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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.
Thus have we now sufficiently showed here above, how the holy virgin unlooked for is come to this honour, out of a despised estate: and how God hath so graciously looked upon her. And for this chance she doth not boast & advance her worthiness or unworthiness: but only she rejoiceth of the sight of God, which is so bounteous & gracious, that he hath looked upon so slender a maiden, & that so greatly, honorously and worshipfully. ⟨image 22⟩[…] ⟨image 22⟩[…] ⟨image 23⟩Wherefore they that say she did not advance her virginity, but her lowliness, do her injury. For she neither did advance her virginity, nor lowliness, but the only, the godly and gracious sight of God. Wherefore there is no pith or weight in the word low degree, but in the word he hath looked. For her surrendering is not to be praised and commended, but the looking of God upon her. Even as if a noble prince should reach his hand unto a wretched beggar, the beggars hand is not to be allowed therefore, but the princes gentleness and familiarity.
Thus haue we now sufficiently shewed here aboue, how ye holy virgine vnloked for is come to thys honoure, out of a despysed estate: and how God hath so graciously loked vpon her. And for thys chaunce she doth not boast & auaunce hyr worthynesse or vnworthynes: but only she reioyceth of ye syght of God, which is so bounteous & gracious, yt he hath loked vpō so slender a maydē, & that so greatly, honorously and worshypfully. ⟨image 22⟩〈…〉 ⟨image 22⟩〈…〉 ⟨image 23⟩Wherfore they that saye she dyd not auaūce hyr virginite, but hyr lowlynesse, do her iniury. For she nother dyd auaunce hyr virginite, nor lowlynesse, but the only, the godly and gracious syghte of God. Wherfore ther is no pyth or wayghte in the worde lovve degre, but in the worde he hath loked. For hyr surrendrynge is not to be praysed and commended, but the lokyng of God vpon her. Euen as yf a noble prince shulde reach hys hande vnto a wretched begger, ye beggers hande is not to be alowed therfore, but the prynces gentlynesse and familiarite.