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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.
2 Love to the Saints must be spiritual, we must love them because they are Saints; not out of self-respects, because they are affable, or have been kind to* us, [Greek or Hebrew]. Hesh. but we must love them under a spiritual notion, because of the good that is in them; we are to reverence their holiness, else it is a carnal love.
2 Love to the Saints must be spiritual, we must love them because they are Saints; not out of self-respects, because they are affable, or have been kinde to* us, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Hesh. but we must love them under a spiritual notion, because of the good that is in them; we are to reverence their holiness, else it is a carnal love.
- *Ollaris amor, qui tamdiù fervet quā diù olla fervida est.Ollaris amor, qui tamdiù fervet quā diù olla fervida est.
3 Love to the Saints must be extensive, we must love all that bear Gods* image.
- *A quatenus ad omne valet consequentia.
1 Though they have many infirmities; a Christian in this life, is like a good face full of Freckles; thou that canst not love another because of his imperfections, didst never yet see thy own face in the glass; thy brothers infirmities may make thee pity him, his graces must make thee love him.