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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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The EPISTLE to the READER.
IN this Tract is showed the many Snares and Temptations that attend both Riches and Poverty, Youth and Old-age; together with the chief Reasons why most People of all Ranks and Qualities, are such great Strangers and Enemies to True Godliness; the Legalist and Formal Hypocrite may here see what Danger they are in: Also you have an Account of the present Errors and Heresies of these present Times; with a Detection of Baxterian and Antinomian Errors. Moreover, True Godliness is described in his own primitive internal and external Beauty and Glory, being vindicated from all those foul Calumnies and Reproaches cast upon him in this and former Ages; with his sad Lamentation, in respect of the prevailing Power of Vice, Ungodliness, Papistry, and other Enemies at home and abroad; also the Usefulness of Consideration, and of the Creatures utmost Improvement of the Means, in order to Union with CHRIST and True Conversion, is clearly opened; together with the Cause and dismal Consequences of Apostasy.
IN this Tract is shewed the many Snares and Temptations that attend both Riches and Poverty, Youth and Old-age; together with the chief Reasons why most People of all Ranks and Qualities, are such great Strangers and Enemies to True Godliness; the Legalist and Formal Hypocrite may here see what Danger they are in: Also you have an Account of the present Errors and Heresies of these present Times; with a Detection of Baxterian and Antinomian Errors. Moreover, True Godliness is describ'd in his own primitive internal and external Beauty and Glory, being vindicated from all those foul Calumnies and Reproaches cast upon him in this and former Ages; with his sad Lamentation, in respect of the prevailing Power of Vice, Ungodliness, Papistry, and other Enemies at home and abroad; also the Usefulness of Consideration, and of the Creatures utmost Improvement of the Means, in order to Union with CHRIST and True Conversion, is clearly opened; together with the Cause and dismal Consequences of Apostacy.