Certain comfortable expositions of the constant martyr of Christ, M. John Hooper, Bishop of…Certeine comfortable expositions of the constant martyr of Christ, M. Iohn Hooper, Bishop of…

Name: Certain comfortable expositions of the constant martyr of Christ, M. John Hooper, Bishop of…
Author: John Hooper

Certain comfortable expositions of the constant martyr of Christ, M. John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester written in the time of his tribulation and imprisonment, upon the XXIII. LXII. LXXIII. and LXXVII. Psalms of the prophet David.Certeine comfortable expositions of the constant martyr of Christ, M. Iohn Hooper, Bishop of Glocester and Worcester written in the time of his tribulation and imprisonment, vpon the XXIII. LXII. LXXIII. and LXXVII. Psalmes of the prophet Dauid.

John Hooper d. 1555London: printed by Henry Middleton, 1580London: printed by Henrie Middleton, 1580

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Commentary Psalm 62 › ¶What things are to be noted out of every particular part of this… › Part 1 (verse 1): THE FIRST PART.Commentary Psalm 62 › ¶What things are to be noted out of euerie particular part of this… › Part 1 (verse 1): THE FIRST PARTE.

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We learn also that the gifts of God,¹ faith, hope, and charity, patience, and sufferance, with such like virtues: be not at all times of like condition and strength in man: but at sometime so strong, that nothing can fear us: and at another time so weak, that all things do make us dismayed, and fearful. Now and then it is so doubtful, that we cannot tell ⟨image 43⟩whether it were best to suffer for the trueth: or else to be released consenting unto falsehood. Thus God useth his gifts in us, not always after one sort, partly for our sins: and partly, to prove us, and to bring us to a certain knowledge of our infirmity and weakness. From Saul, Judas, and Cain, he took his spirit clean: to punish their iniquity, and wickedness. And from Job to attempt his patience, and to make his feel, that of him self, he could bear nothing.

We learne also that the giftes of God,¹ faith, hope, and charitie, patience, and sufferance, with such like vertues: be not at all times of like condition and strength in man: but at sometime so strong, that nothing can feare vs: and at another time so weake, that all thinges do make vs dismayed, and fearefull. Now and then it is so doubtfull, that we cannot tell ⟨image 43⟩whether it were best to suffer for the trueth: or else to be released consenting vnto falshoode. Thus God vseth his giftes in vs, not alwayes after one sorte, partely for our sinnes: and partely, to proue vs, and to bring vs to a certeine knowledge of our infirmitie and weakenesse. From Saule, Iudas, and Caine, he tooke his spirite cleane: to punishe their iniquitie, and wickednesse. And from Iob to attempte his patience, and to make his féele, that of him selfe, he coulde beare nothing.

1faith, hope charity, &c. be not at all times of like strength.faith, hope charitie, &c. be not at al times of like strength.

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