The Godly Man's Picture

The complexion-sin is of all other most dangerous: As Samsons strength lay in his hair, so the strength of sin lies in this beloved sin: This is like an humour striking to the heart, which brings death. A godly man will lay the Axe of Repentance to this sin, and hew it down; he sets this sin, as Uriah, in the fore-front of the battle, that it may be slain: He will sacrifice this Isaac, he will pluck out this right eye, that he may see the better to go to heaven.

The complexion-sin is of all other most dangerous: As Sampsons strength lay in his hair, so the strength of sin lies in this beloved sin: This is like an humour striking to the heart, which brings death. A godly man will lay the Axe of Repentance to this sin, and hew it down; he sets this sin, as Uriah, in the fore-front of the battel, that it may be slain: He will sacrifice this Isaack, he will pluck out this right eye, that he may see the better to go to heaven.

4. A godly man will not allow himself in those which the world counts lesser sins: ⟨p. 214⟩There is no such thing as little sin, yet some may be deemed less comparatively; but a good man will not indulge himself in these.

As […] Sins of Omission. Some think it no great matter to omit Family, or Closet-prayer; they can go several months and God never hear of them: A godly man will as soon live without food, as without prayer: He knows every creature of God is sanctified by prayer, 1 Tim. 4. 5. The Bird may shame many Christians, it never takes a drop, but the eye is lift up towards heaven.

As 〈…〉 Sins of Omission. Some think it no great matter to omit Family, or Closet-prayer; they can go several moneths and God never hear of them: A godly man will as soon live without food, as without prayer: He knows every creature of God is sanctified by prayer,