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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.
1. In his Election. 2. In his Disposition. 3. In his Communication. 4. In his Operation. 5. In his Expectation. 6. In his Conversation.
1. A godly man is heavenly in his Election; he chooseth heavenly objects: David did choose to be a Residentiary in Gods house, Psa. 84. 10. A godly person chooseth Christ and grace, before the most illustrious things under the Sun: That a man is that his choice is; and this choosing of God is best seen in a critical hour: When Christ and the World come in competition, and we part with the world to keep Christ and a good Conscience, a sign we have chosen the better *part.
1. A godly man is heavenly in his Election; he chuseth heavenly objects: David did chuse to be a Residentiary in Gods house, Psa. 84. 10. A godly person chuseth Christ and grace, before the most illustrious things under the Sun: That a man is that his choice is; and this chusing of God is best seen in a critical houre: When Christ and the World come in competition, and we part with the world to keep Christ and a good Conscience, a sign we have chosen the better *part.
2. A godly man is heavenly in his Disposition; he sets his affections on things above,