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…

Blessed is than the God of Israel. But wherefore? Even because he hath visited and redeemed his people.

Blessed is than the God of Israel. But wherfore? Euē because he hath visited and redimed hys people.

And hath set up an horn of salvation in the house of his servant David. Even as he promised afore time by the mouth of his holy prophets.

And hath set vp an horne of saluaciō in the house of hys seruaunte Dauid. Euen as he promysed afore tyme by the mouth of hys holy prophetes.

This pertaineth unto the first part of the song, wherein God is commended for his faithfulness and fulfilling of his promise. He hath visited and redeemed his people, sayeth Zechariah, the which be both one thing, and be as much to say as: he is come unto us, to bring and to set afore us the wholesome word, whereby we are saved For to visit is, to be mindful, to care for, or to make an end of travail and thraldom, as God did wham he delivered the children of Israel out of Egypt, though it be sometime taken for ⟨image 85⟩evil, as to punish or to chastise. Now is there is no visitation to be compared unto this that Zechariah speaketh of here. For by it he hath redeemed us from the danger of the Devil, Death and Hell, and made us free Israelites and a peculiar people to himself and hath set up an horn of salvation in the house of his servant David.

Thys pertayneth vnto the fyrste parte of the songe, wherin God is commended for hys faythfulnesse and fulfyllynge of hys promyse. He hath visited and redimed hys people, sayeth Zachary, the whiche be both one thynge, and be as much to saye as: he is come vnto vs, to brynge and to set afore vs the wholsome worde, whereby we are saued For to visite is, to be myndefull, to care for, or to make an ende of trauyll and thraldom, as God dyd whā he delyuered ye chyldrē of Israel out of Egipte, though it be sōtyme takē for