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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.
1. A good man makes known the Oracles of God to them, who are under his roof; he reads the Word, perfumes his house with prayer: It is recorded of the Jews, that they had sacrifices in their Family, as well as in the Tabernacle, Exod. 12. 3.
1. A good man makes known the Oracles of God to them, who are under his roof; he reads the Word, perfumes his house with prayer: It is recorded of the Iews, that they had sacrifices in their Family, as well as in the Tabernacle, Exod. 12. 3.
2. A godly man provides necessaries; he relives his servants in health and Sickness; he is not like that Amalekite, who shook off his servant when he was sick, 1 Sam. 30. 13. But rather like the good Centurion, who sought to Christ for the healing of his sick servant, Mat. 8. 5.
2. A godly man provides necessaries; he relives his servants in health and Sickness; he is not like that Amalakite, who shook off his servant when he was sick, 1 Sam. 30. 13. But rather like the good Centurion, who sought to Christ for the healing of his sick servant, Mat. 8. 5.
3. A godly man sets his servants a good example, he is sober and heavenly in his deportment, his virtuous life is a fair glass for the servants in the family to dress themselves by.