A01981:1643
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.
Where mention is made of performing vows, express mention useth there to be of this very matter, and that ⟨p. 248⟩where directions are given for vows, thus, aOffer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows: and where performance is promised, thus, bMy praise shall be of thee, I will pay my vows. cThy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. dI will sing praise to thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows, The praises which he sang to the Lord tending to this end, that he might perform his vow, evidently prove that he had vowed so to do. Where Jacob vowed that ethe stone which he set for a pillar, should be Gods house, what intended he thereby, but that public and solemn praise should be given to God? This was the main substance of fJephthah's vow, that in way of thanks he would give something to the Lord. If his vow had not too far extended it self, even to such things as might not be offered to the Lord, it had been a warrantable and commendable vow.
Where mention is made of performing vowes, expresse mention useth there to be of this very matter, and that ⟨p. 248⟩where directions are given for vowes, thus, aOffer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vowes: and where performance is promised, thus, bMy praise shalbe of thee, I will pay my vowes. c