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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.
2. What rare persons the godly are,1 Pro. 12. 26. The righteous is more excellent than his Neighbour. As the Flower of the Sun, as the Wine of Lebanon, as the sparkling upon Aaron's Breast-plate, such is the Orient splendour of a person embellished with godliness: The excellency of the persons of the godly, appears in seven particulars.
2. What rare persons the godly are,1 Pro. 12. 26. The righteous is more excellent than his Neighbour. As the Flower of the Sun, as the Wine of Lebanon, as the sparkling upon Aarons Breast-plate, such is the Orient splendor of a person imbellished with godliness: The exce•lency of the persons of the godly, appears in seven particulars.
- 1Motive
1. They are precious; therefore they are set apart for God, Psal. 4. 3. Know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: We set apart things that are precious; the godly are set apart as Gods peculiar treasure, Psa. 135. 4. As his garden of delight, Cant. 4. 12. As his Royal Diadem, Isa. 62. 3. The godly are the excellent of the earth,