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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.
Godly. I am ashamed of you; you have 'tis evident a slight esteem of Christ.
Godli. I am ashamed of you; you have 'tis evident a slight esteem of Christ.
Legal. Nay Sir, do not mistake me neither; I do ⟨p. 86⟩not think my Righteousness justifies me any otherwise, than through the Merits of Christ.
Godly. Sir, you err exceedingly; 'tis not your personal Righteousness, no, not through Christs Merits, that does Justify, but the personal Righteousness of Christ, received by Faith alone. Alas now you discover indeed what a great stranger you are to me; you are one of those Just men it seems that never went astray, or righteous ones that Christ came not to call. Alas, I always do declare and testify that all men must perish without Faith in Christ.1 Doth not the text positively say, He that believeth not shall be damned. 2He that hath the Son, hath Life; and he that hath not the Son, shall not see Life, but the wrath of God abides upon him. 3Sir, there is no other Name given under heaven whereby men can be saved.4 Another foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Come let me into your house, and I will expel these dark Clouds, and teach you another kind of Doctrine; I will help you to be holy, and not to depend upon it; to be righteous, but not to trust in it; I will lead you to say, In the Lord have I righteousness; and that he is made unto us of God righteousness, &c. I tell you plainly I cannot speak peace to you; but if I come into you, you must turn out of your house those helpless and unprofitable servants you have got.