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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.
Whosoever therefore will honour the virgin Mary aright, the same must not set her next his heart, and by God, but far beneath him, making her bare and naked, and so (as she sayeth herself) behold her nakedness. After that must he marvel of the unspeakable and abundant grace of God, which so richly and bountifully both look upon, love, and bless so vile, unworthy and despised a person: that so beholding he be moved to praise & love God in like gifts, and so he be occasioned ever to trust & to hope some great goodness of God, and that of such a God, as doth not despise ⟨image 32⟩the poor, despised & vile, but witeth them safe of his own sight, that so his heart be stablished in faith, hope and charity. What more acceptable thing suppose ye can befall unto her, than that ye come to God by her after this manner, and learn to trust and hope in God by her ensample, when ye likewise are despised and set at nought, what manner of way that ever it be, ether in life or death: She will not have the to come to her, but by her to God.
Whosoeuer therfore wyll honoure the virgine Mary aryght, thesame must not set her nexte hys harte, and by God, but farre beneth hym, makynge her bare and naked, and so (as she sayeth herselfe) behold hyr nakednesse. After that must he maruayle of the vnspeakeable and abundaunte grace of God, whyche so rychely and bountyfully both loke vpon, loue, and blesse so vyle, vnworthy and despysed a persone: that so beholdynge he be moued to prayse & loue God in lyke gyftes, and so he be occasioned euer to trust & to hope some greate goodnesse of God, and that of such a God, as doth not despyse ⟨image 32⟩the poore, despysed & vyle, but wyteth them safe of hys owne syghte, that so hys harte be stablyshed in fayth, hope and charite. What more acceptable thynge suppose ye can befall vnto her, than that ye come to God by her after this maner, and learne to truste and hope in God by hyr ensample, whan ye lykewyse are despysed and set at nought, what maner of waye that euer it be, ether in lyfe or death: She wyll not haue the to come to her, but by her to God.