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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. Alas, Sir, present promises to open hereafter to God and True Godliness, seldom ever any ends in real Performance: He who promised to go and work in his Master's Vineyard, went not, Mat. 21.30. Such who put me off with Promises, to become Godly hereafter, 'tis evident design to be wicked for the present; besides, do you know you shall live to be old? or if you should, that God will send me then to knock at your Door? nay, and let me tell you, if I should then visit you, I fear it will be to no purpose, because, Sir, you ripen apace already in Wickedness, and Sin is of an hardening Nature, evil Habits are not easily changed; the Blackamore may as soon change his skin, or the Leopard his spots; as you may learn to do well, Jer. 13.23. and open to me when you have been a long time accustomed to do Evil: Therefore open so me now.
Godli. Alas, Sir, present promises to open hereafter to God and True Godliness, seldom ever any ends in real Performance: He who promised to go and work in his Master's Vineyard, went not, Mat. 21.30. Such who put me off with Promises, to become Godly hereafter, 'tis evident design to be wicked for the present; besides, do you know you shall live to be old? or if you should, that God will send me then to knock at your Door? nay, and let me tell you, if I should then visit you, I fear it will be to no purpose, because, Sir, you ripen apace already in Wickedness, and Sin is of an hardening Nature, evil Habits are not easily changed; the Blackamore may as soon change his skin, or the Leopard his spots; as you may learn to do well, Jer. 13.23. and open to me when you have been a long time accustomed to do Evil: Therefore open so me now.
Youth. Sir, you will raise my Spirits anon, if you leave not off your Canting the sooner; you are a Gentleman, I am sure, few or none cares for. Have any of the Rulers and Nobles of the Nations embraced you, I mean strict