“Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.” —Psalm 50:15
And call upon me in the day of trouble. Oh blessed verse! Is this then true sacrifice? Is it an offering to ask an alms of heaven? It is even so. The King himself so regards it...
The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips. The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. Psalm 16:4-5
The cruelties and hardships which men endure for their false gods is...