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…

The like is also in the promises of God, when they be preached or read, that promise remission of sin. The inward clarity and brightness of the same, is to feel privately every man and woman in his own conscience (through faith in Christ) that the same promises do appertain and belong unto ⟨image 99⟩himself. As the Prophet Habakkuk saith:¹ The just man liveth by his own faith. ²Also Christ said unto the woman of Canaan, that it was not good to cast the bread that appertained to the children, unto dogs:³ she said, Yes Lord: for the dogs do eat of the crumbs that fall from their masters table. And so doth Christ himself use the brightness of his promises to Mary Magdalene:⁴ Thy sins be forgiven thee. Applying the clearness of the letter, unto the inward comfort of her soul.

The like is also in the promises of God, when they be preached or read, that promise remission of sinne. The inward claritie and brightnesse of the same, is to féele priuately euery man and woman in his owne conscience (through faith in Christ) that the same promises doe apperteine and belong vnto ⟨image 99⟩himselfe. As the Prophet Abacuc saith:¹ The iust man liueth by his owne faith. ²Also Christ said vnto the woman of Canaan, that it was not good to cast the bread that apperteined to the children, vnto dogges:³ she said, Yes Lord: for the dogges do eate of the crumbes that fall from their maisters table. And so doth Christ himselfe vse the brightnesse of his promises to Marie Magdalene: