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…

When this Prophet Asaph, (being a man appointed to the service and teaching of Gods word unto the people,) perceived, that such as were under his cure & charge, were many times troubled and brought into great heaviness, for the fear and dread they had conceived of Gods most just ire and strait punishment for sin, & transgression of his holy laws: and in himself felt especially the burden of Gods displeasure against sin intolerable: he received, from the holy ghost (the spirit of consolation,) what was the best remedy and help for every troubled conscience, to appease and quiet the poor spirit of man, that knoweth and feeleth not only that God is justly angry for sin: but also will straitly punish the iniquity and abomination of the same. And when he had learned himself by God, how a troubled and desperate conscience might be quieted, he spake it to such as were alive and with him, and wrote it to all such as should come after him until the worlds end, that troubled sinners might see their sins for given in the mercy of God, and they themselves accepted, as Gods most dear children, into eternal friendship, and endless joys of salvation.

WHen this Prophet Asaph, (being a man appointed to the seruice and teaching of Gods word vnto the people,) perceiued, that such as were vnder his cure & charge, were many times troubled and brought into great heauinesse, for the feare and dread they had conceiued of Gods most iust ire and straite punishment for sinne, & transgression of his holy lawes: and in himselfe felte especially the burden of Gods displeasure against sinne intollerable: hee receiued, from the holy ghost (the spirit of consolation,) what was the best remedie and helpe for euery troubled conscience, to appease and quiet the poore spirite of man, that knoweth and feeleth not onely that God is iustly angrie for sinne: but also will straitly punish the iniquitie and abhomination of the same. And when hee had learned himselfe by God, how a troubled and desperate conscience might be quieted, hee spake it to such as were aliue and with him, and wrote it to all such as should come after him vntil the worldes end, that troubled sinners might see their sinnes for giuen in the mercie of God, and they themselues accepted, as Gods most deare children, into eternall friendship, and endlesse ioyes of saluation.