A03620:445
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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7 Will the Lord absent himself for ever? and will he be no more entreated? 8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? And is his promise come utterly to an end for evermore? 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? And will he shut up his loving kindness in displeasure? 10 And I said, It is mine own weakness: but the right hand of God can change these things.
7 Will the Lord absent himselfe for euer? and wil he be no more intreated? 8 Is his mercie cleane gone for euer? And is his promise come vtterly to an end for euermore? 9 Hath God forgotten to be gratious? And will he shutt vp his louing kindnesse in displeasure? 10 And I said, It is mine owne weakenes: but the right hand of God can chaunge these thinges.
These verses declare what minds and cogitations do happen to men that be in sickness or trouble:1 and how grievous they be unto the patient.
These verses declare what mindes and cogitations do happen to men that be in sicknes or trouble:1 and how gréeuous they be vnto the patient.
- 1The troubled spirit is overwhelmed with grievous cogitations.The troubled spirite is ouerwhelmed with greeuous cogitations.
Out of these verses first we see a common rehearsal of the great terror and fear of the feeling of Gods displeasure and anger towards the woeful spirit for sin. The first meditation of the sinful spirit was this: Will the Lord absent himself for ever? This may be understood two manner of ways. For this English word (ever) hath two meanings in the Hebrew tongue. Sometime it is taken for continuance and time everlasting: