A01981:975
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
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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.
To leave all the metaphors but that which is in my text, The way wherein we must walk is a long way, while here we live we cannot attain to our journeys end; we must therefore walk as long as we live, and still go on▪ •s we must not turn back again (If any draw back, my •oule (saith the Lord) shall have no pleasure in him, Heb. •0. 38.) so may we not stand at a stay. He that beginneth a building, and continueth not till it be finished, maketh himself ridiculous to all that see it (Luk. 14. 30.) He that beginneth the Christian race, and giveth over before he come to the end, 1doth not only lose the crown, but treasureth up wrath unto himself. This will assuredly fall out if we proceed not daily in our Christian course. For one of these two things will fall out: either to go on, or to fall back.
To leave all the metaphors but that which is in my text, The way wherein we must walke is a long way, while here we live we cannot attaine to our journeyes end; we must therefore walke as long as we live, and still goe on▪ •s we must not turne backe againe (If any draw backe, my •oule (saith the Lord) shall have no pleasure in him, Heb. •0. 38.) so may we not stand at a stay. He that beginneth a building, and continueth not till it be finished, maketh himselfe ridiculous to all that see it (Luk. 14. 30.) He that beginneth the Christian race, and giveth over before he come to the end, 1doth not onely lose the crowne, but treasureth up wrath unto himselfe. This will assuredly fall out if we proceed not daily in our Christian course. For one of these two things will fall out: either to go on, or to fall backe.