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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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Godly. Mistake not, Sir, all are Guilty, all have broke the Law or the Covenant, all are under Sin and Wrath […] ⟨p. 81⟩'tis not your Repentance will do; God will not forgive any Man, let him be who he will, except he believes in Jesus Christ, and takes hold of the Merits of his Blood; for as by the Deeds of the Law no Flesh shall be justified; so God will not pardon your Sins, notwithstanding your Repentance, as a simple Act of his Mercy, unless you fly to him through' Christ, who hath satisfied his Justice; for what you say renders Christ's glorious Undertakings void and unnecessary; and so does cast a great Reflection upon the Wisdom of God, in sending his Son into the World.
Godli. Mistake not, Sir, all are Guilty, all have broke the Law or the Covenant, all are under Sin and Wrath 〈…〉 ⟨p. 81⟩'tis not your Repentance will do; God will not forgive any Man, let him be who he will, except he believes in Jesus Christ, and takes hold of the Merits of his Blood; for as by the Deeds of the Law no Flesh shall be justified; so God will not pardon your Sins, notwithstanding your Repentance, as a simple Act of his Mercy, unless you fly to him thro' Christ, who hath satisfied his Justice; for what you say renders Christ's glorious Undertakings void and unnecessary; and so does cast a great Reflection upon the Wisdom of God, in sending his Son into the World.
Legal. How do you make that appear?
Godly. Do you not say, you will do what you can to keep the Law; and wherein you transgress, God will, through' his Mercy, forgive you? Now, if God doth accept of your Obedience in keeping the Law, and forgive all your Deviations, as a simple Act of his Mercy, and that hereby you are justified and accepted by him, why then did he send Jesus Christ into the World, to die the cursed Death of the Cross? For if by this way Righteousness and Salvation is attainable, it is evident Christ is dead in vain; for could not God have done all this, if Christ had never come? Thou art a wretched Creature, therefore look to Christ, or thou art undone.