The Godly Man's Picture

1. A godly man loves the Word written. Chrysostom compares the Scripture to a garden set with knots and^* flowers: A godly man delights to walk in this garden, and sweetly solace himself; he loves every branch and parcel of the Word.

1. *[Greek or Hebrew]. Chrys. Psa. 48.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Chrys. Psa. 48.

1. He loves the counselling part of the Word, as it is a Directory and Rule of life: The Word is the Mercurial Statue which points us to our duty; it contains in it credendae and fac•enda, things to be believed and practised: A godly man loves the Aphorisms of the Word.

1. He loves the counselling part of the Word, as it is a Directory and Rule of life: The Word is the Mercurial Statue which points us to our duty; it contains in it credendae and fac•enda, things to be believed and practised: A godly man loves the Aphorismes of the Word.

2. A godly man loves the Minatory part of the Word: The Scripture, like the Garden of Eden, as it hath a Tree of Life in it, so it hath a Flaming Sword at the Gates of it; this is the threatening of the Word; it flasheth fire in the face of every person that goes ⟨p. 78⟩