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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 other consolation is, that in the middest of all adversities, God preserved penitent and faithful ⟨image 125⟩sinners. As in the time of the universal flood, the water hurted not Noah, nor such as were in the ship. In the time of Pharaoh's plagues, the Israelites took no harm. At the giving of the law, the Israelites perished not with lightening and thunder. Even so, sorrows and anguish, diffidence and weakness of faith, they are plagues and punishments for all men by reason of sin: yet penitent sinners, by reason of faith in Christ, take no hurt nor damnation by them. As it appeareth by this Prophet that was troubled in the spirit and in the body, as marvellously as could be: but yet in Christ escaped the danger,1 as all men shall do that repent and believe. Whereof we learn, that as the rain falleth generally, and yet bettereth no earth to bring forth her fruit, but such as is apt to receive the rain (stony rocks and barren ground being nothing the better:)2 even so doth the plagues and rain of Gods displeasure plague all mankind, but none be the better therefore, but such as repent and bewail their sins, that gave GOD just occasion thus to punish them. The same is to be considered also of the verse that followeth, which is this.
The other consolation is, that in the middest of all aduersities, God preserued penitent and faithfull ⟨image 125⟩sinners. As in the time of the vniuersall floud, the water hurted not Noah, nor suche as were in the ship. In the time of Pharaos plagues, the Israelites tooke no harme. At the giuing of the lawe, the Israelites perished not with lightening and thunder. Euen so, sorrowes and anguish, diffidence and weaknesse of faith, they are plagues and punishments for all men by reason of sinne: yet penitent sinners, by reason of faith in Christ, take no hurt nor damnation by them. As it appeareth by this Prophete that was troubled in the spirite and in the body, as meruellously as could be: but yet in Christ escaped the daunger,1 as all men shal do that repent and beléeue. Whereof we learne, that as the rayne falleth generally, and yet bettereth no earth to bring foorth her fruite, but such as is apt to receiue the rayne (stonie rocks and barren ground being nothing the better:)