THE
VIRGIN
MARIES
LIFE
,
Faithfully
gathered
out
of
auncient
and
holie
fathers
,
TOGEATHER
WITH
MEDITATIONS
AND
DOCVMENTS
VPON
THE
SAME
.
Writen
first
in
Italian
by
the
Reuerend
father
LVCAS
PINELLI
of
the
Societie
of
IESVS
.
And
now
translated
in
to
English
by
R.
G.
Ec.
24.
vers.
20.
As
cynnamon
and
aromatical
balme
haue
I
giuen
an
odour
.
AT
DOWAY
BY
LAVRENS
KEL
with
Priulege
.
MDCIIII
S
IOACHIM
S
ANNA
engraved title page depicting the Virgin Mary and Saints Joachim and Anne
TO
THE
RIGHT
REVEREND
,
RELIGIOVS
,
AND
VERTVOVS
LADIE
,
the
Ladie
Ioane
Barkley
,
Abbesse
of
the
English
Nunnes
in
Brussels
.
I
Haue
beene
so
bould
,
Religious
and
vertuous
Madame
,
as
to
direct
this
litle
booke
to
you
,
and
make
you
a
present
thereof
,
as
one
worthie
to
receaue
&
keepe
such
a
iewel
.
Worthie
J
saie
,
to
receaue
it
,
because
of
your
rare
vertu
,
so
manie
wayes
and
yeares
vttered
to
the
world
,
by
your
both
Religious
vocation
and
maners
:
worthie
to
keepe
it
,
because
J
know
right
wel
,
how
much
more
you
doe
value
and
esteeme
spiritual
,
then
temporal
treasures
.
The
tooke
,
Madame
,
is
in
quantity
verie
smal
,
but
in
substance
passing
greate
.
For
that
it
conteineth
the
life
of
our
blessed
Ladie
,
that
is
,
of
the
most
excellent
,
most
worthie
,
and
most
holie
person
(
Christ
IESVS
her
sonne
onlie
excepted
)
that
either
liued
at
anie
time
in
this
world
,
or
now
raigneth
glorious
in
heauen
.
Jn
somuch
that
,
al
dulie
considered
,
for
me
to
commende
you
this
woorke
it selfe
,
were
a
thing
superfluous
:
to
request
you
to
accept
it
,
were
a
thing
needeles
:
to
praie
you
to
take
it
in
your
custodie
and
keepe
it
,
were
but
to
make
estimation
of
you
,
farre
otherwise
then
your
godlie
&
vertuous
state
doth
deserue
.
This
one
thing
J
wil
adde
and
end
therewithal
,
that
if
my
smal
paines
taken
in
the
translating
of
it
,
may
anie
wise
benefit
your
spiritual
good
and
consolation
,
and
aduance
you
in
the
deuotion
of
this
blessed
Virgin
Mother
of
God
,
I
wil
thinke
them
wel
employed
.
And
so
desiring
as
wel
to
be
remembred
in
your
feruent
deuotions
,
as
also
that
this
offer
,
such
as
it
is
,
may
serue
for
witnes
of
my
duetiful
affection
,
to
further
that
of
your
good
selfe
and
yours
to
wards
this
mother
of
mercie
and
her
sweete
sonne
JESVS
,
J
commend
your
to
them
both
,
and
humblye
take
my
leaue
:
wishinge
you
in
this
world
,
Madame
,
al
abundance
of
heauenlie
grace
and
contentement
,
and
in
the
world
to
come
,
euerlasting
felicitie
and
ioye
.
Yours
,
Madame
,
in
Christ
Iesus
,
to
commaunde
R.
G.
THE
AVTHOR
TO
THE
CHRISTIAN
AND
DEVOVTE
READER
.
FOr
so
much
as
in
this
most
noble
Cittie
of
Naples
,
deuoute
Reader
,
there
be
manie
Congregations
dedicated
to
the
glorious
Virgin
,
and
blessed
mother
of
God
.
which
oftentimes
did
come
togeather
,
not
onlie
to
praise
and
honour
the
Queene
of
heauens
,
but
also
to
exercise
them selues
in
mental
prayer
,
a
meane
most
effectual
,
whereby
to
amend
and
direct
our
life
,
and
my
Superiours
deeming
that
it
would
be
a
greate
help
to
such
,
as
be
devoute
to
the
Mother
of
God
,
if
they
might
haue
an
abridgement
of
her
life
and
actions
,
both
to
consider
and
imitate
them
:
this
there
godlie
desire
did
animate
and
spurre
me
forwards
to
write
this
litle
booke
,
which
doth
conteine
first
the
Storie
of
the
Virgin
Maries
life
and
manners
,
faithfullie
gathered
out
of
auncient
and
holy
fathers
,
with
the
citations
of
their
bookes
,
which
for
more
briefenes
and
facilities
sake
to
find
out
,
the
places
that
be
alleaged
,
at
heere
sett
downe
in
latin
.
