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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.
Section 123: §. 123. Of the present liberty of the reformed Churches in France.
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.
Soon after that their now Sovereign had raised and brought his forces against them, many of their chiefest Commanders revolted, their soldiers were slain, their treasures exhausted, their cities and towns of defence were violently wrested from them, or treacherously given up: many bloody massacres were made among them: and the miserable effects of war so depopulated their country, and destroyed their persons, as they were left destitute without all succour, or hope of relief: And since the last taking in of Rochelle, the King, who was of a contrary religion to them, became an absolute Master of them.
Soone after that their now Soveraigne had raised and brought his forces against them, many of their chiefest Commanders revoulted, their souldiers were slaine, their treasures exhausted, their cities and townes of defence were violently wrested from them, or treacherously given up: many bloudy massacres were made among them: and the miserable effects of warre so depopulated their countrie, and destroyed their persons, as they were left destitute without all succour, or hope of reliefe: And since the last taking in of Rochel, the King, who was of a contrary religion to them, became an absolute Master of them.
What now in mans eye could be looked for, but that utterly they should be deprived of the liberty of their religion, and by little and little be enforced to the idolatrous superstition of the Romish Church: or at least be bred up in blindness and ignorance, being left without the light of the Gospel to guide, and comfort them in that their miserable condition?
What now in mans eye could be looked for, but that utterly they should be deprived of the liberty of their religion, and by little and little be enforced to the idolatrous superstition of the Romish Church: or at least be bred up in blindnesse and ignorance, being left without the light of the Gospell to guide, and comfort them in that their miserable condition?