A85487:13
The saints support, set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of…
The saints support, set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. At a public fast, 29. June, 1642. By William Gouge.The saints support, set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. At a publick fast, 29. Iune, 1642. By William Gouge.
London: printed by G. M. for Joshua Kirton, 1642
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.
TO THE HONOURABLE HOUSE of COMMONS assembled in PARLIAMENT.
TO THE HONOVRABLE HOVSE of COMMONS assembled in PARLIAMENT.
Most worthy Patriots,
THE Wise-man among his many approved Proverbs,1 hath this choice one, A word spoken upon his wheels (so runs the Original, or set upon his measures, that is, as our English not unfitly hath translated it, fitly spoken) A word fitly spoken, is the like Apples of Gold in pictures ⟨image 3⟩of silver; precious and pleasant. Precious, as golden Apples: pleasant as yellow Gold curiously wrought and artificially wretched in white Silver.
THE Wise-man among his many approved Proverbes,1 hath this choyce one, A word spoaken upon his wheeles (so runnes the Originall, or set upon his measures, that is, as our English not unfitly hath translated it, fitly spoken) A word fitly spoken, is the like Apples of Gold in picutres ⟨image 3⟩