PHIL. Yea verily or to do any other good work, so that the desire of worldly praise he not in your minds. For Christ saith, let your light so shine before men, that they may 1see your good works & glorify your father which is in heaven. But if 2we seek any praise of men & desire to be magnified for our good deeds, verily than have we our reward, not of God, but of y• world. For there is no more pestiferous in fecciō to poison any good work, ye it should lose the reward before God, than the desire of vain glory, and worldly praise. What did deject & 3caste down Lucifer from heaven into hell pit, but vainglory? Again what did exalt & lift up from the earth unto heaven y• most ⟨image 57⟩blessed and glorious virgin Mary the mother of our Saviour Jesus Christ but humility, as she her self testifieth. My soul, saith she, magnifieth the LORD. And my spirit 4rejoiceth in God my saviour. For he hath looked upon the humility of his handmaid, behold, because of this, shall all kindreds call me bles sed. God resystethe the proud, but 5to the humble he giveth grace and showeth favour. Unto whom shall I look, saith God by his Prophet, 6but unto him that is poor & contrite in spirit & feareth my words? Blessed are the poor in spirit, for to them belongeth the kingdom of heaven. Therefore all your 7works that ye do, do them with a simple mind, & with such an heart as being nothing desirous of vain glory, seeketh only the honour of God, & the accomplishment of his most divine will. Thus have I taught
⟨image 58⟩you neighbours both what y• true and Christen fast is, & also how ye ought to fast.
PHIL. Yea verely or to do any other good worke, so that the desyre of worlde ly prayse he not in youre myndes. For Christ saythe, let your lyght so shyne before men, that they maye 1se your good workes & glorify your father which is in heauen. But yf 2we seke ony prayse of men & desyre to be magnifyed for oure good dedes, verelye than haue we oure rewarde, not of God, but of y• world. For ther is no more pestiferous in fecciō to poysō any good worke, ye it should lose the reward before God, than the desyre of vayne glory, and worldly prayse. What dyd deiecte & 3caste downe Lucifer from heauen into hell pytte, but vayneglorye? Agayne what dyd exalte & lyfte vp frō the earth vnto heauen y• moost ⟨image 57⟩blyssed and glorious virgin Mary the mother of our Sauiour Iesus Christ but humilite, as she her selfe testifieth. My soule, sayth she, mag nifyeth the LORDE. And my spirite 4reioyseth in God my sauyour. For he hath loked vpon the humilite of his handmayd, beholde, bycause of this, shal all kyndredes call me bles sed. God resystethe the proude, but 5to the humble he gyueth grace and sheweth fauour. Unto whome shal I loke, sayth God by his Prophet, 6but vnto hym that is poore & contryte in spiryte & feareth my wordes? Blyssed are ye poore in spiryte, forto thē belongeth the kyngdome of heauen. Therfore all youre wor 7kes that ye do, do them with a simple mynde, & with such an harte as beyng nothyng desyrous of vayne glory, seaketh only the honoure of God, & the accomplyshment of his moost deuyne wyll. Thus haue I taught
⟨image 58⟩you neyghbours both what y• true and Christen fast is, & also howe ye ought to fast.
- 1Math. v.
- 2[…]〈…〉
- 3Isaiah. xiiii […]. Pet. it.Esay. xiiii 〈…〉. Pet. it.
- 4Luke. i.
- 5[…]. Pet. v.〈…〉. Pet. v.
- 6Esa. lxvi.
- 7Math. v.
