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.

Title

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.

Author

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.

Publication

[Southwark :: J. Nicholson],

1538.

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Magnificat (Music) -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• To the renow∣ned and moost noble prince & lorde Ihon Frederyke, duke of Saxony, county of Durynge and marques of Mysen my gracious lorde and defender.
• exposition
  • ¶The songe of Mary called Magnificat.
  • ¶The prologe.
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    • The fyrst worke of God is Mercy.
    • The seconde spirituall worke, is to subdue the proude.
    • The thyrde worke is to subdue the proude.
    • The fourth worke, is to exalte thē of lowe degre.
    • The fyft and syxte workes.
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• The prayer that kynge Salomon prayed, a patron for all princes, ta∣ken out of the .iii. chapter of the iii. boke of the kynges.
• ¶A confutaciō of the songe called Salue Regina, prouyng by scriptures layed therto, that it is rather Idolatry, than lawfull to be songe of true Christen men.
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  • ¶A refutacion of the songe called Salue regina.
    • ¶Fyrst we synge Salue regina misericor∣diae, that is to saye: Hayle quene of mercy.
    • ¶Secondarely we synge: Vita, dulcedo et spes nostra salue▪ that is: Haye our lyfe, our swetnesse and our hope.
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    • ¶Syxtly it followeth in the songe Et Iesum benedictum fructum uentris tui no∣bis post hoc exilium ostende. that is: And shewe vs Iesu ye blessed frute of thy wombe after thys exilyng & ban¦nyshynge.
    • ¶Seuenthly we synge in thys songe, O cle¦mens, O pia, O dulcis uirgo Maria, that is: O bounteous, O good, O swete vir∣gine Mary.
  • ¶The true Salue Regina, groun∣ded vpon the scripture.
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  • ¶The songe of Zachary called Benedictus, vsual∣ly songe at Mattins, brefely declared.
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  • ¶The songe of the aunciente father Simeon, cal∣led: Nunc dimittis, the whyche he dyd synge whan Mary was puryfyed.
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