After
this
there
be
imm●diatly
set
downe
for
eache
historie
,
three
short
points
where
vppon
to
meditate
,
taken
out
either
of
the
historie
that
goeth
before
,
or
of
some
other
godly
considerations
;
to
the
end
that
eache
one
may
haue
sufficient
matter
,
whereof
to
thinke
and
discourse
:
because
our
minde
and
vnderstanding
,
when
it
hath
some
beginning
and
grownde
,
doth
easelie
discourse
of
it selfe
,
and
findeth
out
diuers
conceits
and
spiritual
thoughts
,
in
which
the
sowle
is
much
comforted
,
and
entring
into
it selfe
doth
thereby
reape
great
fruite
and
commoditie
.
Finallie
after
the
points
of
meditation
,
there
doe
folow
three
documents
or
instructions
,
awnswering
to
the
said
points
,
which
documents
put
in
practise
,
wil
serue
vndoubtedlie
as
a
wonderful
aide
,
to
direct
and
conforme
our
liues
and
actions
,
according
to
those
of
the
blessed
Virgin
,
our
Queene
and
Soueraigne
.
Maruaile
not
,
Christian
Reader
,
that
I
in
this
little
booke
doe
laie
,
before
thine
eyes
the
virgin
Marie
,
for
a
patterne
to
imitate
her
life
&
manners
?
seeing
that
Sophronius
doth
confesse
the
Virgin
Marie
,
to
be
the
forme
and
Rule
of
Christian
discipline
,
giuen
by
almightie
God
to
men
,
next
after
Christ
the
first
and
chiefest
president
of
al
perfection
.
Rupertus
likewise
avowcheth
,
that
our
Sauiour
Christ
ascending
vp
into
heauen
,
leas●
the
virgin
Marie
for
a
mistresse
of
Christian
beleefe
,
&
life
.
And
long
time
before
them
both
,
that
worthie
and
holie
martyr
S.
Ignatius
,
named
the
virgin
Marie
the
mistresse
of
Christian
Religion
:
which
office
of
mistresse
,
she
did
rather
performe
in
woorks
&
examples
of
perfect
and
sound
vertues
,
then
in
woords
.
In
somuch
that
who
soeuer
wil
consider
with
diligence
the
course
of
the
virgin
Maries
life
,
shal
euidentlie
perceaue
that
the
prouidence
and
wisdome
of
God
did
so
dispose
her
life
,
that
it
might
serue
for
an
example
to
al
sorts
of
person
,
as
I
wil
manifest
by
the
ensuing
discourse
.
The
Virgin
Marie
from
three
yeares
of
her
age
vntil
fourteene
,
remained
with
other
virgins
in
the
temple
of
Ierusalem
,
in
which
place
,
with
her
abhorring
the
vanitie
of
the
world
,
with
her
prompt
Obedience
to
the
Superiours
of
that
place
,
with
her
diligence
in
praier
and
deuotion
,
with
her
modestie
and
humilitie
she
taught
as
wel
virgins
,
as
other
religious
weomen
,
how
each
of
them
ought
to
behaue
them selues
in
their
state
and
calling
.
Afterwards
til
neare
fourtie
and
fiue
yeares
,
she
was
a
mistresse
to
married
weomen
,
and
such
as
haue
care
of
how
shold
:
for
albeit
she
was
the
Queene
of
Angels
,
the
mother
of
God
,
and
ful
of
al
grace
and
wisdome
,
yet
she
did
obey
,
honour
and
respect
her
spouse
Ioseph
,
with
whome
she
liued
alwaies
in
concord
and
quietnes
.
Besides
this
,
in
this
care
of
her
house
and
bringing
vp
of
her
sonne
Christ
,
she
was
most
diligent
:
for
she
did
so
wel
dispose
and
appoint
her
time
,
that
neither
the
affaires
of
her
house
did
hinder
her
prayers
,
nor
these
were
anie
impediment
or
let
,
to
such
domestical
busines
as
pertained
to
her
charge
.
In
the
rest
of
her
life
which
was
,
according
to
the
more
common
opinion
,
vntil
threescore
and
three
yeares
of
age
,
she
was
an
example
and
mistresse
to
widdowes
and
poore
weomen
,
because
she
in
her
widdowe
state
,
as
S.
Brigit
writeth
,
as
it
were
deade
to
the
world
,
did
liue
wholie
to
God
;
&
giuen
to
contemplation
of
celestial
things
,
did
leade
a
life
rather
diuine
than
humane
.
Her
prouision
was
smal
and
fit
for
poore
folkes
,
and
some
doe
esteeme
that
she
,
after
the
Ascension
of
Christ
,
did
liue
as
the
Hebrew
widdowes
were
wont
to
doe
,
of
the
common
almes
and
collections
,
which
in
the
primitiue
Church
were
gathered
to
sustaine
the
poore
.
To
be
short
,
she
taught
by
her
example
how
euerie
one
ought
to
behaue
him selfe
as
wel
in
time
of
prosperitie
and
fauour
,
as
of
aduersitie
and
tribulation
:
for
somuch
as
in
al
the
giftes
and
fauours
that
she
receaued
at
Gods
hands
,
she
did
humble
her selfe
with
al
her
hart
;
as
appeareth
in
this
,
that
being
chosen
the
mother
of
God
,
&
hauing
vnderstoode
such
newes
from
the
Angel
Gabriel
,
she
called
her selfe
the
seruant
and
hand-maide
of
our
Lorde
.
And
when
she
went
to
visit
S.
