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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 The godly are beloved of God, Psal. 47. 4. The excellency of Jacob whom he loved: An holy heart, is the garden where God plants the flower of his love: Gods love to his people is an ancient love, it bears date from eternity, Ephe. 1. 4. he loves them with a choice distinguishing love, they are the dearly beloved of his soul, Jer. 12. 7. The men of the world have bounty dropping from Gods fingers, but the godly have love dropping from Gods heart; he gives the one a golden cup; the other a golden kiss; he loves the godly, as he loves Christ, John 17. 26. it is the same love for kind, though not for ⟨p. 284⟩degree: here the Saints do but pitissare, sip of Gods love, in heaven they shall drink of Rivers of pleasure, Psa. 36. 8. And this love of God is permanent; death may take away their life from them, but not Gods love from them, Jer. 31. 4. I have loved thee with a love of *perpetuity.
3 The godly are beloved of God, Psal. 47. 4. The excellency of Iacob whom he loved: An holy heart, is the garden where God plants the flower of his love: Gods love to his people is an antient love, it bears date from eternity, Ephe. 1. 4. he loves them with a choice distinguishing love, they are the dearly beloved of his soul, Ier. 12. 7. The men of the world have bounty dropping from Gods fingers, but the godly have love dropping from Gods heart; he gives the one a golden cup; the other a golden kiss; he loves the godly, as he loves Christ,