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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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Legal. What is that, Friend, you say, are we not required to keep the Law of God?
Godly. No, Sir, you ought to keep it as far as you are able, tho' not as it is the Law of Works, but as 'tis the Law of Christ; but you must not look for Righteousness and Justification by your keeping the Law in any Sense, (it was on this very Block the Jews of old stumbled & were broken in pieces) because you have sinned, and daily do break the Law; and the least transgression thereof exposeth you to the dreadful Wrath and Curse of God.
Godli. No, Sir, you ought to keep it as far as you are able, tho' not as it is the Law of Works, but as 'tis the Law of Christ; but you must not look for Righteousness and Justification by your keeping the Law in any Sense, (it was on this very Block the Jews of old stumbled & were broken in pieces) because you have sinned, and daily do break the Law; and the least transgression thereof exposeth you to the dreadful Wrath and Curse of God.
Legal. I know I cannot perfectly keep the Law, but I will do (by the Help of God) what I can, and wherein I, through' Weakness, do transgress the Law, God is merciful, and I trust he will forgive me.
Legal. I know I cannot perfectly keep the Law, but I will do (by the Help of God) what I can, and wherein I, thro' Weakness, do transgress the Law, God is merciful, and I trust he will forgive me.