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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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The doctrine touching man,1 in this verse, is a declaration of mans obstinacy and stubbornness. The insensible creature the water, that lacketh both life and reason, at every commandment be as the Lord their maker commandeth them to be. With every tempest they be troubled, and with every calm so plain and quiet: that it seemeth rather a stablished land, then a variable sea.2 But let God send his word unto man, and the contents thereof threaten the tempest of all tempests, eternal death, hell fire, and Gods everlasting displeasure: yet man will not hear nor see them, nor yet be moved any thing at all.3 Or let God gently and favourably offer his mercies unto man, and by his word exhort him never so much to repentance: it is for the most part in vain. Therefore God by his Prophets Moses and Isaiah, called Heaven and Earth to witness against mans stubbornness and hardness of heart.
The doctrine touching man,1 in this verse, is a declaration of mans obstinacie and stubbernesse. The insensible creature the water, that lacketh both life and reason, at euery commandement be as the Lord their maker commaundeth them to be. With euery tempest they be troubled, and with euery calme so plaine and quiet: that it séemeth rather a stablished land, then a variable sea.2 But let God send his word vnto man, and the contentes thereof threaten the tempest of all tempestes, eternall death, hell fire, and Gods euerlasting displeasure: yet man will not heare nor sée them, nor yet be moued any thing at all.3 Or let God gently and fauourably offer his mercies vnto man, and by his word exhort him neuer so much to repentance: it is for the most part in vaine. Therefore God by his Prophets Moses and Esaie, called Heauen and Earth to witnesse against mans stubbernesse and hardnesse of heart.
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