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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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II. I love thee, and admire thee too, What Work remains thou'lt help me do. My chiefest Business it is done, Possess the House which thou hast won. The Fruits of Conquest now begin, Content with Triumph's entered in.
II. I love thee, and admire thee too, What Work remains thou'lt help me do. My chiefest Bus'ness it is done, Possess the House which thou hast won. The Fruits of Conquest now begin, Content with Triumph's entred in.
III. What's this!* don't boast, what can it be? Remains there still an Enemy? Have I overcome all deadly Foes, And shall this Old-Man me oppose? The Fruits of Conquest now begin, Content with Triumph's entered in.
III. What's this!* don't boast, what can it be? Rem•ins there still an Enemy? Have I o•ercome all deadly Foes, And shall this Old-Man me oppose? The Fruits of Conquest now begin, Content with Triumph's entred in.
- *Indwelling Sin moves again.
IV. I shall, I'm sure, be rid of thee, And then how happy shall I be? When Godliness in me doth reign, Alone with his most glorious Train, And not a Foe dares once appear, O then what Triumph shall I hear.