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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.
That which induceth a godly man to love the Saints, is, because he is nearly related to them, there ought to be love among relations, there is a spiritual consanguinity among believers, they have all one head, therefore should all have one heart, they are stones of the same building, 1 Pet. 2. 5. and shall not these stones be cemented together with *Love?
That which induceth a godly man to love the Saints, is, because he is nearly related to them, there ought to be love among relations, there is a spiritual consanguinity among beleevers, they have all one head, therefore should all have one heart, they are stones of the same building, 1 Pet. 2. 5. and shall not these stones bee cemented together with *Love?
- *Quando quidem lapides vivi sumus, nos coadunari in unu•• templum, ac mutua charitate conglutinari necesse est. Calvin. Use 1.Quando quidem lapides vivi sumus, nos coadunari in unu•• templum, ac mutua charitate conglutinari necesse est. Calvin. Vse 1.
Use 1. Is this the distinguishing Mark of a godly man, to be a lover of the Saints, then how sad is it to see this grace of love in an eclipse? this Character of godliness, is almost blotted out among Christians England was once a fair garden, where the flower of love did grow, but sure now this flower is either plucked or withered; where is that amity and unity as should be among*