Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world wherein is shewed (besides many other gospel truth) ... that there was a breach made between God and man ... to which is added two sermons / by Jeremiah Burroughs.

USE. 2.

You that are old and ancient, seeing God hath put honor upon you, take heed you dishonor not your hoa∣ry haires. God saith you are a Crown of Glory, dis∣honor not you this your Cown of Glory, for your white haires wil make your sins so much the blacker; and we read in Numb. 6.7. that the high priest might not de∣file himselfe because the consecration of God was upon his head. There is a Crown of Glory upon thy head, therefore defile not thy selfe. I have read of a Lacede∣monian that wore his beard very long, and it was white, and one asked him why he wore it so long, he gave this

answer; I wear it long that I seeing my white hairs may do nothing dishonorable to them, may do nothing unbe∣seeming those white haires of mine. If thou shouldest do any thing unbeseeming thy Hoary head and Crown of Glory, thou takest the beauty away from thee, there is a Puerilis Senectus, an Old man may be a Child, as wel as a young man may be Old. A young man may be Old in respect of his spirit, and demeanor, and car∣riage. And much vanity may appeare in those that are Old, to make them be as Children. Titus. 2.2, 3. you have there the exhortation of the Holy Ghost to Old men, how they should carry themselves with al gravity, and with modesty. It is a notable place that we are to ob∣serve that Rehoboam though he were above forty years Old, yet the scripture (you shal find in 2. Chron. 13.7.) cals Rehoboam a Child, he was but a Child, one that had a very childish Effeminate heart, when Reho∣boam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them, young, a child, tender hearted, of a softly heart, a foolish Effeminat childish spirit, that is the meaning of it, and yet this Rehoboam was above forty years Old, whereas Joseph was a young man, and the scripture in Gen. 45. cals him a Father unto Pharo∣ah. But Thirdly.