Elizabeth
,
and
was
by
her
saluted
verie
magnificallie
,
and
as
the
mother
of
God
:
she
did
magnifie
our
Lord
,
acknowledging
al
her
good
to
come
from
him
.
So
that
in
prosperitie
she
teacheth
vs
to
humble
our selues
,
and
to
praise
alinghtie
God
.
But
in
tribulation
and
aduersitie
she
hath
giuen
vs
such
rare
examples
of
vertue
,
that
if
the
afflicted
and
vexed
in
this
life
would
wel
consider
them
,
their
tribulalations
would
not
seeme
to
be
so
grieuous
as
they
doe
As
for
example
sake
,
the
Virgin
Marie
in
this
life
had
no
other
good
but
one
onlie
sonne
,
which
was
of
infinite
bountie
and
perfection
,
for
that
he
was
in
one
person
both
God
and
man
,
now
she
did
see
this
her
sonne
to
be
of
enuie
accused
,
&
vniustlie
condemned
to
the
most
grieuous
torments
that
could
be
imagined
,
euen
to
the
most
infamous
death
of
the
Crosse
.
Shee
did
see
him
also
die
vppon
the
Crosse
betwixt
two
theeues
,
and
was
not
able
to
aford
him
the
least
comfort
that
could
be
deuised
:
when
not
withstanding
she
did
support
al
these
iniuries
and
cruelties
,
with
incredible
fortitude
of
courage
,
not
moued
to
indignation
against
those
enuious
accusers
,
not
lamenting
of
the
wicked
Iewes
,
nor
reproching
the
Apostles
that
so
disloyallie
had
forsaken
their
maister
.
Yet
were
the
Virgin
Maries
tribulations
not
ended
with
this
,
for
that
Artopheius
saith
after
the
Ascension
of
Christ
,
she
was
greatlie
persecuted
of
some
malicious
and
wicked
people
,
who
did
vexe
and
molest
her
by
vsing
her
spitefullie
in
woorks
,
and
detracting
of
her
good
name
in
woords
:
but
she
with
patience
and
praying
to
God
for
her
persecutours
,
did
ouercome
the
euil
wil
of
them
al.
Accept
then
,
good
Reader
,
this
so
perfect
a
patterne
and
mirrour
of
Christian
perfection
:
and
I
doe
exhort
thee
,
if
to
d●●e
thou
canst
take
thereby
some
fruite
for
thy
soule
,
not
to
expect
and
deffer
til
to
morowe
.
I
doe
also
exhort
thee
to
cleanenes
and
puritie
of
minde
,
which
wil
make
thee
fit
first
for
meditation
,
and
then
to
be
more
beloued
and
fauoured
of
the
Virgin
Marie
,
who
hath
particular
care
and
protection
of
those
that
be
chaste
and
pure
:
finallie
I
doe
exhort
thee
to
practise
those
documents
that
do
immediatlie
folow
the
meditations
,
which
documents
doe
direct
vs
to
doe
wel
,
and
to
bridle
our
passions
and
disordered
appetites
.
For
to
make
goodlie
discourses
,
to
find
out
deepe
conceits
in
meditation
,
and
afterwards
not
to
worke
wel
according
to
our
good
determinations
and
instructions
,
is
euen
as
if
one
heard
a
good
sermon
ful
of
excellent
doctrine
&
holsome
counsel
,
but
neuer
did
practise
any
of
al
those
things
he
had
heard
.
THE
TRANSLATOR
to
the
Reader
.
I
Send
thee
,
Benigne
Reader
,
this
little
Treatise
of
the
life
of
our
blessed
Ladie
,
which
I
transtated
out
of
Italian
into
English
,
as
a
paune
of
a
bigger
bulke
concerning
the
same
matter
,
remayning
yet
in
my
hands
:
which
ended
,
wil
giue
thee
,
I
hope
such
satisfaction
and
contentment
,
touching
this
point
of
her
life
togeather
with
manie
other
things
,
as
therin
may
make
for
the
spiritual
good
of
thy
sowle
,
and
further
thee
exceedinglie
in
deuotion
and
dutie
towards
the
Virgin
mother
of
God
and
Queene
of
heauen
,
that
thou
shalt
little
neede
hereafter
,
if
I
be
not
deceaued
,
to
expect
anie
other
discourse
of
this
matter
.
In
the
meane
season
I
doe
most
hartilie
request
thee
,
that
as
this
my
endeauour
doth
onlie
respect
thy
sowles
spiritual
benifite
,
that
God
may
be
glorified
in
thee
,
and
thou
thy selfe
be
saued
:
so
thou
willinglie
a
forde
mee
,
thy
praiers
to
assist
mee
,
as
wel
in
this
woorke
which
I
doe
promise
thee
,
as
also
that
seruing
his
deuine
maiestie
according
to
my
vocation
,
we
may
both
at
length
enioy
his
euerlasting
glorie
.
Thy
heartilie
affected
wel
willer
.
R.
G.
Ad
Sanctillimam
Virginem-Dei
Genitricem
Mariam
.
HYMNVS
.
AVe
suprema
Virginum
,
Magni
parentis
silia
,
Et
sponsa
Sacri
Flaminis
,
Christique
mater
inclyta
.
Vestita
sole
fulgido
,
Quae
calce
lunam
subteris
,
Et
cincta
stellis
tempora
,
Splendiscis
intra
Regiam
.
