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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.
Use 3 Let us evidence our godliness by gratefulness, 1Psa. 29. 2. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name.
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1 It is a good thing to be thankful, Psal, 147. 1.1 It is good to sing praises to our God. §1'Tis ill when the tongue (that Organ of praise) is out of tune, and doth jar, by murmuring and discontent; but it is a good thing to be thankful: it is good, because this is all the creature can do to lift up Gods name; and it is good, because it tends to the making us good: the more thankful we are, the ⟨p. 190⟩more holy; while we pay this tribute of praise, our stock of grace increaseth: in other debts, the more we pay, the less we have, but the more we pay this debt of thankfulness, the more grace we have.
1 It is a good thing to be thankful, Psal, 147. 1.1 It is good to sing praises to our God. §1'Tis ill when the tongue (that Organ of praise) is out of tune, and doth jar, by murmuring and discontent; but it is a good thing to be thankful: it is good, because this is all the creature can do to lift up Gods name; and it is good, because it tends to the making us good: the more thankful we are, the ⟨p. 190⟩more holy; while wee pay this tribute of praise, our stock of grace increseth: in other debts, the more we pay, the less wee have, but the more wee pay this debt of thankfulness, the more grace wee have.