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…

The chiefest cause of their weeping was, because the word of God was not preached, the sacraments ministered,¹ nor the Almighty God lauded and praised in the temple of Jerusalem: as God had commanded by his word. This is a most just, & also a most worthy cause to weep for, whiles God punisheth us: that for our sins, not only our quietness & wealth, but also the word of God (which is greater) is taken away, and his due honour given unto idols. ²For the children of Israel perceiving, that Gods honour was defaced for their sins, they wept as often as they remembered it: as God give us grace to do the same. The like did Saint ⟨image 46⟩Peter.³ He lamented not, because he left all his goods for Christs sake: but wept that by his denial of Christ,⁴ he felt him self not constant in the faith and love of his Master.⁵ So did Mary Magdalene bewail that she had offended Christ: and not because the world knew her to be a sinner.⁶

The chiefest cause of their wéeping was, because the worde of God was not preached, the sacraments ministred,¹ nor the Almightie God lauded and praised in the temple of Hierusalem: as God had commaunded by his worde. This is a moste iust, & also a moste worthie cause to wéepe for, whiles God punisheth vs: that for our sinnes, not onely our quietnesse & wealth, but also the worde of God (whiche is greater) is taken away, and his due honour giuen vnto idols. ²For the children of Israel perceiuing, that Gods honor was defaced for their sinns, they wepte as often as they remembred it: as God giue vs grace to doe the same. The like did Saint