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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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Sloth told him, it was laborious and toilsome Work, and it would be great Wearisomeness to him, if the Difficulty did not make it impossible.
Sloth told him, it was laborious and toilsome Work, and it would be great Wearisomness to him, if the Difficulty did not make it impossible.
Deficiency said, he was a Man of a weak Understanding, and those Things were Matters for the Learned and most knowing Men of all to Study, nay, and that many of them too, notwithstanding all their profound Learning, proficiency and skill in the Tongues, could hardly attain to the right Knowledge of them.
Security endeavoured to make it appear his Condition was very good and safe now, and that he had Religion and Godliness enough, without troubling himself farther, and that he exceeded in Holiness many Men that had lived long in the Town. Moreover, he told him, that he had followed the Counsel of Consideration too much already.
Danger too spoke several Things. 1. That to give place to him, would let in his Enemy Melancholy, which might endanger his Life. Do not you see (saith he) how uncomfortable this Fellow Consideration has made many brave Men, causing them, by thinking on their latter Ends, to hang down their Heads like a Bull-rush, fold their Arms and spend their Days in Tears and Weeping; hearken not to him, for he will certainly infuse sad Thoughts into your Mind, and give you nothing but Gall and Vinegar to Drink. 2. He said moreover, Consideration had made many Men go besides themselves; and if he did adhere to him, about this Affair, he would be distracted. 3. He insinuated also, that if he did seriously muse upon this Matter, or give Place to Consideration, so that Godliness came to be let in, he would be undone, and utterly ruined, the Times are such.