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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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Secondly, As to what Deficiency says, that thou art a Man of a weak Understanding: Alas! thou canst perceive that Gold is better than Glass or Rattles, and that Pearls are better than Pebble; thou art able to perceive thou art Mortal and must Die, and dost know when a Bone is broke, 'tis good to have it set; and that Food is good to thee when thou art Hungry; and that 'tis good to get Clothes on to hide thy Nakedness, and art not able to consider the need there is for Food to feed thy Soul, and that it is good to get Grace, to enrich thy Soul. Art able to find how grievous 'tis to be cast into a Furnace of Fire, and canst not think that 'tis worse to be cast into a Fire that cannot be quenched; nay, and have not weak and simple ones in their own Eyes, and in the Eyes of others too, attained to the skill of Consideration about their eternal Estates? Nay, and have wonderfully out-done the Wise and Learned ones of the World in it too? Knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding, Prov. 14.16. Wisdom gives subtlety to the simple, and young men knowledge and discretion, Prov. 1.4. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant to thy feet; discretion shall preserve thee, and understanding shall keep thee, Prov. 2.10, 11.
Secondly, As to what Deficiency says, that thou art a Man of a weak Understanding: Alas! thou can'st perceive that Gold is better than Glass or Rattles, and that Pearls are better than Pebble; thou art able to perceive thou art Mortal and must Die, and dost know when a Bone is broke, 'tis good to have it set; and that Food is good to thee when thou art Hungry; and that 'tis good to get Cloaths on to hide thy Nakedness, and art not able to consider the need there is for Food to feed thy Soul, and that it is good to get Grace, to enrich thy Soul. Art able to find how grievous 'tis to be cast into a Furnace of Fire, and canst not think that 'tis worse to be cast into a Fire that cannot be quenched; nay, and have not weak and simple ones in their own Eyes, and in the Eyes of others too, attained to the skill of Consideration about their eternal Estates? Nay, and have wonderfully out-done the Wise and Learned ones of the World in it too? Knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding,