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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
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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. The godly discover their holiness in being Advocates for Holiness, Psal. 119. 46. I will speak of thy Testimonies before Kings, and will not be ashamed. When Piety is calumniated in the world, the Saints will stand up in the defence of it; they will wipe off the dust of a reproach from the face of Religion: Holiness defends the godly, and they will defend ⟨p. 37⟩Holiness; it defends them from danger, and they will defend it from disgrace.
Use 1.1 How can those be reputed godly, who are unlike God? they have nothing of God in them, not one shred of holiness: They call themselves Christians, but blot out the word holiness; you may as well call it day at midnight.
Use 1.1 How can those be reputed godly, who are unlike God? they have nothing of God in them, not one shread of holiness: They call themselves Christians, but blot out the word holiness; you may as well call it day at midnight.
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So impudent are some, that they boast they are none of the holy ones: Is it not the Spirit of Holiness which marks the sheep of Christ from the goats, Eph. 1. 13. Ye were sealed (or marked) with the Holy Spirit: And is it a matter for men to boast of, that they have none of the Spirits ear-mark upon them? Doth not the Apostle say, that without holiness no man shall see the Lord,