the_o heart_n be_v in_o the_o lively_a temper_n than_o the_o spirit_n be_v fresh_a and_o quick_a and_o natural_a cheerfulness_n be_v sanctify_v be_v a_o furtherance_n of_o spiritual_a joy_n the_o quickness_n of_o the_o natural_a temper_n which_o be_v in_o youth_n most_o vigorous_a be_v a_o good_a servant_n to_o quicken_a grace_n think_v not_o that_o god_n be_v best_a please_v with_o the_o lumpish_a old_a age_n which_o many_o time_n be_v little_o more_o than_o a_o dead_a piece_n of_o earth_n with_o a_o little_a portion_n a_o small_a remainder_n of_o life_n abide_v in_o it_o god_n be_v the_o live_a god_n and_o he_o require_v live_v sacrifice_n rom._n 12._o 1._o now_o thy_o youth_n have_v more_o life_n in_o it_o than_o thy_o old_a age_n there_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o close_a union_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o youth_n the_o soul_n impart_v a_o more_o plentiful_a â—nfluence_n of_o life_n unto_o the_o body_n in_o youth_n than_o â—n_o old_a age_n by_o the_o quickness_n and_o 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etc._n oh_o then_o remember_v thy_o creator_n in_o thy_o youth_n lest_o he_o forget_v or_o despise_v thou_o in_o thy_o age_n remember_v he_o in_o thy_o youth_n that_o thy_o hoar_a head_n may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n and_o so_o may_v be_v a_o crown_n of_o glory_n and_o not_o a_o spectacle_n of_o reproach_n and_o contempt_n unto_o thou_o 3._o consider_v especial_o the_o unspeakable_a danger_n of_o sin_n confirm_v and_o root_v with_o time_n wrought_v and_o wreathe_v into_o the_o heart_n and_o clasp_v in_o the_o affection_n by_o long_a custom_n in_o sin_n oh_o when_o sin_n have_v be_v thirty_o or_o forty_o year_n in_o grow_v and_o take_v root_n it_o cleave_v like_o the_o skin_n to_o the_o bone_n like_o the_o leprosy_n that_o be_v root_v in_o a_o wall_n which_o can_v not_o be_v take_v away_o until_o the_o wall_n be_v pull_v down_o that_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o grow_v the_o whole_a time_n of_o a_o man_n youth_n during_o the_o best_a of_o his_o strength_n it_o be_v 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that_o the_o frequent_a cast_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n behind_o thy_o back_n may_v be_v forgive_v oh_o how_o odious_a and_o contemptible_a be_v the_o hoary_a head_n find_v in_o the_o way_n of_o wickedness_n in_o a_o state_n of_o impenitency_n what_o be_v a_o old_a drunkard_n or_o adulterer_n a_o gray-headed_a swearer_n a_o old_a covetous_a worldling_n a_o hoary_a head_a impenitent_a person_n but_o even_o a_o monster_n among_o man_n what_o do_v thou_o not_o yet_o remember_v thy_o creator_n not_o in_o old_a age_n not_o at_o fifty_o at_o sixty_o or_o seventy_o year_n oh_o wretched_a security_n awake_v awake_a unto_o righteousness_n unto_o repentance_n you_o old_a one_o that_o sleep_n in_o sin_n lest_o you_o sleep_v the_o sleep_n of_o everlasting_a death_n and_o never_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n in_o righteousness_n sermon_n iii_o eccles._n 12._o 1._o remember_v now_o thy_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n beside_o what_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v something_o yet_o may_v be_v further_o note_v viz._n obseru._n that_o grace_n and_o holiness_n be_v exceed_o fit_a and_o no_o way_n unseemly_a for_o the_o young_a sort_n man_n life_n have_v in_o some_o regard_v be_v compare_v to_o a_o comedy_n or_o interlude_n act_v upon_o the_o theatre_n or_o sage_a of_o this_o world_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v many_o a_o man_n life_n be_v but_o a_o play_n and_o many_o in_o their_o course_n do_v but_o act_v other_o man_n part_n not_o in_o sincerity_n express_v their_o own_o inward_a disposition_n and_o therefore_o that_o decorum_n which_o they_o suppose_v may_v grace_v they_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n be_v the_o thing_n they_o most_o of_o all_o affect_v and_o aim_v
a_o old_a man_n if_o sin_n grow_v to_o a_o habit_n and_o custom_n custom_n be_v another_o nature_n make_v it_o as_o ordinary_a to_o man_n as_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v but_o if_o any_o of_o we_o have_v spend_v the_o flower_n of_o our_o youth_n in_o vice_n and_o vanity_n let_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o age_n only_a savour_n of_o virtue_n indeed_o a_o old_a man_n of_o youthful_a behaviour_n be_v more_o ridiculous_a than_o a_o wanton_a toy_v young_a man_n let_v every_o man_n then_o especial_o old_a man_n put_v their_o house_n in_o order_n and_o prepare_v for_o death_n when_o death_n be_v between_o their_o tooth_n it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o provide_v remedy_n for_o the_o terror_n thereof_o a_o memento_n to_o young_a and_o old_a sermon_n i._n ecclesiaste_n 12._o verse_n 1._o remember_v now_o thy_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n while_o the_o evil_a day_n come_v not_o nor_o the_o year_n draw_v nigh_o when_o thou_o shall_v say_v i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o they_o chap._n i._n the_o wise_a man_n have_v first_o run_v through_o