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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.
Quest. But may not a godly man have roving thoughts in duty?
Answ. Yes, sad experience sets seal to it, the thoughts will be dancing up and down in prayer; the Saints are called Stars, and many times in duty they are wandering stars. The heart is like Quick-silver, which will not fix. 'Tis hard to tie two good thoughts together; we cannot lock our hearts so close, but that distracting thoughts, like wind, will get in. Hierom *complains of himself, sometimes saith he, when I am about Gods service, I am walking in the galleries, or casting up of accounts.
Answ. Yes, sad experience sets seal to it, the thoughts will bee dancing up and down in prayer; the Saints are called Stars, and many times in duty they are wandring stars. The heart is like Quick-silver, which will not fix. 'Tis hard to tye two good thoughts together; we cannot lock our hearts so close, but that distracting thoughts, like winde, will get in. Hierom *complains of himself, sometimes saith he, when I am about Gods service, I am walking in the galleries, or casting up of accounts.
- *Aut per• porticus de ambulo, •ut de faenore computo, &c.
But these wandering thoughts in the godly, are not allowed, Psa. 119. 113. I hate vain thoughts, they come as unwelcome guests, which are no sooner spied, but are turned out of doors.