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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. Sir, you err exceedingly; 'tis not your personal Righteousness, no, not through' Christ's Merits, that does justify, but the personal Righteousness of Christ, received by Faith alone. Alas, now you discover indeed what a great Stranger you are to me; you are one of those just Men, it seems, that never went astray; or righteous Ones, that Christ came not to call. Alas, I always do declare and testify, that all Men must perish without Faith in Christ. Doth not the Scripture positively say, He that believeth not, shall be damned, Mark 16.16. He that hath the Son, hath Life; and he that hath not the Son, shall not see Life; but the Wrath of God abides upon him, John 3.36. Sir, There is no other Name given under Heaven, whereby Men can be saved, Acts 4.12. Other Foundation can no Man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ, 1 Cor. 3.11. Come, let me into your House, and I will expel these dark Clouds, and teach you another Kind of Doctrine: I will help you to be holy, and not to depend upon it; to be righteous, but not to trust to it; I will lead you to say, In the Lord have I Righteousness; and that he is made of God Righteousness, &c. I tell you plainly, I cannot speak Peace to you; but if I come into you, you must turn out of your House those helpless and unprofitable Servants you have got.
Godli. Sir, you err exceedingly; 'tis not your personal Righteousness, no, not thro' Christ's Merits, that does justify, but the personal Righteousness of Christ, received by Faith alone. Alas, now you discover indeed what a great Stranger you are to me; you are one of those just Men, it seems, that never went astray; or righteous Ones, that Christ came not to call. Alas, I always do declare and testify, that all Men must perish without Faith in Christ. Doth not the Scripture positively say, He that believeth not, shall be damned, Mark 16.16. He that hath the Son, hath Life; and he that hath not the Son, shall not see Life; but the Wrath of God abides upon him, John 3.36. Sir, There is no other Name given under Heaven, whereby Men can be saved,