A65296:1020
The Godly Man's Picture
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 ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1666
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Use 2 Is there such a conjugal union,1 let us try whether we are united to Christ.
- 1Use 2. Trial.Vse 2. Tryal.
1 Have we chosen Christ to set our love upon? and is this choice founded upon knowledge?
2 Have we consented to the match? 'tis not enough that Christ is willing to have us, but are we willing to have him? God doth ⟨p. 349⟩not so force salvation upon us, as that we shall have Christ whether we will or no; we must consent to have him; many approve of Christ, but do not give their consent: and this consent must be,
2 Have we consented to the match? 'tis not enough that Christ is willing to have us, but are we willing to have him? God doth ⟨p. 349⟩not so force salvation upon us, as that wee shall have Christ whether wee will or no; we must consent to have him; many approve of Christ, but do not give their consent: and this consent must be,