N30392:198
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But these Things are not the whole Cause of my Lamentation, but there are many other Reasons. For,
Alas, alas, what Ignorance, Blindness and Superstition is in the Land; the Isle was once famous, and spewed out those nauseous Abominations, which too many have licked up again: Some say there is no great difference between the Service of great Babylon, and that which is in this Isle; and that which troubles me most, is this, 'tis called by my Name, as if it appertained to my ancient Form, which is a great abuse of me.
Alas, alas, what Ignorance, Blindness and Superstition is in the Land; the Isle was once famous, and spewed out those nautious Abominations, which too many have lick'd up again: Some say there is no great difference between the Service of great Babylon, and that which is in this Isle; and that which troubles me most, is this, 'tis called by my Name, as if it appertained to my ancient Form, which is a great abuse of me.
2. What pestilent and poisonous Errors and Heresies are here, the great City seems like a Pest-House, where many have not only the Plague-sores upon them, but also are full of the Tokens, sad presages of eternal Death and Wrath in Hell.