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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 Here is first the Saints dignity, they shall sit upon the throne.
2 Their safety, they shall sit with Christ; Christ holds them fast, and none shall pluck them out of his throne; the Saints may be turned out of their houses, but they cannot be turned out of Christs throne; men may as well pluck a star out of the sky, as a Saint out of the throne.
The eighth promise is, Rev. 2. 28. I will give him the morning-star: Though the Saints may be sullied with reproach in this life, they may be termed factious and disloyal; St. Paul himself suffered trouble (in the opinion of some) as an evil doer, 2 Tim. 2. 9. yet God will bring forth the Saints righteousness, as the light, and they shall shine as the Morning-star, which is brighter then the rest,1 I will give him the morning-star.— This morning star is meant of Christ, as if Christ had said, I will give the persevering Saint, some of my beauty, I will put some ⟨p. 315⟩of my splendid rays upon him, he shall have the next degree of glory to me, as the morning Star is next the Sun.
The eighth promise is, Rev. 2. 28. I will give him the morning-starre: Though the Saints may be sullied with reproach in this life, they may be termed factious and disloyal; St. Paul himself suffered trouble (in the opinion of some) as an evil doer,