The Godly Man's Picture

Name: The Godly Man's Picture
Author: Thomas Watson

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 ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1666

[6], 363, [11] p. · 82k words · Wing W1124 · ESTC R38514

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THE Character of a Godly Man, drawn with a SCRIPTURE-PENCIL. › Chapter 4 › Section 13THE Character of a Godly Man, drawn with a SCRIPTURE-PENSIL. › Chapter 4 › Section 13

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5. The godly man abhors dissimulation towards men, his heart goes along with ⟨p. 134⟩his^* tongue, he cannot flatter and^† hate, commend and censure, Rom. 12. 9. Let love be without dissimulation. Dissembled love is worse than hatred; counterfeiting of friendship is no better than a ^*lye, for there is a pretence of that which is not: Many are like Joab, 2 Sam. 20. 9. He took Amasa by the beard to kiss him, and smote him with his sword in the fifth rib, and he ^†died. —Impia sub dulci melle venena latent.—

5. The godly man abhors dissimulation towards men, his heart goes along with ⟨p. 134⟩his^* tongue, he cannot flatter and^† hate, commend and censure, Rom. 12. 9. Let love be without dissimulation. Dissembled love is worse than hatred; counterfeiting of friendship is no better than a ^*lye, for there is a pretence of that which is not: Many are like Ioab, 2 Sam. 20. 9. He took Amasa by the beard to kiss him, and smote him with his sword in the fifth rib, and he ^†

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