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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. O Sir, this is the Friend I want, and blessed be God I have found him, I am resolved to make use of his Help and Assistance continually. Now Old-man look to your self, Laborious I hope, will do your Business, and I shall quickly prevail, and open the Door to true Godliness. ⟨p. 135⟩Upon this he became very diligent in attending upon all the Means of Grace. Moreover, by the Help of Endeavour, he cut off some one or two of the Members of Old-Man, that cursed Body of Sin, and prayed Morning and Evening, eschewing all open Profaneness and scandalous Sins, and would not speak at Random with his Tongue, nor neglect to hear one good Sermon if possible he could get an Opportunity, and became mighty just in all his Dealings and Commerce with Men. But soon upon this, Apollyon, by the Treachery of Old-Man, raised up another Enemy, which had almost insensibly undone him; his Name was Self-Righteousness, a very great Enemy to true Godliness, which Godliness soon perceived; and called upon him to open the Door, for it appeared he had not received him yet.
Thought. O Sir, this is the Friend I want, and blessed be God I have found him, I am resolved to make use of his Help and Assistance continually. Now Old-man look to your self, Laborious I hope, will do your Business, and I shall quickly prevail, and open the Door to true Godliness. ⟨p. 135⟩Upon this he became very diligent in attending upon all the Means of Grace. Moreover, by the Help of Endeavour, he cut off some one or two of the Members of Old-Man, that cursed Body of Sin, and prayed Morning and Evening, eschewing all open Prophaneness and scandalous Sins, and would not speak at Random with his Tongue, nor neglect to hear one good Sermon if possible he could get an Opportunity, and became mighty just in all his Dealings and Commerce with Men. But soon upon this, Apollyon, by the Treachery of Old-Man, raised up another Enemy, which had almost insensibly undone him; his Name was Self-Righteousness, a very great Enemy to true Godliness, which Godliness soon perceived; and called upon him to open the Door, for it appeared he had not received him yet.