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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 had no sooner left Formalist's door, and gone a little further into the Town Religion, but he espied a great number of People hasting out as fast as they could go: nay, he observed some of them ran, though others of them went very softly: At first he wondered what the matter was; because the Town was a little before looked upon to be a very safe and honourable place to dwell in, as any in all the Country, and had as great and glorious Privileges belonging to it; but upon enquiry, he was told there was a number of Lions, Evening-Wolves, and other evil Beasts (who had for a long time been shut up in their Dens) a getting out, and they having a great while been kept without prey, they were afraid they should be torn in pieces: But he observing which way they went, was the more amazed; for he perceived plainly they all steered their course directly towards the great City Babylon, 1which he saw likewise a falling, and was sure would suddenly in one hour be utterly destroyed.
GOdliness had no sooner left Formalist's door, and gone a little further into the Town Religion, but he espied a great number of People hasting out as fast as they could go: nay, he observed some of them ran, though others of them went very softly: At first he wondred what the matter was; because the Town was a little before look'd upon to be a very safe and honourable place to dwell in, as any in all the Countrey, and had as great and glorious Priviledges belonging to it; but upon enquiry, he was told there was a number of Lions, Evening-Wolves, and other evil Beasts (who had for a long time been shut up in their Dens) a getting out, and they having a great while been kept without prey, they were afraid they should be torn in pieces: But he observing which way they went, was the more amazed; for he perceived plainly they all steer'd their course directly towards the great City Babylon, 1which he saw likewise a falling, and was sure would suddenly in one hour be utterly dstroy'd.
- 1Babylon's Fall very nigh.