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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.
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.
2. It is rational, because this change is for the better, Eph. 5. 8. Now are yee 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.