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…

Of the other part, who can think or speak any thing thankful to such a king of glory, and most mighty conqueror, that abhorreth not of mercy, to be the honour and glory of so vile, sinful, and wretched a thing, as man is? Whose eyes abhor no ⟨p. 66⟩filth of sin in penitent sinners,¹ whose presence refuseth not the company of the sick and miserable, whose strength comforteth the weak, whose mercy rejoiceth the comfortless, whose life expelleth death: whose health banisheth sickness, whose love vanquisheth hatred,² whose immortality giveth everlasting life: and who crowneth us with endless pity and compassion in joys perpetual.

Of the other part, who can thinke or speake any thing thankfull to suche a king of glory, and most mightie conquerour, that abhorreth not of mercy, to be the honour and glory of so vile, sinfull, and wretched a thing, as man is? Whose eyes abhorre no ⟨p. 66⟩filthe of sinne in penitent sinners,¹ whose presence refuseth not the companie of the sicke and miserable, whose strength comforteth the weake, whose mercy reioyceth the comfortles, whose life expelleth death: whose health banisheth sicknesse, whose loue vanquisheth hatred,² whose immortalitie giueth euerlasting life: and who crowneth vs with endlesse pitie and compassion in ioyes perpetuall.

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2. 2Psal. 103.