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…

Finally, to be short, this verse doth teach us to know God truly, seeing it witnesseth that God doth behold lowly things and persons. And he knoweth God aright, that knoweth that he bendeth his eyen to the lowly, as we have sufficiently declared: & of the same knowledge followeth the love & trust to ⟨image 27⟩Godward, so that a man do yield himself and follow him willingly. Of this have we a goodly place in the .ix. Chapter of Jeremiah, saying: Let not the wise man rejoice in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, neither the rich man in his riches: But who so will rejoice, let him rejoice in this, that he knoweth and understandeth me. This doth Paul confirm in the .ii. epistle to the Corinthians the .xi. Chapter, saying: Let him that rejoiceth, rejoice in the LORD

Finally, to be shorte, thys verse doth teach vs to know God truly, seynge it wytnesseth that God doth behold lowly thynges and persons. And he knoweth God aryghte, that knoweth yt he bēdeth hys eyen to ye lowly, as we haue sufficiently declared: & of the same knowlege followeth the loue & trust to ⟨image 27⟩Godwarde, so that a man do yelde hymselfe and followe hym wyllyngly. Of thys haue we a goodly place in the .ix. Chapter of Ieremy, sayeng: Let not the wyseman reioyce in hys wysedome, nor the stronge man in hys strength, nother the rych man in hys riches: But who so wyll reioyce, let hym reioyce in thys, that he knoweth and vnderstādeth me. Thys doth Paule confirme in the .ii. epistle to the Corinthians the .xi. Chapter, sayeng: Let hym that reioyceth, reioyce in ye LORD

After than that the mother of God had in such wise praised her God and Saviour with a bare pure spirit, & ascribed none of the goods to herself, and therefore had song truly unto him of his goodness: now doth she finally and orderly go to the praise of his works & goods. For (as we have said before) we ought not to run headlynges to the goods of God, neither ought we to ascribe and draw them to us: but by them as by steppes we must pierce unto the author & cause of all goodness, we must cleave unto him only, and make much of him. And after that praise and thank him in his works, wherein he hath showed us such goodness, that we may trust, love and praise him: so that his works are nothing save a great