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…

And from this first part of the Psalm, every estate of the world may learn wisdom and consolation. If the Lord feed and govern him, he shall have God to his master and teacher, that shall give him wholesome and commodious doctrine, meet for the state of the life he hath chosen to live in this world. For all that shall be saved in time to come, follow not one kind of life, Some be Magistrates and Rulers, & appointed to see both the laws of the realm, and the goods and commodities thereof, to be used and applied to the use and profit of such as be under them. Some give them selves to study and contemplation of heavenly and divine things, not busying them selves with travels of the body, but to know them selves the way of life, and to be teachers of the same to others. Some be given to apply the laws of the Common wealth: some to exercise the trade and course of merchandise: some one kind of living, and some an other. But of what art, faculty, science or kind of living so ever he be, that is not contrary to Gods honour or honesty, he may use therein to serve God, to observe justice, to exercise truth, keep temperance, and be acceptable to God, who hath given laws meet and convenient to Publicans and Soldiers, servants and masters, parents & children, husbands and wives, and so to all other: but all these sorts of people must assuredly know, that in every of these vocations be more dangers, then he that must live in them is able to bear. Therefore from the bottom of his heart, he must be assured of this beginning of king Davids Hymn: The Lord feedeth me, and I shall lack nothing. And in deed the Lord hath not only said, He will feed and defend him from all dangers, but also saith, He will teach ⟨p. 13⟩him how to live virtuously & reverently towards God, and honestly and quietly towards man, what state or vocation so ever he choose to live in, so it be not against Gods laws, and the law of nature. So saith king David:¹ God hath appointed a law to rule and teach the man that feareth him, what soever kind of living he appointeth him self to live in. What treasure is there to be compared unto this, that man is not only fed and maintained by God, but also taught and instructed in every craft and science that he appointeth him self to live in?

And from this first part of the Psalme, euery estate of the world may learne wisedome and consolation. If the Lorde féede and gouerne him, he shall haue God to his maister and teacher, that shall giue him holesome and commodious doctrine, meete for the state of the life he hath chosen to liue in this world. For all that shall be saued in time to come, followe not one kinde of life, Some be Magistrates and Rulers, & appointed to sée both the laws of the realme, and the goodes and commodities thereof, to be vsed and applyed to the vse and profit of such as be vnder them. Some giue them selues to studie and contemplation of heauenly and diuine things, not busying them selues with trauels of the body, but to knowe them selues the way of life, and to be teachers of the same to others. Some be giuen to apply the lawes of the Common wealth: some to exercise the trade and course of merchandize: some one kinde of liuing, and some an other. But of what art, facultie, science or kinde of liuing so euer he be, that is not contrarie to Gods honour or honestie, he may vse therein to serue God, to obserue iustice, to exercise truth, kéepe temperance, and be acceptable to God, who hath giuen lawes méete and conuenient to Publicans and Souldiers, seruants and maisters, parentes & children, husbandes and wiues, and so to all other: but all these sortes of people must assuredly knowe, that in euery of these vocations be more daungers, then he that must liue in them is able to beare. Therfore from the bottome of his heart, he must be assured of this beginning of king Dauids Hymne: The Lord feedeth me, and I shal lacke nothing. And in déede the Lorde hath not only saide, He will féede and defende him from all daungers, but also saith, He wil teach