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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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2. Jesus Christ hath highly prized us; he took our flesh upon him, Heb. 2. 16. He made his Soul an offering for us, Isa. 53. 10: How precious was our Salvation to Christ? Shall not we prize and adore him, who hath put such a value upon us?
3. Not to prize Christ is high imprudence; ⟨p. 69⟩Christ is our Guide to Glory; 'tis folly for a man to slight his Guide; he is our Physician, Mal. 4. 2. 'Tis folly to despise our Physician.
3. Not to prize Christ is high imprudence; ⟨p. 69⟩Christ is our Guide to Glory; 'tis folly for a man to slight his Guide; he is our Physitian, Mal. 4. 2. 'Tis folly to despise our Physitian.
What, to set light by Christ for things of no value? Mat. 23. 17. Ye fools and blind. How is a fool tried, but by showing him an Apple, and a piece of Gold, if he choose the Apple before the Gold, he is judged to be a fool, and his Estate is begged: How many such Idiots are there, who prefer Husks before Manna, the gaudy empty things of this life, before the Prince of Glory, Will not Satan beg them at last for fools?