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…

And these works are wrought secretly also (as is said above of other) so that no man feeleth them until they be ended. The rich man doth not perceive his vanity & misery before he dye, or perish otherwise, as testifieth the .lxxv. psal. on this wise: The proud shall be robbed & sleep their sleep, & the mighty shall be able to do nothing with their hands. Contrariwise that hungry can not tell how full they be, before they come unto the end of hunger, for than do they find the word of Christ in the .vi. of Luke: Blessed are ye that hunger here for ye shall be satisfied, & this comfortable promise of Gods mother: He filleth the hungry with good things. It is so impossible that God should suffer any hungry man to perish by famine which trusteth in him, that even the angels must come & feed him. Elijah the prophet did a raven feed, & with ⟨image 59⟩so much meal as could be holden in one hand was he sustained a great while by the widow of Sarepta. For he can not forsake them that put their trust in him, as witnesseth David in the .xxxvi. psal. saying: I was young, & now am old: yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed to seek their bread. Who so trusteth in God, is righteous. And in the .xxxiii. psal. sayeth David also: The rich shall want and suffer hunger: but they which seek the LORD, shall want no manner of thing that is good. Likewise also said Anna the mother of the prophet Samuel. i. Reg. ii. They that were filled afore, are sold for bread: and they that were hungry, are satisfied.

And these workes are wrought secretly also (as is sayde aboue of other) so yt no man feleth them vntyll they be ended. The rych man doth not perceaue hys vanite & mysery before he dye, or perysh otherwyse, as testifyeth the .lxxv. psal. on thys wyse: The proude shalbe robbed & slepe theyr slepe, & the myghty shalbe able to do nothyng wt theyr hādes. Contrarywyse yt hongry can not tel how ful they be, before they come vnto ye ende of honger, for thā do they fynde the word of Christ in ye .vi. of Luke: Blessed are ye yt hōger here for ye shalbe satisfyed, & thys cōfortable promyse of Gods mother: He fylleth the hongry vvyth good thynges. It is so impossible that God shulde suffre ony hongry man to perysh by famine whych trusteth in hym, that euen ye angels must come & fede hym. Helias the prophet dyd a rauen fede, & wyth ⟨image 59⟩so muche meele as coulde be holden in one hande was he sustayned a great whyle by ye wedowe of Sarepta. For he can not forsake them that put theyr trust in hym, as wytnesseth Dauid in the .xxxvi. psal. sayeng: I was yonge, & now am olde: yet sawe I neuer the ryghteous forsakē, nor hys sede to seke theyr breade. Who so trusteth in God, is ryghteous. And in the .xxxiii. psal. sayeth Dauid also: The rych shall wante and suffre honger: but they whych seke the LORDE, shal want no maner of thynge that is good. Lykewyse also sayde Anna the mother of the prophete Samuel. i. Reg. ii. They that were fylled afore, are solde for bread: and they that were hongry, are satisfyed.