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The travels of true godliness, from the beginning of the world to this present…
The travels of true godliness, from the beginning of the world to this present day in an apt and pleasant allegory ... / by B.K., author of War with the Devil, and Zion in distress.The travels of true godliness, from the beginning of the world to this present day in an apt and pleasant allegory ... / by B.K., author of War with the Devil, and Sion in distress.
London: printed for John Dunton, 1684
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.
Godliness's Lamentation.
HOW shall I express my grief or utter my complaint? O, the sorrow that seizes on my Soul! I that am the noble Off-spring of the universal Monarch of the whole World, the true Favourite of Heaven, the true interest of all Nations, Kingdoms and Common-wealths; a fit companion for Princes, and all the noble ones of the Earth; the only benefactor of all Mortals, that continually seeks the good and eternal felicity of their Souls, who strives to deliver them from Wrath and Judgment, and to stop the destroying Angel from executing vengeance: Should this day be thus slighted, vilified, censured, and stigmatized, and have all ⟨p. 76⟩manner of cursed and detestable evils and abominations laid to my charge. Fo•
HOW shall I express my grief or utter my complaint? O, the sorrow that seizes on my Soul! I that am the noble Off-spring of the universal Monarch of the whole World, the true Favourite of Heaven, the true interest of all Nations, Kingdoms and Common-wealths; a fit companion for Princes, and all the noble ones of the Earth; the only benefactor of all Mortals, that continually seeks the good and eternal felicity of their Souls, who strives to deliver them from Wrath and Judgment, and to stop the destroying Angel from executing vengeance: Should this day be thus slighted, villified, censured, and stigmatized, and have all ⟨p. 76⟩manner of cursed and detestable evils and abominations laid to my charge. Fo•
First, I am charged with Heresy, an horrible crime indeed, but 'tis no other than I was of old times accused with. But what is the Heresy? What my Doctrine is, is showed in the first chapter of this Book, to which I refer the reader; but I may say with St. Paul;