A01981:923
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.
How it falls out that this thus befalls the Saints, is showed before on vers. 7 §. 44.
How it falls out that this thus befalls the Saints, is shewed before on vers. 7 §. 44.
1The Apostle giveth a seasonable exhortation for preventing, or redressing the danger of this infirmity: which is ⟨p. 108⟩this, hLift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees: and make strait paths for your feet: lest that which is lame be turned out of the way: but let it rather be healed. 3Hanging hands and feeble knees are the signs of a fainting spirit, and here put for that whereof they are signs. To lift up these is to rouse up our spirits, and to quicken them. The danger which otherwise may follow upon fainting, much enforceth the exhortation. For these words, least that which is lame be turned out of the way, imply that upon fainting may follow a falling away. A fresh-water-soldier once fainting, soon falls to the enemy. Let us therefore well look to our standing, and well prepare our selves before hand. The Apostle giveth an excellent direction to this purpose, Eph. 6. 410, 11, &c.
1The Apostle giveth a seasonable exhortation for preventing, or redressing the danger of this infirmity: which is ⟨p. 108⟩