A01981:1831
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 125: §. 125. Of the seasonable succour afforded to oppressed Germany.
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 Princes of the reformed Churches in Germany were forced to put up a joint complaint, and remonstrance of their grievances, and to consult about means, at least of some ease (for their burdens were intolerable) if not of full redress.
The Princes of the reformed Churches in Germany were forced to put up a joint complaint, and remonstrance of their grievances, and to consult about means, at least of some ease (for their burdens were intollerable) if not of full redresse.
But their complaints proved like to the complaints of the Israelites put up to Pharaoh for easing their heavy burdens. Their savour thereby came to be abhorred in the eyes of 1Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants. They were in a worse case then before.
So proud was the enemy by reason of the great armies that he had gathered together, and so fleshed he was in the ⟨p. 284⟩conquests that he had made, as he regarded no complaints, he feared no revenge. He deemed his power to be invincible.
So proud was the enemy by reason of the great armies that he had gathered together, and so flesht he was in the ⟨p. 284⟩conquests that he had made, as he regarded no complaints, he feared no revenge. He deemed his power to be invincible.