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A66469	A young man's fancy to the rising generation being a sermon preached upon the death, and at the desire of John Tappin of Boston, who deceased at Fairfield the 10th of October 1672, being in the nineteenth year of his age / by Samuel Wakeman ...	Wakeman, Samuel, 1635-1692.	1673 (1673)	Wing W279; ESTC R18408	44,372	48

Venice-glasses not those that are first made are first broke but those that are first knockt Death is often sudden and unexpected in its approaches the evil day is very nigh sometimes when men are putting it furthest off The fool in the Gospel-Parable lessons us how prone we are to cast up our Accounts for many years when it may be we have not one night to live The notion of Death is too apt to look to all men especially to young men like Ezekiel's Vision Chap. 42.27 The Vision that he seeth it for many dayes and he prophecieth of times that are afar off Young men look it may be on the gray-headed as well on their way to the Grave and haply think it is time for old men to think of dying but from themselves they put it at a great distance but most true it is that Senibus Mors in januis adolescentibus in insidiis Death is oftentimes as near the young mans back as it is the old mans face even while he saith of Death as the unfaithful Servant in the Gospel of his Lord He delayeth his coming it cometh in a day when he looketh not for it and in an hour when he is not aware of and calleth him off and sendeth him unprepared as he is to the Land of Darkness whence there is no redemption O think man hath not death surprized many a poor unprovided sinner that put the evil day far off as confidently and upon as good grounds as thy self Hath nor Death prevented many a careless inconsiderate Loyterer who looked as little for his coming as thou doest and whose purposes for the future were as hopeful as thine now are Hast thou not followed ma●y a one to the Grave that had as probable Arguments for a longer ●●●e as any thou canst have Continual experience tells thee it is not thy Youth or Health and Strength that can save thee or so much as a little while Reprieve the Arrest of Death how dost thou dare then to put off one day when thou knowest not but it may be thy putting by for ever Do but suppose a dreadful yet probable supposition while thou art putting off and delaying a little and yet a little longer Death should step in and prevent thee O me-thinks this Argument if nothing else will should effectually deterre thee from loytering and throughly awaken thee to a now remembring thy Creator I have said what I shall say upon this Text beseeching you that it may be thought upon and beseeching God to give his blessing But I have another Subject that I must crave a few minutes time and a grain or two of patience more to say something of and that is the Young man lately deceased at whose Request and as whose Bequest you have had this Sermon and it is not the Commendation of the dead that is the thing intended he needs it not but the Instruction of the living As his Death in the time and manner of it was a real Sermon upon the Text of which we have been speaking so in other respect was his Life also in some good degree and I have two sayings to young men especially upon this Subject 1. In some things observable in him as to his Life he was a Patern for your Imitation 2. In some things observable about him as to his Death he was an Example for your Admonition First In some things observable in him as to his Life he was a Patern for your Imitation but to intimate some few things of special remark 1. He was a young man of an innocent Conversation of a civil sober Behaviour he was not of a debauched dissolute life nor did he run with others to that excess of riot which with sad hearts we see many young men do his Conversation was not spotted with such marks of deboistness as are too visible upon too many of his Age. Now though Civility Sobriety Morality are not Grace yet they are Jewels of price that have an amiableness and loveliness both in the eyes of God and good men it is said of the young man in the Gospel-story in Mark 10.21 that when Christ had heard from him what he had done how he had lived that he was a civil sober moral man though evident it is by the story that he was a stranger to the power of godliness that Jesus beholding him loved him Not but that I am perswaded better things of the young m●● of whom we are speaking and things that have accompanied salvation though I thus speak but to shew you that a meer Civil Sober Moral man is otherwise by God looked upon then others are that are Scandalous and Profane Christ hath a common love even to the better sort of ungodly men mo●e then to the worst a civil sober outwardly conform●ble life hath its account with God not that I would have you rest here I hope his Example led you h●gher 2. He was a young man of a serious Spirit he had som● 〈◊〉 weight with him and worth in him It is said of him by th●● 〈◊〉 ●he Family where he formerly sojourned amongst us for some time 〈◊〉 now lately died and took his leave of this world That they never h●●●d a vain misbecoming word come out of his mouth and his Conversation was according he was not vainly given nor spent his time in Drinking Gaming Company-keeping as many do but was much in Reading and took delight when his other business afforded him any leisure to be amongst his Books and Papers and very ready he was upon occasion for the help of others upon such accounts Alas a young man of a serious Spirit that is of some weight and worth that is something besides meer froth and vanity that mindes something worthy a man is too rare a sight amongst us Oh the exceeding vanity of the younger sort and too many of the elder too Alas what a meer Bubble of Vanity wrapped up in a bundle of fine Clothes is many a young Man many a Maid their clothing may be costly but their hearts their mindes as the Wise-man speaks Prov. 10.20 are little worth O how empty are they of all that is of worth that good is but running over with meer vanity and superfluity of naughtiness as the Apostle speaks Jam. 1.21 Mens mindes and mouthes run over with very froth and vanity scarce a serious thought in the one or a sober savoury word in the other not a Bible or a good Book in hand the week long it may be you had a better Example in him then this comes to 3. This young man as is credibly testified of him was a dutifull Childe to his Parents he was inured to bear the yoke from his youth He could almost say as the Son in the Parable to his Father Luke 15.29 Neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment Never but once as himself was saying to an intimate Friend of his not long before his death was he unseasonably absent from his Fathers

