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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.
My soul magnifieth the LORD.
My soule magnifieth the LORDE.
That word bursteth out of a vehement heat and overflowing joy, wherewith her mind and conversation heave it self wholly in sprite inwardly: Wherefore she sayeth not: I do magnify the LORD, but my soul. As if she would say: My life and all my thoughts drive, compel and overflow in the love and praise of God and exceeding gladness, so that I (even besides my selves) aim rather heaved than do heave to praise God. Even as it chanceth also unto them that be endued with godly sweetness and spirit: so that they feel more, than they can utter and express with words. For it not mans work to give thanks unto God with joy. It is rather a joyful mind, and the only work of God, the which is not perceived by utterance, but by experience, as sayeth David in the .xxxiii. Psalm: Tayste and see how good the LORD is, happy is the man that trusteth in him. He sayeth first: Tayste, and than see, because he can not be known without a mans own experience: where unto nevertheless no man cometh, without he do wholly and fully trust in God, when he is into the depth and anguish: ⟨image 9⟩and for this cause doth he add continently and sayeth: Happy is the man that trusteth in him. For such one shall perceive the work of God in himself, and by this way he shall come to the perceivable sweetness, and thereby come to all understanding, and knowledge.
That worde brusteth out of a vehemente heate and ouerflowynge ioye, wherewyth hyr mynde and conuersacion heaue it selfe wholy in sprite inwardly: Wherfore she sayeth not: I do magnifye the LORDE, but my soule. As yf she wolde saye: My lyfe and all my thoughtes dryue, compelle and ouerflowe in the loue and prayse of God and exceadynge gladnesse, so that I (euen besydes my selues) ame rather heaued than do heaue to prayse God. Euen as it chaunceth also vnto them that be endued wyth godly swetenesse and sprete: so that they fele more, than they can vtter and expresse wyth wordes. For it not mans worke to geue thankes vnto God wyth ioye. It is rather a ioyfull mynde, and the only worke of God, the whiche is not perceaued by vtteraunce, but by experience, as sayeth Dauid in the .xxxiii. Psalme: Tayste and se how good the LORDE is, happy is the mā that trusteth in hym. He sayeth fyrste: Tayste, and than se, because he can not be knowen wythout a mans owne experience: wher vnto neuerthelesse noman commeth, wythoute he do wholye and fullye truste in God, whan he is into the depthe and anguyshe: