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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
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Fifthly and lastly, 1I answer, that it is a very great judgement to be given up to follow evil examples: a man given up to evil examples, is a man sadly left of God, woefully blinded by Satan, and desperately hardened in sin; it speaks a man ripe for wrath, for ruin, for hell, Jer. 6.21. *Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people, and the Fathers and the Sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish. Oh! it is a dreadful thing when God shall make the sinful examples of others to be stumbling blocks to a people, at which they shall stumble, and fall, and perish for ever; good had it been for such persons, that they had never been born, as Christ once spake concerning Judas. The Rhodians and Lydians enacted several Laws, that those sons which followed not their Fathers in their virtues, 3but followed vicious examples, should be dis-inherited, ⟨p. 339⟩and their lands given to the most virtuous of that race, not admitting any impious heir whatsoever to inherit; and do you think that God will not disinherit all those of Heaven, and happiness, who follow vicious examples! doubtless he will, 1 Cor. 10.5,—12.
Fifthly and lastly, 1I answer, that it is a very great judgement to bee given up to follow evil examples: a man given up to evil examples, is a man sadly left of God, wofully blinded by Satan, and desperately hardened in sin; it speaks a man ripe for wrath, for ruine, for hell, Jer. 6.21. *Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people, and the Fathers and the Sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish. Oh! it is a dreadful thing when God shall make the sinful examples of others to bee stumbling blocks to a people, at which they shall stumble, and fall, and perish for ever; good had it been for such persons, that they had never been born, as Christ once spake concerning Judas. The Rhodians and Lydians enacted several Laws, that those sons which followed not their Fathers in their vertues,