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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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.
Formal. What Man's that, for God's Sake?
Godly. Friend, don't take God's Name in vain, I cannot bear it: But to answer your Question, the Man is called Legalist.
Godli. Friend, don't take God's Name in vain, I cannot bear it: But to answer your Question, the Man is called Legalist.