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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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There is another clarity or brightness, which is an inward understanding and spiritual knowledge and sight of Gods trueth, which no man hath but he that is possessed with the spirit of God: that whatsoever he readeth in Gods word himself, or heareth preached of other men, he understandeth it, and consenteth unto it gladly, and willingly. As for example: God spake unto Adam,1 and his words made him afeard, so that he trembled for fear. Christ spake unto Paul, and he fell down flat,2 and could not abide the peril of Christs voice: So that as the law rebuked sin in the voice and letter, it wrought also rebuke and discomfort in the hearts of Adam and Paul, and made them afraid inwardly, as the voice and letter was terrible outwardly. Wherefore they had not only an external clearness of Gods hatred against sin, but also an internal sight and feeling of the same, as the Scripture doth record.
There is another claritie or brightnes, which is an inward vnderstanding and spirituall knowledge and sight of Gods trueth, which no man hath but he that is possessed with the spirite of God: that whatsoeuer he readeth in Gods word himselfe, or heareth preached of other men, he vnderstandeth it, and consenteth vnto it gladly, and willingly. As for example: God spake vnto Adam,1 and his wordes made him afeard, so that he trembled for feare. Christ spake vnto Paule, and he fell downe flatt,2 and could not abide the peril of Christes voyce: So that as the lawe rebuked sinne in the voice and letter, it wrought also rebuke and discomfort in the hearts of Adam and Paul, and made them afraid inwardly, as the voice and letter was terrible outwardly. Wherefore they had not onely an externall clearenesse of Gods hatred against sinne, but also an internall sight and féeling of the same, as the Scripture doth record.
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