The Godly Man's Picture

4. The godly man hath blessed designs in all he doth; he propounds this end in every Ordinance, that he may have more acquaintance with God, and bring more glory to God; as the herb Heliotropium turns about according to the motion of the Sun; so a godly mans actions do all move towards the glory of God: It is an axiom in Philosophy, The means are in order to the ^*end. A godly mans praying and worshipping is, that he may honour God; though he shoots short, yet he takes a right aim; the hypocrite minds nothing but self-interest, the sails of his Mill move not, but when the wind of preferment blows; he never dives into the waters of the Sanctuary, but to fetch up a piece of gold at the bottom.

4. The godly man hath blessed designs in all he doth; he propounds this end in every Ordinance, that he may have more acquaintance with God, and bring more glory to God; as the herb Heliotropium turns about according to the motion of the Sun; so a godly mans actions do all move towards the glory of God: It is an axiom in Phylosophy, The means are in order to the ^*end. A godly mans praying and worshipping is, that he may honor God; though he shoots short, yet he takes a right aim; the hypocrite minds nothing but self-interest, the sails of his Mill move not, but when the wind of preferment blows; he never dives into the waters of the Sanctuary, but to fetch up a piece of gold at the bottom.

1. *Media sunt appetenda propter finem.

5. The godly man abhors dissimulation towards men, his heart goes along with ⟨p. 134⟩his^* tongue, he cannot flatter and^†