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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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Ignor. What a stir is here? If our Master was poor, and had not so many Bags of Gold and Silver, there might be some ground for this base Fellow Fearful, to disquiet him: I can give as good Counsel as any of you: Money answers all Things, he may make Friends with she Mammon of unrighteousness; let him give a little more than usual to the Poor, and that will merit God's Favour: Who would not part with a little Money, to get peace of Conscience, ⟨p. 21⟩and purchase a place in Heaven: Charity is more than all your new Notions of Religion: Read 1 Cor. 13. Tho' I know but little, I am not such an Ignoramus as some think.
Vain-hope. I am of the Mind with my Brother Unbelief; and 'twas I, also you know, who have kept up his Spirits all along, and did what I could to stop Steward Conscience's Mouth from giving way to Mr. Fearful, to open the Door, let him therefore but put his Trust in me, and I warrant you he will fear nothing.
Presumpt. Come, cease this Noise, all is well enough yet, Godliness is not let in, and our Master is much better than he was; and tho' Conscience incline to embrace this our Enemy, yet you will find he will not be regarded ere a little while: Pray let us all agree at present, to stir up Riches eldest Son, whose Name is Honour, the Father's Darling, and the hopes of all the Family, to see what he can do, in order to keep our Enemy Godliness out. Now, our Friend Pride is the fittest to be employed in this Work, for he is much in Favour with our Master's Eldest Son, and his own-Child too. After a short time thus it fell out: Riches being recovered, he consulted with Worldly Honour, a great Enemy to True Godliness, which was one Reason why the Father and true Image of Godliness said a great while ago, How can ye believe, that receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God alone,