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An exposition upon the .23. psalm of David full of fruitful and comfortable doctrine,…An exposition vpon the .23. psalme of Dauid full of frutefull and comfortable doctrin,…
An exposition upon the .23. psalm of David full of fruitful and comfortable doctrine, written to the city of London by John Hooper, bishop [sic] of Gloucester and Worcester, and holy martyr of God for the testimony of his truth. Whereunto is annexed an apology of his, against such as reported that he cursed Queen Mary, with certain godly and comfortable letters in the end.An exposition vpon the .23. psalme of Dauid full of frutefull and comfortable doctrin, written to the citye of London by Iohn Hooper, bushop [sic] of Gloceter and Worceter, and holye martyr of God for the testimonye of hys truth. Wherunto is annexed an apology of his, agaynst such as reported that he cursed Quene Mary, wyth certaine godlye and comfortable letters in the ende.
London: printed by John Tisdale and Thomas Hacket, 1562
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¶The .4. part of the psalm. ¶Wherefore man is brought to life and salvation.
¶The .4. parte of the psalme. ¶Wherefore man is broughte to lyfe and saluation.
The Text.
The Texte.
¶For his names sake.
The explanation
HE brought not me to life and salvation sayeth the prophet, for any merits or deservings of mine, but for his own infinite goodness sake. And what so ⟨image 33⟩ever evil hath been done and sin committed, all thieves things I ascribe to my corrupt nature, and accuse my self too be the doer of them▪ but if any thing have been thought, said, or done, that is virtuous and Godly, that I wholly ascribe and attribute unto the mercy of God that gave me a good mind to wish too do well, and also strength to do the things, that he gave me will too wish. Of this part of the psalm we learn, that man can neither wish, nor speak, nor do any thing, nor yet understand any thing that good is but only through the mercy of God, who maketh of an ignorant man a man of knowledge, of an unwilling man a willing man, of an evil speaker a good speaker, & of an evil doer, a good doer. Therefore. S. Paul, when he seeth that the nature of man will take upon her to be y author of any good thing, he accuseth and condemneth her of arrogancy & pride, saying, what hast thou