Record Number: 12177

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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

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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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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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

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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/RED/record_details.php?id=12177, accessed: 01 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None