A03620:188
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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But faith, as long as it cometh no nearer the hart ⟨p. 56⟩then the ear, the lips, the teeth, or the tongue: it is but an easy matter to believe. As we see these rumblers up of the Psalms, & the rest of Gods word, at this time in the church, where they that say them, nor they that hear them, understand any thing at all, or be any deal y• more edified for that which is done or said in the church.1 And I am assured, if the priests felt in their hearts, the vengeance of God to come, for this abusing the word of God, & the people knew what an incomparable treasure they have lost, by the taking away of the word of God in the vulgar tongue: the priest would weep water of his eyes as often as he said his service,2 & the people would sigh full heavily as oft as they hard it, & understood not what it meant. Wherefore let every man pray to God, that he may know him, as the Prophet Asaph doth, that he is the rock & salvation, to him that so calleth upon him.
But faith, as long as it cōmeth no nearer the hart ⟨p. 56⟩then the eare, the lippes, the téeth, or the tongue: it is but an easie mater to beléeue. As we sée these rumblers vp of the Psalmes, & the rest of Gods word, at this time in the church, where they that say them, nor they yt heare them, vnderstand any thing at all, or be any deale y• more edified for that which is done or said in the church.1 And I am assured, if the priests felt in their heartes, the vengeance of God to come, for this abusing the word of God, & the people knew what an incomparable treasure they haue lost, by ye taking away of ye word of God in the vulgar tonge: the priest would wéepe water of his eyes as often as he said his seruice,2 & the people wold sigh ful heauily as oft as they hard it, & vnderstood not what it ment. Wherefore let euery man pray to God, that he may know him, as the Prophet Asaph doth, that he is the rock & saluation, to him that so calleth vppon him.