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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.
Section 49: §. 49. Of the exposition and resolution of the eight Verse.
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.
Falling of his feet, doth yet further aggravate the distress. ⟨p. 99⟩The word translated efalling, signifieth such a violent forcing of one as he cannot stand: as where it is said fin forcing thou hast forced me to fall. Now feet are the supporters of a body: when they fall, down falls all the body. Hereby is declared, that the violence of his affliction was such, as like a boisterous storm it was enough in his best strength to overthrow him: and it also so wasted his strength and weakened him, as he could not stand, but was ready again and again to fall: it foiled him exceedingly. By removing that affliction God delivered his feet from falling. But this is spoken in an Allegory. For, by his feet are meant his spirit, by falling, the fainting thereof. So as his very soul was preserved from being overwhelmed.
Falling of his feet, doth yet further aggravate the distresse. ⟨p. 99⟩The word translated efalling, signifieth such a violent forcing of one as he cannot stand: as where it is said fin forcing thou hast forced me to fall. Now feet are the supporters of a body: when they fall, downe fals all the body. Hereby is declared, that the violence of his affliction was such, as like a boisterous storme it was enough in his best strength to overthrow him: and it also so wasted his strength and weakned him, as he could not stand, but was ready againe and againe to fall: it foiled him exceedingly. By removing that affliction God delivered his feet from falling. But this is spoken in an Allegory. For, by his feet are meant his spirit, by falling, the fainting thereof. So as his very soule was preserved from being overwhelmed.
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