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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 a consolation much worthy to be learned and received of all troubled men: and it is this, To understand and perceive,1 that all the doings and facts of Almighty God be righteous, although many times the flesh judgeth, and the tongue speaketh the contrary, that God should be too severe, and punish too extremely. As though he did it rather of a desire to punish, then to correct or amend the person punished. As we see by Jobs words, that wished his sins laid in one balance,2 and his punishment in another balance: as though God punished more extremely then justly. The same it seemeth king David also felt, when he said:3 Howe long Lord wilt thou forget me, for ever? With like bitter speeches in the scripture: complaining of Gods justice, judgement and severity.4 The same we read of Jeremiah the Prophet, He spake Gods word truly, and yet there happened unto him wonderful great adversities: the terror whereof made him curse the day that he was borne in. And doubtless, when he said, Why haste thou deceived me Lord? he thought, God was rather too extreme, then just in his punishment,5 to afflict him in adversity, and to suffer Passur the high Priest and his enemy to be in quiet and tranquillity.
Here is a consolation much worthie to be learned and receiued of all troubled men: and it is this, To vnderstande and perceiue,1 that all the doinges and factes of Almightie God be righteous, although many times the fleshe iudgeth, and the tongue speaketh the contrarie, that God should be too seuere, and punishe too extremely. As though he did it rather of a desire to punishe, then to correct or amend the person punished. As we sée by Iobs words, that wished his sinnes layed in one balance,2 and his punishment in another balance: as though God punished more extreamely then iustly. The same it séemeth king Dauid also felte, when he sayde: