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A64999	Words of advice to young men delivered in two sermons at two conventions of young men, the one Decemb. 25, 1666, the other Decemb. 25, 1667 / by Thomas Vincent ...	Vincent, Thomas, 1634-1678.	1668 (1668)	Wing V452; ESTC R11106	64,706	122

one side and him that sweareth on the other side God threatneth to condemn swearers Jam. 5. 12. Above all things swear not lest ye fall into condemnation Take heed of the horrid oaths of the roaring Blades in our times and take heed of more petty oaths of faith and troth take heed also of cursing and taking Gods Name in vain remembring that the Lord will not hold such guiltless 7. Young men take heed of Lying See Eph. 4. 25. Wherefore putting away lying speak every man truth You would not speak lyes if the party you spoke them unto did know and could prove them to be lyes the intent of lyes being to cover God knoweth your lyes you cannot cover any thing from him and God being Truth loveth truth and hateth lyes and hath threatned lyars to give them their portion in that lake which burneth with fire and brimstone Rev. 21. 8. Take heed of accustoming your selves to this sin of lying whilst you are young it will be hard ever leaving it Whatever advantage you may think to get by a lye I am sure your damage will be greater Whatever credit you may think to get by a lye your dishonour is greater Whatever fault you cover by a lye you do hereby the more aggravate it Whatever kindness you may think to do another by a lye you do your selves a thousand-fold more injury Though you may account lyes but words and words but wind yet for such words you will be condemned and such a wind as one saith is sufficient to blow your souls into Hell 8. Young men take heed of Unfaithfulness You that are Apprentices or Servants take he●…d of unfaithfulness to your Masters that you do not wrong and d●…fraud them in the least remembring that dreadful threatning that God will be avenged upon all defrauders 1 Thes. 4. 6. They may not know your fraud and deceit but God is privy to it and the vengeance will be fearful which one day he will recompence unto you for this sin Read the duty of servants in this regard Tit. 2. 10. where they are warned against purloining and exhorted to shew all good fidelity that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things Be faithful to your Masters as to their estates their money and goods be careful as if they were your own do not wrong them or any else whilst young remembring that you must make restitution as ever you hope for salvation if you be able to do it and be faithful to them as to their counsels do not blaze abroad their secrets do not make known their infirmities serve them with all uprightness and fidelity as if you were to serve Christ himself for indeed he will count it so and hath promised a reward to faithful servants beyond what their Masters can give Eph. 6. 8. Col. 3. 24. 9. Young men take heed of Disobedience Children obey your Parents in all things for this is well pleasing to God Col. 3. 20. For this is the first Commandment with promise Ephes. 6. 2. Servants be obedient unto them which are Masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling in singleness of your heart as unto Christ not with eye-service as men-pleasers but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart Ephes. 6. 5 6. Here is a copy of your duty take heed of the contrary sin which the wicked one will be busie to tempt you unto In disobeying Parents and Governours you are disobedient unto God and displease Christ your great Master if they be strangers to Christ you ought to obey them except in those things which are unlawful Young ones that are yet under Governm●…nt take heed of disobedience as obedience will be rewarded by Christ so disobedience will be punished by him at his second appearance Be not disobedient to Governours and behave not your selves irreverently towards the aged and gray-headed for you ought to honour the silver-hair 10. Young men take heed of Idleness Do not loiter away your time especially the time of your youth Time is very precious the time of your youth is most precious the choicest and chiesest it is your seed-time your gathering-time you are now more active and fit for employment you may happily spare a month better if you should live beyond fifty years than an hour now your whole time is short the time of your youth will be slipt away quickly manhood and old age will steal on you before you are aware but you ●…ie whilst young You can call no time yours 〈◊〉 the present O how precious is the present hour I think if the damned had but one hour given them how they would esteem and improve it I have heard of a Lady at her death who had mis-spent the ●…ime of her life groaned out in her air breath this sad speech with bitterness and earnestness 〈◊〉 thousand worlds for one quarter of an hour 〈◊〉 Take heed of lavishing away your time in sin and va●…y let not an hour pass without doing something fill up your whole time with duty you may can and drink and sleep but let not the concernments of your body devour too much of your precious time let them not have more of your time than is necessary more than is duty Redeem your time double your diligence remember how much of your time is irrecoverably gone how much of your work is still to do remember how neer you are to eternity when time shall be no more therefore apply your hearts to wisdom and whatever your hands finde to do do it with all your might Take heed of idleness in your particular callings be diligent in your secular imployments the diligent hand maketh rich but the slothful person is brother to him that is a great waster Take heed of idleness of spiritual sloth in your general Callings Take heed of wholly neglecting the duties of Gods Worship either publick or family or closet of neglecting to hear or read or pray and take heed of negligence in these duties there is a curse denounced against such as do the work of the Lord negligently Jer. 48. 10. You must not be slothful if you would be followers of them who through faith and patience have inherited the Promises Heb. 6. 12. 11. Young men take heed of Sabbath-breaking Do not idle away this day as too many young men do in the fields in visits in vain company much less in Taverns or Alehouses in drinking and greater wickedness than all the week besides Value the Sabbath day above all the daies of the week spend it in the duties of Gods immediate Worship you may get something in the shop en the week day you may get more in Gods House and Ordinances on the Lords day spiritual light and life and strength and peace and joy Gods favour Jewels of grace evidences for Heaven are worthy your seeking do not lose such benefits as these by profaning the Sabbath-day by suffering worldly business to entrench

