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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.
The fifth and last Objection (I shall mention) is this, God is a God of mercy, in him are bowels of mercy; yea a Sea, an Ocean of mercy; he loves mercy, he delights in mercy, and he is ready to show mercy to poor sinners, when they are even at the last cast, when there is but a short stride between them and the grave, between them and eternity; as we see in his extending mercy to the Thief, and in his giving a pardon into his hand, and the assurance of Paradise into his bosom, when he was ready to be turned off the Ladder of life; and therefore I may spend the Prim-rose of my days in following sin, and the delights, ⟨p. 340⟩profits, vanities, and contents of this world, and at last cast, I may have mercy as well as the Thief. God is a God made up of mercy, and surely he will not deny some crumbs of mercy to a poor sinner in misery, &c.
The fifth and last Objection (I shall mention) is this, God is a God of mercy, in him are bowels of mercy; yea a Sea, an Ocean of mercy; hee loves mercy, hee delights in mercy, and hee is ready to shew mercy to poor sinners, when they are even at the last cast, when there is but a short stride between them and the grave, between them and eternity; as wee see in his extending mercy to the Theef, and in his giving a pardon into his hand, and the assurance of Paradise into his bosome, when hee was ready to be turned off the Ladder of life; and therefore I may spend the Prim-rose of my daies in following sin, and the delights, ⟨p. 340⟩profits, vanities, and contents of this world, and at last cast, I may have mercy as well as the Theef. God is a God made up of mercy, and surely hee will not deny some crums of mercy to a poor sinner in misery, &c.
Now to this Objection I shall give these following answers.