A10192:201
A tragedy of Abraham's sacrifice, written in frenchA tragedie of Abrahams sacrifice, written in french
A tragedy of Abraham's sacrifice, written in french by Theodore Beza, and translated into English, by A.G. Finished at Powles Belchamp in Essex, the xj. of August. 1575A tragedie of Abrahams sacrifice, written in french by Theodore Beza, and translated into Inglish, by A.G. Finished at Povvles Belchamp in Essex, the xj. of August. 1575
London: printed by Thomas Vautroullier, 1577
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.
Abraham. Alas, no whit that name Agrees to me. yet should we be to blame If we obeyed not God.
Abraham. Alas, no whit that name Agrees to me. yit should we be to blame If we obeyd not God.
Isaac. Sir I am ready.
Isaac. Sir I am redy.
Satan. Who would have thought he would have bin so steady?
Satan. Who would haue thought he would haue bin so stedie?
Isaac. Now then my father, well I see in deed That I must dye. Lord help me at my need. My God, my God, now strengthen thou my mind And at thy hand such favour let me find, That of my self I may the upper hand Obtain, against this sudden death to stand. Now bind me, kill me, burn me, I am prest To suffer all, sith God so thinks it best.
Isaac. Now then my father, well I see in deede That I must dye. Lord help me at my neede. My God, my God, now strengthen thou my mind And at thy hand such fauor let me find, That of my selfe I may the vpper hand Obteyne, ageinst this sodein death to stand. Now bind me, kill me, burne me, I am prest To suffer all, sith God so thinks it best.