The Godly Man's Picture

1 A godly man will be often calling his heart to account;¹ he takes the candle of the word, and searcheth his inward parts, Psa. 77. 6. I commune with my own heart, and my spirit made diligent search: a gracious soul searcheth whether there be any duty omitted, any sin cherished; he examines his evidences for heaven; as he will not take his gold upon trust, so neither his grace; he is a spiritual Merchant, he casts up the estate of his soul, to see what he is worth; he sets his house in order; often reckonings keep God and conscience friends; a carnal person cannot abide this heart-work, he is ignorant how ⟨p. 241⟩the affairs go in […] soul; he is like a man, who is well acquainted in foreign parts, but a stranger in his own country. —ut nemo insese tentat descendere, nemo?

1 A godly man will be often calling his heart to account;¹ he takes the candle of the word, and searcheth his inward parts, Psa. 77. 6. I commune with my own heart, and my spirit made diligent search: a gracious soul searcheth whether there be any duty omitted, any sin cherished; he examines his evidences for heaven; as hee will not take his gold upon trust, so neither his grace; he is a spiritual Merchant, hee casts up the estate of his soul, to see what he is worth; he sets his house in order; often reckonings keep God and conscience friends; a carnal person cannot abide this heart-work, he is ignorant how ⟨p. 241⟩the affairs go in 〈…〉 soul; he is like a man, who is well acquainted in forraign parts, but a stranger in his own country. —ut nemo insese tentat descendere, nemo?

1. 11 Duty.