A65296:746
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.
2 They walk after fleshly lusts, they do [Greek or Hebrew] turn Caterers for the* flesh, Rom. 13. 14. such an one was the Emperor Heliogabalus, he so indulged the flesh, that he never ⟨p. 255⟩sate but among sweet flowers, mixed with Amber and Musk; he attired himself with Purple, set with precious stones; he burned in his Lamps, instead of oil, a costly Balsam brought from Arabia, very odoriferous; he bathed himself in perfumed waters, he did [Greek or Hebrew], he put his body to no other use,2 but to be a strainer for meat and drink to run through.
2 They walk after fleshly lusts, they do 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 turn Caterers for the* flesh, Rom. 13. 14. such an one was the Emperour Heliogabalus, he so indulged the flesh, that he never ⟨p. 255⟩sate but among sweet flowers, mixed with Amber and Musk; he attired himself with Purple, set with precious stones; he burned in his Lamps, instead of oyle, a costly Balsome brought from Arabia, very odoriferous; he bathed himself in perfumed waters, he did 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, he put his body to no other use,2 but to be a strainer for meat and drink to run thorow.
- *Animalia ventris, Luther.
- 2Epictetus.