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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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CHAP. XI.
Showing how Godliness travelling farther into the Town, (called Religion) saw abundance of People, who had been great Professors, getting away out of the Town as fast as they could. Showing also what Discourse he had with one of them; wherein the Nature and Danger of Apostasy is plainly opened.
Shewing how Godliness travelling farther into the Town, (called Religion) saw abundance of People, who had been great Professors, getting away out of the Town as fast as they could. Shewing also what Discourse he had with one of them; wherein the Nature and Danger of Apostacy is plainly opened.
Godliness had no sooner left Formalist's Door, and gone a little further into the Town Religion, but he espied a great Number of People hastening out as fast as they could go; nay, he observed some of them ran, though others of them went very softly: At first he wondered what the Matter was, because the Town was a little before looked upon to be a very safe and honourable Place to dwell in, as any in all the Country, and had as great and glorious Privileges belonging to it; but upon Enquiry, he was told there was a Number of Lions, ravening Wolves, and other evil Beasts, (who had for a long Time been shut up in their Dens) a getting out, and they having a great while been kept without Prey, they were afraid they should be torn in Pieces: But he observing which Way they went,1 was the more amazed; for he perceived plainly they all steered their Course directly towards the great City Babylon, which he saw likewise a falling and was sure would suddenly in one Hour be utterly destroyed.
GOdliness had no sooner left Formalist's Door, and gone a little further into the Town Religion, but he espied a great Number of People hastning out as fast as they could go; nay, he observed some of them ran, though others of them went very softly: At first he wonder'd what the Matter was, because the Town was a little before look'd upon to be a very safe and honourable Place to dwell in, as any in all the Country, and had as great and glorious Privileges belonging to it; but upon Enquiry, he was told there was a Number of Lions, ravening Wolves, and other evil Beasts, (who had for a long Time been shut up in their Dens) a getting out, and they having a great while been kept without Prey, they were afraid they should be torn in Pieces: But he observing which Way they went,