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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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Here is another notable doctrine, that neither the learning of Gods word, nor the remembrance thereof profiteth any thing, except it be understanded and applied to the use that God hath appointed it for. And here be two sorts of people wonderfully condemned. The one sort be those, that for custom or bondage to their profession, do learn without the book a great part of the Scripture: or else by daily use in singing or saying their service (as it is called) they learn to sing and say a great part of the Bible. But this availeth nothing, nor they understand it not in the sense and meaning that the holy ghost appointed it for: nor perchance the Grammatical construction thereof. And these remembrances of Gods word, be nothing but lip labour, and honouring of God with the mouth,1 but the hart is far away: which before God is in vain,2 and of no estimation. The other sort of people be such as profess the Gospel, that have learned much, and can remember much, but follow very little: so that they be nothing the better for it.
Here is another notable doctrine, that neither the learning of Gods word, nor the remembrance therof profiteth any thing, except it be vnderstanded and applied to the vse that God hath appointed it for. And here be two sortes of people wonderfully condemned. The one sort be those, that for custome or bondage to their profession, doe learne without the booke a great part of the Scripture: or els by daily vse in singing or saying their seruice (as it is called) they learne to sing and say a great part of the Bible. But this auaileth nothing, nor they vnderstand it not in the sense and meaning that the holy ghost appointed it for: nor perchaunce the Grammaticall construction therof. And these remembrances of Gods word, be nothing but lippe labour, and honouring of God with the mouth,1 but the hart is farre away: which before God is in vaine,2 and of no estimation. The other sort of people be such as professe the Gospell, that haue learned much, and can remember much, but follow very little: so that they be nothing the better for it.
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