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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 old mans Doubts Resolved
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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, 1 Joh. 1.7. The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin; not simply from sin, but from all sin; there is such a power and efficacy in the blood of Christ, as is sufficient to cleanse all sorts of sinners, from all sorts of sins; there is virtue in the blood of the Lamb to wash out all the spots that are in the oldest sinners heart; and therefore let not old sinners despair, let not them say, there is no hope, there is no help, as long as this fountain the blood of Jesus Christ is open, for all sorts of sinners to wash in. But