A03620:353
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 fifth part.
¶The fifte part.
14 Then have I cleansed my heart in vain, &c.
14 Then haue I cleansed my heart in vaine, &c.
Out of it we be admonished, that our nature is to be offended by and by with troubles, for the glory of God. And even as we be unquiet with the troubles: so be we inconstant and unstable in the knowledge and trueth, that we suffer trouble for: and begin to repent, that ever we began to favour or embrace the trueth: and wish also, that we had used our selves, as other men did: and then, to have suffered with other men the common lot and fortune of the world, and not thus to have been given to a singular knowledge of Gods word, which bringeth with it a singular hatred and punishment in this world.1 Such is our nature, if we be by afflictions and troubles, but for a days space, made like unto Christ, we think it too long: but if we be by sin, for all our life time, made like unto the dinel, we think the time too short, and wish longer to live: because we would longer work and delight in sin ⟨image 82⟩and abomination. Great and heinous is our offence in this respect: for a little time spent in well doing, we judge too long: and all time spent in evil doing, we judge too short. All labours and pains be too little, if they be bestowed in worldly things: but if they be appointed to heavenly things, (be they never so few and slender,) we think them too much.
OUt of it we be admonished, that our nature is to be offended by and by with troubles, for the glorie of God. And euen as we be vnquiet with the troubles: so be we inconstant and vnstable in the knowledge and trueth, that we suffer trouble for: and beginne to repent, that euer we began to fauour or imbrace the trueth: and wishe also, that we had vsed our selues, as other men did: and then, to haue suffered with other men the common lott and fortune of the world, and not thus to haue béene giuen to a singular knowledge of Gods word, whiche bringeth with it a singular hatred and punishment in this world.