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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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And I do verily think, and am truly persuaded, that for lack of earnest and continual prayer, with lifting up of my heart unto God, whilst I preached his most holy word unto the people, God judgeth me not worthy to see such fruits of my labours as I hoped for. And for this, that the people did not heartily pray, to understand Gods pleasure by his word preached, they be accounted unworthy of such salvation, as GOD did offer them by his word, and the true preaching of his mysteries. Let all men therefore pray to God in Christ, that they may be the better for the hearing, recording, remembering, or reading of Gods word. For notwithstanding they have amongest them the book of God: yet shall they be troubled (without Gods singular grace) with one of these two evils: either to mock and scorn at the scripture, caring not whether they learn it or no: ⟨p. 110⟩or else when they have learned it, to doubt whether it be true or no. And then followeth these questions: Will God absent him self for ever? And, Will God be no more entreated? with such other doubts as do follow in this Psalm: with much heaviness unto the spirit where such demands rest & have place. Then followeth the third demand by this troubled Prophet: Is his mercy clean gone for ever?
And I do verily thinke, and am truly persuaded, that for lacke of earnest and continuall prayer, with lifting vp of my heart vnto God, whilest I preached his most holy word vnto the people, God iudgeth me not worthy to sée such fruites of my labours as I hoped for. And for this, that the people did not heartily pray, to vnderstand Gods pleasure by his word preached, they be accounted vnworthy of such saluation, as GOD did offer them by his worde, and the true preaching of his mysteries. Let all men therefore pray to God in Christ, that they may be the better for the hearing, recording, remembring, or reading of Gods word. For notwithstanding they haue amongest them the booke of God: yet shall they be troubled (without Gods singular grace) with one of these two euils: either to mocke and scorne at the scripture, caring not whether they learne it or no: ⟨p. 110⟩or else when they haue learned it, to dout whether it be true or no. And then followeth these questions: Will God absent him selfe for euer? And, Will God be no more intreated? with such other doubtes as do followe in this Psalme: with much heauinesse vnto the spirite where such demaundes rest & haue place. Then followeth the third demaunde by this troubled Prophete: Is his mercy cleane gone for euer?