A01981:1203
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.
Section 84: 84. Of the interpretation and resolution of the thirteenth verse.
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.
3. gThe passion of Christ is styled a cup: whereupon hmany imagine that the Prophet hath here relation thereunto. iAn ancient Father saith that the Hebrew thus hath it, I will take the cup of Jesus: which an Angel thus interprets, thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people. Indeed kthe Hebrew name translated Jesus, is derived from a root that signifieth to lsave: But mthe word here used is of the feminine gender and plural number. Yet by that which follows it may be gathered that by this very Hebrew word, the same thing is meant as by the name Jesus, namely salvation. They who apply the cup of salvation to Christs passion, take it passively for martyrdom, or suffering for Christ, and so it little differs from the former interpretation. They who in these senses expound this text, say, that thereby is rendered the greatest thing that can be rendered by man, even his life.
3. gThe passion of Christ is stiled a cup: whereupon hmany imagine that the Prophet hath here relation thereunto. iAn ancient Father saith that the Hebrew thus hath it, I will take the cup of Iesus: which an Angel thus interprets, thou shalt call his name Iesus: for he shall save his people. Indeed kthe Hebrew name translated Iesus, is derived from a root that signifieth to l