A01981:1716
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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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.
4 Contemn the world. Love of the world quencheth the heat of the love of God. The world is an enticing bait. Many are driven back thereby. oDemas, that old Disciple Demas, having set his heart on the world, which he loved too much, grew ashamed, and afraid to confess Christ.
4 Contemne the world. Love of the world quencheth the heat of the love of God. The world is an inticing bait. Many are driven backe thereby. oDemas, that old Disciple Demas, having set his heart on the world, which hee loved too much, grew ashamed, and affraid to confesse Christ.
5 Give not reins to licentiousness. Turn not the grace of God into wantonness. Such unworthy walking of the 1profession of the Gospel cannot but make ashamed to appear in the middest of such congregations as are fit to have Gods praises sounded forth among them.
5 Give not reines to licentiousnesse. Turne not the grace of God into wantonnesse. Such unworthy walking of the 1profession of the Gospell cannot but make ashamed to appeare in the middest of such congregations as are fit to have Gods praises sounded forth among them.