A65296:955
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.
Answ. By smoke is meant corruption: Smoke is offensive to the eye, so sin offends the pure eye of God.
Answ. By smoak is meant corruption: Smoak is offensive to the eye, so sin offends the pure eye of God.
Quest. What is meant by smoking flax?
Quest. What is meant by smoaking flax?
Answ. It is meant Grace mingled with corruption; as with a little fire there may be much smoke, so with a little grace there may be much corruption▪
Answ. It is meant Grace mingled with corruption; as with a little fire there may be much smoak, so with a little grace there may be much corruption▪
Quest. What is Christs not quenching the Smoking Flax?
Quest. What is Christs not quenching the Smoaking Flax?