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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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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 ⟨p. 19⟩up, and a long Time cherished in his House) seemed mightily concerned, that the least heed or attention should be given to True Godliness; they also enquired who was the Cause of it; at last they understood it was Mr. Fearful, then they presently joined together to fall upon Fearful, and turn him out of the House. Presumption struck the first blow, and spoke also to this Purpose.
Presumpt. Are not you a base Fellow, thus to Disturb my Master, as to cause him in the least to doubt of the Strength of his strong and impregnable Fortification,* wherein he hath placed his long Confidence, and not to force him to incline to open unto True Godliness, who is our utter Enemy? Is he not an honest Man? What can you Charge him with? What cause or ground is there for this Disturbance? Hath he not done much good in the Parish where he lives, and given many a piece of Bread at his Door? I warrant you it will go well with him, Fearful, What do you say?
- *Riches bags of gold and silver.
Fearf. Truly Sir, I seeing him very Sick, thought he might die in his Sins.