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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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The fury of the wicked may seem in his own eyes to be stable, firm & constant: but in deed there is nothing more trembling nor tottering. As we may see at this present day.1 Such as persecute the lively and silly flock of Christ, and tyrannously hold the neck of the godly under the yoke of idolatry: they have no ground, no certainty, nor any assurance more then flesh & blood, that favour them, by whose favour they oppress the trueth, & persecute the lovers of it. So that in case flesh & blood should fail them, then would they be in such trembling & quivering, that they would do whatsoever they were commanded to do, to be delivered from fear and terror.
The furie of the wicked may séeme in his owne eyes to be stable, firme & constant: but in déede there is nothing more trembling nor tottering. As wée may sée at this present day.1 Such as persequute the liuely and séelie flocke of Christ, and tyrānously hold the necke of the godly vnder the yoke of idolatrie: they haue no groūd, no certeintie, nor any assurance more then flesh & bloud, that fauour them, by whose fauour they oppresse the trueth, & persequute the louers of it. So that in case flesh & bloud should faile them, then would they be in such trembling & quiuering, that they would do whatsoeuer they were commanded to do, to be deliuered from feare and terror.
- 1They that persecute Christs flock at this present, have no assurance but flesh and blood.They that persequute Christes flocke at this present, haue no assurance but flesh and bloud.
As we may mark and see in the bishop of Winchester Gardener, 1and also Boner the bishop of London. When king Henry the eight suspected them both to be favourers of the Pope, (the capital enemy of Christ and his church) Winchester fell into such a trembling and fear, that with all hast he wrote his purgation in a book named,