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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
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XIII. The upright man orders1 his conversation aright, Psal. 50. 23. To him that orders his conversation aright will I show the salvation of God. The upright man is [Greek or Hebrew], a pattern of holiness; he treads evenly; ⟨p. 39⟩be walks as Christ did, 1 Joh. 2. 8. Though the main work of Religion lies within, yet our light must so shine, that others may behold it; The foundation of sincerity is in the heart, yet its beautiful frontispiece appears in the conversation. The Saints are called jewels, because they cast a sparkling lustre in the eyes of others. An upright Christian is like Solomons Temple, gold within and without: sincerity is a holy leaven, which if it be in the heart, will work it self into the life, and make it swell and rise as high as heaven, Phil. 3. 20.
XIII. The upright man orders1 his conversation aright, Psal. 50. 23. To him that orders his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. The upright man is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, a pattern of holinesse; he treads evenly; ⟨p. 39⟩be walks as Christ did, 1 Joh. 2. 8. Though the maine work of Religion lies within, yet our light must so shine, that others may behold it; The foundation of sincerity is in the heart, yet its beautiful frontispiece appears in the conversation. The Saints are called jewels, because they cast a sparkling lustre in the eyes of others. An upright Christian is like Solomons Temple, gold within and without: sincerity is a holy leaven, which if it be in the heart, will work it self into the life, and make it swell and rise as high as heaven,