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old-age_n hasten_v on_o a_o pace_n x._o then_o do_v our_o strength_n give_v place_n to_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n for_o it_o be_v soon_o cut_v off_o and_o we_o fly_v away_o psal_n 90._o 10._o great_a indeed_o be_v man_n folly_n thus_o to_o ruin_v themselves_o since_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o neither_o our_o immoderate_a care_n nor_o our_o immoderate_a labour_n do_v we_o any_o good_a at_o all_o less_o care_n and_o more_o prayer_n will_v avail_v we_o much_o more_o yea_o and_o they_o do_v we_o much_o hurt_n they_o disquiet_v the_o mind_n they_o disturb_v the_o body_n they_o provoke_v god_n to_o leave_v we_o to_o ourselves_o and_o then_o we_o shall_v soon_o find_v that_o it_o be_v vain_a to_o rise_v early_o to_o sit_v up_o late_o and_o to_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o sorrow_n whereas_o the_o blessing_n of_o
a_o discourse_n concern_v old-age_n tend_v to_o the_o instruction_n caution_n and_o comfort_n of_o age_a person_n tit._n 2._o 2_o 3._o that_o the_o age_a man_n be_v sober_a grave_a temperate_a sound_a in_o faith_n in_o charity_n in_o patience_n the_o age_a woman_n likewise_o etc._n etc._n ben_n syra_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost._n in_o psal._n 50._o by_o richard_n steel_n m._n a._n minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n london_n print_v by_o i._n astwood_n for_o tho._n parkhurst_n at_o the_o bible_n and_o three_o crown_n at_o the_o low_a end_n of_o cheapside_n near_o mercers-chappel_n 1688._o imprimatur_fw-la r._n m._n apr._n 10._o 1688._o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n friendly_a reader_n you_o have_v here_o a_o plain_a discourse_n concern_v old-age_n the_o design_n of_o it_o be_v to_o instruct_v to_o warn_n and_o to_o comfort_v the_o weak_a sort_n of_o ancient_a person_n among_o who_o i_o must_v place_v myself_o the_o wise_a and_o strong_a may_v find_v divers_a thing_n upon_o this_o subject_a collect_v here_o together_o which_o they_o have_v meet_v with_o asunder_o and_o which_o they_o know_v and_o practice_v better_o than_o i._n but_o that_o which_o put_v i_o upon_o this_o attempt_n be_v 1._o some_o year_n experience_v of_o old-age_n in_o myself_o 2._o more_o leisure_n by_o reason_n of_o my_o bodily_a infirmity_n and_o other_o restraint_n than_o i_o can_v have_v desire_v 3._o a_o observation_n that_o there_o be_v no_o full_a treatise_n in_o our_o tongue_n upon_o this_o point_n 4._o and_o last_o a_o unfeigned_a desire_n to_o be_v some_o way_n useful_a in_o the_o world._n these_o be_v the_o true_a occasion_n of_o this_o adventure_n whatsoever_o in_o it_o taste_v of_o the_o cask_n impute_v that_o to_o my_o weakness_n whatsoever_o be_v worthy_a ascribe_v it_o only_o to_o godâ—…_n goodness_n i_o know_v it_o be_v full_a of_o imperfection_n but_o when_o the_o principle_n matter_n and_o end_v of_o a_o action_n be_v honest_a candid_a person_n will_v interpret_v the_o rest_n in_o the_o best_a sense_n such_o ancient_n and_o modern_a author_n i_o can_v meet_v with_o etc._n as_o have_v write_v upon_o this_o subject_a i_o have_v peruse_v and_o digest_v their_o observation_n in_o their_o place_n but_o the_o scripture_n here_o produce_v be_v my_o great_a voucher_n and_o which_o i_o do_v most_o earnest_o recommend_v to_o the_o reader_n for_o they_o be_v worthy_a the_o high_a regard_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v enable_v i_o and_o you_o to_o frame_v our_o old-age_n according_a to_o these_o instruction_n be_v the_o earnest_a prayer_n of_o your_o servant_n for_o jesus_n sake_n may_v 10_o 1688._o richard_n steel_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o description_n of_o old-age_n sect._n 1_o of_o the_o name_n for_o old-age_n page_n 2_o 2._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o page_n 6_o 3._o of_o the_o beginning_n of_o it_o page_n 9_o 4._o of_o the_o long_a life_n of_o many_o person_n page_n 12_o chap._n ii_o the_o cause_n of_o old-age_n and_o preservative_n