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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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Such as follow virtue and godliness,1 God increaseth with gifts and benefits: & such as have wicked manners, and by false doctrine decline from the truth, in those God is severe & sharp. And except such persons repent, God will spoil them from all judgement of trueth: and being blind and destitute of knowledge, permit them to the power and dominion of most filthy lusts, and abominable desires. So that such as would not love the beauty & excellency of virtue, shall tumble & wallow themselves like swine, in the filth & vomit of sin: of the which abominations and just judgements of God,2 Saint Paul speaketh in the Epistle to the Romans. For ⟨image 120⟩this is to be noted, look as every man is: even so he thinketh of God. And as the good and godly man thinketh well of God: so doeth he evil and wicked man think evil of God.
Such as followe vertue and godlinesse,1 God increaseth with gifts and benefits: & such as haue wicked manners, and by false doctrine decline from the truth, in those God is seuere & sharp. And except such persons repent, God wil spoyle them from all iudgement of trueth: and being blinde and destitute of knowledge, permitte them to the power and dominion of most filthy lustes, and abhominable desires. So that such as would not loue the beautie & excellencie of vertue, shal tumble & wallowe themselues like swine, in the filth & vomit of sinne: of the which abhominations and iust iudgements of God,2 Saint Paule speaketh in the Epistle to the Romanes. For ⟨image 120⟩this is to be noted, looke as euerie man is: euen so he thinketh of God. And as the good and godlie man thinketh well of God: so doeth he euill and wicked man thinke euill of God.
- 1To whom God is merciful, and to whom severe.