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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.
1 By the way we walk in; it is a private retired way, wherein only some few holy ones walk: therefore it is called a Path-way, to distinguish it from the common road, Pro. 12. 28. In the path-way thereof is no death.
2 If we walk with God, then we walk in the fear of God, Gen. 5. 22. Enoch walked with God: The Chaldee Version renders it, ⟨p. 256⟩he walked in the fear of the Lord; the godly are fearful of that which may displease God, Gen. 39. 9. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God: this is not a base servile fear, but
2 If we walk with God, then we walk in the fear of God, Gen. 5. 22. Enoch walked with God: The Chalde Version renders it, ⟨p. 256⟩he walked in the fear of the Lord; the godly are fearful of that which may displease God, Gen. 39. 9. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God: this is not a base servile fear, but
1 A fear springing from affection, Hos. 3. 5. a child fears to offend his father, out of the tender affection he bears to him: This made holy Anselm say, If Sin were on one side, and Hell on the other, I would rather leap into Hell, than willingly offend my God.