THE Godly Mans Picture, Drawn with a Scripture-Pensil.OR Some Characteristical Notes of a Man that shall go to Heaven.By THOMAS WATSON, Minister of the GOSPEL.But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is Godly for himself, Psalm 4. 3.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Cl•m. Alex.LONDON, Printed for Thomas Parkhurst at the three Crowns, over against the great Condu•t, at the lower end of Cheap-side, 1666.Title page of The Godly Man's Picture, London, 1666

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The Godly Man's Picture

Name: The Godly Man's Picture
Author: Thomas Watson

The godly mans picture drawn with a scripture-pencil, or, Some characteristical notes of a man that shall go to heaven by Thomas Watson ...The godly mans picture drawn with a scripture-pensil, or, Some characteristical notes of a man that shall go to heaven by Thomas Watson ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1666

[6], 363, [11] p. · 82k words · Wing W1124 · ESTC R38514

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The Soul being so precious, and Salvation so glorious, it is the highest point of Prudence, to make preparations for another world: That there is an Inheritance in Light, […] beyond all dispute, and that there must be an Idoneity and meetness for it, […] in Sacred Writ most strenuously^* as••rted. If any shall ask, who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? The answer is, He that hath clean hands, […] a pure ^*heart. To describe such […] person, is the work of this ensuing treatise: Here you have the godly •ans Effigies, and see him portrayed […] his full Lineaments: What a rare ••ing is godliness! 'tis not airy and ⟨image 3⟩flatulent, but solid, and such as will take up the heart and spirits: Godliness consists in an exact harmony, between holy Principles and Practises: […] that all into whose hands this Book shall providentially come, may be […] enamoured with Piety, as to fall […] the hearty embracing of it: So sublime is Godliness, that it cannot be del•• neated in its perfect radiancy and lustre, though an Angel should take […] Pencil: Godliness is our^* wisdom• Job 28. 28. The fear of the Lord, th•• is wisdom. Policy without Piety, profound madness: Godliness is a Sp• ritual Queen, which whosoever Ma• ries, is sure of a large Dowry with […]

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Thomas Watson d. 1686

Place

London

Bookseller

Thomas Parkhurst

Year

1666

Size

[6], 363, [11] p.

Words

82,059

Catalogue

Wing W1124 · ESTC R38514

Text

EEBO-TCP A65296

Passages

1,082

Sections

Title page

The Godly Man's Picture

THE Character of a Godly Man, drawn with a SCRIPTURE-PENCIL.

THE Character of a Godly Man, drawn with a SCRIPTURE-PENSIL.

CHAP. I.

Containing the Preface or Introduction.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

THE Character of a Godly Man, drawn with a SCRIPTURE-PENCIL.

THE Character of a Godly Man, drawn with a SCRIPTURE-PENSIL.

CHAP. I.

Containing the Preface or Introduction.