The travels of true godliness, from the beginning of the world to this present…

Godly. Why he commonly stirs up men to do what they can to open the door to me, he is a great enemy to Sloth and Idleness, causing men to watch their hearts, and keep the door of their mouths; he makes them rise betimes in the morning to call upon God, and to read God's Word, and pry into it very diligently, and also to do what they can to bridle all the unruly passions of their hearts; he will cause thee to incline thy ear to what Conscience says, and make thee tremble at his Reproofs and Accusations when you sin against God, if you will but take his Counsel. He will also cause thee to go to hear Sermons, and not to sleep when you come there, nor neglect nor slight Convictions, nor be careless and remiss in any duty, and will put thee in a way to kill the Old-man with all his deeds.

Godli. Why he commonly stirs up men to do what they can to open the door to me, he is a great enemy to Sloth and Idleness, causing men to watch their hearts, and keep the door of their mouths; he makes them rise betimes in the morning to call upon God, and to read God's Word, and pry into it very diligently, and also to do what they can to brydle all the unruly passions of their hearts; he will cause thee to incline thy ear to what Conscience saies, and make thee tremble at his Reproofs and Accusations when you sin against God, if you will but take his Councel. He will also cause thee to go to hear Sermons, and not to sleep when you come there, nor neglect nor slight Convictions, nor be careless and remiss in any duty, and will put thee in a way to kill the Old-man with all his deeds.

Thoughtful, O Sir, this is the Friend I want and blessed be God, I have found him, I am resolved to make use of his help and assistance continually. Now Old-man, look to your self, Laborious, I hope, will do your Business, and I shall quickly prevail, and open the door to True Godliness. Upon this he became very diligent in attending upon all the means of Grace. Moreover, by the help of Endeavour he cut off some one or two of ⟨p. 137⟩the Members of Old-man, that cursed body of sin, and prayed Morning and Evening, eschewing all open Profaneness and scandalous Sins, and would not speak at random with his Tongue, nor neglect to hear one good Sermon, if possible he could get an opportunity, and became mighty just in all his dealings and commerce with men. But soon upon this Apollyon, by the treachery of Old-man, raised up another Enemy which had almost insensibly undone him; his Name was Self-righteousness, a very great Enemy to True Godliness; which Godliness soon perceived, and called upon him, to open the door, for it appears he had not received him yet.