A01981:942
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 58: §. 58. Of the meaning and parts of the ninth 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.
This phrase I will walk, is taken diversly. Some take it for an expression of his confidence in the continuance of Gods favour towards him: that God who had freed him out of the jaws of death, would now continue him in the land of the living, there to remain, and abide before the Lord. Ancient English Translators inclining to this sense, thus interpret it, I shall walk, in relation to the divine providence, whereby he should be preserved yet longer to live on earth: so as, according to this acception, to walk before the Lord, is to live to advance the glory of God. A pious interpretation this is. But this phrase of walking before the Lord, is in Scripture most frequently used to set out a duty on mans part, rather then a kindness on Gods part: for God requireth it of aAbraham as a duty: and commendeth bDavid for it, as for a duty performed by him. To this acception do the Kings Translators incline, and translate it as a promise made on the Prophets part to God, thus, I will walk. By this manner of expressing his purpose under a solemn promise, he bindeth himself to perform the duty promised. This word, walk, importeth a motion, and a proceeding on in that motion step by step, from place to place. Metaphorically it is taken for a practice of good or evil. The words joined with it will show what kind of practice it importeth. c