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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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The other sense of this place that is more particular, is the better sense for the argument and meaning of the Psalm: that is, to ask whether God will be entreated no more, as touching the remission of his own sin: or else whether God will be no more merciful to help him out of trouble, that specially and particularly suffereth the trouble. And this question so asked, is very common and familiar to the Christians, and putteth them to great trouble, and heaviness. As we may see that this Prophet Asaphe considered the years before him, and what God did to his elders, and found that they received remission of their sins, and great benefits in this world at Gods hand. So do a great number of men in hearing and reading the Scripture of God, see and perceive the remission of many mens sins, and how mercifully God dealt with them: yet when they feel their own sin, and suffer their own cross and trouble, they have much a doe, and with great difficulty do they believe that God will be as good unto them, being private sinners and privately afflicted, as he was unto the great number of those, of whom they read in the Scripture, that God forgave them their sins, and preserved them in most horrible and dangerous troubles.
The other sense of this place that is more particular, is the better sense for the argument and meaning of the Psalme: that is, to aske whether God will be intreated no more, as touching the remission of his owne sinne: or els whether God will be no more mercifull to helpe him out of trouble, that specially and particularly suffereth the trouble. And this question so asked, is very common and familiar to the Christians, and putteth them to great trouble, and heauinesse. As we may sée that this Prophet Asaphe considered the yeares before him, and what God did to his elders, and found that they receiued remission of their sinnes, and great benefites in this world at Gods hand. So do a great number of men in hearing and reading the Scripture of God, sée and perceiue the remission of many mens sinns, and how mercifully God delt with them: yet when they féele their owne sinne, and suffer their owne crosse and trouble, they haue much a doe, and with great difficultie doe they beléeue that God will be as good vnto them, being priuate sinners and priuately afflicted, as he was vnto the great number of those, of whom they read in the Scripture, that God forgaue them their sinnes, and preserued them in most horrible and daungerous troubles.