An exposition upon the song of the blessed virgin Mary, called Magnificat Where unto…An exposicion vpon the songe of the blessed virgine Mary, called Magnificat Where vnto…

Likewise must be done with the law, and all manner of goods ether of wit or reason. Justice is a good thing, given of God, who doubteth therein? Gods word it self doth confess that the law is good. Neither may any man say that his righteous cause is evil, but shall rather dye the death, and forgo all that is not God. For that were to deny God and his word, the which testifieth that the law is not evil, but good. Wilt thou therefore cry out, rage, play the mad man, and kill all the world, because such right or law is taken from thee? As some do which lift up their voice until heaven, causing great misery, wasting people and countries, filling the world with war and bloudsheddynge. What knowest thou whether God will leave those gifts and right to thy governance? they be his, he can take them from thee, ether to day ⟨image 48⟩or to morrow, he can deprive the of them, and restore the to the same again when it shall please him by friends or enemies, even as it pleaseth him. He doth prove, whether thou wilt lose thy right for his love, suffer wrong and injury, suffer rebuke for his name, and cleave only to him. If thou than art dreading God, and sayest thus within thee: LORD, it is thine, I will not have it in my power & subjection, without I know that thou do wish it me, than shall this verse have room: And his mercy endureth through out all generations, upon them that fear him, which will work nought, but it be according to his will.

Lykewyse must be done wyth the lawe, and all maner of goodes ether of wytte or reason. Iustice is a good thynge, geuen of God, who douteth therin? Gods worde it selfe doth confesse that the lawe is good. Nother maye ony man saye that hys ryghteous cause is euell, but shall rather dye the death, and forgo al that is not God. For that were to denye God and hys worde, the whych testifyeth that the lawe is not euell, but good. Wylte thou therfore crye out, rage, playe ye madde man, and kyll all the worlde, because suche ryghte or lawe is taken from the? As some do whyche lyfte vp theyre voyce vntyll heauen, causynge great mysery, waystyng people and contryes, fyllynge ye world wyth warre and bloudsheddynge. What knowest thou whether God wyl leaue those gyftes and ryghte to thy gouernaunce? they be hys, he can take them from the, ether to day ⟨image 48⟩or to morowe, he cā depriue the of them, and restore the to thesame agayne whan it shall please hym by frendes or enemyes, euen as it pleaseth him. He doth proue, whether thou wylte lose thy ryghte for hys loue, suffre wronge and iniurye, suffre rebuke for hys name, and cleue only to hym. Yf thou than arte dredynge God, and sayeste thus within the: LORDE, it is thyne, I wyll not haue it in my power & subiection, wythout I know that thou do wysh it me, than shal this verse haue rowme: And hys mercy endureth thorovv out all generacions, vpon them that feare hym, which wyll worke nought, but it be accordynge to hys wylle.