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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.
3 A godly man endeavours the good of others, out of an holy zeal he bears to Christs glory; the glory of Christ is dear to him, as his own salvation; therefore that this may be promoted, he labours Summo conatu, to bring in souls to Christ.
'Tis a glory to Christ, when multitudes are born to him; every star adds a lustre to the sky, every convert, is a member added to Christs body, and a jewel adorning his Crown. Though Christs glory cannot be increased, as he is God, yet as he is Mediator, ⟨p. 266⟩it may; the more are saved, the more Christ is exalted; why else should the Angels rejoice at the Conversion of a† Sinner? but because now Christs glory shines the more.
'Tis a glory to Christ, when multitudes are born to him; every star adds a lustre to the sky, every convert, is a member added to Christs body, and a jewel adorning his Crown. Though Christs glory cannot be encreased, as he is God, yet as he is Mediatour, ⟨p. 266⟩it may; the more are saved, the more Christ is exalted; why else should the Angels rejoyce at the Conversion of a† Sinner? but because now Christs glory shines the more.