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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.
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, Psal. 119. 106. I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous Judgements. A godly man hath tied himself to the Lord by* Vow, and he makes conscience of his vow; he had rather die by Persecution, than live by Perjury.
3. A servant is bound, there are Covenants and Indentures sealed between him and his Master. Thus there are Indentures drawn in Baptisme; and in Conversion, the Indentures are renewed and sealed; we do there bind our selves to God to be his sworn servants, Psal. 119. 106. I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous Iudgements. A godly man hath tyed himself to the Lord by* Vow, and he makes conscience of his vow; he had rather die by Persecution, than live by Perjury.
4. A servant doth not only wear his Masters Livery, but do his work: Thus a godly man works for God; S. Paul did spend, and was spent for Christ, 2 Cor. 12. 15. He outwrought all the other Apostles, 1 Cor. 15. 10. A godly man is active for God to his last breath,