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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. III.
Showing how Godliness, having received a Commission to travel, and visit the Children of Men, comes to a certain Town on the Confines of Babylon, where one Riches dwelt, and of his usage and evil Treatment there.
Shewing how Godliness, having received a Commission to travel, and visit the Children of Men, comes to a certain Town on the Confines of Babylon, where one Riches dwelt, and of his usage and evil Treatment there.
THE great and mighty JEHOVAH, the God and Father of true Grace and Godliness, out of his great Mercy and infinite Goodness to Mankind, graciously was pleased to send them a Saviour; yea, a great and mighty Saviour, or one able to save to the uttermost all that come to God by him, Heb. 7.25. And to the end, that they might have the Knowledge of this blessed Saviour, he hath sent the Gospel amongst them, but in his eternal Wisdom hath so Decreed and Ordained it, that no Man should have any saving Benefit by this glorious Saviour, but he who doth Receive, Entertain, and kindly Embrace True Godliness whensoever he is sent to Visit them; and to the end therefore, that they might not miss of so great a Blessing which Godliness brings along with him: I may safely adventure to say, according to my present Method, and to pursue my Allegorical Discourse; Godliness hath received Commission from the King of Heaven and Earth to Travel, to see who would Embrace and Entertain him. Moreover, it appears his Commission was very large, he was not limited to the small confines of Jury, nor to Travel only in the Land of Canaan, but to go into all the World, or to Travel into all Nations, Countries and Kingdoms of