The Godly Man's Picture

1 These Characters are a Christians box of evidences; ¹for as an impenitent sinner hath the signs of reprobation upon him, whereby, as by so many spots and tokens, he may know he shall dye; so he who can show these happy signs of a godly man, may see the Symptoms of Salvation in his Soul, and may know he is passed from death to life; he is as sure to go to heaven, as if he were in heaven already; such a person is undoubtedly a member of Christ, and if he should perish, then something of Christ might perish.

1 These Characters are a Christians box of evidences; ¹for as an impenitent sinner hath the signs of reprobation upon him, whereby, as by so many spots and tokens, he may know he shall dye; so he who can shew these happy signs of a godly man, may see the Symptomes of Salvation in his Soul, and may know he is passed from death to life; he is as sure to go to heaven, as if he were in heaven already; such a person is undoubtedly a member of Christ, and if he should perish, then something of Christ might perish.

1. 11 Conclus.

These blessed Characters, may comfort a Christian under all worldly dejections, and Diabolical suggestions; Satan tempts a Child of God with this, that he is an hypocrite, and hath no title to the Land of promise; a Christian may pull out these evidences, and put the Devil to prove, that ever any wicked man or hypocrite, had such a fair Certificate ⟨p. 272⟩to show for heaven: Satan may sooner prove himself a liar, than the Saint an hypocrite.

These blessed Characters, may comfort a Christian under all worldly dejections, and Diabolical suggestions; Satan tempts a Childe of God with this, that he is an hypocrite, and hath no title to the Land of promise; a Christian may pull out these evidences, and put the Devil to prove, that ever any wicked man or hypocrite, had such a fair Certificate