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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.
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 Prologue.
How's this, The strange discovery, may some say, Tis likely we shall see some glorious Play Of Christopher Columbus, and his brother, Whose navigable pa•••es did first discover 1That unknown world, thinking the far fetched scene, To be Peru, and th' Indies, but to w•ane Your expectations from this golden dream, Our Author bad me •ell you, that the scope▪ Of his intended travel's Ethiop, There he begins, there ends, but as he passes To and again, toucheth at many places, As Egypts fertile soil and learned Greece, Yet as heroic Jason sought the fleece In divers coasts, but in the stately Isle Of Colchos gate it by Medea's guile, So he in Ethiopia setteth down The period of his plot, which but a frown Of yours will ruinate, your gracious eyes, Raise to the height of Jason's enterprise. The History is candid, crowned with praise, So let the play be too, our Poet prays.
HOw's this, The strange discovery, may some say, Tis likely we shall see some glorious Play Of Christopher Columbus, and his brother, Whose navigable pa•••es did first discover 1That unknowne world, thinking the far fetch'd sceane, To be Peru, and th' Indies, but to w•ane Your expectations from this golden dreame, Our Author bad me •ell you, that the scope▪ Of his intended travell's Aethiope, There he begins, there ends, but as he passes To and againe, toucheth at many places, As Egypts frtile soile and learned Greece, Yet as heroicke Jason sought the fleece In divers coasts, but in the stately Ile Of Colchos gate it by Medeas guile, So he in Aethiopia setteth downe The period of his plot, which but a frowne Of yours will ruinate, your gracious eyes, Raise to the height of Jasons enterprise. The History is candid, crown'd with praise, So let the play be too, our Poet prayes.