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Words of advice to young men delivered in two sermons at two conventions of…
Words of advice to young men delivered in two sermons at two conventions of young men, the one Decemb. 25, 1666, the other Decemb. 25, 1667 / by Thomas Vincent ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1668
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.
And here I shall show | 1. In what | ye should be strong. 2. To what 3. In whom
And here I shall shew | 1. In what | ye should be strong. 2. To what 3. In whom
(1.) In what ye should be strong. In general, labour to be strong in Grace: Read the Exhortation of the Apostle unto his Son Timothy, 2 Tim. 2. 1. Thou therefore my Son be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus. Labour whilst you are young to get grace; above all gettings to gain this riches which is of far more value than all earthly treasures; some of you are of one trade, and some of another, and you endeavour to get an Estate hereby; let me advise you all to trade for grace, which will be an Estate it self during your abode here, and will be the earnest to you of an Inheritance in the Kingdom of Heaven hereafter: Labour to get grace in the truth of it; take heed that you be not mistaken, and deceive your selves with dross and brass in stead of true gold, I mean with counterfeit instead of true grace: And labour to get grace in the strength of it; Grace is strong in it self; it can do more than all ⟨p. 34⟩the wisdom and learning in the world; let it be strong in you; the Fountain is in Christ, let the Stream be in you; in him is the Ocean, labour that as full and strong tides as may be, may flow from him into your hearts. Let the habits of Grace be deeply and strongly rooted in you, and live in the powerful exercise of those habits.
(1.) In what ye should be strong. In generall, labour to be strong in Grace: Read the Exhortation of the Apostle unto his Son Timothy, 2 Tim. 2. 1. Thou therefore my Son be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus. Labour whilest you are young to get grace; above all gettings to gain this riches which is of far more value than all earthly treasures; some of you are of one trade, and some of another, and you endeavour to get an Estate hereby; let me advise you all to trade for grace, which will be an Estate it self during your abode here, and will be the earnest to you of an Inheritance in the Kingdom of Heaven hereafter: Labour to get grace in the truth of it; take heed that you be not mistaken, and deceive your selves with dross and brass in stead of true gold, I mean with counterfeit instead of true grace: And labour to get grace in the strength ofit; Grace is strong in it self; it can do more than all