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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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Commentary Psalm 77 › Body of exposition › Part 3 (verses 2-9): ¶The third part.
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4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so feeble I can not speak.
4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so feeble I can not speake.
Before, he said his spirit could take no consolation, which was a grief unspeakable. For no thought is able to comprehend the anguish of the mind, much less is the tongue able to express it. But now he showeth a further increase of discomfort, and saith: that The terror of his mind was such, that he was not only comfortless, but the Lord also to the increase of sorrow, kept sleep from him. And as the greatness ⟨image 96⟩of Gods punishment, suffered him not to sleep: so would it not permit him to speak,1 but made him speechless: such was the great punishment of God towards him.
Before, he saide his spirit could take no consolation, which was a gréefe vnspeakable. For no thought is able to comprehend the anguish of the mind, much lesse is the toung able to expresse it. But now he sheweth a further increase of discomfort, and saith: that The terrour of his mind was such, that he was not only comfortlesse, but the Lord also to the increase of sorrowe, kept sléepe from him. And as the greatnesse ⟨image 96⟩of Gods punishment, suffered him not to sléepe: so would it not permit him to speake,1 but made him speachlesse: such was the great punishment of God towardes him.
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