Addresses to old men, and young men, and little children. In three discourses. I. The old mans honour; or, The hoary head found in the way of righteousness. A discourse recommending unto old men, a saving acquaintance with the Lord Jesus Christ. II. The young man's glory, or, A wreath of graces for the head of youth. A discourse recommending unto young men, a blessed victory over the Devil. III. The little childs lesson, or, A child wise unto salvation. A discourse instructing and advising little children to the exercises of early piety. To which may be added, A short Scriptural catechism, accommodated unto their capacities / by Cotton Mather.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728
Publisher: Printed by R Pierce for Nicholas Buttolph at the corner shop next to Gutteridge s coffee house
Place of Publication:
Boston
Publication Year: 1690
Approximate Era: WilliamAndMary
TCP ID: B09510 ESTC ID: W18383 STC ID: M1081
Subject Headings:
Children -- Biblical teaching;
Congregational churches;
Older men -- Biblical teaching;
Sermons, American;
Young men -- Biblical teaching;
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| In-Text | But it is not altogether too late! 'Tis true, that the Regeneration of an old man, is a thing very improbable; as it was said in Joh. 34. How can a man be born, | But it is not altogether too late! It's true, that the Regeneration of an old man, is a thing very improbable; as it was said in John 34. How can a man be born, | p-acp pn31 vbz xx av av av-j! pn31|vbz j, cst dt n1 pp-f dt j n1, vbz dt n1 j j; p-acp pn31 vbds vvn p-acp np1 crd q-crq vmb dt n1 vbi vvn, |
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Adjacent References with Relevance: 1 Corinthians 15.8; 1 Corinthians 15.8 (Tyndale); John 3.4 (AKJV); John 3.4 (ODRV); John 34
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| Verse & Version | Verse Text | Text | Is a Partial Textual Segment/Note | Cosine Similarity Score | Cross Encoder Score | Okapi BM25 Score |
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| John 3.4 (AKJV) - 0 | john 3.4: nicodemus saith vnto him, how can a man be borne when he is old? | but it is not altogether too late! 'tis true, that the regeneration of an old man, is a thing very improbable; as it was said in joh. 34. how can a man be born, | False | 0.782 | 0.678 | 6.069 |
| John 3.4 (ODRV) - 1 | john 3.4: how can a man be borne, when he is old? | but it is not altogether too late! 'tis true, that the regeneration of an old man, is a thing very improbable; as it was said in joh. 34. how can a man be born, | False | 0.763 | 0.549 | 6.933 |
| John 3.4 (ODRV) - 1 | john 3.4: how can a man be borne, when he is old? | how can a man be born, | True | 0.757 | 0.853 | 1.684 |
| John 3.4 (Geneva) - 0 | john 3.4: nicodemus sayde vnto him, howe can a man be borne which is olde? | but it is not altogether too late! 'tis true, that the regeneration of an old man, is a thing very improbable; as it was said in joh. 34. how can a man be born, | False | 0.757 | 0.604 | 2.804 |
| John 3.4 (AKJV) - 0 | john 3.4: nicodemus saith vnto him, how can a man be borne when he is old? | how can a man be born, | True | 0.744 | 0.896 | 1.471 |
| John 3.4 (Vulgate) - 1 | john 3.4: quomodo potest homo nasci, cum sit senex? | how can a man be born, | True | 0.724 | 0.663 | 0.0 |
| John 3.4 (Geneva) - 0 | john 3.4: nicodemus sayde vnto him, howe can a man be borne which is olde? | how can a man be born, | True | 0.706 | 0.897 | 1.411 |
| John 3.4 (Tyndale) | john 3.4: nicodemus sayde vnto him: how can a man be boren when he is olde? can he enter into his moders wombe and be boren agayne? | how can a man be born, | True | 0.646 | 0.778 | 1.215 |
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| In-Text | Joh. 34. | John 34 |