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 | What is a Senex, but a Seminex: An old man, is half a dead man. It was the petition in Psal. 90.12. Teach us to Number our Dayes. | What is a Senex, but a Seminex: an old man, is half a dead man. It was the petition in Psalm 90.12. Teach us to Number our Days. | q-crq vbz dt fw-la, p-acp dt np1: dt j n1, vbz j-jn dt j n1. pn31 vbds dt n1 p-acp np1 crd. vvb pno12 pc-acp vvi po12 n2. |
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Adjacent References with Relevance: Psalms 90.12; Psalms 90.12 (AKJV)
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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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| Psalms 90.12 (AKJV) - 0 | psalms 90.12: so teach vs to number our daies: | a seminex: an old man, is half a dead man. it was the petition in psal. 90.12. teach us to number our dayes | True | 0.751 | 0.749 | 5.729 |
| Psalms 90.12 (Geneva) | psalms 90.12: teach vs so to nomber our dayes, that we may apply our heartes vnto wisdome. | a seminex: an old man, is half a dead man. it was the petition in psal. 90.12. teach us to number our dayes | True | 0.65 | 0.531 | 5.089 |
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| In-Text | Psal. 90.12. | Psalms 90.12 |