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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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Heavenly-new-Man, True-Love, Innocency, Humility, Sobriety, Sincerity, Temperance, Self-clearing, ⟨p. 139⟩Faithful, Excellent-Knowledge, Blessed-Experience, Godly-Zeal, Filial-Fear, Precious-Promises, Holy-Revenge, Vehement-Desires, Constant-Supplication, Spiritual-Indignation, Christian-Courage, Sincere-Aims-and-Ends, Careful, Patience, Hospitality, Stability, Charity, Liberality, Chastity, Purity, Holy-Sympathy, Wake-Man, Watch-Well, Peaceable, Harmless, Gentleness, Brotherly-Kindness and Love-All; besides several others of like Quality; and by reason these, as I formerly told you, were all great Nobles, or Persons highly descended, being the Off-spring of Heaven, they had I perceived also a most glorious Attendance to accompany them; and to the End you may know what a happy Man poor Thoughtful is now become, and with him every true Christian, I shall let you know who they were. The first I saw was the Father of True Godliness, for he always dwells where he dwells, and abides with this his glorious and heavenly Attendance. Secondly, The Lord Jesus Christ, which brought that Word to my Remembrance, If any Man loves me, he will keep my Words, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our Abode with him, John 14.23. Also the other Words, I will come in to him, and sup with him, and he with me, Rev. 3.20. Thirdly, The Holy Spirit, for he also is said to dwell in us; and besides these, there was, Fourthly, Union. Fifthly, Reconciliation. Sixthly, Justification. Seventhly, Acceptation. Eighthly, Communion with the Father and Son. Ninthly, Adoption. Tenthly, Pardon of Sin. Eleventhly, The Image of God. ⟨p. 140⟩Twelfthly, Peace of Conscience. Thirteenthly, And Joy in the Holy Ghost. Fourteenthly, Free Access to the Throne of Grace. Fifteenthly, A Place in the heavenly Family. Sixteenthly, Fellowship with Saints. Seventeenthly, The Earnest and Sealing of the Spirit. Eighteenthly, Increase of Grace. Nineteenthly, The Attendance of an innumerable Company of Angels. Twentiethly, Divine Protection, or sure Refuge in God. One-and twentiethly, A full Assurance of Heaven; but it was a great while before they could see him, he lay hid, it appears, tho' he came in with the rest. And Lastly, Final Perseverance.