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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
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.
To aged persons I have a word, and then I have done.
First, To Grey-headed Saints, Ah Friends, ah Fathers, would you see your honour, your happiness, your blessedness! then look into this Treatise, and there you will find what an unspeakable honour it is to be an Old disciple, what a glory it is to be good betimes, and to continue so to Old age.
First, To Gray-headed Saints, Ah Friends, ah Fathers, would you see your honour, your happiness, your blessedness! then look into this Treatise, and there you will finde what an unspeakable honour it is to bee an Old disciple, what a glory it is to be good betimes, and to continue so to Old age.
Secondly, To white-headed Sinners, whose spring is past, whose summer is overpast, and who are arrived at the fall of the leaf, and yet have a hell to escape, a Christ to believe in, sins to pardon, hearts to change, souls to save, and heaven to make sure, would such be encouraged from scripture grounds to repent, believe, and hope; that yet there is mercy for such, let them seriously peruse this Treatise, especially the latter part of it, and there they may find enough to keep them from despairing, and to encourage them to ⟨image 11⟩adventure their souls upon him that is mighty to save.
Secondly, To white-headed Sinners, whose spring is past, whose summer is overpast, and who are arrived at the fall of the leaf, and yet have a hell to escape, a Christ to beleeve in, sins to pardon, hearts to change, souls to save, and heaven to make sure, would such be incouraged from scripture grounds to repent, beleeve, and hope; that yet there is mercy for such, let them seriously peruse this Treatise, especially the latter part of it, and there they may finde enough to keep them from despairing, and to incourage them to