I used this quote from a Calvin sermon from Luke 1 in last Sunday’s sermon My soul doth magnify the Lord (Luke
1:39-56):
The greatest praise we can render Mary is to take her as our
teacher: she must instruct us, and we
will be her pupils. Not like the
papists, who sing masses in her honour, erect altars and chapels, daintily
dress her images and sweeten them with incense, yet ignore all she said in the
power of God’s Spirit. We on the
contrary must follow her example, and remember that God looked on her with
pity. She should be to us a mirror of
God’s mercy. For in mercy God chose us
for himself, sinners though we were, rescued us from the abyss of death and had
compassion on us. Mary is thus set
before us as an example to imitate. With
her we acknowledge that we are nothing, that we count for nothing, and are
utterly reliant on God’s goodness. That
is how we can be Mary’s pupil, proving by our aptness that we have been
attentive to her teaching…. Following
her example, we should praise God and learn to rejoice in him (pp. 30-31).
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