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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.
CHAP. IV. Containeth an Use of Exhortation unto all young men, to offer unto God the First-fruits of their lives.
Use 2. OF Exhortation unto all Young Men to offer unto God the First-fruits of their lives, to give themselves to him betimes, and forthwith to have done with the service of their sins, and in earnest to betake themselves to holiness and righteousness of life. Though the Devil, the World, and the Flesh have been aforehand with Christ, and have gotten possession of thine heart, yet now, without further delay, give a Bill of Divorce to them all, cast out the Bond-woman, and her Children, and open unto Jesus Christ, who stands knocking at the door of thine heart for entrance, who by the admonitions of his Ministers, the motions of his Spirit, and checks of thine own Conscience doth call out unto thee, Open to me, I pray thee, let me come in. Oh let not thy love to thy Lust so far prevail with thee, as to put off Christ to another time; but this day open to him, embrace him for thy Prince and Saviour, resign up thy self unto him, to serve and obey him, before thou art too far engaged in the service of sin and Satan: say with David, That God shall be thy God, and thou wilt seek him early, Psal. 63. 1. Even now in the spring of thy life, while the day of health, and the day of Grace, hath dawned upon thee.
Use 2. OF Exhortation unto all Young Men to offer unto God the First-fruits of their lives, to give themselves to him betimes, and forthwith to have done with the service of their sins, and in earnest to betake themselves to holiness and righteousness of life. Though the Devil, the World, and the Flesh have been aforehand with Christ, and have gotten possession of thine heart, yet now, without further delay, give a Bill of Divorce to them all, cast out the Bond-woman, and her Children, and open unto Jesus Christ, who stands knocking at the door of thine heart for entrance, who by the admonitions of his Ministers, the motions of his Spirit, and checks of thine own Conscience doth call out unto thee, Open to me, I pray thee, let me come in. Oh let not thy love to thy Lust so far prevail with thee, as to put off Christ to another time; but this day open to him, imbrace him for thy Prince and Saviour, resign up thy self unto him, to serve and obey him, before thou art too far ingaged in the service of sin and Satan: say with David, That God shall be thy God, and thou wilt seek him early,