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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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Godly. Young Man, believe me, those Pleasures and Delights which your Heart is so much set upon, are brutish and very hateful to God, and do also abase your noble Soul, which is of a sublime Extraction. Nay, furthermore hear what wise Solomon saith, Rejoice, O young man, in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and ⟨p. 58⟩in the sight of thine eyes. May be you will say, O this is brave! I, but after the Flash of Lightning, comes a Clap of Thunder, enough to make you quake: But know, that for all these things God will bring thee into Judgment. Your Sweet-meat Young Man, is like to have Sour Sauce; you will pay dear at last for all your Sensual Pleasures and Vanities.
Godli. Young Man, believe me, those Pleasures and Delights which your Heart is so much set upon, are brutish and very hateful to God, and do also abase your noble Soul, which is of a sublime Extraction. Nay, furthermore hear what wise Solomon saith, Rejoice, O young man, in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and ⟨p. 58⟩in the sight of thine eyes. May be you will say, O this is brave! I, but after the Flash of Lightning, comes a Clap of Thunder, enough to make you quake: But know, that for all these things God will bring thee into Judgment. Your Sweet-meat Young Man, is like to have Sour Sauce; you will pay dear at last for all your Sensual Pleasures and Vanities.
Youth. But for all your haste, wise Solomon made trial of all the Delights of the Children of Men, before he condemned them, and so will I too, as far as I can.
Godly. 'Tis true, Solomon did so; and doth he not, by the sad experience he had of them, tell you, All was vanity and vexation of spirit? Come, Sir, you had better believe the Poison in the Cup is deadly, than to taste of it.