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Commentary upon the Fifteen Psalms of Degrees
A commentary upon the fifteen Psalms, called Psalmi graduum, that is, Psalms of degrees faithfully copied out of the lectures of D. Martin Luther ; very fruitful and comfortable for all Christian afflicted consciences to read ; translated out of Latin into English by Henry Bull.A commentarie vpon the fiftene Psalmes, called Psalmi graduum, that is, Psalmes of degrees faithfully copied out of the lectures of D. Martin Luther ; very frutefull and comfortable for all Christian afflicted consciences to reade ; translated out of Latine into Englishe by Henry Bull.
London: printed by Thomas Vautroullier, 1577
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
In like manner must we do also. I am in distress or affliction of body or mind: I am in necessity and can see no means how to live, how to maintain my family, how to escape this danger or that. Here is the hart oftentimes oppressed with sorrow, and miserably vexed, as though there were no succour, no comfort, nor remedy to be found. But here must we be certainly persuaded that there is help and succour prepared for us, and the time thereof also appointed of God, although we know not when it shall be. But by this we may learn what a hard matter it is to believe when the hart must yield and consent to any thing contrary to that which both we see, hear, & feel. I my self have been oftentimes in wonderful great dangers, when the whole world (as it were) conspired against me. For the Pope my mortal enemy and the enemy of my Christ, did not cease to stir up against me, what power and terror so ever he was able to devise. Here reason would rather persuade me to keep silence and say nothing, then to teach and bring my self thereby into trouble and danger.1 For reason can never see the Lords marvellous help and deliverance, which is invisible and hidden from the eyes of the world: therefore it thinketh ⟨p. 26⟩only of that which it seeth, that is to say, destruction.
In like maner must we doe also. I am in distresse or affliction of body or mind: I am in necessity and can see no meanes how to liue, how to maintayne my family, how to escape this daunger or that. Here is the hart oftentimes oppressed with sorrow, and miserably vexed, as though there were no succour, no comfort, nor remedy to be founde. But here must we be certainely perswaded that there is help and succour prepared for vs, and the time therof also appoynted of God, although we know not when it shall be. But by this we may learne what a hard matter it is to beleeue when the hart must yeld and consent to any thing contrary to that which both we se, heare, & feele. I my self haue bene oftentimes in wonderful great daūgers, when the whole world (as it were) conspired against me. For the Pope my mortall enemy and the enemy of my Christ, did not cease to stirre vp against me, what power and terrour so euer he was able to deuise. Here reason woulde rather perswade me to kepe silence and say nothing, then to teach and bring my selfe thereby into trouble and daunger.1