Tu
Mosis
arca
mystica
,
Suaue
manna
continens
:
Tu
clausus
hortus
vndique
,
Turrisque
munitissima
.
Tu
fortitudo
Martyrum
,
Decusque
Confitentium
,
Tu
Virginum
pulcherrima
,
Regina
caelo
praesides
.
A
te
parens
mitissima
,
Opem
gementes
poscimus
,
Dulcem
praecare
silium
,
Vt
nostra
tollat
crimina
.
Summo
parenti
Caelitum
,
Magnaeque
Proli
Virginis
,
Sancto
simul
Paraclito
,
Sit
summa
laus
&
gloria
.
Amen
.
℣
.
Ora
pro
nobis
sancta
Dei
genitrix
.
℞
.
Vt
digni
efficiamur
promissionibus
Christi
.
Oremus
.
Concede
nos
famnlos
tuos
,
quaesumus
Domine
Deus
,
perpetua
mentis
&
corporis
sanitate
gaudere
:
&
gloriosa
beatae
Mariae
semper
Virginis
intercessione
,
a
praesenti
liberari
tristitia
,
&
aeterna
perfrui
laetitia
.
Per
Dominum
nostrum
Iesum
Christum
filium
tuum
,
qui
&c.
To
the
most
holie
Virgin
mother
of
God
Marie
.
An
Himne
.
HAile
of
al
Virgins
the
most
high
,
Daughter
of
father
eminent
,
And
of
the
holie
Ghost
the
spouse
,
Of
Christ
the
mother
excellent
.
Clodde
with
the
sunne
that
shineth
bright
Thou
vnder
foote
the
moone
dost
treade
,
And
crowned
with
a
crowne
of
starres
,
In
heauens
court
sunne
beames
dost
spreade
.
Thou
Ark
of
Moyses
mystical
,
Dost
manna
sweete
in
thee
inclose
,
Thou
garden
shut
on
euerie
side
,
And
tower
that
fenced
is
from
foes
.
Thou
art
the
martyrs
fortitude
,
Of
Confessors
the
worthines
,
Aboue
al
Virgins
fairest
thou
,
In
heauen
art
Queene
Gouernes
Of
thee
o
mother
to
vs
most
milde
.
Wee
much
lamenting
succour
craue
:
Praie
to
thy
sweete
sonne
that
he
,
Our
sinnes
to
toke
awaie
vouchsaue
.
To
highest
father
of
al
Saincts
,
To
the
great
sonne
of
Virgin
free
.
Likewise
vnto
the
holie
Ghost
.
Most
worthie
praise
and
glorie
bee
.
AMEN
.
℣
.
Praie
for
vs
o
holie
mother
of
God
.
℞
.
That
we
may
be
made
worthie
of
the
promises
of
Christ
.
Let
vs
pray
.
GRaunt
vs
thy
seruants
,
we
beseche
thee
o
Lord
,
to
enioy
perpetual
health
of
mind
and
bodie
:
and
by
the
glorious
intercession
of
the
euer
blessed
virgin
MARIE
,
to
be
deliured
from
this
present
sorowe
,
&
to
enioy
euerlasting
gladnes
.
Through
our
Lord
IESVS
Christ
thy
sonne
,
w●o
,
liueth
and
reigneth
,
&c.
THE
HISTORIE
OF
the
virgin
Maries
Conception
.
1
THE
Virgin
MARIES
conception
was
of
twoe
sortes
.
One
was
eternal
in
the
minde
of
God
;
when
he
did
choose
her
to
be
mother
of
the
Sauiour
of
the
world
,
&
allot
her
the
most
excellent
giftes
,
that
could
be
imparted
to
anie
pure
creature
:
wherefore
[
](A09670-e11490-b)a
a
Trag●d
de
Christ●
patiente
.
Nazianzenus
saith
,
that
no
creature
can
be
compared
with
the
virgin
Marie
,
who
surmounteth
al
in
grace
and
perfection
:
An
other
conception
,
was
temporal
in
the
wombe
of
her
mother
S.
Anne
,
in
the
yeare
after
the
creation
of
the
world
according
to
[
](A09670-e11530-b)b
b
In
cap.
2.
Matth
questio
.
91
Abulensis
,
three
thousand
,
nine
hundred
fourtie
&
six
.
Ioachim
was
her
father
,
and
both
her
parents
were
noble
no
lesse
of
linage
then
vertue
:
〈◊〉
contrar
Colyr
.
haer.
70.
Nice●ho
.
li.
1
.
●ist
.
cap
7.
Nissen
.
de
humana
Christi
generatione
.
who
as
Epiphanius
and
others
do
recount
,
albeit
they
were
old
,
&
liued
manie
yeares
in
wedlocke
without
yssue
,
yet
because
they
had
great
hope
in
god
,
&
had
also
vowed
to
consecrate
vnto
him
the
child
they
were
to
haue
,
they
did
not
cease
to
demaund
the
same
of
our
Lord
continuallie
,
with
praiers
,
fastings
,
and
almes
.
For
so
we
read
in
[
](A09670-e11630-b)d
d
Tomo
.
4.
de
natiuitate
B.
virginis
.
S.
