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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. I have other Business at present of greater concern than to attend on such a Guest, take an Answer therefore and be gone.
Godly. Nay, do not mistake your self, for to receive me and to lead a godly Life, is Business of the greatest concernment in the World: Were you not made and sent hither on purpose, to serve and honour your Creator? and not to live like a Brute, to satisfy your Lust, and the Devil, as heretofore you have done, Isa. 43.21. Acts 17.27.
Godli. Nay, do not mistake your self, for to receive me and to lead a godly Life, is Business of the greatest concernment in the World: Were you not made and sent hither on purpose, to serve and honour your Creator? and not to live like a Bruit, to satisfy your Lust, and the Devil, as heretofore you have done, Isa. 43.21. Acts 17.27.
Upon this the young Gallant was in a great Rage, and Swore, Damn him he would be Revenged on him, and on all his Friends, and never endure True Godliness more: Nay, and presently all his Companions and Attendants, who were in his House, (mentioned before) stirred him up to fall upon Godliness immediately, and force him away. Pride swelled like a Toad, Vain-glory vaunted himself, and both bid him disdain the very motion Godliness had made. Time-server and Please-friends bid him do as other young Gallants did. Scornful looked with ⟨p. 62⟩