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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
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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.
Answ. 1. He who rightly applies Christ, puts these two together, Jesus and Lord, Phil. 3. 8. Christ Jesus my Lord: Many take Christ as a Jesus, but refuse him as a Lord. Do you join Prince and Saviour? Act. 5. 31. Would you as well be ruled by Christs Laws, as saved by his Blood? Christ is a Priest upon his Throne, Zac. 6. 13. He will never be a Priest to intercede, unless your hear be the Throne where he sways his Sceptre▪ A true applying of Christ is, when we so take him for an Husband, that we give up ⟨p. 19⟩our selves to him as a Lord.
Answ. 1. He who rightly applyes Christ, puts these two together, Iesus and Lord, Phil. 3. 8. Christ Iesus my Lord: Many take Christ as a Iesus, but refuse him as a Lord. Do you joyn Prince and Saviour? Act. 5. 31. Would you as well be ruled by Christs Laws, as saved by his Bloud? Christ is a Priest upon his Throne, Zac. 6. 13. He will never be a Priest to intercede, unless your hear be the Throne where he sways his Scepter▪ A true applying of Christ is, when we so take him for an Husband, that we give up ⟨p. 19⟩our selves to him as a Lord.
2. He who rightly applies Christ, fetcheth virtue from him: The Woman in the Gospel having touched Christ, felt virtue coming from him, and her fountain of blood was dried up,