The Godly Man's Picture

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^* Christians? I appeal to you, would there be ⟨p. 201⟩that censuring and despising, that reproaching and undermining one another if there were love? instead of bitter Tears, there are bitter spirits; a sign iniquity abounds, because the love of many waxeth cold; there is that distance among some professors, as if they had not received the same spirit, or as if they did not hope for the same heaven: In the Primitive times, there was so much love among the godly, as set the heathens a wondering, and now there is so little, as may set Christians a blushing.

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^* Christians? I appeal to you, would there bee ⟨p. 201⟩that censuring and despising, that reproaching and undermining one another if there were love? instead of bitter Tears, there are bitter spirits; a sign iniquity abounds, because the love of many waxeth cold; there is that distance among some professours, as if they had not received the same spirit, or as if they did not hope for the same heaven: In the Primitive times, there was so much love among the godly, as set the heathens a wondring, and now there is so little, as may set Christians a blushing.

1. *Quam ardent ubique odia regnat discordia, germana illa [Greek or Hebrew] non secus ac si in tenebrosum aliquem carcerem esset inclusa, aut in exilium pulsa, nusquam fere inter Christianos conspicitur.