A01981:1229
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 85: §. 85. Of praise the best that man can render unto God.
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.
1God standeth in need of nothing that we can do, or bestow. But we stand in need of all that is his. Our thanks which we give him adds nothing to him, but makes him the more to respect us. By it (if it be rightly performed) God is acknowledged to be what he is, to give what he gives, and to do what he doth. More then this the creature cannot do: more then this the Creator nor exacteth nor expecteth, provided that it be not a mere lip-labour, but come from an heart thoroughly affected with his excellencies and kindnesses, and be ratified by an answerable carriage towards him.
1God standeth in need of nothing that we can doe, or bestow. But we stand in need of all that is his. Our thankes which we give him addes nothing to him, but makes him the more to respect us. By it (if it be rightly performed) God is acknowledged to be what he is, to give what he gives, and to doe what he doth. More then this the creature cannot doe: more then this the Creator nor exacteth nor expecteth, provided that it be not a meere lippe-labour, but come from an heart thorowly affected with his excellencies and kindnesses, and be ratified by an answerable carriage towards him.
- 1Deus alic nius nostri non eget, •ed nos omnium quae illius sunt i•digemus. Siquidem gratiarum actio illi quidem nihil omnino addit, nos autem illi magis familiores ponit. Chrys. Hom. 26 in Mat, 8.
[…] ⟨p. 176⟩spirit and truth. Yet this hindereth not but that he may and must be also worshipped in body, and in outward actions. He must ever be worshipped in spirit, whether with the body, or without the body. Spiritual worship may be without bodily worship, and also stand with bodily worship: but bodily worship cannot stand without spiritual worship.