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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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but Godliness comforted him sweetly, with many precious Promises, telling him also he had such a glorious Retinue to attend him, which he would bring into his House with him, that he need not fear any Difficulty, provided that he would but let him in; but ⟨p. 138⟩he seeing he was not able to open the Door, his Enemies being too strong for him, notwithstanding his own Strength, to his Joy he told him, there was one Friend of his, whom, if he could prevail with to come to his Assistance, he would soon make the Way clear, and open the Door. Who is that, said Thoughtful? Godliness then discovered immediately the Excellency of his Person, and the Nature of his Operation, by which he soon understood it was the Holy Ghost; upon this he was not a little glad, but presently cried out as one whose Life is in Danger, to God to send the Holy Spirit to assist him, O Lord, the Spirit, the Holy Spirit, now Lord! Thus he cried, and presently there was strange Strugglings indeed, (the Holy Spirit working upon all the Faculties of his Soul) yea, such a Conflict that he never met with in all his Life; Judgment in the Combat behaved himself bravely; Consideration was not wanting; Conscience laid on home Blows, being backed with Endeavour, alias Laborious: In the Beginning of the Battle, the Holy Spirit came in, and with him Faith, and other of Godliness's Attendants, and the Door flew open, and Old-Man immediately went to the Wall, crying out for Quarter, pleading his great Age, but had no Mercy showed him. Wilful Will strait-way subjected himself (that Scripture being made good, My People shall be willing in the Day of my Power) and became Thoughtful's very good Servants. Carnal-Affections changed their Mind, and were made heavenly; and so they abode, to his great Joy, until his dying Day. True Godliness being now entered into his House, with his Attendants, Thoughtful was not a little comforted. Now Godliness's Retinue, who came in with him, were these following, (some of which you had an Account of before) viz.
but Godliness comforted him sweetly, with many precious Promises, telling him also he had such a glorious Retinue to attend him, which he would bring into his House with him, that he need not fear any Difficulty, provided that he would but let him in; but ⟨p. 138⟩he seeing he was not able to open the Door, his Enemies being too strong for him, notwithstanding his own Strength, to his Joy he told him, there was one Friend of his, whom, if he could prevail with to come to his Assistance, he would soon make the Way clear, and open the Door. Who is that, said Thoughtful? Godliness then discovered immediately the Excellency of his Person, and the Nature of his Operation, by which he soon understood it was the Holy Ghost; upon this he was not a little glad, but presently cried out as one whose Life is in Danger, to God to send the Holy Spirit to assist him, O Lord, the Spirit, the Holy Spirit, now Lord! Thus he cried, and presently there was strange Strugglings indeed, (the Holy Spirit working upon all the Faculties of his Soul) yea, such a Conflict that he never met with in all his Life; Judgment in the Combat behaved himself bravely; Consideration was not wanting; Conscience laid on home Blows, being back'd with Endeavour, alias Labourious: In the Beginning of the Battle, the Holy Spirit came in, and with him Faith, and other of Godliness's Attendants, and the Door flew open, and Old-Man immediately went to the Wall, crying out for Quarter, pleading his great Age, but had no Mercy shewed him. Wilful Will strait-way subjected himself (that Scripture being made good, My People shall be willing in the Day of my Power) and became Thoughtful's very good Servants. Carnal-Affections chang'd their Mind, and were made heavenly; and so they abode, to his great Joy, until his dying Day. True Godliness being now entred into his House, with his Attendants, Thoughtful was not a little comforted. Now Godliness's Retinue, who came in with him, were these following, (some of which you had an Account of before) viz.