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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
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3.1 To endeavour after godliness, is most §3rational.
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1. It is the highest act of Reason, for a man to become another man: If while he remains in Natures Soil, he is poisoned with sin, no more actually fit for communion with God, than a Toad is fit to be made an Angel, then it is very consonant to Reason, that he ⟨p. 289⟩should endeavour after a change.
1. It is the highest act of Reason, for a man to become another man: If while he remains in Natures Soil, he is poysoned with sin, no more actually fit for communion with God, than a Toad is fit to be made an Angel, then it is very consonant to Reason, that he ⟨p. 289⟩should endeavour after a change.
2. It is rational, because this change is for the better, Eph. 5. 8. Now are ye light in the Lord. Will not any man be willing to exchange a dark prison for a Kings Palace? Will he not change away his brass for gold? Thou that becomest godly▪ changest for the better; thou changest thy pride for humility, thy uncleanness for holiness; thou changest a lust that will damn thee for a Christ that will save thee: Were not men besotted, had not their fall beat off their head-piece, they would see it were the most rational thing in the world to become godly.