A01981:1710
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
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12 By Saints boldness in praising God, as they who are like minded, are much affected and stirred up to bless God, so the weak and faint-hearted are strengthened and encouraged, and gain-sayers, scorners, and all sorts of adversaries daunted and put to silence.
12 By Saints boldnesse in praising God, as they who are like minded, are much affected and stirred up to blesse God, so the weake and faint-hearted are strengthened and encouraged, and gaine-sayers, scorners, and all sorts of adversaries daunted and put to silence.
- 1Benefits of boldness.Benefits of boldnesse.
1Great cause of just complaint may hence be taken, not only against impious and profane persons, who care not to give any praise at all to God, either in private corners, or in the middest of assemblies, but also against such as in their ⟨p. 264⟩judgements are convinced of the equity of the duty, and in their consciences persuaded of the necessity thereof: and thereupon are moved inwardly in their hearts, or secretly in their closets, or other like places to praise the Lord: but to do it in assemblies, in the middest of populous places, they are ashamed. What is this but to prefer man to God, and applause of men to Gods approbation? May it not be 2said of such, They have their reward? Surely their own judgement and conscience are terrible witnesses against 3them. Fearful is the doom which Christ hath denounced against them; For, saith he, Whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his father with the holy Angels. If therefore we stand before Kings and Governors for the Lord, we ought not to be ashamed, but resolute and constant.