sect._n 1_o the_o original_a cause_n man_n sin._n page_n 18_o 2._o the_o natural_a cause_n dryness_n and_o coldness_n page_n 23_o 3._o the_o preternatural_a cause_n 1._o unwholesome_a air._n page_n 24_o 2._o disease_n page_n 25_o 3._o immoderate_a care_n and_o labour_n page_n 26_o 4._o intemperance_n page_n 28_o 5._o inordinate_a passion_n page_n 29_o 4._o preservative_n 1._o piety_n page_n 32_o 2._o sobriety_n page_n 36_o chap._n iii_o the_o sin_n and_o vice_n of_o old-age_n sect._n 1_o frowardness_n page_n 41_o 2._o loquacity_n page_n 45_o 3._o envy_n page_n 50_o 4._o arrogance_n page_n 54_o 5._o covetousness_n page_n 57_o 6._o also_o 1._o craftiness_n page_n 69_o 2._o unteachableness_n page_n 70_o 3._o implacableness_n page_n 72_o 4._o speculative_a wickedness_n page_n 74_o chap._n iu_o the_o grace_n and_o virtue_n of_o old-age_n sect._n 1_o knowledge_n page_n 79_o 2._o faith._n page_n 85_o 3._o wisdom_n page_n 91_o 4._o patience_n page_n 98_o 5._o steadfastness_n page_n 106_o 6._o temperance_n page_n 113_o 7._o love._n page_n 120_o chap._n v._o the_o inconvenience_n or_o misery_n of_o old-age_n general_o out_o of_o eccles._n 12._o page_n 129_o particular_o sect._n 1_o it_o be_v deprive_v of_o pleasure_n page_n 133_o 2._o strength_n and_o beauty_n decrease_v page_n 139_o 3._o faculty_n weaken_v page_n 145_o 4._o sense_n decay_v page_n 151_o 5._o distemper_n and_o pain_n page_n 158_o 6._o break_a with_o cross_n page_n 164_o 7._o attend_v with_o contempt_n page_n 171_o 8._o disable_v from_o service_n page_n 176_o 9_o unfit_a for_o religious_a exercise_n page_n 181_o 10._o terrify_v with_o the_o approach_n of_o death_n page_n 186_o chap._n vi_o the_o privilege_n and_o comfort_n of_o old-age_n sect._n 1_o it_o be_v great_a in_o authority_n page_n 196_o 2._o rich_a in_o experience_n page_n 200_o 3._o free_a from_o sin._n page_n 206_o 4._o proner_n to_o piety_n page_n 211_o 5._o riper_n in_o its_o fruit_n page_n 217_o 6._o worthy_a of_o respect_n page_n 221_o 7._o further_o from_o the_o world._n page_n 226_o 8._o near_o to_o heaven_n page_n 232_o chap._n vii_o the_o work_n and_o business_n of_o old-age_n sect._n 1_o repentance_n of_o their_o sin_n page_n 241_o 2._o obtain_v assurance_n page_n 251_o 3._o prayer_n and_o praise_n page_n 259_o 4._o instruction_n of_o the_o young_a page_n 267_o 5._o watchfulness_n against_o the_o temptation_n 1._o of_o discontentedness_n of_o mind_n page_n 274_o 2._o of_o hardness_n and_o security_n of_o heart_n page_n 276_o 3._o of_o slothfulness_n of_o spirit_n page_n 278_o 4._o of_o expectation_n of_o long_a life_n page_n 283_o 6._o providence_n for_o posterity_n page_n 287_o 7._o mortification_n 1._o to_o sin._n page_n 292_o 2._o to_o the_o world._n page_n 296_o 8._o lay_v up_o a_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n page_n 299_o 9_o meditation_n on_o death_n and_o eternity_n page_n 307_o 10._o perseverance_n 1._o in_o do_v page_n 316_o 2._o in_o suffer_v the_o will_n of_o god._n page_n 322_o errata_fw-la page_n 41._o line_n 4._o read_v person_n p._n 76._o l._n 2._o r._n please_v p._n 77._o marg_n r._n laniant_fw-la p._n 80._o l._n 27._o r._n as_o if_o for_o unless_o p._n 81._o marg_n r._n cernere_fw-la corporis_fw-la p._n 95._o marg_n r._n senum_fw-la p._n 110._o l._n 4._o r._n deprive_v p._n 117._o l._n 1._o r._n in_o for_o to_z p._n 140._o l._n 18._o r._n let_v he_o be_v useless_a for_o make_v away_o with_o he_o p._n 194._o l._n 20._o r._n prov._n p._n 195._o marg_n r._n honestissimum_fw-la domicilium_fw-la senectutis_fw-la p._n 196._o l._n 4._o r._n authority_n p._n 202._o marg_n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 209._o marg_n r._n moleâ—…è_fw-la p._n 272._o l._n ult_n r._n self-willed_a other_o literal_a mistake_v be_v leave_v to_o be_v rectify_v by_o the_o candid_a reader_n a_o discourse_n concern_v old-age_n intend_v a_o discourse_n concern_v old-age_n i_o shall_v use_v that_o method_n which_o i_o conceive_v will_v be_v most_o comprehensive_a and_o most_o commodious_a for_o my_o purpose_n which_o be_v 1._o by_o