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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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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.
Impatience evidenceth much unsoundness of heart; as it is in the body, if the body be of that temper, that every little scratch of a pin makes the flesh to rankle, you will say, sure this mans flesh is very unsound; so for every petty cross to fly out in impatience, and quarrel with providence, it is the sign of a distempered Christian; if there be any grace in such an heart, they must have good eyes that can see it; but he who is of a patient spirit, is a graduate in Religion, and doth much participate of the divine nature.
Impatience evidenceth much unsoundness of heart; as it is in the body, if the body bee of that temper, that every little scratch of a pin makes the flesh to rancle, you will say, sure this mans flesh is very unsound; so for every petty cross to flye out in impatience, and quarrel with providence, it is the sign of a distempered Christian; if there be any grace in such an heart, they must have good eyes that can see it; but he who is of a patient spirit, is a graduate in Religion, and doth much participate of the divine nature.
4 The end of affliction is glorious;1 the Jews were captive in Babylon, but what was ⟨p. 177⟩the end? they departed out of Babylon with vessels of silver, with gold and precious things, Ezra. 1. 6. So, what is the end of affliction, it ends in endless glory, Acts 14. 22. 2 Cor. 4. 17. how may this rock our impatient hearts quiet: who would not willingly travel through a little dirty way, and ploughed lands, at the end whereof is a fair Meadow, and in that Meadow, a golden Mine?
4 The end of affliction is glorious;