A29676:581
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 old mans Doubts Resolved
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.
1 The quality or dignity of the person speaking.
2 The manner of the speech; Now here you have the great God, not only speaking, promising, but solemnly swearing, that he had rather poor sinners should live than dye, be happy, than miserable; therefore despair not, Oh aged sinner, but ⟨p. 352⟩[…] ⟨p. 343⟩[…] ⟨p. 344⟩return unto the Lord, and thou shalt be happy for ever. But
2 The manner of the speech; Now here you have the great God, not onely speaking, promising, but solemnly swearing, that hee had rather poor sinners should live than dye, bee happy, than miserable; therefore despair not, Oh aged sinner, but ⟨p. 352⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 343⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 344⟩return unto the Lord, and thou shalt bee happy for ever. But
Fifthly, 1there is virtue enough in the precious blood of Jesus Christ to wash and cleanse away all sin; not only to cleanse away the young mans sins, but also to cleanse away the old mans sins; not only to cleanse a sinner of twenty years old, but to cleanse a sinner of fifty, sixty, yea a hundred years old,