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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.
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, 1 Tim. 4. 5. The Bird may sh•me many Christians, it never takes a drop, but the eye is lift up towards heaven.
2. A godly man da•es not allow himself in vain frothy discourse, much less in that which looks like an oath: If God will reckon for idle words, will he not much more for idle oaths?
3. A godly man dares not allow himself in rash censuring: Some think this a small matter,1 they will not swear, but they will slander: this is very evil; thou woundest a man in that which is dearest to him: He who is godly turns all his censures upon himself, he judgeth himself for his own sins, but is very chary, and tender of the good name of another.