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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Adjacent References with Relevance: Ephesians 1.5 (AKJV); Psalms 27.10 (Geneva)
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| Psalms 27.10 (Geneva) | psalms 27.10: though my father and my mother shoulde forsake me, yet the lord will gather me vp. | my best father is yet alive; tho my father do forsake me, yet the lord will take me up | False | 0.767 | 0.649 | 5.898 |
| Psalms 27.10 (AKJV) | psalms 27.10: when my father and my mother forsake me, then the lord will take me vp. | my best father is yet alive; tho my father do forsake me, yet the lord will take me up | False | 0.732 | 0.74 | 6.347 |
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