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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.
A godly man dares not vary from the Pattern which God hath shown him in the Scripture; and probably this might not be the least reason, why David was called a man after Gods own heart, because he kept the springs of Gods Worship pure, and in matters sacred, did not super induce any thing of his own devising.
A godly man dares not vary from the Pattern which God hath shewn him in the Scripture; and probably this might not be the least reason, why David was called a man after Gods own heart, because he kept the springs of Gods Worship pure, and in matters sacred, did not super induce any thing of his own devising.
Use. By this Character we may try our selves,1 whether we are godly: Are we tender about the things of God? Do we observe that mode of worship, which hath the stamp of Divine Authority upon it? 'Tis of dangerous consequence to make a medley in Religion.
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1. Those who will add to one part of Gods Worship, will be as ready to take away ⟨p. 41⟩from another, Mar. 7. 8. Laying aside the Commandment of God, ye hold the Traditions of men. They who will bring in a Tradition, will in time lay aside a Command; This the Papists are highly guilty of; they bring in Altars and Crucifixes, and lay aside the second Commandment: They bring in Oil and Cream in Baptism, and leave out the Cup in the Lords Supper; they bring in praying for the dead, and lay aside reading the Scriptures intelligibly to the living: They who will introduce that into Gods Worship which he hath not commanded, will be as ready to blot out that which he hath commanded.