A discourse concerning old-age tending to the instruction, caution and comfort of aged persons…

For the Aged and Experienced person having seen such great mistakes in himself and others, is cured of that vain Credulity, which hath ruined young people; ⟨p. 203⟩and having met with so many disappointments in the World, is well freed from that carnal Confidence, which hath undone others. And yet their great Experience of the power and faithfulness of God, is a mighty Bulwark to their Faith. As they have heard, so have they seen in the City of God, what he hath done to vindicate his Attributes, and to verify his Promises. Hence holy David, Psal. 37. 25. I have been young, and now am old: yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his Seed begging Bread. This was the advantage he had by his Old-age, to trace out the Providence of God towards the posterity of good men, that walking in their Parents steps, they were seldom or never reduced to want, at least to common beggary; or if so, yet were never quite forsaken of God, as himself found, when though, 1 Sam. 21. 3. and 25. 8. he was glad to ask supplies of men, yet was he still supported and owned of God.

For the Aged and Experienced person having seen such great mistakes in himself and others, is cured of that vain Credulity, which hath ruin'd young people; ⟨p. 203⟩and having met with so many disappointments in the World, is well freed from that carnal Confidence, which hath undone others. And yet their great Experience of the power and faithfulness of God, is a mighty Bulwark to their Faith. As they have heard, so have they seen in the City of God, what he hath done to vindicate his Attributes, and to verify his Promises. Hence holy David, Psal. 37. 25. I have been young, and now am old: yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his Seed begging Bread. This was the advantage he had by his Old-age, to trace out the Providence of God towards the posterity of good men, that walking in their Parents steps, they were seldom or never reduced to want, at least to common beggery; or if so, yet were never quite forsaken of God, as himself found, when though,