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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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Having thus briefly given you the Description,1 both of the inward and out side Power and Form of True Godliness; we shall proceed to treat of his Pedigree, and show you whose Off-spring he is, that you, by his Name may easily read from whence he descends, and learn what a noble Patronage he is of; he is indeed high Born, the great and glorious Off-spring of the Lord JEHOVAH, the almighty Prince of Heaven and Earth, the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, the universal Monarch of the World, whose Kingdom ruleth over all; and as this is his noble Extract and renowned Descent, so likewise he is always in high Esteem and Favour with his glorious Prince, for there is none no not one in Heaven or Earth, that he loves and takes more delight in, than in True Godliness; nor is there any indeed more like him, […] ⟨p. 9⟩and such a venerable Respect and gracious Esteem hath he of him, that those who love him, he loves; those who hate him, he hates; those who receive him, he receives; and those who reject him, he rejects; where he comes to dwell, there God, Christ, and the Holy Ghost dwell.
Having thus briefly given you the Description,1 both of the inward and out side Power and Form of True Godliness; we shall proceed to treat of his Pedigree, and shew you whose Off-spring he is, that you, by his Name may easily read from whence he descends, and learn what a noble Patronage he is of; he is indeed high Born, the great and glorious Off-spring of the Lord JEHOVAH, the almighty Prince of Heaven and Earth, the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, the universal Monarch of the World, whose Kingdom ruleth over all; and as this is his noble Extract and renowned Descent, so likewise he is always in high Esteem and Favour with his glorious Prince, for there is none no not one in Heaven or Earth, that he loves and takes more delight in, than in True Godliness; nor is there any indeed more like him, 〈…〉 ⟨p. 9⟩and such a venerable Respect and gracious Esteem hath he of him, that those who love him, he loves; those who hate him, he hates; those who receive him, he receives; and those who reject him, he rejects; where he comes to dwell, there God, Christ, and the Holy Ghost dwell.