The Godly Man's Picture

Name: The Godly Man's Picture
Author: Thomas Watson

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 ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1666

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THE Character of a Godly Man, drawn with a SCRIPTURE-PENCIL. › Chapter 6THE Character of a Godly Man, drawn with a SCRIPTURE-PENSIL. › Chapter 6

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7. The godly are happy persons: King Balak sent to curse the people of God, but the Lord would not suffer it, Numb. 22. 12. God said unto Balaam, thou shalt not curse the people, for they are blessed: And Moses afterwards records it as a thing memorable, that that intended Curse of the King, God did convert into a blessing, Deut. 23. 5. The Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee. They must needs be happy who are always on the strongest side, Psa. 118. 6. The Lord is on my side: they are happy who have all conditions sanctified to them, Rom. 8. 28. Who are crowned with peace while they live, Psa. 119. 165. and with glory when they die, Psal. 73. 24. And may not this tempt all to become godly? Deut. 33. 29. Happy art thou, O Israel; a people saved by the Lord.

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3.¹ To endeavour after godliness, is most §3rational.

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