Hieroms
works
,
that
yearelie
they
deuided
their
substance
into
three
partes
,
giuing
one
to
the
Temple
,
and
ministers
thereof
;
an
other
to
poore
folkes
,
and
pilgrimes
:
and
reseruing
the
third
part
for
them selues
.
[
](A09670-e11660-b)r
r
Beda
in
martyrolo
.
Finallie
after
twentie
yeares
past
they
obtained
the
desired
fauour
:
for
the
eight
of
December
S.
Anne
conceaued
our
euer
B.
virgin
Marie
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Consider
how
god
,
choosing
the
virgin
Marie
for
the
mother
of
his
onlie
begotten
sonne
,
did
adorne
her
with
great
perfection
,
his
custome
being
to
bestow
grace
and
habilitie
vpon
eache
one
,
according
to
the
office
and
dignitie
he
doth
giue
him
.
2
Consider
how
the
virgin
Marie
was
also
preserued
from
original
sinne
,
for
so
much
as
god
was
able
to
doe
it
,
and
that
he
should
doe
so
,
it
was
not
onlie
conuenient
,
but
likewise
did
redounde
to
the
honour
of
Christ
,
to
haue
a
mother
that
nether
should
be
enimy
to
god
,
nor
subiect
to
the
diuel
as
al
those
are
,
that
be
conceaued
in
original
sinne
.
3
Consider
how
S.
Anne
,
which
was
great
with
childe
,
did
feele
maruelous
effects
,
because
the
grace
of
the
virgin
Marie
was
so
passing
excellent
&
plenteous
,
that
it
redounded
also
to
her
mother
.
Documents
.
1
Thrust
not
thy selfe
into
offices
&
dignities
,
for
god
doth
giue
grace
to
those
,
whome
he
hath
elected
&
chosen
,
to
preeminencie
.
2
If
original
sinne
doe
make
a
man
subiect
to
the
diuel
,
and
an
enimie
to
god
,
what
wil
actual
sinne
doe
?
flie
it
therfore
more
then
death
.
3.
If
thou
also
hast
a
desire
to
feele
straunge
effects
,
haue
the
virgin
Marie
alwaies
in
thy
hart
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
Natiuitie
.
2.
[
](A09670-e11870-b)a
a
Epiph
citato
.
EPIPHANIVS
and
[
](A09670-e11880-b)b
b
Germa
.
Sermo
▪
de
oblatione
Mariae
.
S.
Brigida
lib.
1.
reuelat
.
ca.
9
Germanus
Patriarchs
of
Constantinople
doe
recorde
,
that
the
virgin
Maries
parents
retyring
them selues
,
Ioachim
into
a
mountaine
of
the
desert
,
where
he
fasted
fourtie
daies
,
&
Anne
into
a
garden
of
hers
,
there
to
praye
God
,
that
he
would
vowchsafe
to
deliuer
them
from
the
ignominie
of
barronnes
;
an
Angel
reuealed
to
Ioachim
that
he
should
haue
a
childe
,
&
that
Anne
had
now
conceaued
.
And
so
when
Herod
the
Idumean
raigned
in
Iewrie
,
who
by
force
and
vniust
dealing
tooke
the
roial
sceptre
from
the
tribe
of
Iuda
,
&
was
the
first
forren
king
of
the
Iews
,
in
which
time
according
to
the
[
](A09670-e11990-b)c
c
Gen.
49.
prophecie
of
Iacob
the
Messias
was
to
come
euen
then
the
virgin
Marie
was
borne
to
wit
[
](A09670-e12040-b)d
d
Abulē●
citat
.
three
thousand
,
nine
hundred
,
fourtie
&
seuen
yeares
after
the
creation
of
the
world
,
the
eight
daie
of
September
,
and
this
not
without
mysterie
:
for
that
in
the
same
moneth
,
as
the
Iewish
tradition
doth
make
mention
,
Eue
was
created
by
God
in
the
terrestrial
paradise
[
](A09670-e12060-b)e
e
in
ca.
1●
Ioan.
Theophilactus
and
Euthiminius
doe
write
that
Marie
was
the
onlie
daughter
of
Anne
,
who
neuer
had
anie
other
husband
than
Ioachim
;
nether
had
one
or
the
other
any
more
children
than
Marie
.
So
that
when
S.
[
](A09670-e12140-b)f
f
cap
19
Iohn
doth
cal
Marie
of
Cleophas
,
sister
of
oure
Marie
the
virgin
,
it
is
to
be
vnderstoode
that
she
was
her
kinswoman
,
like
as
Sara
said
she
was
Abrahams
sister
,
that
is
,
allied
to
him
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Consider
the
ioy
the
virgin
Marie
brought
to
her
parents
,
by
her
natiuitie
;
who
,
as
we
may
thinke
,
did
with
great
deuotion
offer
her
vp
to
God
,
as
soone
as
she
was
borne
.
2
Contemplate
how
this
celestial
&
heauenlie
dawning
,
with
her
birth
giuing
ioy
to
heauen
&
earth
doth
end
the
obscure
night
of
damnation
,
and
begin
the
happie
day
of
saluation
.
3
Behould
how
Marie
is
that
house
,
in
which
the
king
of
eternal
glorie
was
to
repose
,
builded
by
god
for
his
owne
vse
:
who
wanting
nether
wisdome
to
dispose
the
same
in
the
best
manner
,
nor
power
to
adorne
it
,
we
ought
to
beleue
that
she
had
al
perfection
possible
.
