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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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Old Companions and carnal Company did greatly abuse Consideration, by endeavouring to make him out of Love with a virtuous Life: These laboured to fawn him into Misery, and to tickle him into an Eternity of Torment; they turned Religion and Godliness into a Jest, and made the Precepts of the Gospel Matter for Raillery, and told him, that those Men that seemed most serious, were the most seditious, and that their Profession savoured of nothing but of Pride, Singularity and Hypocrisy.
Old Companions and carnal Company did greatly abuse Consideration, by endeavouring to make him out of Love with a virtuous Life: These laboured to fawn him into Misery, and to tickle him into an Eternity of Torment; they turn'd Religion and Godliness into a Jest, and made the Precepts of the Gospel Matter for Railery, and told him, that those Men that seemed most serious, were the most seditious, and that their Profession savoured of nothing but of Pride, Singularity and Hypocrisy.
Now, after they had spoke their Pleasure, and almost silenced, nay, quite routed poor Consideration: His Mind was filled and hurried about many Things; which Godliness, though not yet let in, overheard, and presently took them all up, and answered them one by one.
Now, after they had spoke their Pleasure, and almost silenc'd, nay, quite routed poor Consideration: His Mind was filled and hurried about many Things; which Godliness, though not yet let in, overheard, and presently took them all up, and answered them one by one.
And first he spake to this Purpose: Honest Thoughtful, I would not have thee to be discouraged by these ill-bred Fellows thou hast within, to slight poor Consideration, for he is thy very good Friend, and as able a Counsellor as most in this Town: Moreover, very great Inconveniences also have always followed those who have unadvisedly gone about to slight and contemn him: Nay, I must tell thee most of all those great Miseries and heavy Judgments that have befallen Nations, Cities, Towns, Churches, and particular Souls, hath been occasioned through their great Neglect to hearken to Consideration. This was the Cause of Israel's Ruin of old; God, by his merciful Providence, sent to them by his Prophets to advertise and warn them of their perilous State and Condition, by Reason of their Sins, and not only told them of their imminent Danger thereby, but also revealed the true Causes thereof, and how they might easily provide Remedies for the Prevention of it; but they refused to lay it to Heart, or give Way to Consideration about it, which made Jehovah to bewail their future Misery after this Manner; O that they