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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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How is the glory of my great Prince eclipsed, and the light of the Gospel darkened? How is Light taken for Darkness, and Darkness for Light, Truth called Error, and Error called Truth.
How is the glory of my great Prince eclipsed, and the light of the Gospel darkned? How is Light taken for Darkness, and Darkness for Light, Truth called Error, and Error called Truth.
3. How doth Ungodliness vaunt himself, and Profaneness ride Rampant? What multitudes stand ready to receive my Enemy Ungodliness in all his travels, wheresoever he comes? the mighty bow down unto him, and nobles kindly salute him; both old & young, rich & poor adore and hug him in their Bosoms, and make him their love and chiefest delight; no Laws of Nature, Nations, nor of Grace, will or can deter them; nor the hopes of ⟨p. 77⟩Heaven, nor fear of Hell, whilst I am contemned, slighted, and trodden under their Feet.
3. How doth Ungodliness vaunt himself, and Prophaneness ride Rampant? What multitudes stand ready to receive my Enemy Ungodliness in all his travels, wheresoever he comes? the mighty bow down unto him, and nobles kindly salute him; both old & young, rich & poor adore and hug him in their Bosoms, and make him their love and chiefest delight; no Laws of Nature, Nations, nor of Grace, will or can deter them; nor the hopes of ⟨p. 77⟩Heaven, nor fear of Hell, whilst I am contemn'd, slighted, and trodden under their Feet.
4. And O! how are my friends and dearest favourites Oppressed and Persecuted abroad? Alas, alas, how low is my Prince's Interest brought in France, in the Valleys of Piedmont, in the Palatinate and Saxony, and almost through'-out all Nations of Europe? What dismal Sufferings do my Nations endure under the last great Nimrod and bloody Pharaoh, and none say, deliver them! Nor can they see an end of their Sorrows.