A65296:966
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.
2. This little grace mixed with much corruption shall not be quenched: The smoking flax he will not quench: The Disciples Faith was at first but small, they forsook Christ and *fled. Here was smoking flax, but Chirst did not quench that little grace, but cherish and animate it; their Faith afterwards grew stronger, and they did openly confess† Christ. Here was the flax flaming.
2. This little grace mixed with much corruption shall not be quenched: The smoaking flax he will not quench: The Disciples Faith was at first but small, they forsook Christ and *fled. Here was smoaking flax, but Chirst did not quench that little grace, but cherish and animate it; their Faith afterwards grew stronger, and they did openly confess† Christ. Here was the flax flaming.
3. The Reasons why Christ will not quench the smoking flax.
3. The Reasons why Christ will not quench the smoaking flax.