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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.
5. Walking with God, imports a continued progress in Grace; it is not only a step, but a walk; there is a going on towards perfection: A godly man doth not sit down in the middle of his way, but goes on till he comes at the† end of his Faith, 1 Pet. 1. 9. Though a good man may be extra semitam, yet not extra viam: He may through infirmity step aside (as Peter did) but he recovers himself by repentance, and goes on in a progress of holiness, Job 17. 9. The righteous also shall hold on his way.
5. Walking with God, imports a continued progress in Grace; it is not only a step, but a walk; there is a going on towards perfection: A godly man doth not sit down in the middle of his way, but goes on till he comes at the† end of his Faith, 1 Pet. 1. 9. Though a good man may be extra semitam, yet not extra viam: He may through infirmity step aside (as Peter did) but he recovers himself by repentance, and goes on in a progress of holiness, Iob 17. 9. The righteous also shall hold on his way.
- †Quid prodest currere & ante cursus metam defecere? Bern.
Use 1. See from hence,1 how improper it is to call them godly, who do not walk with God: They would have Noah's Crown, but they do not love Noah's walk: Most are found in the Devils black walk,