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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.
Formal. Suspect me, Sir! for what?
Godly. That you have one or two implacable Enemies of mine hid secretly in your House.
Godli. That you have one or two implacable Enemies of mine hid secretly in your House.
Formal. Who I, Sir! God forbid I should hide any cursed Enemies of True Godliness: Who are they? Pray tell me their Names.
Godly. Old-Man, Carnal-Affections, and Hypocrisy.
Godli. Old-Man, Carnal-Affections, and Hypocrisy.
Formal. As touching the Old-Man, there is no Christian (you know) can be quite rid of him; but God forbid I should show him any Countenance. And as to Carnal-Affections, in this you do mistake, for my Affections are spiritual. But why should you think I harbour Hypocrisy in my House? I will assure you, there is none in all the World I hate more than that base Fellow, for […] know God abhors him; and shall I show Countenance to him? Lord, far be it from me?