A65296:130
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. A servant is not sui juris, at his own §2dispose, but at the dispose of his Master: A servant must not do what he please, but •e at the will of his Lord. Thus a godly •an is Gods servant, he is wholly at Gods dispose, he hath no will of his own. Thy will […] done on earth. Some will say to the godly, ⟨p. 44⟩why cannot you do as others? Why will not you drink, and swear, and profane the Sabbath as others do? The godly are Gods servants, they must not do what they will, but be under the rules of the Family; they must do nothing but what they can show their Masters hand for.
2. A servant is not sui juris, at his own §2•ispose, but at the dispose of his Master: A servant must not do what he please, but •e at the will of his Lord. Thus a godly •an is Gods servant, he is wholly at Gods •ispose, he hath no will of his own. Thy will 〈…〉 done on earth. Some will say to the godly, ⟨p. 44⟩why cannot you do as others? Why will not you drink, and swear, and prophane the Sabbath as others do? The godly are Gods servants, they must not do what they will, but be under the rules of the Family; they must do nothing but what they can show their Masters hand for.
3. A servant is bound, there are Covenants and Indentures sealed between him and his Master. Thus there are Indentures drawn in Baptism; and in Conversion, the Indentures are renewed and sealed; we do there bind our selves to God to be his sworn servants,