A01981:833
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.
1. Nothing can satisfy the souls of Saints but Gods favour. They find all other things to be kvanity and vexation of spirit. Whereas therefore others say, lWho will show us any good, Saints say Lord lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
1. Nothing can satisfie the soules of Saints but Gods favour. They find all other things to be kvanitie and vexation of spirit. Whereas therefore others say, lWho will shew us any good, Saints say LOrd lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
- kEccl. 1. & 2.Ecl. 1. & 2.
- lPsal. 4. 6.
2. Gods favour is that proper place whither a soul well enlightened and rectified (as the souls of the Saints are) aspireth. Now nothing resteth till it comes to its proper place. Instance light things that fly upward, and heavy things that fall downward.
2. Gods favour is that proper place whither a soule well enlightned and rectified (as the soules of the Saints are) aspireth. Now nothing resteth till it comes to its proper place. Instance light things that flie upward, and heavy things that fall downeward.