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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.
All this hath God so brought to pass to fray the superiority, to retain them in fear and to admonish them of their dangers. For great riches, great honours, great power, great favour, and beside this many ⟨image 70⟩flatterers, (from whom no lord is free) do so of all parts besiege and assault the hart of a prince, and drive him so to pride, to the forgetfulness of God, to not caring ether for the people or commune wealth, to pleasure, to rashness, to curiosity, to idleness: briefly to all unrighteous things and vices, that no city nor strong hold can so be besieged & assaulted. Now he that being warned by the aforesaid ensamples will not avoid, and use the fear of God for a bank or fence, where (I pray you) shall he become? For if any lord or superior do not love his people, & do not apply thereto his mind, not how he live daintily, but how by his ensample his subjects may be steered to goodness, all is done with him, and the state of his dominion shall thence forth be only to the loss of his soul: neither shall it avail him that he doth found great month-means, trentals, diriges, and year tides, build great monasteries, altars, or this or that. God shall require of him an account of his estate and office, neither shall he care for any thing else.
All thys hath God so brought to passe to fraye the superiorite, to retayne thē in feare and to admonysh them of theyr daungers. For great ryches, great honours, great power, greate fauoure, and besyde thys many ⟨image 70⟩flatterers, (from whom no lorde is fre) do so of all partes besege and assaulte the hart of a prynce, and dryue hym so to pryde, to the forgetfulnesse of God, to not carynge ether for the people or commune wealth, to pleasure, to rashnesse, to curiosite, to ydelnesse: brefely to all vnryghteous thynges and vyces, that no cytie nor stronge holde can so be beseged & assaulted. Now he that beyng warned by the aforesayd ensamples wyll not anoyde, and vse the feare of God for a banke or fence, where (I pray you) shall he become? For yf ony lorde or superioure do not loue his people, & do not apply therto his mynde, not how he lyue deyntely, but how by hys ensample hys subiectes maye be steared to goodnesse, all is done wyth hym, and ye state of hys dominion shall thence forth be onely to the losse of hys soule: nother shall it auayle him that he doth foūde great moneth-means, trentals, diriges, and yeare tydes, buylde great monasteryes, altares, or thys or that. God shall requyre of hym an accōpt of hys estate and offyce, nother shall he care for ony thynge els.