The Godly Man's Picture

1. Because this Scintilla, this little light which is in the smoking flax is of divine production, ⟨p. 331⟩it comes from the Father of Lights, and the Lord will not quench the work of […] own grace: Every thing by the instinct of Nature will preserve its^* own: The Hen that hatcheth her young, will preserve and cherish them, she will not destroy them as soon as they are hatched: God who hath put this tenderness into the Creature to preserve its young, will much more cherish the work of his own spirit in the heart: Will he light up the Lamp of Grace in the soul, and then put it out? This would be neither for his interest nor honour.

1. Because this Scintilla, this little light which is in the smoaking flax is of divine production, ⟨p. 331⟩it comes from the Father of Lights, and the Lord will not quench the work of 〈…〉 own grace: Every thing by the instinct of Nature will preserve its^* own: The Hen that hatcheth her young, will preserve and cherish them, she will not destroy them as soon as they are hatched: God who hath put this tenderness into the Creature to preserve its young, will much more cherish the work of his own spirit in the heart: Will he light up the Lamp of Grace in the soul, and then put it out? This would be neither for his interest nor honor.

1. *Omne agens est ful conservativum.

2. Christ will not quench the beginnings of grace, because a little grace is precious as well as more: A small Pearl is of value: Though the Pearl of Faith be little, yet if it be a true Pearl it shines gloriously in Gods eyes: A Goldsmith makes reckoning of the least filings of gold, and will not throw them away: The pupilla oculi, the apple of the eye, is but little, yet of great use, it can at once view an huge part of the heavens: A little Faith can justify; a weak hand can tie the Nuptial Knot; a weak Faith can unite to Christ as well as a strong; a little grace makes us like God; a silver penny bears the Kings Image upon it as well as a larger piece of Coin: The least dram of grace bears