make_v some_o description_n thereof_o 2._o by_o show_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o it_o and_o the_o best_a preservative_n against_o it_o 3._o the_o sin_n or_o vice_n which_o be_v most_o usual_a in_o it_o 4._o the_o grace_n and_o virtue_n that_o be_v most_o proper_a for_o it_o 5._o the_o inconvenience_n and_o misery_n which_o attend_v it_o 6._o the_o privilege_n and_o comfort_n peculiar_a to_o it_o and_o last_o the_o work_n and_o business_n that_o be_v most_o needful_a in_o it_o chap._n i._n the_o description_n of_o old-age_n sect_n i._o for_o the_o first_o we_o must_v come_v to_o a_o old-age_n right_a notion_n of_o old-age_n partly_o by_o its_o name_n the_o word_n which_o be_v use_v for_o it_o in_o the_o oriental_a 〈◊〉_d language_n do_v only_o signify_v person_n or_o thing_n â—…at_a be_v durable_a that_o have_v last_v long_o and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v use_v promiscuous_o for_o such_o as_o be_v dignify_v by_o office_n as_o well_o as_o for_o such_o as_o have_v fill_v their_o day_n and_o none_o of_o they_o do_v direct_v we_o in_o the_o computation_n when_o it_o begin_v but_o do_v comprehend_v as_o well_o those_o person_n that_o be_v decrepit_a as_o those_o that_o be_v only_o decay_v for_o in_o gen._n 18._o 11._o abraham_n be_v a_o old_a man_n and_o in_o gen._n 24._o 1._o there_o he_o be_v call_v with_o the_o very_a same_o word_n but_o a_o old_a man_n though_o he_o be_v then_o forty_o year_n old_a than_o before_o the_o hebrew_a common_o call_v a_o old_a man_n one_o full_a of_o day_n or_o strike_v in_o year_n though_o sometime_o they_o be_v distinguish_v the_o age_a with_o he_o that_o be_v full_a of_o day_n jerem._n 6._o 11._o by_o which_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o old-age_n come_v somewhat_o short_a of_o fullness_n of_o day_n 6._o the_o greek_a
instruction_n of_o my_o child_n but_o the_o prudent_a parent_n will_v conclude_v though_o some_o of_o the_o best_a education_n do_v miscarry_v and_o some_o with_o the_o worst_a do_v flourish_n yet_o i_o ought_v and_o will_v take_v the_o likely_a course_n to_o bring_v up_o my_o child_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n even_o so_o in_o this_o case_n the_o old-age_n and_o death_n do_v seize_v upon_o divers_a pious_a and_o circumspect_a person_n as_o soon_o or_o before_o they_o come_v upon_o other_o yet_o be_v it_o the_o interest_n and_o duty_n of_o all_o such_o as_o regard_n god_n or_o wish_v well_o to_o themselves_o to_o use_v the_o fit_a mean_n to_o preserve_v their_o strength_n and_o vigour_n until_o their_o time_n and_o work_n be_v do_v for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o when_o the_o success_n answer_v not_o the_o mean_n and_o that_o distemper_n notwithstanding_o our_o piety_n and_o sobriety_n do_v overtake_v we_o than_o it_o be_v permit_v and_o ordain_v by_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n for_o the_o set_n forth_o some_o way_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o for_o the_o real_a good_a of_o the_o party_n affect_v for_o a_o holy_a and_o good_a god_n never_o make_v exception_n to_o his_o general_n rule_v but_o in_o case_n reserve_v for_o his_o great_a honour_n and_o his_o servant_n great_a good_n for_o all_o the_o path_n of_o the_o lord_n though_o never_o so_o cross_a and_o crooked_a be_v mercy_n i_o say_v mercy_n and_o truth_n to_o those_o that_o keep_v his_o covenant_n and_o his_o testimony_n psal._n 25._o 10._o and_o thus_o you_o have_v have_v some_o account_n of_o the_o true_a cause_n and_o the_o best_a antidote_n against_o old-age_n which_o be_v the_o second_o point_n to_o be_v handle_v chap._n iii_o the_o sin_n of_o old-age_n sect_n i._o i_o come_v in_o the_o three_o place_n to_o treat_v of_o old-age_n the_o vice_n and_o sin_n which_o be_v most_o incident_a to_o old-age_n for_o the_o best_a wine_n that_o be_v have_v some_o dregs_o and_o though_o there_o be_v none_o of_o old-folk_n sin_n but_o they_o be_v find_v in_o some_o young-folk_n breast_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o