A01981:1362
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 95: §. 95. Of the meaning and method of the fifteenth 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.
By death, he meaneth their soul, or life, which is subject to death. For, in another place he saith, hPrecious shall be their blood in his sight. What here he calleth death, there he calleth blood. And in Scripture phrase iblood is said to be the life of living creatures. Very fitly is this privative, death, mentioned in setting forth Gods care over their life, because by their death it is manifested, partly by preserving them from death, and partly by providing for them in death. A Trope not much unlike to this is used, where God saith, I 3will be merciful to their unrighteousness: that is, to them in freeing them from their unrighteousness.
By death, he meaneth their soule, or life, which is subject to death. For, in another place he saith, hPrecious shalbe their bloud in his sight. What here he calleth death, there he calleth bloud. And in Scripture phrase ibloud is said to bee the life of living creatures. Very fitly is this privative, death, mentioned in setting forth Gods care over their life, because by their death it is manifested, partly by preserving them from death, and partly by providing for them in death. A Trope not much unlike to this is used, where God saith, I 3wilbe mercifull to their unrighteousnesse: that is, to them in freeing them from their unrighteousnesse.
- hPsal. 72▪ 14.
- iGen. 9. 4. Lev. 17. 14