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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.
5. One sin lived in keeps out Christ from entering; one stone in the Pipe keeps out the water; one sin indulged obstructs the soul, and keeps the streams of Christs Blood from running into it.
5. One sin lived in keeps out Christ from entring; one stone in the Pipe keeps out the water; one sin indulg'd obstructs the soul, and keeps the streams of Christs Bloud from running into it.
6. One sin lived in will spoil all thy good ⟨p. 216⟩duties: A drop of poison will spoil a glass of Wine: Abimeleck, a Bastard, destroyed threescore and ten of his Brethren, Judg. 9. 5. One Bastard-sin will destroy threescore and ten prayers: One dead fly will corrupt the box of ointment.
6. One sin lived in will spoil all thy good ⟨p. 216⟩duties: A drop of poyson will spoil a glass of Wine: Abimeleck, a Bastard, destroyed threescore and ten of his Brethren, Iudg. 9. 5. One Bastard-sin will destroy threescore and ten prayers: One dead fly will corrupt the box of oyntment.
7. One sin lived in will be a Canker-worm to eat out the peace of Conscience, it takes away the Manna out of the Ark, and leaves only a Rod. —Eheu quis intus scorpio?1 —