The Godly Man's Picture

Name: The Godly Man's Picture
Author: Thomas Watson

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 ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1666

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THE Character of a Godly Man, drawn with a SCRIPTURE-PENCIL. › Chapter 4 › Section 20THE Character of a Godly Man, drawn with a SCRIPTURE-PENSIL. › Chapter 4 › Section 20

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2. Cheerfulness: Servants must be Free-willers: Thus the Centurions servants, Luke ⟨p. 227⟩7. 8. If I say to one go, he goes.

2. Chearfulness: Servants must be Free-willers: Thus the Centurions servants, Luke ⟨p. 227⟩7. 8. If I say to one go, he goes.

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3. Faithfulness; which consists in two things: 1. In not defrauding, Titus 2. 10. Not purloining. 2. In keeping counsel; it argues the badness of a stomach, when it cannot retain what is put into it; and the badness of a servant, when he cannot retain those secrets which his Master hath committed to him.

3. Faithfulness; which consists in two things: 1. In not defrauding, Titus 2. 10. Not purloyning. 2. In keeping counsel; it argues the badness of a stomack, when it cannot retain what is put into it; and the badness of a servant, when he cannot retain those secrets which his Master hath committed to him.

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4. Silentness,

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SECT. XXI.