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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Godly. I am here, and have a long Time waited at your Door.
Godli. I am here, and have a long Time waited at your Door.
Rich. What is your Name?
Godly. My name is True Godliness, one that you have little Reason to slight, neglect and contemn as you have done; for there is none you stand in more need of, nor can do you that good as I can, and will do you, if you please but to open your Door, and let me in.
Godli. My name is True Godliness, one that you have little Reason to slight, neglect and contemn as you have done; for there is none you stand in more need of, nor can do you that good as I can, and will do you, if you please but to open your Door, and let me in.
Rich. Sir, I am troubled I have not minded you all this while; for I have a great Reverence and Respect for Godliness. God forbid I should keep you out any longer. Upon this the whole House was in an Uproar, for he had) as I told you before) divers loose, ill bread, or rather Hell-bred Servants, all bitter Enemies to True Godliness, their Names were Presumption, Pride, Unbelief, Ignorance, Malice, Vain-hope, Covetousness, &c. These, and several other base Companions of like Quality, (whom he had brought