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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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Thought. Alas, Sir, who have I else that can do any Thing for me, for my House is full of cursed Adversaries; never was a Cage fuller of unclean and hateful Birds, than my House, I mean my Heart, which is full of base and filthy Enemies to true Godliness.
Godly. Thou sayest right, I believe thee, poor Thoughtful; but prithee see if thou canst not find a Friend that I dearly love, and have a long Time sought for.
Godli. Thou sayest right, I believe thee, poor Thoughtful; but prithee see if thou canst not find a Friend that I dearly love, and have a long Time sought for.
Thought. Pray Sir, who is that? Tell me his Name.
Godly. His Name is Endeavour, alias Laborious; you can't imagine Thoughtful what great Things he hath done: Oh, I love him dearly, he helped Noah to build the Ark, and Jacob to get the Blessing, and to wrestle with the Angel, and to prevail too; and Solomon to build the Temple. Consideration, 'tis true, caused David to think on his Ways, but it was Endeavour that turned his Foot to keep God's Statutes: Consideration also brought the poor Prodigal to his right Mind, but it was my Friend Endeavour that sent him home to his Father's House; 'twas be that made him find his Feet, (after the Spirit of God had brought him to himself) nay I could tell thee, I have taught him to get many a Blessing by Prayer. Prithee, who was it that got the three Loaves in the Gospel? Was it not this importunate Laborious? Was it not he likewise that made the poor Widow to prevail with the unjust Judge to avenge her of her Adversary? Nay, in a Word, the Promise of God is made to him, If you follow on to know the Lord, then you shall know him. 'Tis this diligent, painful Person that makes Men (with God's Blessing) rich, I mean spiritually rich: And this I must tell thee too, he can do nothing of himself; do not think that he can open the