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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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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 ⟨p. 117⟩were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter End! Deut. 32.29. Among many other Causes of their dismal Calamities, none•• more general or oftener alleged than the lack of Consideration, and 'tis through this means, as by a common Snare, and Deceit of the Adversary, most Men fall into Sin, and rejt me, and are holden also perpetually in Satan's Bonds, to their Destruction and Perdition. Men go on in their abominable Lusts, Pride, Oppression, excess of Riots, Drunkenness, and all manner of Debauchery, without considering what the end of these Things will be: Woe unto them (saith the Lord) that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, and continue until night, till wine inflame them, and the harp and viol, the tabret and pipe, and wine are in their feasts, but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands,