A01981:1082
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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§. 71. Of Saints questioning Gods promises in distress.
§. 71. Of Saints questioning Gods promises in distresse.
VI. *Extremity of distress maketh Saints account promises of release to be vain. Which that worthy Saint did, awho said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: and again speaking to God, bI am cut off from before thine eyes. After that God had promised to Abraham that he would cMake of him a great nation, and dmake his s•ed as the dust of the earth, he and his wife being both old, he thus said, eLord God, what wilt thou give me seeing I go childless? Did not this speech show that he accounted Gods promise to be vain? Yea and this speech also of Moses, fI am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand. And this, gShall the flock and the herds be slain for them to suffice them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together to suffice them? h