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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
This promise of God unto Abraham is specially written in the .xii. and .xxii. chapters of Genesis, and diverse other places, ⟨image 65⟩sounding on this manner: In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. The which words of God, S. Paul and all Prophets (as they be worthy) lift up unto the clouds, for in those words both Abraham and all his posterity are saved, because that Christ is comprehended in the same, and promised to be the Saviour of all the world. Moreover this is Abraham's bosom, wherein all they that were saved before Christs nativity, did remain. Neither was any man ever saved without these words, though he had done all the good deeds that ever were done, the which we will look upon continently.
Thys promyse of God vnto Abraham is specially wrytten in the .xii. and .xxii. chapters of Genesis, and diuerse other plades, ⟨image 65⟩soundynge on thys maner: In thy sede shall all the naciōs of the earth be blessed. The which wordes of God, S. Paull and al Prophetes (as they be worthy) lyfte vp vnto the cloudes, for in those wordes both Abraham and all hys posterite are saued, because that Christe is comprehended in thesame, and promysed to be the Saueoure of all the worlde. Moreouer thys is Abrahams bosome, wherein all they that were saued before Christes natiuite, dyd remayne. Nother was ony man euer saued without these wordes, though he had done all the good dedes that euer were done, the which we wyl loke vpon continently.
First doth it fellow by these words, that all the world, except Christ, was in thraldom and danger of sin, damnation and curse with all his works and conning. For when he sayeth, that not some, but all nations shall be blessed in Abraham's seed, it is manifest, that without the same seed; there shall be no bless. What needed God to promise the bless with so earnest, so great and so precious, an oath, if the bless and not rather the curse had ben in the world? Out of this place have the Prophets sucked and concluded many things