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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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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 ⟨p. 60⟩Godliness? John 7.48. Why do not you see if they will entertain you?
Godly. […], pray be not offended with me, I seek your Profit, I will do you no wrong; you shall not lose any thing by me, if you will but let me have a Lodging with you, tho' possibly you may lose something for my sake, but if you do, I will repay you again an hundred sold in this World, Mat. 19.20. and in the World to come you shall have Life everlasting. And what though not many mighty, and not many nobles do love me, or will entertain me, 1 Cor. 1 26. 'Tis not because I do not deserve esteem from them, but because they are incensed against me by the Devil, and are so in love with Vice, my mortal Enemy. Sir, I am abused, and rendered very odious by wicked Men, as if I were a factious, restless and seditious Fellow, Acts 24.25. and this is one reason why I am so slighted and contemned.
Godli. 〈…〉, pray be not offended with me, I seek your Profit, I will do you no wrong; you shall not lose any thing by me, if you will but let me have a Lodging with you, tho' possibly you may lose something for my sake, but if you do, I will repay you again an hundred sold in this World, Mat. 19.20. and in the World to come you shall have Life everlasting. And what though not many mighty, and not many nobles do love me, or will entertain me,