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The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…
The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan showing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan shewing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by S. and B.G. for Nevil Simmons, 1676
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. Ever observe that Golden Rule of our Saviour, Matth. 7. 12. Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. As thou wouldst not have mixed wares sold thee for that which is pure: nor that which is sophisticated and naught, for that which is perfect and good: do not thou offer the like to others. As thou wouldst not be wronged, nor over-reached by others, do not thou go about to wrong, or over-reach others. But whatsoever thou wouldst that men should do thee; do thou even so to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets, that is, This is that which every Book of the Law and Prophets require of us; this is the sum of that which in the Law and Prophets, is delivered concerning our carriage and behaviour towards our Neighbour.
1. Ever observe that Golden Rule of our Saviour, Matth. 7. 12. Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. As thou wouldst not have mixt wares sold thee for that which is pure: nor that which is sophisticated and naught, for that which is perfect and good: do not thou offer the like to others. As thou wouldst not be wronged, nor over-reached by others, do not thou go about to wrong, or over-reach others. But whatsoever thou wouldst that men should do thee; do thou even so to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets, that is, This is that which every Book of the Law and Prophets require of us; this is the summe of that which in the Law and Prophets, is delivered concerning our carriage and behaviour towards our Neighbour.
2. When at any time thou art summing up thy gains and gettings, put all thy unrighteous gains in the one s•ale, and thy soul, which thou hast by thine unjust and deceitful dealing exposed to sale for them, into the other: and withal consider how light all those gains and gettings are in comparison of thy soul. And this through Gods blessing may be a means to take thee of from all dishonest dealings. For what is the gain of many thousands, nay of all the wealth in the World to the loss off thy precious soul? Surely all the wealth and riches in the World can no more countervail the loss of one soul, than all the dirt of the street can countervail the loss of a rich Jewel.