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Mercies memorial set out in a sermon preached in Paul's church, Novemb. 17, 1644,…
Mercies memorial set out in a sermon preached in Paul's church, Novemb. 17, 1644, in memorial of the great deliverance which England had from antichristian bondage by Queen Elizabeths attaining the crown/ by William Gouge ...Mercies memorial set out in a sermon preached in Paul's church, Novemb. 17, 1644, in memoriall of the great deliverance which England had from antichristian bondage by Queen Elizabeths attaining the crowne/ by William Gouge ...
London: printed by George Miller for Joshua Kirton, 1645London: printed by George Miller for Ioshua Kirton, 1645
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.
The Magicians, which are mentioned to be therein, were learned Philosophers. Such was the report of the learning in Egypt, as sundry Philosophers went thither to get more learning.
1How then may some say is their coming out from Egypt to be remembered as a great deliverance?
1How then may some say is their comming out from Egypt to be remembred as a great deliverance?
- 1Egypt a place of bondage. Egyptus Hebraicè d•ci•ur [Greek or Hebrew] quod interpretatur [Greek or Hebrew], id est, tribulans & […]. Hieron. l. 7.Egypt a place of bondage. Egyptus Hebraicè d•ci•ur 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 quod interpretatur 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, id est, tribulans & 〈…〉. Hieron. l. 7.
The words immediately following my Text do show the reason: for thus it is added, Out of the house of bondage. Egypt was to Israel a place of very great affliction. The Hebrew name given to Egypt signifieth oppression or anguish. In regard of the Egyptians oppressing the children of Israel, and the anguish which thence arose, the name fitly agreeth thereto.