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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.
2. For ardent affection: No Husband like Christ for love: The Lord saith to the people, I have loved you; and they say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Mal. 1. 2. But we cannot say to Christ, wherein hast thou loved us? Christ hath given real Demonstrations of his love to his Spouse: He hath sent her his Word, which is a Love-letter; and he hath given her his Spirit, which is a Love-token: Christ loves more than any other Husband.
1. Christ puts upon his Bride a richer Robe, Isa. 61. 10. He hath clothed me with the garments of Salvation, he hath covered me with the Robe of Righteousness. In this Robe ⟨p. 352⟩God looks upon us as if we had not sinned: This is as truly ours to justify, as it is Christs to bestow: this Robe doth not only cover, but adorn: Having on this Robe we are reputed righteous, not only as Angels, but as Christ, 2 Cor. 5. 21. That we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
1. Christ puts upon his Bride a richer Robe, Isa. 61. 10. He hath cloathed me with the garments of Salvation, he hath covered me with the Robe of Righteousness. In this Robe ⟨p. 352⟩God looks upon us as if we had not sinned: This is as truly ours to justifie, as it is Christs to bestow: this Robe doth not only cover, but adorn: Having on this Robe we are reputed righteous, not only as Angels, but as Christ, 2 Cor. 5. 21. That we might be made the righteousness of God in him.