, This putting off of God, and the present ⟨p. 303⟩seasons of grace with a may-be, is very provoking to God, as you may see if you will but read from the 20. verse to the 33. of the first of Proverbs. Nothing stirs and provokes a Master more, than his servants putting off his service, or his commands with a may-be; it may be I will, it may be I may do this and that, nothing puts a Master sooner into a heat, a flame, than this; nor nothing puts God more into a flame than this, as you may see by comparing Psal. 95. ver. 6. to the end; with that 3. of the Hebrews and the 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. read the words, and tremble at the thought of a may-be, at the thoughts of putting off of God, and the seasons of grace.
Fourthly and lastly, This putting off of God, and the present ⟨p. 303⟩seasons of grace with a may-bee, is very provoking to God, as you may see if you will but read from the 20. verse to the 33. of the first of Proverbs. Nothing stirs and provokes a Master more, than his servants putting off his service, or his commands with a may-bee; it may bee I will, it may bee I may do this and that, nothing puts a Master sooner into a heat, a flame, than this; nor nothing puts God more into a flame than this, as you may see by comparing Psal. 95. ver. 6. to the end; with that 3. of the Hebrews and the 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. read the words, and tremble at the thought of a may-bee, at the thoughts of putting off of God, and the seasons of grace.
I have read of two, who cut off their right hand one for another, and then made it an excuse, a put off, they were lame, and so could not serve in the Galleys of Francis the first, King of France, ⟨p. 304⟩