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Title:  A memento to young and old: or, The young man's remembrancer, and the old man's monitor. By that eminent and judicious divine, Mr. John Maynard, late of Mayfield in Sussex. Published by William Gearing, minister of the Gospel
Author: Maynard, John, 1600-1665.
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CHAP. II.THese things being briefly and plainly opened, the observations which I shall make, I shall refer to two heads.Observ. 1. That young men are especially apt to forget their Creatour.2. That young men ought especially to re∣member their Creatour.The first of these is certainly implyed; the second plainly expressed in the words of the Text.Of the first; the wise man seemeth of pur∣pose, to have deferred this Memento until the latter end of his discourse, as knowing how apt the younger sort are to fail in this art of memory, concerning the best things; and hoping that of all others, a speech of fare∣well, would make some notable impression.In this point I will shew. 1. Wherein this forgetfulnes consisteth. 2. I will prove it to be, especially incident to youth. 3. I will shew the reasons or causes of it.I. Now for the first, that I may shew wherein forgetfulness consisteth; both reason and our own experience in the working of the powers of our Souls, shew us, That memory is properly seated in the brain; and there∣fore 0