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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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Of this part we learn how we ought,1 when we read or hear Gods promises for our salvation, to pray: and how necessary a thing this prayer is that godly men made in the scripture: Lord help my incredulity: Lord increase our faith. 2The poor man that heard and saw Christs mercy and liberality3 ⟨image 106⟩in healing of others, desired also health for his own child, Christ said: if he believed, all things were possible: the poor man said: I believe Lord, help mine unbelief. The Apostles, when they heard Christ speak of forgiveness of one to the other, they said: Increase our faith, good Lord. As though they had said: Except thou give us strength to believe and credit thy godly lessons: we shall take no commodity nor profit by them. Therefore let the preacher of God, the reader of Gods word, the hearer of Gods word, & the thinker upon the same, many times before, also whilst they be speaking, thinking, reading, or hearing of Gods word, pray in their spirits, that the word of God may work in them the thing, wherefore the word was instituted and appointed of God:4 or else we shall be (as Saint Paul saith) always learners, and yet never come to the knowledge of the truth.
Of this part we learne howe we ought,1 when we reade or heare Gods promises for our saluation, to pray: and howe necessarie a thing this prayer is that godly men made in the scripture: Lord help my incredulitie: Lord increase our faith. 2The poore man that heard and sawe Christes mercy and liberalitie3 ⟨image 106⟩in healing of others, desired also helth for his owne childe, Christe saide: if he beléeued, all things were possible: the poore man sayd: I beleeue Lorde, helpe mine vnbeleefe. The Apostles, when they heard Christe speake of forgiuenesse of one to the other, they sayde: Increase our faith, good Lord. As though they had sayd: Except thou giue vs strength to beléeue and credite thy godly lessons: we shal take no commoditie nor profite by them. Therefore let the preacher of God, the reader of Gods worde, the hearer of Gods worde, & the thinker vpon the same, many times before, also whilest they be speaking, thinking, reading, or hearing of Gods word, pray in their spirits, that ye word of God may work in them the thing, wherfore the word was instituted and appointed of God: