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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 A godly man knows that secret sins are in some sense worse than others: they discover more guile and Atheism; The Curtain-sinner makes himself believe God doth not see, Ezek. 8. 12. Son of man, hast thou seen what the Ancients of the house of Israel have done in the dark; for they say, the Lord seeth us not. They that have bad eyes, think the Sun is dim; how doth this provoke God, that mens Atheism should give the lye to his Omniscience, Psal. 94. 9. He that formed the eye, shall he not *see?
2 A godly man knows that secret sins are in some sense worse than others: they discover more guile and Atheism; The Curtain-sinner makes himself beleeve God doth not see, Ezek. 8. 12. Son of man, hast thou seen what the Antients of the house of Israel have done in the dark; for they say, the Lord seeth us not. They that have bad eyes, think the Sun is dim; how doth this provoke God, that mens Atheisme should give the lye to his Omnisciency, Psal. 94. 9. He that formed the eye, shall he not *see?
- *[Greek or Hebrew], Cyril.〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Cyril.
3 A godly man knows that secret sins shall not escape Gods Justice; a Judge on the Bench can punish no offence but what is proved by Witness; he cannot punish the Treason of the heart: but the sins of the heart are as visible to God, as if they were written