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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.
Therefore, O Young Man, as thou desirest to keep up the credit of Religion, thine own Reputation with the godly, and the hopes of thine own uprightness with God, beware of evil workers, and as much as possible, keep out from among them. And whensoever thou dost occasionally fall among them, abide there with fear, not with pleasure, and no longer than needs.
3. By an unnecessary conversing with profane men, thou makest thy self accessary to their sins, even to their Blasphemies, Ribaldry and Profaneness. For by thy silence thou givest a secret consent to their wickedness, and so makest them thine own.
3. By an unnecessary conversing with prophane men, thou makest thy self accessary to their sins, even to their Blasphemies, Ribauldry and Prophaneness. For by thy silence thou givest a secret consent to their wickedness, and so makest them thine own.
4. Intimate and needless society with the wicked, will make thee liable to their punishments. He that walketh with wise men shall be wise, but a Companion of Fools shall be destroyed, Prov. 13. 20. that is, whosoever partake with wicked men in their wicked ways and courses, shall assuredly partake with them in their punishments.