Documents
.
1
If
thou
acknowledge
whatsoeuer
good
thou
hast
,
to
come
from
god
;
besides
that
the
same
shal
be
alwaies
blessed
,
&
more
perfected
in
thee
by
him
,
thou
shalt
also
receaue
much
more
.
2
If
thou
through
sinne
shalt
become
blind
,
or
through
passion
feeble
in
the
eyes
of
thy
vnderstanding
,
thou
shalt
not
enioie
the
dawning
,
&
much
lesse
the
sonne
:
that
is
to
say
thou
shalt
be
depriued
of
the
virgin
Maries
fauoure
,
&
of
the
grace
of
Christ
her
sonne
.
3
Thou
maist
also
be
the
reposing
place
of
god
,
if
yet
nether
sinne
,
nor
vanitie
of
the
world
doe
dwel
in
thee
,
which
both
be
odious
to
him
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
Presentation
in
the
Temple
.
3.
WHen
the
virgin
Marie
was
three
yeares
old
,
Ioachim
and
Anne
according
as
they
had
vowed
,
did
present
her
to
the
Priests
of
the
Temple
,
who
as
[
](A09670-e12430-b)a
a
Euod
sua
epis
Ecclesia
ca
Euodius
and
[
](A09670-e12450-b)b
b
N
pho
li.
cap.
7.
Nicephorus
doe
affirme
,
receaued
her
as
a
pretious
gift
consecrated
to
god
,
to
bring
her
vp
with
the
virgins
of
the
Temple
.
[
](A09670-e12480-b)c
c
De
hi●
Christi
.
genera
.
Nyssenus
writeth
,
that
in
the
Temple
there
was
a
separated
place
,
where
al
thos
virgins
were
trained
vp
,
that
were
dedicated
to
god
,
&
that
Marie
remained
there
,
into
which
place
no
weomen
entred
that
had
bene
maried
.
But
[
](A09670-e12510-b)d
d
Orig
tract
2
in
Ma
Origenes
&
[
](A09670-e12540-b)e
e
Cyril
aduers●
Anth.
morp
.
〈◊〉
Cyrillus
Alexandrinus
doe
say
that
Marie
,
after
she
had
brought
forth
Christ
,
entred
there
also
as
a
virgin
:
a
thing
which
the
Iewes
reprehended
,
but
Zacharie
father
to
Iohn
Baptist
defended
the
same
,
who
knew
the
mysterie
of
the
virgins
childbirth
,
[
](A09670-e12580-b)f
f
Euod
.
cit.
Marie
dwelt
in
the
Temple
twelue
yeares
,
and
[
](A09670-e12600-b)g
g
Cedren
in
compend
.
histor.
Cedrenus
saieth
that
she
went
not
forth
from
thence
,
except
it
were
for
some
necessitie
to
her
cosen
Elizabeth
,
which
did
make
her
aboade
neere
the
Temple
:
moreouer
[
](A09670-e12630-b)h
h
Nicom
.
homil
de
oblat
.
virg
Georgius
Nicomediensis
doth
saie
,
and
[
](A09670-e12650-b)i
i
Ambros
lib.
2
de
●irg
.
S.
Ambrose
confirmeth
it
,
that
the
virgin
Marie
was
in
that
place
often
visited
by
the
Angel
.
In
the
eight
yeare
that
she
remained
in
the
Temple
,
which
was
the
eleuenth
from
her
age
according
to
[
](A09670-e12680-b)k
k
Cedre
cit.
&
Canis
.
de
B.
Maria
lib.
1.
cap.
13.
Cedrenus
,
she
became
orphane
by
the
death
of
her
parents
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1.
Consider
the
diligence
of
Ioachim
and
Anne
in
fulfilling
their
vow
,
for
as
soone
as
Marie
was
weaned
,
they
did
present
her
to
the
Priests
of
the
Temple
.
2.
Consider
how
the
Priests
were
comforted
to
see
the
little
virgin
Marie
so
modest
and
deuoute
,
and
how
inspired
by
God
,
they
receaued
her
with
particular
gust
&
reuerence
,
as
a
most
holie
pledge
,
to
bring
her
vp
amongst
the
other
virgins
of
the
Temple
.
3.
Consider
the
deuotion
with
which
the
virgin
Marie
did
offer
her selfe
wholie
to
God
,
and
what
contentment
she
did
feele
in
her
hart
,
being
to
passe
her
childhood
,
separated
from
the
vnquietnes
of
the
world
,
in
a
holie
place
,
and
with
holie
exercises
.
Documents
.
1.
Not
to
satisfie
a
vowe
made
,
or
to
deffer
the
same
without
lawful
cause
,
the
one
,
and
the
other
,
doth
displease
God
.
2.
Haue
great
respect
to
such
things
as
be
dedicated
to
God
,
because
he
esteemeth
the
honour
,
or
contempt
done
to
them
,
as
done
to
him selfe
.
3
Thou
shalt
liue
alwayes
discomforted
,
if
thou
do
not
seperate
thy selfe
,
at
least
with
this
affection
,
from
the
transitorie
things
of
the
world
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
life
in
the
Temple
.
