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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.
But the world & mans eyen do the contrary, they look only above themselves, they will mount on high as Solomon sayeth: Pro. xxx. There are people which have high looks, & cast up their eyelids. Thus we see daily that every one looketh only upward to riches, honour, authority, science, easy life and to all that is great and high in this world. And where such are, to them doth every man cleave, to them runneth every man, then is every man glad to please and to serve, with them will every man join himself and be partaker of their exaltation & high estate: so that it is not said for nought in the scripture that few kings and princes have ben good and virtuous.
But the worlde & mans eyen do the contrary, they loke only aboue themselues, they wyll mount on hygh as Salomon sayeth: Pro. xxx. Ther are people which haue hygh lokes, & cast vp theyr eyelyddes. Thus we se dayly that euery one loketh only vpward to ryches, honoure, authorite, science, easy lyfe and to all that is greate and hygh in thys worlde. And where such are, to thē doth euery man cleue, to thē runneth euery man, thē is euery mā glad to please and to serue, with them wyll euery man ioyne hymselfe and be partaker of theyr exaltacion & hygh estate: so that it is not sayde for nought in ye scripture that few kynges and princes haue ben good and vertuous.
Again no man will look downward, where are poverty, despising, anguish, misery and sorrow, from thence doth every man wend his eyen. And where such people is, from thence doth every man run, they be shunned, neither doth any man assist nor help them, and provide so for them, that they may be able also: ⟨image 6⟩but must abide still in the depth and low estate. For there will no man be such a creator among men, that will make any thing of that nothing, according to the lesson of S. Paul Ro. xii. saying: Be of one mind among your selves. Be not proud in your own conceits, but make your selves equal with them of the low sort.