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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
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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.
That God than did promise unto Abraham and David, that he did confirm & stablish with an oath, namely: to remember his covenant, to show the mercy promised unto the fathers, ye we should be delivered of our enemies, & from the hand of all such as hate us, & so we delivered from the hands of our enemies, may serve him without fear: ⟨image 89⟩that sayeth Zechariah that God hath done very well, when he sent Christ his son in the flesh. The which as he shall cleanse us from all our since, and reconcile us again to God the father, even so shall he also command that we do become holy and righteous before God by the faith in him, and be endued with the holy ghost, that so we do obey his calling by faith, with great rest and peace of conscience.
That God than dyd promyse vnto Abraham and Dauid, that he dyd confirme & stablyshe wyth an oth, namely: to remēbre hys cōuenaūt, to shewe ye mercy promysed vnto the fathers, ye we shulde be delyuered of our enemyes, & from the hāde of all such as hate vs, & so we delyuered from the hādes of our enemyes, maye serue hym wythout feare: ⟨image 89⟩that sayeth Zachary that God hath done very wel, whan he sent Christ hys sonne in the flesh. The whych as he shall clense vs from all our synnes, and reconcyle vs agayne to God the father, euē so shall he also cōmaūde that we do becomme holy and ryghteous before God by the fayth in hym, and be endued wyth the holy goost, that so we do obeye hys callynge by fayth, wyth great rest and peace of conscience.
Holiness signifieth the cleanness from all sin, righteousness, a comeliness of all the life, & a serviceable love unto all men. With these is God truly served, so doing, we do him an high pleasure, representing his image & likeness, the which is most cleanest from all evil, and the most beneficial and welldoing unto all things. This service & worship only doeth he allow, therefore sayeth he: As is accept before him. For he did require it of his people, wham he brought them out of Egypt: saying: Be ye holy, for I am holy. Moreover, because it is not truly good that taketh an end, therefore sayeth he also: All the days of our life. For it is no godliness ye hath an end. God is eternal & is not changed, whom who so knoweth truly can never be drawn from his service: