A01981:1783
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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Thus by the divine providence our land brought forth such a plentiful harvest, and the heavens afforded so fair a ⟨p. 277⟩season for gathering it in, as scarcity is turned into plenty, dearness into cheapness. Our floors are now full of wheat: we eat in plenty and are satisfied.
Thus by the divine providence our land brought forth such a plentifull harvest, and the heavens afforded so faire a ⟨p. 277⟩season for gathering it in, as scarcity is turned into plenty, dearenesse into cheapenesse. Our floores are now full of wheate: we eat in plenty and are satisfied.
The misery of famine giveth sufficient proof of the great benefit of plenty.
The misery of famine giveth sufficient proofe of the great benefit of plenty.
3 There was also the last year great fear of much sickness: and that of the infectious, pestilentious sickness, which some few years before had month after month, week after week, day after day destroyed such multitudes, as the fear of the return thereof was the more terrible.
3 There was also the last yeare great feare of much sicknesse: and that of the infectious, pestilentious sicknesse, which some few yeares before had moneth after moneth, weeke after weeke, day after day destroyed such multitudes, as the feare of the returne thereof was the more terrible.