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 use of scripture is to call Humiliare to cast down, to press down and to bring to nought: wherefore Christen men also in some place of the scripture are called poor, vile and brought low, as in the .C.xiiii. Psalm: I was brought down, & he helped me. Humility than is nothing save a despised, vile, depressed or cast down thing or estate: of the which kind are the needy, sick, hungry, thirsty, prisoners, troubled & dying creatures: as Job wham he was proved, David as he was chased & driven out of his realm, and Christ with all the true Christians in their need. And this is the depth, whereof we have spoken before, namely: that the eyes of the LORD behold the depths, but mans eyen look only in the height: that is, the outward appearance ⟨image 21⟩and shining estate or condition. And for this cause is Jerusalem called a city where upon Gods eyen do behold. After this manner lieth the Christen congregation or church in the depth, and is of no reputation before the world: wherefore God doth look upon it, and wendeth his sight alway upon the same, as David witnesseth in the xxxi. Psalm, speaking in the person of God: I will inform thee and show the the way wherein thou shalt go, I will fasten mine eyes upon thee.

The vse of scripture is to call Humiliare to cast downe, to preasse downe and to brynge to nought: wherfore Christen men also in some place of the scripture are called poore, vyle and brought lowe, as in the .C.xiiii. Psalme: I was brought downe, & he helped me. Humilite than is nothynge saue a despysed, vyle, depressed or cast down thynge or estate: of the which kynde are the nedy, sycke, hongry, thyrsty, presoners, troubled & dyenge creatures: as Iob whā he was proued, Dauid as he was chaced & dryuen out of hys realme, and Christe wyth all the true Christians in theyr nede. And thys is the depth, whereof we haue spoken before, namely: that the eyes of the LORDE beholde the depthes, but mans eyen loke only in the heyghte: that is, the outwarde appearaunce ⟨image 21⟩and shynynge estate or condicion. And for this cause is Ierusalem called a citie where vpon Gods eyen do beholde. After thys maner lyeth the Christen congregaciō or church in the depth, and is of no reputation before the worlde: wherfore God doth loke vpon it, and wendeth hys syghte alway vpon the same, as Dauid wytnesseth in the xxxi. Psalme, speakynge in the persone of God: I wyll enfourme the and shew the the waye wherein thou shalt go, I wyll fasten myn eyes vpon the.