The Godly Man's Picture

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⟩on obstinately in wickedness, Psal. 68. 21. God shall wound the hairy scalp of such an one, as goes on still in his trespasses. The Word gives no indulgence to evil; it will not let a man halt between God and Sin: The true Mother would not let the Child be divided, and God will not have the heart divided: The Word thunders out threatenings against the very appearance of evil; it is like that flying Roll full of curses, Zac. 5. 1.

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 threatning of the Word; it flasheth fire in the face of every person that goes ⟨p. 78⟩on obstinately in wickedness,