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…

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: ⟨image 89⟩for he shall find nothing better than him. This is now the first part of the song, wherein the truth of God is commended, whereby the promises of Christ are kept, where by also we be admonished of those benefits that are happened unto us by Christ. Now followeth the other part: And thou child shalt be called a prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the LORD to prepare his ways And to give knowledge of salvation unto his people, for the remission of their since. Thorough the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day spring from on high hath visited us. That he might give light unto them that sit in darkness and shadow of death, and to guide our feet in to the way of peace.

Holynesse signifyeth the clennesse from al synne, ryghteousnesse, a cōlynesse of all ye lyfe, & a seruiable loue vnto all men. Wyth these is God truly serued, so doynge, we do him an hygh pleasure, representyng hys image & lykenesse, the whyche is moost cleanest from all euell, and the moost beneficial and weldoynge vnto all thynges. Thys seruice & worship only doeth he alowe, therfore sayeth he: As is accept before hym. For he dyd requyre it of hys people, whā he brought thē out of Egipte: sayenge: Be ye holy, for I am holy. Moreouer, because it is not truly good that taketh an ende, therfore sayeth he also: All the dayes of our lyfe. For it is no godlynesse ye hath an ende. God is eternall & is not chaunged, whom who so knoweth truly can neuer be drawen from hys seruice: ⟨image 89⟩for he shall fynde nothynge better than him. Thys is now the fyrste parte of the songe, wherin the truth of God is cōmended, wherby the promyses of Christe are kepte, where by also we be admonished of those benefytes that are happened vnto vs by Christ. Now followeth the other parte: And thou chylde shalt be called a prophete of the Hyghest: for thou shalte go before the LORD to prepare hys vvayes And to geue knovvlege of saluacion vnto hys people, for the remissiō of theyr synnes. Thorovv the tēder mercy of our God, vvherby the daye sprynge from on hygh hath visited vs. That he myght geue lyght vnto them that sytte in darkenesse and shadovve of death, and to gyde our fete in to the vvay of peace.