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Oh then be exhorted you that are young, to become religious betimes;¹ and to quicken you hereunto, Consider.

1. 11 Use.1 Vse.

1. If you be not good in your youth, you can never use the Psalmists arguments, Cast me not off O Lord in the time of my old age, for sake me not when my strength faileth, v. 9.—and his argument he had before,¹ v. 5. for thou art my hope, and h•st been my trust from my youth, and who would be without such an argument on his death-bed?

1. 1Ps. 71. 9. compared with v. 5.

2. Consider, there are recorded in Scripture many young men that were good, of all sorts and conditions, and of all callings; and the Holy Ghost doth not only set down their goodness, but their age in which they were good: Solomon a young King, Obadiah a young Courtier, Daniel a young Prophet, ⟨p. 8⟩John a young Apostle, Timothy a young preacher, and here Abijah a young Prince; and all these were good men, and are recorded for our example and encouragement.

2. Consider, there are recorded in Scripture many young men that were good, of al sorts and conditions, and of all callings; and the Holy Ghost doth not only set down their goodnesse, but their age in which they were good: Solomon a young King, Obadiah a young Courtier, Daniel a young Prophet,