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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.
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.
2. Christ gives his Bride, not only his Golden Garments, but his Image: He loves her into his own likeness: An Husband may bear a dear affection to his Wife, but he cannot stamp his own Effigies upon her; if she be deformed, he may give her a Veil to hide it, but he cannot put his beauty upon her: But Christ imparts the beauty of holiness to his Spouse, Ezek. 16. 14. Thou wert comely through my comeliness. When Christ marries a soul, he makes it fair,