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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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But he soon answered, and said, that no man could be truly righteous overmuch, nor have too much of that pure wisdom that is from above; but that a Man might, he told him, under pretence of Righteousness, do more than God required of him, & so be righteous overmuch, (as the Papists and others are) and thereby destroy himself, since Will-worship was of such an abominable Nature; and that a Man might be also overwise in his own Conceit.
But he soon answer'd, and said, that no man could be truly righteous overmuch, nor have too much of that pure wisdom that is from above; but that a Man might, he told him, under pretence of Righteousness, do more than God required of him, & so be righteous overmuch, (as the Papists and others are) and thereby destroy himself, since Will-worship was of such an abominable Nature; and that a Man might be also overwise in his own Conceit.
At this Answer the Dispute ended; and Riches perceiving his Chaplain was worsted, envied True Godliness much more, and raised all the Rabble of the Town upon him; amongst which were these following, (viz.) Pride, Ignorance, Wilful, Hate-good, Toss-pot, Out-sides, Riot, Wasteful, Hard-heart, Belly-god, Giddy-head, Pick-thank, Rob-saint, and more […] such like rustical and ill-bred Fellows; and moreover •e swore, if he would not be gone, the sooner he would •end for the two Constables Oppression and Cruelty, to lay him fast enough; at which poor Godliness was fain to get away, and hide himself, or else for certain he had been knocked o' the' head, or basely put to Death; but he being out of their reach, by the Providence ⟨p. 39⟩of God, escaped without any hurt to himself, but many of his poor Friends were sadly abused, who stood up to speak on his Behalf, being reproached as the vilest of Men.
At this Answer the Dispute ended; and Riches perceiving his Chaplain was worsted, envied True Godliness much more, and raised all the Rabble of the Town upon him; amongst which were these following, (viz.) Pride, Ignorance, Wilful, Hate-good, Toss-pot, Out-sides, Riot, Wastful, Hard-heart, Belly-god, Giddy-head, Pick-thank, Rob-saint, and more such like rustical and ill-bred Fellows; and moreover e swore, if he would not be gone, the sooner he would end for the two Constables Oppression and Crlty, to lay him fast enough; at which poor Godliness was fain to get away, and hide himself, or else for certain he had been knock'd o' th' head, or basely put to Death; but he being out of their reach, by the Providence