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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 4 (verses 10-20): ¶The fourth part.
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Thus far it is death, and an increase of diffidence in Gods promises, and an induction to desperation, to feel sin, to bewail sin, to speak of sin, and to remember sin. But whereas knowledge and confession hath a certainty and assurance of Gods forgiveness annexed unto it, there is confession and knowledge of sin, partly a beginning of consolation against sin.1 I call it partly, or as an occasion, because first of all,2 God by his word, or by his punishments,3 through the operation of the holy Ghost, openeth the soul of the sinner, to see and know his sin: also to tremble and quake at sin, rather then to hate and abhor sin. And from these principles and originals, cometh the humble and lowly confession of sin, not to man, but unto God: except it be such an open sin done against man, as man knoweth of that the sin is committed against.4 Then must the offender of man also, reconcile him self to man that is offended,5 according to the commandment of God.6 Therefore we must mark what confession and acknowledging of our own infirmities is. For every confession is not acceptable before God, nor the beginning of consolation: as these examples declare. Judas said openly in the face of the court (where Christ our Saviour7 was arraigned) that he had offended in betraying innocent blood:8 but there followed no faith nor hope of forgiveness: So that for lack of faith in Christs blood, desperation and hanging of him self ensued his confession. Whereby it is evident, that confession of sin without faith, is nothing worth, but a testimony of a desperate mans damnation.
Thus farre it is death, and an increase of diffidence in Gods promises, and an induction to desperation, to féele sinne, to bewayle sinne, to speake of sinne, and to remember sinne. But whereas knowledge and confession hath a certeintie and assurance of Gods forgiuenesse annexed vnto it, there is confession and knowledge of sinne, partly a beginning of consolation against sinne.