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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

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

are cast to the bottom of the waters but they must be cast upwards into Heaven into that within the Vail whither the Lord Jesus Christ the fore-runner is for us entred to prepare Mansions for us Let your hope of Heaven be strong and lively 5. Young men labour for strong Joy if your hopes be strong and well grounded you may thence have strong consolation Heb. 6. 18 That which discourageth many young men and women from putting their feet into the waies of God is the apprehensions which they have that should they engage in this way they must bid farewell to all mirth and chearfulness to all delights and pleasures and make tears and sorrows their companions which they are loth to do at least too soon whatever necessity they see there is of being religious Whereas although grief and sorrow be needful to sinners at their first engagement in the waies of God to imbitter sin and prepare them for the more ready closure with Jesus Christ and a mixture of sorrow is needful after because of the mixture of sin in their lives and the better to ballance and temper the spirit yet the Lord doth call his people to higher delights and pleasures in his waies than can be found in the waies of sin God doth not require that his people should lay aside all delights but change their sinful delights for those that are spiritual and heavenly God giveth them leave to rejoyce and he commandeth them to rejoyce not in waies of sin he forbiddeth the pleasures of sin which are but for a season not excessively in the creature though moderately and subordinately they may but they may and ought to rejoyce in himself Read what Solomon saith to young men Eccles. 11. 9. Rej●…yce O young man in thy youth and let thine heart cheer thee in the daies of thy youth and walk in the waies of thine heart and in the sight of thine eyes but know that for all these things God will bring thee into judgement Young men you may rejoyce and be cheerful in your youthful daies but if your joyes be in the waies of your heart and in the sight of your eyes if your joyes be in the waies of sin in the lust of the flesh and lust of the eyes if it be in satisfying the desires of your flesh and pleasing your senses unto the dishonour and displeasing of God know that God will bring you into judgement and then all your sinful sensual delights wil be turned into bitterness and terrour but you may be cheerful in the waies of God and if you are reconciled unto God through his Son and have an interest in his favour if you are renewed after his Image and have a Title to his Kingdom you have reason to rejoyce more than any wicked persons in their greatest outward prosperity Shall the slaves of Satan rejoyce and have not the children of God more grounds Shall the wicked rejoyce that are dancing upon the brink of Hell and are ready every moment to tumble into the burning lake and should not you rejoyce that are come to the borders of the heavenly Canaan and live in hopes of the glory of the New Jerusalem Rejoyce in the Lord continually Phil. 4. 4. Rejoyce in the Lord alwaies and again I say rejoyce And rejoyce in the Lord greatly Strong joy will be your strength it will be a means to quicken all your affections towards God and make you shine brightly in the sphere where the Lord hath placed you Thus I have shewed in what you should be strong SECT II. 2. THE second thing is to shew To what you should be strong There are four things unto which you should labour to be strong 1. To do 2. To suffer 3. To fight 4. To die 1. Young men labour for strength to do you have many things to do great things to do necessary things to do and difficult things to do I am not now speaking of the works of your particular callings which require strength of body but I am speaking of the works of your general calling as Christians which do more immediately concern Gods glory and your own salvation such as treasuring up a stock of saving truths making your peace with God getting your hearts broken for sin closing with and living by faith upon Jesus Christ getting your hearts furnished with every grace living in the powerful exercise of it denying your selves mortifying the deeds of the body laying out your selves time and talents for the glory of your Master standing daily upon your watch improving the means of grace worshipping God and seeking him diligently in publick family closet making it your business to be religious laying up your treasure in Heaven and labouring to get your heart more loosened from ●…hings below and raised and fixed upon things above ●…hese and the like things are the works which the Lord requireth of you all all other employments are of an inferiour nature These things you must do ●…ere or you will not have opportunity for them ●…ereafter These things you must do or you are unone for ever and since they are hard works to ●…esh and blood therefore you had need to get much ●…rength to enable you hereunto I do not mean ●…xternal strength but internal spiritual strength ●…eak sickly men cannot endure hard labour you must ●…e strong that you may work for the Lord that you ●…ay work for eternity 2. Young Men labour for strength to suffer I mean to suffer for the sake of Jesus Christ. If you would be Christs Disciples you must take up his Cross and follow him Math. 10. 24. and sometimes his Cross is very weighty It is not a weak shoulder that can bear an heavy burden and it is not a weak Christian that can bear an heavy Cross that can endure weighty and pressing afflictions You must therefore get much strength great strength that you may suffer great things for the sake of Christ otherwise you will shrink when you are put upon the tryall you will be offended when sore persecutions do arise for the Word The Apostle prayeth for the Colossians chap. 1. 11. that the Lord would strengthen them with all might according to his glorious power unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness Young ones look for sufferings reckon upon them and make full account of them before-hand and prepare for sufferings get on winter Garments against winter seasons I mean suffering graces against suffering times Get strength for sufferings labour to be strengthened with all might according to Gods glorious power unto all patienc●… and long-suffering with joyfulness Get strength to endure much and to endure long and to endur●… not only with patience but also with chearfulness looking upon it not only as your duty when called to suffer for Christ but as the greatest honour tha●… can be conferred upon you in this life and as tha●… which will work for you an exceeding and etern●… weight of glory 2 Cor. 4. 17. 3.