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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. Well, since I see I cannot persuade you to return, but that you are resolved […] leave true Religion, and not receive True Godliness, I •ill tell you what your present State is, and what your future Portion is like to be for ever hereafter.
Godli. Well, since I see I cannot perswade you to return, but that you are resolved 〈…〉 leave true Religion, and not receive True Godliness, I •ill tell you what your present State is, and what your future Portion is like to be for ever hereafter.
Apos. Sir, pray be silent, I do not love to hear it.
Godly. I do not Care whether you do or no, I will show it. First, It appears (as I hinted before) that you were never truly converted, being no Part of that good Ground Christ's speaks of, Mat. 13. Secondly, You are (it appears) forsaken of God; he hath left you, or else you would never think of cleaving to Mystery Babylon. Thirdly, Either God will let Conscience out against you to torment you, (as he did upon Francis Spira) or else wholly give you up (as he did Israel of Old) to your own Hearts Lusts, to walk in your own Counsel. Fourthly, Your Sin tends towards the Sin against the Holy Ghost, that shall never be forgiven, neither in this World, nor in that which is to come; for you have been a Person (I hear) much enlightened, and now wilfully cast off God and Religion; pray read these Scriptures, Heb. 6.4, 5.