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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 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.
1 A fear springing from affection, Hos. 3. 5. a childe 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.
2 It is a fear joined with affiance, Heb. 11. 7. By faith, Noah moved with fear: Faith and fear go hand in hand; when the soul looks upon Gods holiness, he fears; when he looks upon Gods promises, he believes: A godly man doth tremble, yet trust; fear preserves reverence, faith preserves cheerfulness; fear keeps the soul from lightness, faith keeps it from overmuch sadness: By this we may know whether we walk with God, if we walk in the fear of God, we are fearful of infringing his Laws, and forfeiting his love: It is a brand set upon sinners, Rom. 3. 18. They have not the fear of God before their eyes. The godly fear and offend not, Psa. 4. 4. the wicked offend and fear not, ⟨p. 257⟩Jerem. 5. 23, 24. Loose and dissolute walking will soon estrange God from us, and make him weary of our company, 2 Cor. 6. 4. What communion hath light with darkness?