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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. When we prefer mens Injunctions before Gods Institutions; God commands one thing, man commands another; God saith, sanctify the Sabbath; man saith, profane it: When mens Edicts have more force upon us than Gods Precepts, this is to be the servants of men.
1. When we prefer mens Injunctions before Gods Institutions; God commands one thing, man commands another; God saith, sanctifie the Sabbath; man saith, prophane it: When mens Edicts have more force upon us than Gods Precepts, this is to be the servants of men.
2. When we do voluntarily prostitute our selves to the impure lusts of men;† we let them [Greek or Hebrew] lord it over our Consciences: when we are ductile and frameable to any thing, either Arminian or Atheist, either for the Gospel or the Alcoran, when we will be what others will have us; just of Issachars temper, Gen. 49. 14. Issachar is a strong Ass, couching down between two burdens. This is not humility, but sordidness, and it is a serving of men.
2. When we do voluntarily prostitute our selves to the impure lusts of men;† we let them 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 lord it over our Consciences: when we are ductill and frameable to any thing, either Arminian or Atheist, either for the Gospel or the Alchoran, when we will be what others will have us; just of Issachars temper, Gen. 49. 14. Issachar is a strong Ass, couching down between two burdens. This is not humility, but sordidness, and it is a serving of men.
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