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The upright mans character and crown. Preached in a sermon at Pauls before the…
The upright mans character and crown. Preached in a sermon at Pauls before the right Honourable the Lord Major, and the aldermen of the City of London, March 29. 1657. / By Thomas Watson minister of Stephens Walbrook London.
London: printed for Ralph Smith, 1657
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.
Obj. But may a child of God say, ⟨p. 38⟩I fear I am not upright, for I do not perceive that I wax stronger?
Answ. Thou mayest thrive in1 grace, though thou doest not perceive it. The plant grows, but not always in one place. Sometimes it grows in the branches, sometimes secretly in the root: so an upright soul still grows, but not always in the same grace; sometimes higher in the branches, in knowledge; sometimes he thrives in the root, in humility; which is as needful as any other growth. If thou art not more tall, yet if thou art more lowly. Here is a progress, and this progress evidenceth the vitals of sincerity.
Answ. Thou mayest thrive in1 grace, though thou doest not perceive it. The plant grows, but not alwayes in one place. Sometimes it grows in the branches, sometimes secretly in the root: so an upright soul still grows, but not alwayes in the same grace; sometimes higher in the branches, in knowledge; sometimes he thrives in the root, in humility; which is as needful as any other growth. If thou art not more tall, yet if thou art more lowly. Here is a progresse, and this progresse evidenceth the vitals of sincerity.
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XIII. The upright man orders1 his conversation aright,