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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. My Name is True Godliness.
Godli. My Name is True Godliness.
Formal. True Godliness, pray Sir, come in; there is none in all the World I love more dearly; the best Room in all my House is at your Service; pray where have you been and what News do you hear? are the Imperialists & Turks at Peace, and all Things adjusted? how go Things in the World? how doth it fare with our poor Protestant Brethren in France? what News from Scotland? when will the Times be better? Many such Questions he asked, and professed abundance of Respect to true Godliness, and (as you heard,) bid him come in, but never went about to open the Door. Godliness was grieved to find him so full of Words; but more especially because he took up his Time, and trouble his Head so much to enquire after News, nay, and that too, when he should open to true Godliness; and just upon ending his Devotion, for it appears he had newly done Prayer; yet nevertheless Godliness very coldly answered him to this purpose.
Godly. Sir, as to your first Question, I Answer, (being willing to inform you where I have been) I have wandered about from Place to Place, to seek entertainment, I mean a fit and convenient Lodging for a little Time, for it will not be long ere I have done travelling; but I am fallen into such an evil and perilous Time, and scarcely any Body will show me the favour as to take me in, and make me welcome: Riches, Poverty, Youth and Old Age have all refused me; and shut their Doors most basely upon me; and since I came into these Parts, and particularly to your Town, where every one concluded, I should be most kindly embraced, the very first Man I came to, hath denied me entertainment; nay and not only so but also called me at his Pleasure.
Godli. Sir, as to your first Question, I Answer, (being willing to inform you where I have been) I have wandred about from Place to Place, to seek entertainment, I mean a fit and convenient Lodging for a little Time, for it will not be long ere I have done traveling; but I am fallen into such an evil and perilous Time, and scarcely any Body will shew me the favour as to take me in, and make me welcome: Riches, Poverty, Youth and Old Age have all refused me; and shut their Doors most basely upon me; and since I came into these Parts, and particularly to your Town, where every one concluded, I should be most kindly embraced, the very first Man I came to, hath denied me entertainment; nay and not only so but also called me at his Pleasure.