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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…
An exposition upon the song of the blessed virgin Mary, called Magnificat Where unto are added the songs of Salve regina, Benedictus and Nu[n]c dimittis. Translated out of latin into English by John Hollybush.An exposicion vpon the songe of the blessed virgine Mary, called Magnificat Where vnto are added the songes of Salue regina, Benedictus and Nu[n]c dimittis. Translated out of latine into Englysh by Ihon Hollybush.
Southwark : J. Nicholson, 1538
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Exposition › The first work of God is Mercy.Exposition › The fyrst worke of God is Mercy.
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.
yet will we not only have the chief creatures, as justice and wisdom and their honour, but also with outrageous shedding of blood and with all misfortune do procure & endeavour to keep the same: and forthwith we go pray, fast hear mass, found churches, with so bloody and raging mind, that it were no wonder though the stones should leap in our faces.
yet wyll we not only haue the chefe creatures, as iustice and wysedome and theyr honour, but also wyth outragious sheddyng of bloud and wyth all misfortune do procure & endeuoure to kepe the same: and forthwyth we go praye, faste heare masse, founde churches, wyth so bloudy and ragynge mynde, that it were no wonder though the stones shulde leape in oure faces.
Her• riseth now again a question, namely: Shall not a prince than defend his land and people from injury? Shall he sitting still and resting, suffer all things be taken from him? What should become in the world of this at the last? Here upon will I briefly show my mind: The power of the sword or superiority must & needeth ⟨image 49⟩to defend his subjects, as I have ofttimes said. For that cause beareth he the sword, that such as receive the word and admonition of God, and do not obey the same, be retained in fear, that so they may let other be in rest and peace. And here in ought he not to seek his own advantage, but of other, and the honour of God, being content to be at rest, and to lay up the sword, had not God ordained the same to the punishing of the wicked, and defence of the good: so that such protection and defence be not done with farther damage, as namely, for taking up a spoon, a platter be broken. It is but a slender protection, if an whole city be brought in danger for one person: or if for one village or castle, all the province be disquieted: without God doth command it severally, as sometime he was was wont to do. A soldier doth rob some citizen, and for to avenge the same, thou raysest an host, and gatherest a tax of the whole country: who hath the most harm, the lord or the soldier? David did wink ofttimes, when he could not punish without the great damage and harm of other. Even so must all powers order themselves, and again the indweller must forbear and suffer somewhat