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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.
8. He shows his love to the Word by conforming to it; the Word is his Sun-Dial, by which he sets his life, the balance in which he weighs his actions; he copies out the Word in his daily walk, 2 Tim. 4. 7. I have kept the Faith. St. Paul kept the Doctrine of Faith, and lived the life of Faith.
Quest, Why is a godly man a lover of the Word?
Answ. 1. Because of the excellency of the Word.
1. The word written is our pillar of fire to guide* us: It shows us what Rocks we are to avoid; it is the card by which we sail to the new Jerusalem.
1. The word written is our pillar of fire to guide* us: It shows us what Rocks we are to avoid; it is the card by which we sail to the new Hierusalem.
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