4.
ANdreas
Cretensis
doth
write
that
the
virgin
Marie
,
De
dor●itione
●e
pa.
whiles
she
dwelt
in
the
Temple
amongst
the
virgins
,
did
so
giue
her selfe
to
learning
,
that
she
vnderstoode
verie
wel
the
lawe
&
the
Prophets
.
[
](A09670-e12930-b)b
b
Lib
2.
cemp
.
ca.
&
lib.
●
.
cap.
4
Sabellicus
doth
report
,
that
she
diuided
the
daie-time
in
this
maner
.
In
the
morning
,
for
three
houres
space
,
she
gaue
her selfe
to
prayer
&
deuotion
,
from
thence
foorth
,
vntil
middaie
,
she
sate
at
her
woorke
with
the
other
virgins
,
&
that
for
the
most
part
spining
;
after
dinner
she
did
reade
the
holie
scripture
.
[
](A09670-e12970-b)c
c
Lib.
1.
re●●l
cap.
10
&
lib.
3
.
●●p
8.
Ga●●tin
.
lib.
7
●arca
.
●uho
.
ve●●t
.
cap.
5.
S.
Bright
seeteth
downe
verie
largelie
the
manners
and
customes
of
the
virgin
Marie
in
her
youth
,
and
amongst
others
relateth
these
:
She
contemned
riches
and
wealth
,
in
so
much
that
what
she
could
get
,
she
gaue
to
the
poore
;
She
tooke
delight
in
nothing
but
in
god
;
She
did
willinglie
and
often
talke
of
the
future
Messias
;
she
did
with
drawe
her selfe
,
as
much
as
shee
could
,
from
worldlie
discourses
;
she
did
force
her
bodie
,
of
which
the
Angels
had
care
,
to
be
obedient
in
al
things
to
the
soule
:
she
was
so
comelie
and
modest
,
that
she
moued
to
deuotion
such
as
did
behold
her
.
[
](A09670-e13050-b)d
d
In
co●pend
.
h●stor
&
Canis
.
li●
cap.
13.
Cedrenus
doth
recount
that
at
twelue
yeares
of
age
,
being
at
midnight
in
prayer
,
she
heard
these
words
Thou
shalt
bring
foorth
my
Sonne
,
the
which
she
did
not
manifest
to
anie
man
in
the
world
,
vntil
Christ
was
ascended
into
heauen
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1.
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
Marie
,
al
the
time
she
did
dwel
amongst
the
virgins
of
the
Temple
,
was
a
liuelie
paterne
of
perfection
,
because
she
did
in
euerie
thing
obserue
her selfe
,
walking
alwaies
in
the
presence
of
god
.
2.
Consider
how
the
virgin
Marie
,
for
her
modest
holines
and
wisdome
,
was
beloued
of
al
her
companions
,
and
esteemed
as
theire
mistresse
,
so
that
they
had
recourse
to
her
for
comfort
and
counsel
,
and
she
did
most
kindlie
receaue
,
comfort
,
and
helpe
them
.
3.
Consider
how
al
the
virgins
of
the
Temple
did
beare
great
reuerence
to
the
virgin
Marie
:
to
whome
she
was
not
onlie
a
mirrour
of
vertue
,
but
did
her
best
to
instruct
them
in
perfection
,
and
when
neede
was
,
to
pacifie
&
accord
them
.
Documents
.
1.
If
in
al
things
thou
wilt
obserue
thy self
,
procure
with
the
virgin
Marie
to
be
alwaies
in
Gods
presence
.
2.
To
be
loued
and
esteemed
for
anie
other
respect
,
then
for
vertue
&
goodnes
,
is
a
thing
that
dureth
little
,
and
is
lesse
worth
.
3
Good
speeche
,
accompanied
with
good
example
,
doth
edifie
,
but
with
il
example
,
it
destroieth
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
spousage
with
S.
Ioseph.
5.
WHen
the
virgin
Marie
,
was
fourteene
yeares
old
,
the
Priests
of
the
Temple
,
as
[
](A09670-e13270-b)a
a
In
ora●●
de
nati
.
Domini
.
Nissenus
doth
recount
sent
her
to
her
kinsfolkes
in
Nazareth
,
that
according
to
the
custome
,
she
might
be
maried
,
because
in
the
Temple
they
did
not
treate
of
matrimonie
,
and
some
litle
while
after
,
by
aduise
of
the
said
Priests
,
she
was
despoused
to
Ioseph
a
iust
man
,
who
was
of
the
same
countrie
,
and
Tribe
,
that
Marie
was
.
[
](A09670-e13320-b)b
b
De
perper
.
virg.
Mariae
.
Hugo
de
Sancto
Victore
writeth
that
the
virgin
Marie
did
consent
to
the
matrimonie
,
because
she
vnderstoode
that
such
was
Gods
wil
,
&
knew
likewise
by
reuelation
,
that
Ioseph
would
liue
most
chast
with
her
.
Concerning
the
vow
of
virginitie
that
Marie
did
make
,
although
[
](A09670-e13370-b)c
c
Quidan
Scholasti
&
Brig●da
cit.
some
say
she
made
it
with
condition
,
if
it
so
pleased
God
,
yet
S.