Children and unto Young Men. The Text may be termed Young Mens Epistle I have written unto you young Men because ye are strong and the Word of God abideth in you and ye have overcome the wicked one Where the Apostle doth give three Elogiums or commendations of these young men 1. That they were strong 2. That the Word of God did abide in them 3. That they had overcome the wicked one To observe Doctrines and prosecute them might require too much time and room and not be altogether so profitable I shall choose rather to spend my whole discourse in a Use of Exhortation drawn from the Text unto you young men who have called me hither to preach unto you this day and what the Apostle doth write of these young men in the Text by way of Commendation I shall commend unto you by way of Exhortation There are three great duties which I from this place exhort all you young men unto 1. Labour to be strong 2. Labour that the Word of God may abide in you 3. Labour to overcome the wicked one 1. Young men labour to be strong And here I shall shew 1. In what ye should be strong 2. To what 3. In whom 1. In what ye should be strong In generall labour to be strong in Grace Read the Exhortation of the Apostle unto his Son Timothy 2 Tim. 2. 1. Thou therefore my Son be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus Labour whilest you are young to get grace above all gettings to gain this riches which is of far more value than all earthly treasures some of you are of one trade and some of another and you endeavour to get an Estate hereby let me advise you all to trade for grace which will be an Estate it self during your abode here and will be the earnest to you of an Inheritance in the Kingdom of Heaven hereafter Labour to get grace in the truth of it take heed that you be not mistaken and deceive your selves with dross and brass in stead of true gold I mean with counterfeit instead of true grace And labour to get grace in the strength ofit Grace is strong in it self it can do more than all the wisdom and learning in the world let it be strong in you the Fountain is in Christ let the Stream be in you in him is the Ocean labour that as full and strong tides as may be may flow from him into your hearts Let the habits of Grace be deeply and strongly rooted in you and live in the powerfull exercise of those habits Particularly labour for strength 1. Of Faith 2. Of Love 3. Of Desire 4. Of Hope 5. Of Joy 1. Young men labour for strength of Faith some of you have strong bodies others have strong memories others have strong fancies labour all of you to get a strong faith Faith is an excellent grace it is more precious than gold 1 Pet. 1. 7. labour to get faith and a strong faith Abraham was strong in faith and hereby he brought glory to God Rom. 4. 20. shew your selves to be children of faithfull Abraham by getting such a faith as he had for kinde and such a faith as he had for measure this will be for Gods glory and for your honour Let your faith have a strong bottom a firm and sure footing build it not upon the sand or earth much less upon the waters but build it upon the Rock upon the Lord Jesus Christ who is the Rock of Ages build it upon the foundation of the Prophets and Apostles Jesus Christ being the chief corner-stone build it upon the Word of God in the Scriptures and build it upon Christ who is held forth in the Word Let your faith have a strong bottom and let your faith put forth it self in strong actings let your assent be strong unto divine Truths and let your recumbance be strong upon Christ and the Promises of the Gospel Get a strong eye of Faith to discern those spiritual objects which cannot be seen with the eye of sense to look upward to God and the glory which is about his Throne to look downward to Hell and the torments which the damned do there endure for sin to look forward to the coming of Christ and the general Judgement of the World at his appearance and get a strong hand of faith to lay fast hold on Christ to apply his righteousness for the remission of sin and to receive his Spirit for the cleansing you from filthiness and perfecting holiness which is begun in you Let your trust and confidence be strong in God through his Son Young men are apt to be too credulous too ready to believe and put confidence in men when the Scripture telleth us that all men are Lyars if not actually so yet they may be so and the most are so young ones before they have tryed the world are apt to trust in men old ones that are more experienced are more cautious but you cannot put too much confidence in God he cannot lye he never deceived any he never will fail them that put their trust in him Some trust in Chariots and some in Horses but let your trust be in the Lord some trust in Princes and great persons others in Hosts and strong Forces most in arms of flesh which are weak and cannot give that help as is expected but let your confidence be in the Name of the Lord who is a shield and buckler and present help to his people in the time of trouble whose Name is a strong Tower into which the righteous may flye and be safe in times of the greatest danger Prov. 10. 18. Be strong in Faith according to the strength of this grace all your other graces will receive strength Faith being the Nurse of them all 2. Young men labour for strong Love In the time of youth affections do spring and they put forth themselves with more strength and vigour than in the cold winter of Old age Dear Youths endeavour that your affections may be directed to the right objects that you may not defile your affections with fin nor debase your affections with the world that you may not by misplacing your Love lose your Love and with the loss of your Love lose your Souls and your happiness You may love and that with the greatest strength you have a capacity for and it is your duty to be strong in Love but then let it be carryed forth in this order 1. To God 2. To one another 1. Be strong in love to God your hearts now will settle upon something they will work some way if they do not work upward they will work downward if they be not placed upon God they will be placed upon the Creature You have now many suitors for your love all the sensitive alluring objects which are about you would entice and ravish your hearts but these things if they seem fair will wither and prove deceitfull they are unworthy of your love Give me