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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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5. The knowledge of a godly man is §5transforming, 2 Cor. 3. 8. We all with open face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same Image. As a Painter, looking upon a face, draws a face like it in the Picture: So looking upon Christ in the glass of the Gospel, we are changed into his similitude. We may look upon other objects that are glorious, yet not be made glorious by them: A deformed face may look upon beauty, and yet not be made beautiful: a wounded man may look upon a Chirurgeon, and yet not be healed; but ⟨p. 20⟩this is the Excellency of Divine Knowledge, it gives us such a sight of Christ, as makes us partake of his Nature; as Moses when he had seen Gods back-parts, his face shined; some of the Rays and Beams of Gods glory fell upon him.
5. The knowledge of a godly man is §5transforming, 2 Cor. 3. 8. We all with open face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same Image. As a Painter, looking upon a face, draws a face like it in the Picture: So looking upon Christ in the glass of the Gospel, we are changed into his similitude. We may look upon other objects that are glorious, yet not be made glorious by them: A deformed face may look upon beauty, and yet not be made beautiful: a wounded man may look upon a Chyrurgion, and yet not be healed; but ⟨p. 20⟩this is the Excellency of Divine Knowledge, it gives us such a sight of Christ, as makes us partake of his Nature; as Moses when he had seen Gods back-parts, his face shined; some of the Rays and Beams of Gods glory fell upon him.