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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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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. Heb. 10.27, 28. Fifthly, Jesus Christ will be ashamed of you at the last Day, when he comes in the Glory of the Father, with all his holy Angels, Mark 8.18. ⟨p. 108⟩Sixthly, Those who set their Hands to the Plough, and look back, (remember) are not fit for the Kingdom of Heaven, Luke 9.62. nor will God's Soul take pleasure in them. Seventhly, Without you return back, you are like to have the hottest place in Hell, Rev. 14.10. Eighthly, The Place you are going to, is like suddenly to be Destroyed. Do you not read how, just at the Time when her Judgments come upon her, she saith in her Heart, I sit a Queen, and shall see no sorrow, nor no widowhood, nor loss of children any more. Ninthly, Remember the fearful End, and what dreadful Judgments, God hath many Times in divers Ages, brought upon such false and traitorous Persons as you are. Besides, who will trust you? For you that are false to your God, and to your own Soul, will never be faithful to Men. Come, that very Way you think to save all, you may loose all. Besides, Sir, let me tell you, light is sown for the Righteous, (tho' it is a dark time now) and Joy for the upright in Heart. Nay, and this precious Seed is sown (as I could show you) in this present Dispensation; but I am in haste. What do you say to these things? Will you Return?