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…

The third is the body with his members, whose works are mere exercise & use of such things as the soul knoweth, and the spirit doth believe. And to confirm this by a witness of the scripture: Moses made a Tabernacle with a threefold and several mansion: The first was called Sanctum sanctorum, in the which God dwelled, and this had no light. The second was called Sanctum, wherein was the candlestick with the seven shafts and lamps. The third was called the forecourt, which was under the open sky, and bare to the Sun beams. In this figure is every Christen man featly described: For his spirit is the Sanctum sanctorū, ye is, the most holy, the dwelling of God in a secrete & (as a man might say) in a dark faith: for he believeth it that he can not perceive with his eyesight, neither feeleth, nor yet doth comprehend. The Soul is the Sanctum, (that is the holy) there be the .vii. lamps, that is, all manner of understanding, the difference and knowledge of corporal & visible things. ⟨image 11⟩The body is the forecourt, which is bare to every man, so that they may see what he doth, and how he liveth.

The thyrde is the body wyth hys membres, whose workes are mere exercyse & vse of such thynges as the soule knoweth, and ye sprete doth beleue. And to confirme thys by a wytnesse of the scripture: Moses made a Tabernacle with a threfolde and seuerall mansion: The fyrst was called Sanctū sanctorum, in the which God dwelled, and this had no lyght. The second was called Sanctum, wherin was the candelsticke wyth the seuen shaftes and lampes. The thyrde was called the forecourte, whych was vnder the open skye, and bare to the Sonne beames. In thys fygure is euery Christen man featly described: For hys sprete is ye Sanctū sāctorū, ye is, the moost holy, ye dwellyng of God in a secrete & (as a mā myght say) in a darke fayth: for he beleueth it yt he cā not perceaue with his eyesyght, nother feleth, nor yet doth comprehende. The Soule is the Sanctum, (that is ye holy) there be the .vii. lampes, that is, all maner of vnderstandynge, ye differēce and knowlege of corporal & visible thynges. ⟨image 11⟩The bodye is the forecourte, whych is bare to euery man, so that they maye se what he doth, and how he lyueth.