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A03627	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.	Hooper, John, d. 1555.; Bull, Henry, d. 1575?; Hooper, John, d. 1555. Apologye. aut	1562 (1562)	STC 13752; ESTC S113071	47,811	140

ignorancye As S. Paul saith god befor● tyme spake vnto oure fathers by the prophetes and in these later dayes ●nto vs by his sonne and after the ascention of his sonne by his Apostles and euangelis●es in so muche that non of the prophetes euer spake of Gods word that mayntayned the lyfe of the soule other wyse then they receaued it of the ●ighe shepehearde almyghty god as S. Peter sayeth prophecy came not by the wyl of mā but the holy mē of God spake as they wer taught vs the holy ghost So that God is the onelye authour and fountayn of his true word the foode of all mens soules In like maner he is the only geuer of the same as he is the geuer of it and none but him selfe So none can eate it but such as haue the same deliuered vnto them by the ●●●ye ghost So oure sauioure Christ likewise in the gospell of saint Iohn telleth Nicodemus that it was not possible to vnderstand and to knowe the grace of redemption excepte ●e were borne frome aboue And when saynt Iohn preached the word of God at Philippos amongs the women by the water side the lorde opened the hart of Lid●a to vnders●ād the things spoken of by Paul And when Christ preached among the Iewes wrought wonderful miracles yet they vnderstode nothing nether wer thei any thing the better And Christ sheweth the cause Proptere●uos non ●uditis quia ex deo nō estis that is to say therfore ye heare not because ye he not of god But the faute was not in god but in the obstynacy frowardnes of theyr own harts as ye maye see in S. Mathew Christ offered him self but yet the malice of mā rebelled at al time● S. Paul to the Corinthians wonderfully setteth forth mans vnablenes saith y ● natural man is not able to cōprehēd the things y ● be of god And in S. Iohn Christ saith no man cā come vnto him excepte the heauenlye father drawe him for they must be all taughte of God Now as the prophet sawe theese thinges for him selfe and his saluation in Gods worde Euen so must euery Christian manne take hede that he learne the same doctrin or els it wer no comodity to haue the scripture of god deliuered and taught vnto vs. And euery reader hear●r must learne of this psalme y ● there is none other foode nor meate for the soul● but Gods worde And who so euer do refuse it when it is offered or pr●ached or when they knowe the truth thereof do yet of malyce feare lucre and gayne of the world or any other waye repugne it they be vnworthy of al mercy and forgeuenes let euery man and woman therefore examyne theyr own conscience with out flatteringe of them selues and they shall fynde that the moost parte of th●s realme of Englande in the tyme of oure holy and blessed kynge Edwarde the syxt were fedde wyth thys holy foode of Gods word or els myght haue bene fedde wyth it For it was offerd and sent vnto them as well by most godly statutes lawes of parlament as by many noble mē and vertuous learned preachers If they fedde not vppo● it accordingely or nowe theyr teeth stande on edge and theyr stomacks be closed with it to theyr peryll be it Thus Christ sayth they haue nothinge whereby iustly to excuse them selues of theyr synne And lykewyse he sayeth that who so euer hatethe hym hateth also hys father By whyche words it appeareteth manyfestlye that no man can hate Christes doctrine but he must hate Christ him selfe and no man can hate Christ but he must also hate the father of heauē Wherefore it is expediente for euery manne to marke such places For it was not Christes name nor Christes personne that the Iewas hated so mo●tall●e Christe for but they hated hym to death for hys doctrines sake and it was Christes doctryne that condemned the worlde and shewed the life learninge of the world to be euyll and coulde not abide the lighte of gods worde and therfore in no case they coulde abyde to heare of it As ye see the like in his poore preachers For his wordes sake they be lesse passed of then dogges or brute beastes For they be hated to death and more fauour doeth Barabas the murtherer fynd then Peter the preacher of Christ that wold lead the flock redemed w t Christes precious bloud in to the pastures of gods word with the prophet Dauid yet in thys hatred of Gods worde the foode of gods sheepe they would ●e seene and non but they to loue and honour god but it is not so in theyr hartes For they haue a contempte of God as theyr frutes well declare And Christ sayth they hate bothe him and his father yea that withoute cause But thou Christian reader see thou fede thysoule with no other meat thē w t the holsome pastures of gods word whatsoeuer the world shal say or do Looke vpon this texte of saint Iohn when the comforter shall come whō I shal send from my father euen the spirit of truth whiche doth proceede from the father he shall testifye and heare recorde of me W●y that place and thincke wherefore the sonne of man referred him selfe to the witnes of the holye ghost and ye shall know that it was for no vntruth that was in the authour beinge Christ or in the doctrin that he preached but only to make the disciples to be of good comforte and that they shoulde not esteeme the gospell he preached vnto them any thinge the lesse althoughe it had manye aduersaries enemies and was spoken against in maner euerye where for against the fury and false iudgemente o● the worlde that cōtemn●d the gospel they shuld haue the testimonye of the holy ghost to alowe and warante the Gospell Let vs therefore praye to the heauenlye shepehearde that he wyll geue vs his holy spirits to testifye for the woorde of God the onely foode of our soules that it is true that God sayeth and onelye good that he appointeth too feede vs. And this we may be assured of that in this heauy and sorowfull t●me ther is nothing cā testify for the truthe of Gods word and kepe vs in the pleasaunte pasture thereof but the verye spirite of God whiche we must set against al the tumultes and daungers of the worlde For if we make thys veri●ye of Gode subiecte to the iudgemente of the worlde our fayeth shall quayle and faynte euery houre as mens iudgementes varye Wherefore let vs praye to haue alwayes in vs the spirite of adoption wherby whē our faith shalbe assaulted we may cry father father and the same helpe for the mayntenaunce of the truth God promysed by his holy prophet Esay sayingd Thys is my couenaunt with them saith the lord my spirit whiche is in thee and my wordes whyche I haue put in thy mouth shall not departe

An Exposition vpon the .23 psalme of Dauid full of frutefull and comfortable doctrin written to the Citye of London by Iohn Hooper bushop of Gloceter and Worceter and holye Martyr of God for the testimonye of hys truth ¶ Whereunto is annexed an Apology of his agaynst such as reported that he cursed Quene Mary wyth certaine Godlye and comfortable letters in the ende Prouer. 11 ¶ By the blessinge of the righteous the cytye prospereth But when the vngodly haue the rule it decayeth Anno. 1562. ¶ To the fayethfull and liuely members of our sauiour Iesus Christ inhabytinge the city of London grace and peace from the heauenlye father throughe our lord Iesus Christ. YOure fayeth and firme hope of eternall life dearelye beloued whyche of longe time ye haue learned and throughly perswaded your selues in by the truth vnfallible verity of the heauenly word sealed with Christes moost precious blood is very sore and daungerously assaulted and by all meanes possible attempted to be taken from you that ye shuld haue no lōger credit to gods truth but beleue mans lies no more to haue saluation by Christ y e once dyed offered him selfe once for all forsyn but y e ye must beleue nowe your saluatiō in Christ many times offred by wycked men euery day in the abhominable masse to y ● v●ter conculcasion opressing of Christs death as y ● wycked Pope and hys adherentes woulde perswade you and not as Christ youre sauioure ●athe taughte you But this sodayne and miserable chaunge from the truth vnto falshod and from God and Christe to the deuyll and Antichriste doubtlesse cometh of god for our manifold synnes towardes the heauenlye father oure shephearde that taughte vs a longe tyme wyth hys blessed word and we were neither than●kful for it nor yet put our trusts in him as in one that onelye coulde saue and defende hys owne worde but we thought in our foolyshenesse that the worlde was so muche and so many wayes wyth the worde of God that euen by mannes strength it myghte haue bene defended where as the truthe of Goodes worde is permanent● and neuer fayleth saying cursed be the● that make fleshe theyr defence and shylde For as kynge Dauyd when God ●adde brought him to possesse his kingdom p●aceablye sayde lyke a foole as he was I shall neuer be more vngu●eted but yet the Lord turned his face from him and he found streight way such an alteration as he neuer found before wyth increase of new daungers more troublous thē euer he had before euen likewise when god had geuen vs a blessed and holye kinge and suche maiestrates although thei were synners as wyshed the glorye of God onely to be preferred by true doctrin we lyke carnal men thought our selues so sure and so stablished that it had not bene possible to haue seene suche a pitious and myserable chaunge and the truthe of Goddes worde opressed as we see at this presente daye But we be most worthely punished and euen the same wa●es that we offēded We put our trust in fleshe and where as Gods spirite in fleshe dwelled as in oure holye and blessed kynge departed Edwarde the syxte who is deadde in the fleshe and hys holy soule reffeth wyth the heauenlye father in ioyes for euer he is taken from vs now and can not healpe vs and suche as in hys tyme semed muche to fououre the glory of God are become Goddes enemyes and can both heare other to proceede against the glorye of God and also sette foorthe the same them selues as muche as they maye So that suche spirituall and Godlye personnes as soughte in the fleshe Gods glory are taken from vs or els in suche case as they can do no good And suche fleshe as folowed and loued God in the syght of the worlde and hadde greate vauntage by his woorde are become hys very enemies and not only his but also enemyes too hys members But yet as kynge Dauyd knewe his foolyshe foly and wyth repentaunce repented and found grace So it may please God to● geue vs of his grace and holy spirit to amende oure faultes in the lyke offences and helpe vs as he did him But doubtlesse greate is oure iniquitye For there was neuer so greate abhomination redde of and so quickly to preuail as this abhomination of the wicked masse hath preuailed in England And al Christen men know that the Turkes and hethen neither haue nor yet had euer any so sensiblye knowen and many fest an idoll Wherefore that almightye God of his mercye maye preserue his people in thys noble citye of London I haue written vpon this 23. psalme of kinge Dauid to aduertise men how thei shal beware of ●eresies and false doctryn and so to lyue to his honour and glorye And ● know dearly beloued that these godly people which seke Gods honour and all other that wyshe them well be accompted the quenes enemyes although we daylye pray for her grace neuer thinke her barme But we must be content to suffer slaunder and geue god thankes for them Neuertheles this is out of doubte that the quenes highnesse hath no autority to compell any man to beleeue anye thinge contrary too Gods worde neyther maye the subiecte geue her grace that obedience in case he do his soule is loste for euer Dure bodyes goodes and lyues be at her hyghnesse commaundement and she shall haue them as of true subiectes but the soule of man for religyon is ●ounde too none but vntoo God and hys holye worde ¶ The argumente or matter whiche the prophet chefely entreateth of in thys psalme IT should seeme by the merua●lous and wonderfulle description and settynge foorthe of almy●htye God by the prophet king Dauid in thys psalme that he was inflamed wyth the holye ghoste bei●ge delyuered frome all hys enemyes to declare vnto all the worlde how faythfull and mightye a defender and keper God is of as many● as put theyr trust in hym He was in great daunger and specially in the warres that hee made agaynste the Ammonytes the euente and successe whereof it seemeth by the. 20. psalme hys subiectes greatelye ●cared Wherefore they commended theyr kyng as true subiectes alwayes vse wyth earnest prayer vnto God And that battayle and manye other daungers more ended wherin the Godly kynge found alwayes the protection and defence of the heauenlye father ready and at hand now Beinge at rest he would haue thys mercyfull defence of God knowen to all others that as he in al his aduersities put his trust in the Lord and had the ouerhand of al his enemyes euen so by hys example all other menne should learne too do the same and assure them selues to find as he found the Lorde of heauen to be the succour and def●ce of the troubled and theyr keper from all euyll And because the hearers and readers of thys his moo●●e dyuine and Godly hymne should the better vnderstande the same and the sooner take credit therof in the 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and matched with swyne too feede like swyne eate lyke swyne suche meate as swyne eate remembringe that the worste in his father● house was a prince and noble kynge in comparyson and respecte of hym then also beinge perswaded of his fathers mercy he returned and his father brought him in to his pleasant swete pastures gaue him his old fauour and accustomed apparell again as a manne to keepe companye with men and no more wyth adulterou● men and vncleane swyne Howe be it be came not to his olde honoure ●gayne tyll the Lorde had practysed in him that he practised in thys prophet kynge Dauid animam meam conuertit h● conu●rted and tourned mysoule It is but a folye for a man to flatter him selfe as thoughe he were a christian man when his hearte and soule is not turned vntoo the Lorde he shall neuer feede in the pastures of lyfe but be an hipocryte all the dayes of his life as the moste parte of the worlde be that professe Christ● name at thys presente daye They saye they bee conuerted frome the worlde too God when there is nothinge wythin the pastures of Gods worde but that they wyll contemne rather then too haue as muche as an cuyll looke of the worlde for it They saye they be conuerted to God when they be contented with the worlde to ●onoure that for God that is b●t breade and wyne in the matter and substaunce as the scrypture of God and the holye churche of Christ haue taught beleued these 1500. y●ars and more Oh. Lord be these menne turned to thee be these the men that shall dwell wyth thee in thy holye mounte of Sy●n and stande in thy holy place Maye doubtlesse for they be not turned ●o thee but from thee and be not with thee but agai●st tho● They speake wyth the and yet theyr deede● dishonour thee they talke of truthe and practise lies What good lorde shall thy symple and poore vnlearned shepe doe Where shall they seeke thy truth For the ●hepeheards say sing this psalme euery weeke at euery dirige for the dead yet thei be not conuerted in their spirites too thee that thou mightest lead thē in to the pathes of righteousnes But lord there is no manne nowe in maner that dare accuse them they destroye them selues and thy sheepe and no man can be suffered with gods word to remedye it Notwythstandyng● good Lorde although in this world none maye accuse them yet they in the worlde to come shall haue kinge Dauid whose psalmes they dayelye reade and in whome they moste glorye too accuse them both of here●ye and blasphemye as Moses shall accuse the wycked Iewes whome they moost glorye of For as the Iewes r●dd● the scripture of Moses and yet w●●●neuer the better so these priestes of Antichrist reade the holy scripture and yet neyther the people nor they them selues are any thinge the better And in this they passe the abhomynation of the Iewes and Turkes For they were and yet be content that theyr bokes of religion shall be vsed in theyr churches in the vulgare and common tonge but these enemies of god and man wold not haue the worde that God hathe appoynted for all mens saluation to be vsed in anye tonge but in the latten The God therfore of ●eace that broughte agayne from death to life the greate shepehearde of the sh●epe by the bloude of the euerlastinge tement oure Lorde Iesus Chris● conuerie the soules and heartes of all those that cause the sheepe of God thus to eate and feede vppon the carine and infected pastures of meunes tradicions Amen Now as kinge Dauid in this text hath wonderfully set forth the miserable nature of all Gods sheepe and put him selfe for an example that the nature and condicion of all menne is corrupt wycked and damnable so that it can not be partaker of gods benediction and euerlastinge grace excepte it be borne a newe amended restored and instructed So likewise he sheweth that none conuerteth the soule of man but the heauenly father the great shepeheard that both seeth the loste state of his shepe wylleth of his mercy the saluatiō and calling of the shepe home again and then he proceedeth further shewethe what the heauenlye shepehearde wyll doe wyth his sheepe he sayeth he wyll leade them in to the pathes of iustice Wherein the prophet declareth that it is not onelye God that conuerteth the man from ●uyll but also he alone that keepeth him in goodnes an vertue And therein is shewed a wonderfull myserye and wretchednes in the soule and bodye of man that can neither begynne nor yet continue in a lyfe acceptable vnto God except● that God wholye wooreke the same hymselfe And as it declareth the wonderfull wretchednes of man so doeth it many felte and sette foorthe a wonderfull and vnspeakeable mercy and compassion of god towards man ▪ that so meruailouslye and graciously he can be contente to healpe and saue his ennemye and verye aduersar●e But herein is required of as manye as the Lorde conuerteth frome iniquity and synfull lyuinge that they walke in the same lawe and vse their conuersation in equitye and iustice as it becometh obediente men and women redemed with the shepeheards precious bloud For the Lor● do●th not teache his sheepe the trut● that they should liue in falshode neither g●ueth he them the remission of theyr sinnes that they should returne to the same agayne but because they shoulde ●tudiouslye applye and ●●lygentlye excercyse the● selues in vertuous woorkes too the honour of almightye God There be two sortes of people that the Lorde wyll iudge and punishe in the later daye wyth extreame ire and ●ustice The one sorte ●e called vpon to learne the knowledge of god and of Gods honoure as gods word co●maundethe but they wyll not heare nor obey the calling but know god learne God as the custome and maner of the world is to knowe him and learne him thoughe it ●e neuer so farre frome the truthe And the other sorte be contented to heare and learne to knowe God and too serue ●im as he teacheth in his holye and most pure worde but in theyr harts consente not to theyr knowledge but contrarye to it they do out●ward seruice to a false god frame their conuersation both in religion ●owards God and their maners toward men as men of the world do So that god hath no more reuerence of hym that knoweth the truth thē of him that i● ignoraunte of the truthe Esaye the prophet speaketh agaynst y t first sort of menne that wyll not heare when they be called nor learne when they be taught and saith when other men shall laughe they shall weepe when ●ther be merye they shall be sorye when other be whole they shall bee sycke when other men shal lyue they shal die and when other men reioyce in myrthe they shall lament● in sorowe And good cause whye sayth saint Paule for the Lord