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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…
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.
London: printed by Henry Middleton, 1580London: printed by Henrie Middleton, 1580
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In the Revelations of Saint John,1 there is a marvellous doctrine, what winds and floods shall blow and overflow this rock in the building,2 and builders, for the time of this life. There is a woman that had brought forth a man child, and by and by there was a foul great red dragon with seven heads and seven horns, that ⟨image 52⟩would have devoured this child, before he had come to his inheritance and kingdom appointed unto him. And when he saw he could not prevail against the child, he caste out of his mouth water, as it had been a great stream, after the Mother: but there was given her wings to escape. For the rock that she was builded upon, was sure: that what soever winds or waters (that is to say, what troubles soever) should happen,3 nothing could overthrow her. And so sayeth Asaph here, God being my rock and sure fortress, my soul nor my body shall never be confounded. As he declareth more openly by the two words that follow, He is my strength and my salvation also, saith the Prophet. As though he had said,4 I do not only know God to be sure, strong, & invincible: but also I know this his might, strength and sureness, is my wealth and my salvation.
In the Reuelations of Saint Iohn,1 there is a meruellous doctrine, what windes and floudes shall blowe and ouerflowe this rocke in the bulding,2 and builders, for the time of this life. There is a woman that had broughte foorth a man childe, and by and by there was a foule greate red dragon with seuen heads and seuen hornes, that ⟨image 52⟩would haue deuoured this childe, before he had come to his inheritaunce and kingdome appointed vnto him. And when he saw he could not preuaile against the childe, he caste out of his mouth water, as it had bene a greate streame, after the Mother: but there was giuen her winges to escape. For the rocke that she was builded vppon, was sure: that what soeuer windes or waters (that is to say, what troubles soeuer) should happen,