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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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Fearf. Truly Sir, I seeing him very Sick, thought he might die in his Sins.
Presumpt. Thou Fool, what and if he should, did not Jesus Christ die for Sinners? God is merciful, and will forgive Men their Sins at any Time, even at the very last Hour, if they do but call upon him. Besides, Fearful, are you mad to give way, much more to force him to open to True Godliness; for if once he is let into the House, you will be immediately turned out, and hardly, if ever, have one Meals-Meat more, nor the least Countenance.
Fearf. Truly, Presumption, the Fault was not principally mine; I was partly forced to do what I did.
Presumpt. Forced by whom? Who forced you?
Fearf. 'Twas the Steward of the House, who keeps the Records, or an Account of all that is done, whose Name is Conscience; he finding much Guilt lying upon him through his Cruelty, Hard-Heartedness and debauched Life, stirred me up to do what I have done; nay, Conscience told him he had been such a vile and graceless Wretch, that if he died, he would go immediately to Hell; therefore you cannot blame me for disquieting of him.