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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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Apost. No, Sir, I have formerly had your Company, and I don't find you so pleasant a Companion: Besides, the Town is sadly divided amongst themselves, those who love you do not agree.
Godly. Nay, Sir, now you are out, for you and I never Dwelt together yet, for had I ever took up my Dwelling with you, I would have kept you from this great Fall: You will prove your self a mere Hypocrite, one that never loved God nor the Town Religion in your Heart. Sir, Uprightness and Sincerity of Heart preserve from Apostasy: And what though the Town is divided, it is my great Grief to see it, but you had more need to abide in it, to do what you can to persuade them to Love and Union, however to unite in Affection. Come humble your self ⟨p. 107⟩before God, for this great Sin, and let us dwell together, now, and thou shalt abide secure, notwithstanding the Division• within, and Troubles without, and have most sweet Pe••• and inward Joy: Yea, such as thou never hadst in all […] Life. What dost thou say?
Godli. Nay, Sir, now you are out, for you and I never Dwelt together yet, for had I ever took up my Dwelling with you, I would have kept you from this great Fall: You will prove your self a meer Hypocrite, one that never loved God nor the Town Religion in your Heart. Sir, Uprightness and Sincerity of Heart preserve from Apostacy: And what though the Town is divided, it is my great Grief to see it, but you had more need to abide in it, to do what you can to perswade them to Love and Union, however to unite in Affection. Come humble your self ⟨p. 107⟩before God, for this great Sin, and let us dwell together, now, and thou shalt abide secure, notwithstanding the Division• wi•hin, and Troubles without, and have most sweet Pe••• and inward Joy: Yea, such as thou never hadst in all Life. What dost thou say?