A01981:615
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.
Hydasp. What are they?
Sysim. First Oroondates makes request that he And all his soldier without interruption May march forth as best suiteth their profession, With all their martial habiliments And arms about them, next to be convoyed to Elyphantina with you royal guard; Else he would rather die then live to be Condemned as a traitor to his king, For yielding up the City and betraying The army, and besides be put to death With racks and tortures.
Sysim. First Oroondates makes request that he And all his souldier without interruption May march forth as best sinteth their profession, With all their martiall habiliments And armes about them, next to be convoy'd to Elyphantina with you royall guard; Else he would rather die then live to be Condemned as a traitor to his king, For yielding up the City and betraying The armie, and besides be put to death With rackes and tortures.
Hydasp. What a fool is he To make his own conditions, or to argue Of such a matter? doth he not conceive He is not in his own power, but in ours, ⟨image 35⟩To live or die, why what a madness is it For conquered men to argue of conditions? But tis not noble to destroy a number For one mans folly go Sysimethres, Take here our seal and sign their articles, For pity works upon a noble spirit. Exit Sysimethres.
Hydasp. What a foole is he To make his owne conditions, or to argue Of such a matter? doth he not conceive He is not in his owne power, but in ours, ⟨image 35⟩To live or die, why what a madnes is it For conquered men to argue of conditions? But tis not noble to destroy a number For one mans folly goe Sysimethres, Take heere our seale and signe their articles, For pitty workes upon a noble spirit. Exit Sysimethres.