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Exposition of Marys Magnificat

by Martin Luther

Martin Luther's verse-by-verse exposition of Mary's song of praise from Luke 1:46–55 reveals God's pattern of exalting the humble and scattering the proud. Luther draws out how the Magnificat displays God's sovereign works of mercy, judgment, and reversal of worldly power. The treatise includes a dedicatory letter to Prince John Frederick of Saxony on godly rule, a critical examination of the Salve Regina hymn, and brief expositions of the Benedictus and Nunc Dimittis canticles.
Chapters
19
Word count
40,861
Type
Commentary
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Table of contents

  1. 01 Title Page 35 words
  2. 02 To the Renowned and Most Noble Prince and Lord John Frederick, Duke of Saxony, County of Thuringia and Marquis of Meissen, My Gracious Lord and Defender 789 words
  3. 03 The Song of Mary Called Magnificat 128 words
  4. 04 The Prologue 16,187 words
  5. 05 The First Work of God Is Mercy 3,132 words
  6. 06 The Second Spiritual Work Is to Subdue the Proud 1,989 words
  7. 07 The Third Work Is to Subdue the Proud 846 words
  8. 08 The Fourth Work Is to Exalt Those of Low Degree 232 words
  9. 09 The Fifth and Sixth Works 5,727 words
  10. 10 The Prayer That King Solomon Prayed, a Pattern for All Princes, Taken Out of the Third Chapter of the Third Book of Kings 308 words
  11. 11 A Confutation of the Song Called Salve Regina, Proving by Scriptures Laid to It, That It Is Rather Idolatry Than Lawful to Be Sung by True Christian Men 1,168 words
  12. 12 A Refutation of the Song Called Salve Regina 199 words
  13. 13 First We Sing Salve Regina Misericordiae, That Is to Say: Hail, Queen of Mercy 289 words
  14. 14 Secondly We Sing: Vita, Dulcedo et Spes Nostra Salve, That Is: Hail, Our Life, Our Sweetness and Our Hope 964 words
  15. 15 Sixthly It Follows in the Song Et Iesum Benedictum Fructum Ventris Tui Nobis Post Hoc Exilium Ostende, That Is: And Show Us Jesus, the Blessed Fruit of Your Womb, After This Exiling and Banishing 438 words
  16. 16 Seventhly We Sing in This Song, O Clemens, O Pia, O Dulcis Virgo Maria, That Is: O Bounteous, O Good, O Sweet Virgin Mary 640 words
  17. 17 The True Salve Regina, Grounded upon the Scripture 79 words
  18. 18 The Song of Zechariah Called Benedictus, Usually Sung at Matins, Briefly Declared 4,574 words
  19. 19 The Song of the Ancient Father Simeon, Called: Nunc Dimittis, Which He Did Sing When Mary Was Purified 3,137 words

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