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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.
IV. BE careful of thy Company, especially whom thou makest thy bosom and familiar friends; for that is a matter of exceeding great concernment to thy Spiritual Welfare. This I shall branch into two Heads.
1. Avoid the Society of wicked and profane persons. 2. Desire and embrace the Company of the Godly.
1. Avoid the Society of wicked and prophane persons. 2. Desire and imbrace the Company of the Godly.
I. Avoid the Society of wicked men, which hath been the bane and ruin of thousands of Young Men. I do not say ⟨p. 134⟩that all manner of Society with graceless and profane persons is sinful and unlawful, and that thou oughtest not to come at all into their company, nor to have any intercourse and commerce with them in buying, selling, and the like. But thy care must be to avoid all intimate society and familiarity, yea, and all needless and unnecessary conversing with them.
I. Avoid the Society of wicked men, which hath been the bane and ruine of thousands of Young Men. I do not say ⟨p. 134⟩that all manner of Society with graceless and prophane persons is sinful and unlawful, and that thou oughts not to come at all into their company, nor to have any intercourse and commerce with them in buying, selling, and the like. But thy care must be to avoid all intimate society and familiarity, yea, and all needless and unnecessary conversing with them.