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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.
6. An humble soul is a Christ-Magnifier, Phil. 1. 20. he gives the glory of all his actions to Christ, and Free-grace: King Canutus took the Crown off his own head, and set it upon a Crucifix; so an humble Saint takes the Crown of honour from his own head, and sets it upon Christs; and the reason is, from that […] he bears to Christ; Love can part with […] to the object loved: Isaac loved […] and he gave away his Jewels to† […] humble Saint loves Christ entirely, therefore can part with any thing to ⟨p. 108⟩him: he gives away the honour and praise of all he doth to Christ, let Christ wear those Jewels.
6. An humble soul is a Christ-Magnifier, Phil. 1. 20. he gives the glory of all his actions to Christ, and Free-grace: King Canutus took the Crown off his own head, and set it upon a Crucifix; so an humble Saint takes the Crown of honour from his own head, and sets it upon Christs; and the reason is, from that 〈…〉 he bears to Christ; Love can part with 〈…〉 to the object loved: Isaack loved 〈…〉 and he gave away his Jewels to† 〈…〉 humble Saint loves Christ intirely, therefore can part with any thing to ⟨p. 108⟩him: he gives away the honour and praise of all he doth to Christ, let Christ wear those Jewels.