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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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2. That this GOD, out of his great Love and Goodness, hath bestowed upon, and given to his People, one sure, certain and infallible Rule of Faith and Practice, viz. The Holy Scriptures, by which they may know, not only, that there is a GOD and Creator, but of the Manner of the Creation of the World, and of all Things in Heaven and Earth, in Six Days: Together of his Design, End, and Purpose, or Reason, or Cause whereof he made all Things; and also to show them how Sin came into the World, and what Righteousness it is which GOD's holy Nature requires, to their Justification or Discharge from the Guilt of all Sin, &c. viz. By a Redeemer, his own Son, whom he sent into the World; and that there is no other Rule or Way to know these things, so as for Men to be saved but by Revelation, or the sacred Records of the holy Scriptures only.
2. That this GOD, out of his great Love and Goodness, hath bestowed upon, and given to his People, one sure, certain and infallible Rule of Faith and Practice, viz. The Holy Scriptures, by which they may know, not only, that there is a GOD and Creator, but of the Manner of the Creation of the World, and of all Things in Heaven and Earth, in Six Days: Together of his Design, End, and Purpose, or Reason, or Cause whereof he made all Things; and also to shew them how Sin came into the World, and what Righteousness it is which GOD's holy Nature requires, to their Justification or Discharge from the Guilt of all Sin, &c. viz. By a Redeemer, his own Son, whom he sent into the World; and that there is no other Rule or Way to know these things, so as for Men to be saved but by Revelation, or the sacred Records of the holy Scriptures only.
And that the Mystery of Salvation lies above humane Reason, and cannot be known by the Light-in all Men.
3. That our Redeemer the LORD JESUS CHRIST, who is substituted the Surety of the new Covenant, and