the_o vanity_n of_o life_n by_o his_o own_o bitter_a experience_n now_o also_o have_v take_v a_o review_n of_o they_o as_o it_o seem_v with_o a_o penitent_a heart_n and_o a_o amaze_a spirit_n and_o draw_v towards_o a_o conclusion_n of_o this_o work_n as_o a_o principle_n master_n of_o the_o assembly_n desire_v to_o leave_v on_o nail_n drive_v to_o the_o head_n and_o well_o fix_v in_o the_o hard_a heart_n of_o the_o young_a sort_n who_o be_v so_o possess_v with_o those_o vanity_n of_o mind_n which_o he_o have_v all_o this_o while_n labour_v to_o purge_v that_o they_o think_v themselves_o privilege_v in_o youthful_a wantonness_n and_o conceive_v that_o all_o restraint_n of_o their_o unbridled_a lust_n be_v but_o the_o froward_a or_o envious_a cavil_v of_o discontent_a old_a age_n or_o sullen_a melancholy_n therefore_o it_o be_v expedient_a that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d prejudice_n whereby_o they_o hurt_v none_o so_o 〈◊〉_d as_o themselves_o shall_v be_v remove_v by_o a_o contrary_a exhortation_n strong_o enforce_v 〈◊〉_d penman_n beyond_o exception_n a_o man_n of_o grâ—â—test_a sufficiency_n every_o way_n among_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n except_v that_o only_a immanuel_n but_o let_v they_o not_o think_v that_o the_o force_n of_o this_o exhortation_n be_v dead_a with_o the_o writer_n or_o wear_v out_o of_o date_n with_o age_n but_o let_v they_o know_v for_o a_o certainty_n that_o a_o great_a than_o solomon_n be_v here_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n who_o live_v for_o ever_o breathe_v most_o manifest_o in_o this_o holy_a text_n who_o must_v be_v hear_v and_o obey_v by_o all_o that_o will_v not_o be_v find_v to_o fight_v against_o god_n let_v every_o one_o then_o who_o ear_n god_n have_v open_v hear_v what_o the_o spirit_n speak_v unto_o the_o church_n in_o this_o place_n and_o especial_o to_o the_o young_a sort_n within_o the_o church_n remember_v now_o thy_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n etc._n etc._n in_o which_o word_n we_o have_v first_o a_o exhortation_n and_o then_o a_o enforcement_n of_o it_o press_v and_o amplify_v at_o large_a in_o many_o verse_n follow_v in_o the_o exhortation_n there_o be_v 1._o the_o duty_n what_o 2._o the_o object_n who_o 3._o the_o time_n when_o all_o lay_v down_o in_o word_n of_o special_a weight_n 1._o the_o word_n remember_v 1_o imply_v much_o danger_n of_o and_o inclination_n to_o forgetfulness_n 2._o it_o include_v heart_n as_o well_o as_o head_n affection_n as_o well_o as_o memory_n 2._o the_o second_o thing_n the_o object_n thy_o creator_n a_o word_n that_o add_v much_o force_n to_o the_o exhortation_n take_v either_o absolute_o as_o imply_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n who_o all_o creature_n at_o all_o time_n must_v glorify_v in_o their_o kind_n or_o with_o special_a relation_n to_o those_o to_o who_o the_o exhortation_n be_v more_o particular_o direct_v thy_o creator_n remember_v he_o who_o create_v thou_o and_o have_v right_a to_o thy_o whole_a self_n thy_o whole_a life_n and_o especial_o to_o the_o best_a of_o thy_o life_n and_o strength_n 3._o the_o three_o thus_o in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n in_o the_o day_n rather_o than_o year_n for_o they_o be_v but_o a_o few_o may-day_n soon_o go_v and_o vanish_v of_o thy_o youth_n the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a be_v derive_v from_o a_o word_n which_o signify_v to_o choose_v and_o thence_o issue_v a_o word_n signify_v a_o young_a man_n and_o thence_o again_o this_o in_o the_o text_n signify_v youth_n both_o show_v that_o young_a man_n be_v the_o choice_a of_o man_n or_o shall_v be_v so_o and_o that_o youth_n be_v the_o principal_a and_o choice_a part_n of_o our_o life_n so_o some_o render_v these_o word_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o choice_n the_o sense_n therefore_o you_o may_v take_v in_o these_o few_o word_n o_o you_o young_a man_n who_o be_v of_o all_o other_o exceed_v apt_a to_o forget_v he_o of_o who_o you_o ought_v to_o be_v most_o mindful_a let_v i_o persuade_v you_o to_o know_v to_o love_v to_o delight_v in_o to_o fear_v to_o remember_v to_o cleave_v unto_o and_o obey_v even_o in_o the_o best_a of_o your_o time_n and_o strength_n your_o young_a vigorous_a and_o flourish_a day_n he_o who_o be_v the_o great_a creator_n of_o all_o thing_n him_n who_o give_v you_o in_o particular_a that_o breath_n which_o be_v in_o your_o nostril_n him_n who_o give_v you_o this_o heat_n this_o strength_n these_o spirit_n this_o lively_a temper_n of_o youth_n he_o in_o who_o you_o live_v move_v and_o have_v your_o be_v chap._n ii_o these_o thing_n be_v brief_o and_o plain_o open_v the_o observation_n which_o i_o shall_v make_v i_o shall_v refer_v to_o two_o head_n obseru._n 1._o that_o young_a man_n be_v especial_o apt_a to_o forget_v their_o creator_n 2._o that_o young_a man_n ought_v especial_o to_o remember_v their_o creator_n the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v certain_o employ_v the_o second_o plain_o express_v in_o the_o 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