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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Hooper, John, d. 1555.
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¶The fifte part.

14 Then haue I cleansed my heart in vaine, &c.

OUt of it we be admonished, that our na∣ture is to be offended by and by with troubles, for the glorie of God. And e∣uen as we be vnquiet with the trou∣bles: so be we inconstant and vnstable in the knowledge and trueth, that we suffer trouble for: and beginne to repent, that euer we began to fa∣uour or imbrace the trueth: and wishe also, that we had vsed our selues, as other men did: and then, to haue suffered with other men the common lott and fortune of the world, and not thus to haue béene gi∣uen to a singular knowledge of Gods word, whiche bringeth with it a singular hatred and punishment in this world.* 1.1 Such is our nature, if we be by afflic∣tions and troubles, but for a dayes space, made like vnto Christe, we thinke it too long: but if we be by sinne, for all our life time, made like vnto the dinel, we thinke the time too short, and wish longer to liue: because we would longer worke and delight in sinne

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and abhomination. Great and haynous is our of∣fence in this respect: for a little time spent in wel do∣ing, we iudge too long: and all time spent in euil do∣ing, we iudge too short. All labours and paines be too little, if they be bestowed in worldly thinges: but if they be appointed to heauenly thinges, (be they ne∣uer so fewe and slender,) we thinke them too much.

There is not sea nor land with all the perils with∣in them, but men dare aduenture both their goodes and their liues, to winne increase of worldly goodes: but to winne towards God and godlines, scarse one of a great many without danger will labour or take paines to gaine it. So doth the Prophet say in this place, that He had clensed his heart in vaine: because he sawe clenlinesse and vertue persequuted, and filth with iniquitie honoured and exalted. Christ in the Gospel of S. Iohn perceiuing, that when vertue & wel doing should be troubled, men would waxe wea∣rie of well doing, and vertue: he said vnto his disci∣ples,* 1.2 Remember when they come that I spake of them and warned you before.

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* 1.1

Iere. 20.

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* 1.2

Iohn. 16.

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