A01974:1758
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the…Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the…
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friars, London.Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1631
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
4. Among these little birds, the least is mentioned and expressed by a cdiminutive, little sparrow.
- c[Greek or Hebrew] passerculus. dimin. of [Greek or Hebrew] or [Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉 passerculus. dimin. of 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 or 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
5. The more to manifest the meanness of this creature, the price thereof is set down: which is the least price in use, a farthing. Here also to amplify the meanness of this price, a diminutive is used, a dlittle farthing. And as if one little sparrow alone were not worth any price at all, etwo sparrows are said to be sold for one little farthing. Yea, in Luke 12. 6. five of them are said to be bought for two little farthings.
5. The more to manifest the meanenesse of this creature, the price thereof is set downe: which is the least price in use, a farthing. Here also to amplifie the meannesse of this price, a diminutive is used, a dlittle farthing. And as if one little sparrow alone were not worth any price at all, e