A01981:669
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.
Caric. Why that honour is for term of thy Life man; thy staying at home cannot take it away, nor thy going abroad add unto it.
Caric. Why that honour is for terme of thy Life man; thy staying at home cannot take it away, nor thy going abroad adde unto it.
Nebu. No, do they not rise by degrees? I suppose yes, as in this manner, from Knight to Lord, from Lord to Earle, from Earle to Duke of the forked order, and so forward: but my ambition is not to climb so high, therefore I'll stay at home and prevent that promotion.
Nebu. No, doe they not rise by degrees? I suppose yes, as in this manner, from Knight to Lord, from Lord to Earle, from Earle to Duke of the forked order, and so forward: but my ambition is not to climbe so high, therefore i'le stay at home and prevent that promotion.
Caric. fie, prevent thy honour?
Nebu. My Nebulona will heap enough such honours on my head, If I follow your counsel, but I tell you again I am not ambitious so to be promoted, yet notwithstanding, so well I love you, that rather then you shall go alone, I'll once more adventure my fortune.