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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
THE Young Man's Guide. › Chapter 1: The Exposition of the Words.
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.
A serious consideration of the judgement of God would be an excellent means to abate the heat of lust, and take off young men from those sensual delights, wherein they are commonly so drenched and drowned.
A serious consideration of the judgement of God would be an excellent means to abate the heat of lust, and take off young men from those sensual delights, wherein they are commonly so drench'd and drown'd.
Solomon having thus dissuaded young men from their youthful lusts and pleasures: In the beginning of this Chapter he persuades them to the seeking of God, and that from their youth, and younger years, by several arguments.
Solomon having thus disswaded young men from their youthful lusts and pleasures: In the beginning of this Chapter he perswades them to the seeking of God, and that from their youth, and younger years, by several arguments.
The first is couched in the four first verses of this twelfth Chapter, taken from the unfitness of old men to set themselves to the service of God, which they have neglected all the former part of their lives: Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them. Briefly to clear the words.
The first is couched in the four first verses of this twelfth Chapter, taken from the unfitness of old men to set themselves to the service of God, which they have neglected all the former part of their lives: Remember now thy Creatour in the dayes of thy yeuth, while the evil dayes come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them. Briefly to clear the words.