A03620:190
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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Of these words, (So shall I not greatly fall, we be also taught and instructed very necessary lessons, and doctrines. First, what difference there is between the defence of God towards his people in this life, and in the life to come.
Of these wordes, (So shall I not greatly fall, we be also taught and instructed verie necessarie lessons, and doctrines. Firste, what difference there is betwéene the defence of God towardes his people in this life, and in the life to come.
As touching the defence of God towards his people in this life:1 it is marvellously set forth by Christ in his prayer, a little before his death: where he prayed unto his father, not to take his Apostles out of this world:2 but to preserve them in this world from sin.3 So that he would his friends with Gods defence, should abide for a time in the world. And what they should have in the world for all Gods defence, Christ told them: In the world (sayeth he) ye shall suffer affliction: and ye shall weep, and the world shall laugh. Again,4 he said unto them, that He sent them forth as sheep amongest wolves. Whereby we may see, that Gods favour and Gods defence saveth not his very elects in this life from troubles and afflictions. For (Saint Paul saith,) As many as will live godly, shall suffer persecution. ⟨p. 57⟩Therefore the holy Ghost placeth the faithful congregation, the spouse of Christ (whom God loveth and defendeth) amongst thorns, and brambles: 5and sometime likeneth the faithful congregation unto a ship, tossed upon the sea with danger of drowning: sometime unto a house, whereupon bloweth all winds and weather: and sometime to a woman travelling with child, before whom standeth a foul dragon ready to devour both child and mother. So that by this prophet Asaphes words that saith,