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Record 12177

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Heere is the well where waters flow, To quench our heat of sinne, Heere is the tree where truth doth grow To lead our liues therein. Heere is the iudge that stintes all striffe When mens devices faile, Heere is the bread that feedes the life that death cannot assaile The tidinges of saluation deere Comes to our eares from hence The fortress of our faith is here And sheilde of our defence. Then bee not like the hogg that hath A pearle at his desire, And takes more pleasure in the trough and wallowinge in the mire Reade not this booke in any case But with a singles eye Reade not, but first desire Gods grace To vnderstande thereby. Pray still in faith, with this respect to mortifie thy sinne that knowledge may bringe god effect to frutifie therein. Then happie thou in all thy life What soe to the befall Yea double happie shalt thou bee When God by death thee calles
Century: 1600-1699
Date: Between 1 Jan 1600 and 31 Dec 1640
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: n/a
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:Susanna Beckwith
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Gentry
Occupation: n/a
Religion: Protestant
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: The Bible, that is, etc. [Geneva Bible]
Genre: Bible
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: Trans. William Whittington, Antony Gilby, Miles Co
Provenance: owned

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 12177  
Source - Print  
  Author: n/a
  Editor: n/a
  Title: The Bible, that is, etc. [Geneva Bible]
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1597
  Vol: n/a
  Page: n/a
  Additional comments: Blank leaf, facing prefatory address to Queen Elizabeth I

Citation: The Bible, that is, etc. [Geneva Bible] (London, 1597), p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=12177, accessed: 29 April 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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