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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.
Quest. How shall we know that we love the reproofs of the word?
Ans. 1. When we desire to sit under an ⟨p. 88⟩heart-searching Ministry; who cares for Physic that will not work? A godly man chooseth not to sit under such a Ministry as will not work upon his Conscience.
Ans. 1. When we desire to sit under an ⟨p. 88⟩heart-searching Ministry; who cares for Physick that will not work? A godly man chuseth not to sit under such a Ministry as will not work upon his Conscience.
2. When we pray that the word may meet with our sins; if there be any traitorous lust got into our heart, we would have it found out, and Execution done upon it; we would not have sin covered, but cured: we can open our breast to the bullet of the word, and say, Lord smite this sin.
2. When we pray that the word may meet with our sins; if there be any traiterous lust got into our heart, we would have it found out, and Execution done upon it; we would not have sin covered, but cured: we can open our breast to the bullet of the word, and say, Lord smite this sin.