A30581:768
Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world
Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world wherein is showed (besides many other gospel truth) ... that there was a breach made between God and man ... to which is added two sermons / by Jeremiah Burroughs.Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world wherein is shewed (besides many other gospel truth) ... that there was a breach made between God and man ... to which is added two sermons / by Jeremiah Burroughs.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1657
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Thirdly, Old Age is honoured by the heathen themselves. I remember I have read of the Lacedaemonians, when their Ambassadors were at Athens, upon a time they were in a Theatre, where abundance of people were gathered together, there cometh a grave Old man in, and presently the Lacedaemonian Ambassadors in reverence to the Aged man, they rose up to make the Aged man room and place, upon this all the Athenians gave a great shout in applauding this their work, that they being strangers would show such respect to age, and this was when they came into a Theatre. This is a good rule when they come not into Theatres, but into places of Gods assemblies, when Aged men come not into Theatres to see plays, but when they come to worship God, and hear his word, that young men should rise up before them, and reverence their Age, and show reverence and respect to them; and know I speak not this as a moral work, but as that wherein you should show the fear of God.
Thirdly, Old Age is honored by the heathen themselves. I remember I have read of the Lacedemonians, when their Embassadors were at Athens, upon a time they were in a Theatre, where abundance of people were gathered together, there cometh a grave Old man in, and presently the Lacedemonian Embassadors in reverance to the Aged man, they rose up to make the Aged man roome and place, upon this al the Athenians gave a great shoute in applauding this their work, that they being strangers would shew such respect to age, and this was when they came into a Theater. This is a good rule when they come not into Theaters, but into places of Gods assemblies, when Aged men come not into Theaters to see plaies, but when they come to worship God, and hear his word, that young men should rise up before them, and reverance their Age, and shew reverance and respect to them; and know I speak not this as a moral work, but as that wherein you should shew the feare of God.