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
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Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1600 and 31 Dec 1640 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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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 |
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 |
Record ID: | 12177 | |
Source - | ||
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 |
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