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 | they lull others asl•ep what they can, but they never can take any sleep themselves; | they lull Others asl•ep what they can, but they never can take any sleep themselves; | pns32 vvb n2-jn vvi r-crq pns32 vmb, cc-acp pns32 av-x vmb vvi d vvb px32; |
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Adjacent References with Relevance: Proverbs 4.16 (Douay-Rheims); Psalms 59.15 (AKJV)
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| Proverbs 4.16 (Douay-Rheims) | proverbs 4.16: for they sleep not except they have done evil: and their sleep is taken away unless they have made some to fall. | they never can take any sleep themselves | True | 0.624 | 0.419 | 0.0 |
| Proverbs 4.16 (Geneva) | proverbs 4.16: for they can not sleepe, except they haue done euill, and their sleepe departeth except they cause some to fall. | they never can take any sleep themselves | True | 0.613 | 0.381 | 0.0 |
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