particular_a vice_n which_o be_v more_o proper_a because_o more_o common_a to_o age_a peson_n than_o to_o other_o nevertheless_o as_o the_o work_n of_o sanctification_n have_v be_v deep_a and_o the_o care_n in_o education_n great_a so_o far_o the_o less_o liable_a shall_v the_o age_a person_n be_v unto_o these_o corruption_n senect_n he_o that_o bear_v the_o yoke_n in_o his_o youth_n will_v be_v happy_o fortify_v against_o they_o in_o his_o age_n i_o do_v not_o therefore_o charge_v every_o old_a man_n or_o woman_n with_o the_o follow_a fault_n for_o many_o have_v better_a learned_a christ_n and_o be_v as_o free_v from_o they_o as_o any_o other_o but_o for_o the_o most_o part_n old_a people_n be_v propense_a to_o these_o vice_n first_o frowardness_n or_o peevishness_n whereby_o they_o be_v prone_a to_o be_v morose_n wayward_a peevishness_n and_o hard_a to_o be_v please_v easy_o angry_a often_o angry_a and_o sometime_o angry_a without_o a_o cause_n seldom_o be_v they_o please_v with_o other_o scarce_o with_o themselves_o no_o not_o with_o god_n himself_o yea_o they_o think_v as_o poor_a jonah_n do_v that_o they_o do_v well_o to_o be_v angry_a too_o apt_a they_o be_v to_o aggravate_v every_o fault_n to_o its_o utmost_a dimension_n and_o so_o never_o want_v matter_n for_o unquietness_n now_o this_o be_v both_o a_o sinful_a and_o miserable_a distemper_n it_o be_v displease_v to_o god_n and_o it_o be_v very_o uncomfortable_a both_o to_o themselves_o and_o to_o other_o it_o be_v true_a that_o anger_n in_o itself_o be_v not_o evil_a our_o bless_a saviour_n be_v once_o angry_a but_o it_o be_v at_o sin_n and_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o grief_n for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n mark_v 3._o 5._o when_o we_o be_v angry_a at_o sin_n we_o be_v angry_a without_o sin._n and_o it_o be_v also_o true_a that_o old_a people_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o knowledge_n in_o matter_n do_v see_v more_o thing_n amiss_o and_o blame-worthy_a more_o sin_n and_o more_o evil_a in_o sin_n than_o other_o do_v and_o have_v liberty_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o age_n and_o authority_n to_o speak_v their_o mind_n they_o be_v too_o prone_a to_o express_v that_o which_o other_o must_v digest_v with_o silence_n and_o withal_o senect_n their_o bodily_a distemper_n dispose_v they_o to_o more_o testiness_n than_o other_o who_o continual_a health_n and_o ease_n make_v their_o conversation_n more_o smooth_a and_o quiet_a and_o last_o they_o discern_v themselves_o in_o some_o danger_n of_o be_v despise_v ibid._n and_o therefore_o be_v tempt_v to_o preserve_v their_o authority_n by_o frequent_a and_o keen_a reproof_n and_o reflection_n and_o so_o iniquum_fw-la petunt_fw-la ut_fw-la justum_fw-la ferant_fw-la they_o require_v too_o much_o lest_o they_o shall_v receive_v too_o little_a but_o though_o these_o thing_n may_v abate_v the_o faultiness_n of_o this_o sin_n yet_o they_o be_v far_o from_o be_v sufficient_a to_o justify_v the_o same_o senect_n say_v that_o this_o froppishness_n be_v their_o disease_n rather_o than_o their_o sin_n yet_o the_o disease_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o sin_n and_o sin_n itself_o the_o mind_n be_v distemper_v by_o it_o both_o your_o own_o and_o other_o the_o body_n be_v disorder_v unjustifiable_a word_n be_v speak_v the_o soul_n unfit_a for_o any_o serious_a devotion_n and_o the_o proper_a end_n of_o reproof_n seldom_o attain_v for_o as_o the_o wrath_n of_o man_n never_o work_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n so_o it_o rare_o cure_v the_o iniquity_n of_o man_n the_o plaster_n be_v too_o hot_a burn_v more_o than_o it_o heal_v mor._n and_o the_o frequency_n of_o find_v fault_n tempt_v the_o faulty_a to_o heed_n it_o the_o less_o yea_o they_o be_v prone_a to_o harden_v themselves_o in_o evil_a by_o retort_v your_o unquietness_n upon_o you_o as_o a_o sin_n you_o live_v in_o without_o reformation_n strive_v 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