A29676:87
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 Duty and Excellency.
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.
In the words you have two things that are most considerable.
First, That this young mans goodness was towards the Lord God of Israel; many there are that are good, nay, very good towards men, who yet are bad, yea very bad towards God. 1Some there are who are very kind to the creature, and yet very unkind to their Creator, many mens goodness ⟨p. 7⟩towards the creature is like the rising Sun, but their goodness towards the Lord is like a morning cloud, 2or as the early dew which is soon dried up by the Sun-beams, but Abijah's goodness was towards the Lord, his goodness faced the Lord, it looked toward the glory of God. Two things makes a good Christian, good actions, and good aims; And though a good aim doth not make a bad action good, 3(as in Uzzah) yet a bad aim makes a good action bad (as in Jehu) whose justice was approved, but his policy punished, the first Chapter of Hosea, and the fourth verse, doubtless Abijah's actions were good, and his aims good; and this was indeed his glory, that his goodness was towards the Lord.
First, That this young mans goodnesse was towards the Lord God of Israel; many there are that are good, nay, very good towards men, who yet are bad, ya very bad towards God. 1Some there are who are very kind to the creature, and yet very unkind to their Creator, many mens goodnesse ⟨p. 7⟩towards the creature is like the rising Sun, but their goodness towards the Lord is like a morning cloud, 2