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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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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.
4. Before sin is forgiven, it must be repented of. Therefore repentance and remission are linked together. Luk. 24. 47. That §4repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his Name*. Not that repentance doth in a Popish sense merit forgiveness; Christs blood must wash our Tears: but repentance is a qualification, though not a cause. He who is humbled for sin will the more value pardoning mercy. When there is nothing in the soul but clouds of sorrow, and now God brings a pardon, which is a setting up a Rainbow in the Cloud, to tell the sinner, that the flood of wrath shall not overflow him; O what joy is there at the sight of this Rainbow! The soul that before was steeped in tears, now melts in love to God. Luk. 7. 38. 47.
- *Da Domin• poenitentiam, & postea indulgentiam. Fulgentius.
5. God having forgiven sin, he will call it ⟨p. 4⟩§5no more into remembrance, Jer. 31. 34. the Lord will make an* act of Indemnity, he will not upbraid us with former unkindnesses, or sue us with a cancelled Bond. Micah 7. 19. he will cast our sins into the depth of the sea. Sin shall not be cast in as Cork which riseth up again; but as Lead which sinks to the bottom. How should we all labour for this Covenant-blessing!