When he saw her, he was much amazed and greatly sorrowful because of his vow, that he had made to god ⟨p. liii⟩Notwithstanding he said,1 I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and can not go back. So that to fulfil his foolish and wicked vow he committed the grievous sin of manslaughter, and cruelly ••ue his own daughter contrary to y• law of God, when it had ben better and much more godly to have broken his foolish vow, and to have kept his hands clean from the blood of his daughter, and to have given God right hearty thanks for the victory that he had gotten over his enemies.2 For it is the sacrifice of praise that honoureth God.3 The calves of our lips are acceptable sacrifice and welcome unto god,4 I mean than kes giving. For he delighteth not in the slaughter of any creature, but rather willeth, that they should live unto that use and end for the which they were made. God the father by ⟨image 55⟩the Psalmograph saith, hear, o my people, let me speak, let me testify among you, O Israel: I am god, yea I am even thy God. I will not reprove the because of thy sacrifices, thy burnt offerings are alway in my sight. I will take no bullocks out of thy house, nor goats out of thy fields. For all the beasts of the field are mine, and thousands of cattle upon the hills. I know all the souls upon the mountains, & the wild beasts of the field are in my sight. If I be hungry I will not tell thee, for the whole world is mine & all that therein is. Thinkest thou, that I will eat the flesh of oxen, or drink the blood of goats? Offer unto god the sacrifice of praise, and pay thy vows unto the most highest. And call upon me in the time of trouble, so will I hear thee, that thou shalt thank me. The Psalmograph ⟨p. liiii⟩himself also saith,5 in me, o god, are thy vows, which I shall pay unto thee, even very hearty praises & thanks giving.6 He calleth the vows, y• we should offer unto God for his benefits, praises & thanks giving, and not the killing and offering up of our children, or the performing of such foolish & wicked vows which can not be performed without sin and ungodliness.
Whan he sawe her, he was much amased and greatly sorowful because of his vow, that he had made to god ⟨p. liii⟩Notwythstondyng he sayde,1 I haue opened my mouthe vnto the Lorde, and canne not go backe. So that to fulfyll his folyshe and wycked vowe he committed the greuous synne of manslaughter, and cruelly ••ue hys owne doughter contrary to y• lawe of God, whan it had ben better and muche more godly to haue brokē his folyshe vowe, and to haue kepte hys handes clene from the bloude of hys doughter, and to haue gyuen God ryght harty thanckes for the victory that he had gotten ouer hys enemies.2 For it is the sacrifice of prayse that honourethe God.3 The calfes of oure lyppes are acceptable sacrifyce and welcome vnto god,4 I meane thā kes gyuyng. For he delyghtethe not in the slaughter of ony creature, but rather wylleth, that they shuld lyue vnto that vse and end for the which they were made. God the father by ⟨image 55⟩the Psalmograph sayth, heare, o my people, let me speake, let me testifye among you, O Israel: I am god, yea I am euen thy God. I wyll not reproue the bycause of thy sacrifices, thy burnte offerynges are alway in my syght. I wyll take no bullockes out of thy house, nor goates oute of thy feldes. For all the beastes of the felde are myne, and thousandes of cattell vpon the hylles. I knowe all the soules vpon the mountaynes, & the wylde beastes of the felde are in my syght. If I be hongry I wyl not tel the, for the whole world is myne & all that therin is. Thynkest thou, that I wyll eate the flesh of oxen, or dryncke the bloude of gotes? Offer vnto god the sacrifice of prayse, and pay thy vowes vnto the moost highest. And call vpon me in the tyme of trouble, so wyll I heare the, that yu shalte thāke me. The Psalmograph ⟨p. liiii⟩hymselfe also sayth,5 in me, o god, are thy vowes, which I shall paye vnto the, euen very harty prayses & thankes gyuyng.
- 1God desireth thanks giving and not bloody sacrificesGod desyreth thanckes gyuyng and not bloudy sacrifices
- 2Psal. i
- 3Heb. xiii
- 4Psal. xlix
- 5Psal. •v
- 6Vows ofentymes in the scripture are taken for praises and thanks givingVowes ofentymes in the scripture are taken for prayses and thankes gyuyng
