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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
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6. Sincerity is the beauty of a Christian, ⟨p. 138⟩wherein lies the beauty of a Diamond, but in this, that it is a true Diamond? If it be counterfeit, it is worth nothing: So wherein lies the beauty of a Christian, but in this, that he hath truth in the inward *parts: Sincerity is a Christians Ensign of glory; 'tis both his Breast-plate to defend him, and his Crown to adorn him.
7. The vileness of hypocrisy: The Lord would have no leaven offered up in Sacrifice; leaven did typify hypocrisy, Luke 12. 1. The hypocrite doth the devil double service, under the Visor of Piety, he can sin more, and be less† suspected, Mat. 23. 14. W• unto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye devour Widows houses, and for a pretence, make long prayers: Who would think they were guilty of Extortion, that would pray so many hours together? Who would suspect him of false weights, that hath the Bible so often in his hand? Who would think he would slander, that seems to fear an oath? Hypocrites are the worst sort of sinners, they reflect infinite dishonour upon Religion; hypocrisy for the most part ends in scandal, and that brings an evil report upon the ways of God; one man breaking, makes such as are honest suspected; one scandalous hypocrite, makes the world suspect that all Professors ⟨p. 139⟩