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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.
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?
Yet now in these happy days of deliverances, behold how in their greatest extremity, when all humane means failed them, the Lord of hosts hath beyond all hope afforded them much peace and quietness; and provided for them new Churches, built with their Kings good leave, yea and ⟨p. 280⟩at his cost and charges, because they had been demolished by the fury of impious soldiers, and by the out-rage of superstitious people.
Yet now in these happy daies of deliverances, behold how in their greatest extremity, when all humane meanes failed them, the Lord of hosts hath beyond all hope afforded them much peace and quietnes; and provided for them new Churches, built with their Kings good leave, yea and ⟨p. 280⟩at his cost and charges, because they had beene demolished by the fury of impious souldiers, and by the out-rage of superstitious people.