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The saints sacrifice
The saints sacrifice: or, a commentary on the CXVI. Psalm Which is, a gratulatory psalm, for deliverance from deadly distress. By William Gouge, D.D.The saints sacrifice: or, a commentarie on the CXVI. Psalme Which is, a gratulatory psalme, for deliverance from deadly distresse. By William Gouge, D.D.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1632
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Section 66: §. 66. Of the meaning and doctrine of the 10 and 11 Verses.
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A difference also there is in the interpretation of this clause. For some expound it as a speech of faith: opposing men to God, who only is true: as if he had more largely thus expressed his mind, The Lord is without all question most true, faithful and constant in all his promises: and where men oft make question thereof, it is by reason of that vanity and weakness which is in them: for all men are liars. This difference betwixt God and man is most true: expressly noted by the Apostle in these words, hLet God be true, and every man a liar: but this interpretation in this place cannot well stand with this clause immediately going before, I said in my haste. For, to pronounce all men liars in opposition to Gods truth, is no rash, passionate speech: but a true, advised, Apostolical speech.
A difference also there is in the interpretation of this clause. For some expound it as a speech of faith: opposing men to God, who onely is true: as if he had more largely thus expressed his mind, The Lord is without all question most true, faithfull and constant in all his promises: and where men oft make question thereof, it is by reason of that vanity and weakenesse which is in them: for all men are lyars. This difference betwixt God and man is most true: expresly noted by the Apostle in these words, hLet God be true, and every man a lyar: but this interpretation in this place cannot well stand with this clause immediately going before, I said in my haste. For, to pronounce all men lyars in opposition to Gods truth, is no rash, passionate speech: but a true, advised, Apostolicall speech.
1Others therefore expound it as a speech of incredulity, and refer this general particle all, in special to such messengers of God as were sent to him, to comfort him in his afflictions, and to promise him deliverance and advancement. Now though at first he might believe them, yet when he was in the extremity of his perplexity, so as he doubted of all recovery, then he made question of the truth of their words, and in his sudden fear said to this purpose, Certainly as the common fort of men, so even these servants and Prophets of God are liars: all men, not these excepted, all men are liars. Now where he layeth the blame on men, therein, notwithstanding this his great weakness,