N30392:256
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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Antinomian. (for so he is called, it appears) Sir, I do not smile at you, I greatly approve of what you speak, but I smile at the Ignorance of these Baxterians, they are very erroneous about Justification, and darken the Doctrine of Free Grace.
Godly. I am afraid you are not sound in this point no more than he; pray Friend, what do you believe about Justification?
Godli. I am afraid you are not sound in this point no more than he; pray Friend, what do you believe about Justification?
Antino. I believe all the Elect are personally and actually justified from Eternity, and beloved by the Lord, with a love of complacency; before they believe, even when Swearers, Drunkards, Whoremongers, &c. as they are, after called and sanctified.
Godly. You certainly are a Person very corrupt in your Judgment, whose Doctrine Jesus Christ loathes; besides you talk as if you understand not common Sense; can any be actually and personally justified before they actually and personally be or do exist? I grant, Friend, that all God's Elect decreetively were justified from everlasting, that is, God did decree to declare and pronounce all his Elect, when they came into the World, and were united to Christ,