A85487:16
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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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 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⟩of silver; pretious and pleasant. Pretious, as golden Apples: pleasant as yellow Gold curiously wrought and artificially wrethed in white Silver.
- 1Prov 25 11. [Greek or Hebrew] Juxta modus suos. Merc. Quibus modia dici debet V•t. Tempore, suo. […].Prov 25 11. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Iuxta modus suos. Merc. Quibus modia dici debet V•t. Tempore, suo. 〈…〉.
This Proverb turned my mind to think of some seasonable Theme, after notice was given me, that by your Order, which to me is a Law, I was deputed to preach before your Honourable Assembly. And I think I have hit upon a fit Subject, were I fit and able to handle it as it is meet to be handled in such an Assembly.