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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.
Quest. But how shall we get this Saving Knowledge?
Answ. Not by the power of Nature: Some speak of Reason well improved how far it will go; but alas the plumb-line of Reason is too short to fathom the deep things of God: A man can no more by the power of Reason reach the Saving Knowledge of God, than a Pygmy can reach the Pyramids: The Light of Nature will no more help us to see Christ, than the light of a Candle will help us to understand, 1 Cor. 2. 14. The natural man receives not the things of God, neither can he know them. What shall we do then to know God in a Soul-saving manner? I answer, let us implore the help of Gods Spirit, Paul never saw himself blind till a ⟨p. 26⟩light shined from heaven, Act. 9. 3. God must anoint our eyes ere we can see: What needed Christ have bid Laodicea to come to him for eye-salve, if she could see before, Revel. 3. 18. Oh! let us beg the Spirit, which is a Spirit of Revelation, Eph. 1. 17. Saving Knowledge is not by speculation, but by inspiration, Job 32. 8, The inspiration of the Almighty giveth understanding.
Answ. Not by the power of Nature: Some speak of Reason well improved how far it will go; but alas the plumb-line of Reason is too short to fathom the deep things of God: A man can no more by the power of Reason reach the Saving Knowledge of God, than a Pigmy can reach the Pyramides: The Light of Nature will no more help us to see Christ, than the light of a Candle will help us to understand,