A01981:1104
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
gThat which the Apostle saith of knowledge, is true of faith, and of all other graces for the time of this life, We believe in part. So much as wanteth in man of the perfection of faith, fear filleth up: as air filleth up so much of a vessel as wanteth water or other liquor. hFear to the Soul of man is as Amalek to Israel: and Faith as Moses. Fear is ready on all occasions to invade the Soul. If Faith wax faint, and let down her hand, Fear prevails. Yea ias the two houses of David and Saul were together in Israel, and maintained war one against the other, so do Fear and Faith in the same souls. But as Faith waxeth stronger and stronger, Fear will wax weaker and weaker.
gThat which the Apostle saith of knowledge, is true of faith, and of all other graces for the time of this life, We believe in part. So much as wanteth in man of the perfection of faith, feare filleth up: as aire filleth up so much of a vessell as wanteth water or other liquor. hFeare to the Soule of man is as Amalek to Israel: and Faith as Moses. Feare is ready on all occasions to invade the Soule. If Faith waxe faint, and let downe her hand, Feare prevailes. Yea ias the two houses of David and Saul were together in Israel, and maintained warre one against the other, so doe Feare and Faith in the same soules. But as Faith waxeth stronger and stronger, Feare will waxe weaker and weaker.
- g1 Cor. 13. 9.
- hExo. 17. 8, &c.
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