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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. Leave your canting, you are a bold and impudent piece; do you begin to threaten me? am I not my own Master? would you lord it over me? I perceive what you aim at, you would have me entertain you, that so your poor despised Off-spring, might have a good Fleece out of me: I could find in my Heart to be revenged on you, and set all the Rabble of the Town upon you; Sirrah, I have considered of the Business, and have had Advice ⟨p. 37⟩what to do from two able Counsellors, Dr. Self-love and Sir Worldly Wisdom.
Godly. Sir, St. Paul did not take Advice of those two shallow, depraved, degraded Counsellors, i. e. He consulted not with flesh and blood.
Godli. Sir, St. Paul did not take Advice of those two shallow, depraved, degraded Counsellors, i. e. He consulted not with flesh and blood.
Rich. Will you not leave your Prating? you will undo me, you are called Godliness, but that is not your Name, you are, I understand, a factious Fellow, and your Name is Stubbornness, alias Singularity, alias Sedition, one may know what you are by the many Names you go by; know ye therefore, friend, that I have received the True Godliness already, and him will I keep; he is indeed an honourable Person, one who great Men love, and is in favour with the Princes of the Earth! But as for you, I see no encouragement for any Body to Respect you; for as most People in all Nations speak against you, and hate you, so you would soon spoil all my Joys, and bring nothing but, Sorrow and Fear along with you, should I entertain you; I must not so much as tell you a lie for my advantage, but you would threaten me with Hell and Damnation, nor go to the Tavern, and by chance be Drunk, and let now and then an Oath fly, but you would stir up my Steward Conscience to fall upon me, and beat me unmercifully, (but I praise God I am rid of him) nay and if I should not give to the Poor according to your Humour, I should soon be censured and condemned by you as a wicked Person, yea, and every sweet, pleasant and beloved Lust, which I value as my Life, you say, must be mortified; no, my dearest darling must not be spared; I perceive what a Fool you would make me, begone from my Door, or I will call one of my Servants, who shall drive you out of the Town: his Name is Malice, alias Envy, before whom you will not be able to stand; and upon that he struck at him with all his might, which no sooner did his Chaplain Mr. Reader