A01981:1739
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.
2 Oft meditate thereon, so will thy delight be the more inflamed: Serious meditation on that which works affection, is as bellows to a fire, it enkindles it, and makes it flame out.
2 Oft meditate thereon, so will thy delight be the more inflamed: Serious meditation on that which works affection, is as bellowes to a fire, it enkindles it, and makes it flame out.
3 With-draw thy heart from other contrary objects which work a corrupt delight therein. As the heart of him that is set on strange women, will thereby be alienated from his wife: So delight in the world and the vanities thereof will dim, yea clean put out our delight in the Church.
3 With-draw thy heart from other contrary objects which worke a corrupt delight therein. As the heart of him that is set on strange women, will thereby be alienated from his wife: So delight in the world and the vanities thereof will dimme, yea cleane put out our delight in the Church.
1II. To manifest thy delight in the Church,
- 1Evidences of delight in the Church.