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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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Thirdly, As for what Sloth saith, thou hast cause to abhor him, for he is a beggarly Villain, and deserves to be drove not only out of thy House, but out of the Town and ⟨p. 124⟩World too, for he never did no Man the least good, cast him out a Vagabond! How now, Thoughtful, would thou not take pains: Remember, the slothful Person shall beg in Harvest, and have nothing through his Means; and Idleness his Brother: Thy House is ready to fall through, and thy Vineyard is grown all over with Thorns and Nettles, and yet he would not have thee consider thy Danger, till 'tis too late to escape it. Oh how many have lost their Souls by this bloody Wretch! What good comes of Idleness? Besides, do not you see how the Men of the World hate him? They will not hearken unto him, but will in despite of him, consider of fit Ways and Means to get Bread to eat, and Clothes to put on, nay, and seek out through' great Industry, rare Projects to get Store of Riches; and wilt thou be drawn away by him from thinking of the ready Way to be rich, great and renowned for ever? 'Tis the diligent Hand that hath the Promise; thou must seek for Wisdom as for Silver, and search for her as for hidden Treasure, Prov. 2.4. Nay, and do not think neither, I put too great a Burden upon thee, for thou mayst perceive thou needest not to take greater Pains about this inestimable Jewel, than the Men of the World take to get the perishing Things of this Life; nay, if Men did bestow half the Labour about the Good of their Souls, as they bestow about getting the World, and providing for their Bodies, what happy Creatures might they be?
Thirdly, As for what Sloth saith, thou hast cause to abhor him, for he is a beggarly Villain, and deserves to be drove not only out of thy House, but out of the Town and ⟨p. 124⟩World too, for he never did no Man the least good, cast him out a Vagabon! How now, Thoughful, would thou not take pains: Remember, the slothful Person shall beg in Harvest, and have nothing through his Means; and Idleness his Brother: Thy House is ready to fall through, and thy Vineyard is grown all over with Thorns and Nettles, and yet he would not have thee consider thy Danger, till 'tis too late to escape it. Oh how many have lost their Souls by this bloody Wretch! What good comes of Idleness? Besides, do not you see how the Men of the World hate him? They will not hearken unto him, but will in despight of him, consider of fit Ways and Means to get Bread to eat, and Cloaths to put on, nay, and seek out thro' great Industry, rare Projects to get Store of Riches; and wilt thou be drawn away by him from thinking of the ready Way to be rich, great and renowned for ever? 'Tis the diligent Hand that hath the Promise; thou must seek for Wisdom as for Silver, and search for her as for hidden Treasure,