A01981:1784
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.
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.
Physicians gave up their opinion, that the air was infected.
Physitians gave up their opinion, that the aire was infected.
The famous University of Cambridge was so smitten therewith, as for the space of half a year and more, Colleges were dissolved, Students dispersed, Readings and Acts intermitted, that populous place made desolate, and the poor that remained much pinched with poverty.