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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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Now, from the Sense of these Things, True Godliness broke forth into this bitter Lamentation here following.
Godliness's Lamentation.
HOW shall I express my Grief, or utter my Complaint? Oh, the Sorrow that seizes on my Soul! I that am the noble Off-spring of the universal Monarch, of the whole World, the true Favourite of Heaven, the true Interest of all Nations, Kingdoms and Common-Wealths; ⟨p. 73⟩a fit Companion for Princes, and all the Noble ones of the Earth; the only Benefactor of all Mortals, that continually seek the Good and eternal Felicity of their Souls, who strive to deliver them from Wrath and Judgment, and to stop the destroying Angel from executing Vengeance: Should this Day be thus slighted, vilified, censured and stigmatized, and have all Manner of cursed and detestable Evils and Abominations laid to my Charge.
HOW shall I express my Grief, or utter my Complaint? Oh, the Sorrow that seizes on my Soul! I that am the noble Off-spring of the universal Monarch, of the whole World, the true Favourite of Heaven, the true Interest of all Nations, Kingdoms and Common-Wealths; ⟨p. 73⟩a fit Companion for Princes, and all the Noble ones of the Earth; the only Benefactor of all Mortals, that continually seek the Good and eternal Felicity of their Souls, who strive to deliver them from Wrath and Judgment, and to stop the destroying Angel from executing Vengeance: Should this Day be thus slighted, villified, censured and stigmatized, and have all Manner of cursed and detestable Evils and Abominations laid to my Charge.