A85487:144
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
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This is the rather to be noted for justification and commendation of the course which both Houses of Parliament have taken, about bringing most of this Land into a solemn Covenant. The Lord make men faithful in keeping it, and give a happy issue thereto.
This is the rather to be noted for justification and commendation of the course which both Houses of Parliament have taken, about bringing most of this Land into a solemne Covenant. The Lord make men faithfull in keeping it, and give a happy issue thereto.
17. For the peoples good in their necessity he remitted of his own right. For he was by the King appointed a Governor; and Governors had allowances due to them, which former Governors had taken: By reason hereof they were chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver (that is,1 five pounds sterling; for a shekel is half an ounce, which makes two shillings six pence: They exacted the foresaid bread and wine, that is, all manner of provision, ⟨p. 27⟩(* beside the forty shekels, which was their set allowance) But, saith he, from the time that I was appointed to be their Governor, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the Governor. He renders this reason hereof, because of the fear of God.
17. For the peoples good in their necessity he remitted of his own right. For he was by the King appointed a Governour; and Governours had allowances due to them, which former Governours had taken: By reason hereof they were chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver (that is,1 five pounds sterling; for a shekell is halfe an ounce, which makes two shillings sixe pence: They exacted the foresaid bread and wine, that is, all manner of provision,