it is then so as by fire as the Apostle speaks 1 Cor. 3.15 or as it is Jude ver 22.23 And of some have compassion making a difference and others save with fear pulling them out of the fire so God acts such a difference he makes in seasoning some with his grace in their young and tender years and more easily work●ng them to himself whilest others that run on are saved with fear and pulled as brands out of the fire many fears heart-misgiving despairing thoughts such are ordinarily attended with God commonly makes those that long put off a Magar-missabib if ever he shew them mercy such are more seldome humbled converted saved and when they are it is not without much ado 3 The sins of youth which such have deeply run into and long run on in though God do at last recover them by a sound and soaking Repentance and save them through much fear and terrour remain many times a Corrosive gnawing upon their Spirits all their dayes the sting of such and such a sweet sin that they have been deeply in sticks with them to a dying day it is made the hypocrites portion to have his bones full of the sins of his youth Job 20.11 but it is many times the lot of such whom God hath brought home to himself by a sound Repentan●● to be made to possess the iniquities of their youth as is evident from Jobs complaint Job 13.26 and Davids prayer Psal 25 7. Upon this account by remembring and turning to God now thou mayest haply prevent such sins which should God give thee hereafter Repentance may stick with thee to a dying day and bring down as Jacob speaks thy gray hairs with sorrow to the grave See then this advantage in a present early turning unto God it will prevent many sorrows a great deal of sad work O therefore take the Wise-mans counsel in the last Verse of the foregoing Chapter Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart and put away evil from thy flesh do not put it upon thy self but take the course the onely wise way to remedy and prevent it which he prescribes in the Text Remember now thy Creator in the dayes of thy youth 2. As hereby much sin and sorrow will be prevented so hereby thou shalt abundantly provide for thy own good comfort benefit in after-time if God take thee sooner hence it will be well thou art ready if not thou wilt abundantly reap in thy Age the benefit and advantage the good and comfort of thy early remembring and turning to God Youth or Spring as one saith is the Seed-time of grace and go●liness if in the Spring no Seed be sown or none but Cockle or Darnel or such Weeds what hope of Harvest or what a Harvest may be expected Forgetfulness of God in time of youth causeth old Age to perish to be good for nothing so some carry the sense of that Job 30.2 In whom old age was perished i.e. their old Age was good for nothing but an early Seeds-time is a good presage of and preparatory to a plentiful Harvest of grace joy and comfort in after-times Consider more particularly a few things here but to touch them 1. To remember and turn to God to be good take a right course betimes is the way to be se●●edly good to be setled and established in the way of God and godliness in Age the sooner thou art seasoned with right principles p●ous principles in youth the more deeply and indelibly will they be rivert●d into thee in Age Prov. 22.6 Train up a childe in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it The Proverb is A young ●●int● and an old Devil but the Spirit of God knows better and tells us A Saint in youth and an established Saint in Age that which is sucked●in in youth and a person is then seasoned with becomes well rooted and setled in him in Age. As it is a dreadfull thing to grow Aged in sin because such are hardly removed so is it a happy thing to grow Aged in Grace and Godlinesse because such are most firmly estab●●shed but the onely way to this is to begin betimes 2. To remember turn to God betimes to begin to be indeed good early is the ready way to be good indeed to be eminently good a forward Spring and Seeds-time is here the forerunner of a plentifull Harvest as he that begins betimes and long continues to drive a gainfull trade is long in taking in and treasuring up must needs be well stored and furnished so it is with the early Christian in his age he is rich in grace in spiritual experiences c. Those ordinarily are most fat and flourishing and bring forth most fruit in their age that begin betimes Oh think how rich in knowledge practicall saving knowledge how strong in faith how intimately acquainted with God how humble holy and heavenly minded how abounding in every grace and rich in all manner of good works mightest thou be wouldst thou be perswaded now in the dayes of thy youth to remember thy Creator O be indeed good godly now this is the way to be good indeed eminently good and godly 3. The last advantage that I shall name as to this that thou shalt have by an early turning unto God is this It will greaten thy reward in heaven none shall serve God for nought begin quickly and hold on carefully and cheerfully thou shalt lose nothing by it 1 Cor. 15.58 indeed the reward is not of work it is of grace but yet it is according to work 2 Cor. 9.6 begin ever so soon and follow it ever so diligently and continue ever so long thou shalt then receive a full reward for every moments service 3. And lastly Hereby thy own good and comfort shall be as most abundantly so most certainly provided for Do it now and then thou wilt be sure to do it but neglect it new and thou art not certain of a future time to attend it Were there nothing in all that hath been already said yet one would think there were enough in this one Consideration were it seriously thought upon to put an issue to all thought of delaying and putting off and put thee upon a now present remembring God without more ado or whiling it off any longer Childhood and Youth are vanity it is the Argument in the last words of the former Chapter by which the Exhortation in the Text to a timely remembr●ng God is as it were ushered in and were it laid to heart sure it would make thee lay by all delayes Thy flourishing Youth man O think of it is fickle flitting frail subject to Death as well as old Age Jam. 4.14 For what is your life it is even a vapour Man's life in general is so the young man's life is even a vapour as well as the old man's as we see in continual experience Death's Motto is Nulli Caedo I give place to I spare none We are like