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…

Again, the other part suffereth God to heave and exalt it self, withdrawing his power from them, and letteth them be puffed up by reason of their own strength. For when mans power cometh in, than goeth the power of God out. But when the bladder is full, & every man thinketh to have the better hand, then cometh God suddenly, and pricketh the bladder, whereby all is dashed. Those fools know not, that even when they rise and prosper, they are forsaken of God, & that Gods arm is not with them. Therefore doth their endeavour last an appointed season, and after that doth it said and vanish, like a burble, and becometh as though it never had ben, whereof David (marvelling in the .lxxvii. Psalm how it happened that the wicked and ungodly became so rich, careless and mighty) at the last doth say: I could not know this, until I went into the Sanctuary of God, & considered the end of these men, namely: how thou hast set them in a slippery place, that thou mayest cast them down headlynges, & destroy them O how suddenly do they consume, perish, and come to a fearful end? Ye even as a dream when one awaketh, so makest thou their ⟨image 53⟩image to vanish out of the city. And again in the .xxxvi. Psal. he sayeth: I my self have seen the ungodly in great power, & flourishing like a green Bay tree: but wham I went by, lo, he was gone: I sought him, but he could no where be found.

Agayne, the other parte suffreth God to heaue and exalte it selfe, wythdrawynge hys power from them, and letteth them be puft vp by reason of theyr owne strength. For whan mans power cōmeth in, than goeth the power of God out. But whan the bladder is full, & euery mā thynketh to haue the better hande, then commeth God sodenly, and prycketh the bladder, whereby all is dashed. Those fooles knowe not, that euen whan they ryse and prospere, they are forsaken of God, & that Gods arme is not wyth them. Therfore doth theyr endeuoure laste an appoynted season, and after that doth it sayde and vanysh, lyke a burble, and becommeth as though it neuer hadde ben, wherof Dauid (maruaylynge in the .lxxvii. Psalme how it happened that the wycked and vngodly became so rych, carelesse and myghtye) at the last doth say: I coulde not know this, vntyl I wēte into ye Sāctuary of God, & consydred ye ende of these mē, namely: how yu hast set thē in a slyppery place, that thou mayest cast them downe headlynges, & destroye thē O how sodenly do they cōsume, perysh, and come to a fearfull ende? Yee euen as a dreame whan one awaketh, so makest thou theyr ⟨image 53⟩