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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: showing, what true godliness is; also the troubles, oppositions, reproaches, and persecutions he hath met with in every age. : Together with the danger and sad declining state he is in at this present time, by errors, heresies, and ungodliness, or open profaneness. / By Benjamin Keach, author of a book called War with the devil, and Zion in distress, and The travels of ungodliness.The travels of true godliness. From the beginning of the world to this present day, in an apt and pleasant allegory: shewing, what true godliness is; also the troubles, oppositions, reproaches, and persecutions he hath met with in every age. : Together with the danger and sad declining state he is in at this present time, by errors, heresies, and ungodliness, or open prophaneness. / By Benjamin Keach, author of a book call'd War with the devil, and Sion in distress, and The travels of ungodliness.
Boston: printed by B. Green and Company for D. Gookin over against the Old South Meeting-House, 1745
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Pov. I am in a very low Condition; what you mean I cannot tell, but this I know, my Head and Heart is filled about other Things, alas, what can you think to meet with, or expect from me? Do you not see what abundance of poor hungry and ragged Boys and Girls I have? 'Tis enough for me to get Bread for them, I must leave such Things which you talk of to my betters; I mean such who have more time to mind them, and are better learned; God help me, I can't tell what to say to you.
Pov. I am in a very low Condition; what you mean I cannot tell, but this I know, my Head and Heart is filled about other Things, alas, what can you think to meet with, or expect from me? Do you not see what abundance of poor hungry and ragged Boys and Girls I have? 'Tis enough for me to get Bread for them, I must leave such Things which you talk of to my betters; I mean such who have more time to mind them, and are better learn'd; God help me, I cann't tell what to say to you.
Godly. Come, let me in; that is to say, become a true Convert, get a right Faith, and lead a good and holy Life, and I shall teach thee to be more diligent and industrious in thy Calling than thou hast been, and not foolishly and idly to waste so many Days Work in the Month: Thou will gain, thou wilt find, every way by True Godliness.
Godli. Come, let me in; that is to say, become a true Convert, get a right Faith, and lead a good and holy Life, and I shall teach thee to be more diligent and industrious in thy Calling than thou hast been, and not foolishly and idly to waste so many Days Work in the Month: Thou will gain, thou wilt find, every way by True Godliness.
Pov. Truly we poor Folks in the Country think 'tis Comeliness enough' for us to bear an honest Mind, and pay truly for what we have, and go to Church now and then, to hear some good Prayers there, and say the Creed, the Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer now and then at Home, when we come from Work, if we do not chance to fall asleep first; for it has been so with me, God knows many a time, the Lord help me; for if I thought it would be for my profit, I could find my Heart to open to you.