The Godly Man's Picture

Name: The Godly Man's Picture
Author: Thomas Watson

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 ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1666

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THE Character of a Godly Man, drawn with a SCRIPTURE-PENCIL. › Chapter 4 › Section 23THE Character of a Godly Man, drawn with a SCRIPTURE-PENSIL. › Chapter 4 › Section 23

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3. Others slander walking with God, that it is a melancholy walk, and such as are less zealous, are more prosperous; this God accounts blasphemy, 2 Pet. 2. 2. The way of truth shall be evil spoken of: In the Greek it is [Greek or Hebrew], it shall be blasphemed.

3. Others slander walking with God, that it is a melancholly walk, and such as are less zealous, are more prosperous; this God accounts blasphemy, 2 Pet. 2. 2. The way of truth shall be evil spoken of: In the Greek it is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, it shall be blasphemed.

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4. Others deride walking with God, as if it were a way of foolish preciseness: What, you will be of the Holy Tribe? You will be wiser than^* others? There are some persons, if it were in their power, would jeer Holiness out of the world: The Chair of the Scornful stands at the Mouth of^† Hell.

*Psal. 137. 3.
†Pro. 19. 29.

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5. Others instead of walking with God, walk [Greek or Hebrew] after the

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