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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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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.
- 1Note.
Here is the tyranny and violence of sin to be perceived and seen:1 which is first in this verse to be noted. It taketh all mirth from the spirit, and bringeth in heaviness and discomfort. It taketh away sleep, and placeth for it tediousness and sorrowful watch. It taketh away also the speech of the tong, and leaveth the man mute and speechless. If sin can do so painful things in the body and soul, whilst they be yet conjoined together, and there is hope of remission: what can it do, when the one is in the earth, and the other in hell separated, or else both of them conjoined again in the resurrection of the wicked, where there is no hope of redemption, but assurance of everlasting pain? Besides this, it is to be noted in this verse,