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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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CHAP. XIV.
Showing how Thoughtful, meeting with his dear Friend Contentment, finding now nothing wanting in order to the making his Life sweet and comfortable here, and eternally happy hereafter, fell a singing Hallelujahs, Hymns of Praise and Thanksgiving, to God and the Lamb.
Shewing how Thoughtful, meeting with his dear Friend Contentment, finding now nothing wanting in order to the making his Life sweet and comfortable here, and eternally happy hereafter, fell a singing Hallelujahs, Hymns of Praise and Thanksgiving, to God and the Lamb.
Thoughtful Christian, (for so now we must call him,) notwithstanding all the high and unutterable Blessings, ⟨p. 145⟩Riches and Honour he had arrived at, by his late embracing True Godliness, remained very sad and melancholy, being attended with many desponding Cogitations, by perceiving not only the great Distresses and Troubles which his Wife and Children were like to meet with in this World, but also what sad, unsettled, and unhappy Days he was fallen into, and of the abounding Evils and horrible Blasphemies which stared him in the Face where-ever he came; together with the low and deplorable Condition the Church of Christ and true Religion was in, in this dismal Hour; which Godliness perceiving, told him of one Contentment, whom he saw he had not yet found; and that if he could but obtain that Favour, to persuade him to dwell with him, his Mind would remain sweetly settled and composed, and that he would enjoy all the Calmness and Serenity of Soul imaginable, being delivered from all anxious Thoughts, about the present and suture Events of Things, and undergo all Crosses and harshest Accidents with Equanimity and Acquiescence of Spirit, wholly submitting unto, and being fully satisfied with the divine Disposal. Now, this glorious, noble and renowned Prince Contentment had been, it seems, travelling from Place to Place, like a poor Pilgrim, as True Godliness had done, seeking a fit resting Place, but could find none; for he had been to visit Riches, but no Dwelling there; and Poverty also, but found no Lodging there; with Youth he could find no abode; and Old-Age was a Stranger to him; Pleasure could give him no Entertainment; Honours were forced to say, I know thee not; he was not lodged in the Prince's Palace, nor in the Peasant's Cottage; the unmarried sought him, but could not find him; and the married wished for him, but there was no abiding for him there neither; for none of all these States and simple Conditions of Men could yield perfect Peace, Content