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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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CHAP. VI.
Showing how Godliness came to knock at the Door of one old Age; as also the Cause and Reasons why he refused to entertain him.
Shewing how Godliness came to knock at the Door of one old Age; as also the Cause and Reasons why he refused to entertain him.
Godliness being rejected both by Riches, Poverty and Youth, resolved to see whether he might not be entertained by a certain decrepit and feeble Person, called old Age, concluding within himself, that 'twas very probable his dear Friend Consideration (whom he had a long time sought for) might lodge in his House; for, said he, surely Wisdom, tho' he dwell not with Riches, Poverty, nor Youth, yet doubtless he doth with the aged, Job 32.7. and therefore made up directly to his Door, where he knocked and called a considerable time, without any Answer; but at last old Age enquired who was at his Door?
GOdliness being rejected both by Riches, Poverty and Youth, resolved to see whether he might not be entertained by a certain decriped and feeble Person, called old Age, concluding within himself, that 'twas very probable his dear Friend Consideration (whom he had a long time sought for) might lodge in his House; for, said he, surely Wisdom, tho' he dwell not with Riches, Poverty, nor Youth, yet doubtless he doth with the aged,