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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. XII.
Showing how Godliness coming to one Thoughtful's House, found there his Friend Consideration, whom he had a long Time sought for; also the great Opposition Consideration met withal.
Shewing how Godliness coming to one Thoughtful's House, found there his Friend Consideration, whom he had a long Time sought for; also the great Opposition Consideration met withal.
Godliness being not without Hopes of finding serious Consideration (for so sometimes he is called) in or near this Place, chanced to knock (as you heard before) at a Man's Door, who was newly come to dwell in the Town Religion. Now, this Person formerly (as it appears): had been a very great Enemy to true Godliness, having lived a grievous loose and profuse Life, and like the poor Prodigal, wasted all his chiefest Substance. Godliness had not long knocked and called at his Door before he listened to him, and spake within himself to this purpose. Who is this that is come to my Door? sure, said he, this is a Voice different from any I ever heard in my Life; and he doth not knock also as others use to do: At last he cried out, who is there? ho is it that is at my Door? your Name Sir?
GOdliness being not without Hopes of finding serious Consideration (for so sometimes he is called) in or near this Place, chanc'd to knock (as you heard before) at a Man's Door, who was newly come to dwell in the Town Religion. Now, this Person formerly (as it appears): had been a very great Enemy to true Godliness, having liv'd a grievous loose and profuse Life, and like the poor Prodigal, wasted all his chiefest Substance. Godliness had not long knock'd and call'd at his Door before he listned to him, and spake within himself to this purpose. Who is this that is come to my Door? sure, said he, this is a Voice different from any I ever heard in my Life; and he doth not knock also as others use to do: At last he cried out, who is there? ho is it that is at my Door? your Name Sir?