[
](A09670-e13390-b)d
d
〈◊〉
Thom.
3.
〈◊〉
q.
28.
ar.
Thomas
,
with
[
](A09670-e13430-b)e
e
Augus●●
de
sancta
virgini
.
●●
cap.
4.
S.
Augustin
doth
hold
,
that
she
,
before
she
was
despoused
had
purposed
virginitie
,
and
after
matrimonie
contracted
with
her
husband
,
both
of
common
consent
did
vow
perpetual
virginitie
.
Historie
But
be
it
howsoeuer
,
yet
two
things
are
here
certaine
.
One
is
,
that
the
virgin
Marie
before
she
was
announced
by
the
Angel
,
had
vowed
virginitie
,
as
f
afterward
shal
be
declared
.
An
other
we
haue
out
of
Bede
,
[
](A09670-e13500-b)h
h
Bed
.
hom.
●e
annun
.
&
serm.
4
.
●e
assump.
Ruper
.
●●b
.
3.
in
●ant
.
Rupertus
,
&
[
](A09670-e13540-b)i
i
Abd.
in
●●ta
S.
Bartholom.
●anis
.
li.
2
.
●●p.
14.
Abdias
,
to
wit
,
that
from
the
creation
of
the
world
,
the
virgin
Marie
was
the
first
amongst
woemen
,
that
by
perpetual
vow
did
consecrate
her
virginitie
to
god
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
god
ordeined
the
virgin
Marie
should
take
a
husband
,
to
deliuer
her
from
the
suspicion
of
the
world
,
if
vnmaried
she
had
brought
forth
Christ
.
2
Contemplate
how
Marie
though
shee
did
farre
exceede
her
spouse
Ioseph
in
wisdome
,
vertue
and
holines
,
yet
did
shee
beare
him
respect
and
honour
him
as
her
ealder
,
considering
in
his
person
god
,
who
had
giuen
her
him
.
3
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
Marie
neuer
leauing
her
deuotions
,
was
withal
most
diligent
in
gouernment
of
her
howse
:
in
so
much
that
Ioseph
was
astomed
at
it
,
and
did
also
beare
her
great
reuerence
.
Documents
.
1
Seeing
that
god
is
a
most
wise
Lord
,
if
thou
be
not
more
then
proud
,
thow
must
by
the
virgin
Maries
example
,
approue
and
execute
whatsoeuer
he
doth
ordaine
.
2
If
thou
do
not
honour
thy
elders
,
thou
wilt
displease
god
,
and
dishonour
thy selfe
.
3
Temporal
exercises
must
be
accomodated
,
as
much
as
is
possible
,
to
those
that
be
spiritual
,
so
that
these
be
not
hindered
nor
disturbed
by
the
others
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
Annunciation
.
6.
FOuere
moneths
,
saith
[
](A09670-e13780-b)a
a
In
epist.
Euodius
,
after
that
the
virgin
Marie
was
despoused
,
God
sent
to
her
the
Angel
Gabriel
,
who
as
[
](A09670-e13820-b)b
b
●●t
.
lib.
1
.
●●sic
ca
,
18
Hier.
in
●●ist●
ad
●ustochiū
.
hom.
3.
S.
Ambrose
&c
Hierome
write
,
entred
to
the
virgin
in
a
mans
shape
,
she
then
being
recollected
as
d
S.
Bernard
saith
in
her
closet
at
prayer
:
he
saluted
her
;
&
said
that
she
was
to
conceaue
&
beare
the
Sauiour
of
the
world
.
[
](A09670-e13890-b)e
e
B.
virg.
cap.
1.
Ansel
.
●om
.
intra
it
IESVS
August
.
●e
sancta
●irgine
ca.
●
.
Saint
Luke
telleth
how
the
virgin
hearing
her selfe
saluted
with
so
great
praise
;
was
troubled
thereat
,
and
afterwards
asked
how
that
might
be
done
,
because
she
knewe
not
man
:
that
is
as
f
Holie
fathers
doe
expound
it
,
she
had
vowed
neuer
to
know
man
,
but
to
remaine
stil
a
virgin
,
to
whom
the
Angel
aunswering
did
saie
,
that
it
should
be
done
by
woorke
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
without
violating
either
vowe
or
virgintie
.
Then
the
virgin
did
humblie
giue
her
consent
,
to
what
soeuer
god
did
commaund
her
.
[
](A09670-e13930-b)g
g
In
Litu●gia
.
S.
Chrysostom
wil
that
the
word
was
incarnate
,
when
the
Angel
said
,
our
Lord
is
with
thee
.
But
[
](A09670-e13950-b)h
h
Augu●●●
de
fide
a●●
Petr.
ca
1●
S.
Augustine
and
[
](A09670-e13980-b)i
i
Damas●●
de
fide
orthod.
lib.
●●
cap.
2.
Damascene
doe
think
,
that
it
tooke
flesh
when
the
virgin
Marie
did
giue
her
consent
,
Behold
the
handmayde
of
our
Lord
,
be
it
done
to
me
according
to
thy
worde
.
Now
when
the
Angel
had
thus
ended
his
embassage
,
and
giuen
newes
to
the
virgin
Marie
,
that
also
Elizabeth
had
by
gods
wil
conceaued
in
her
old
age
,
he
departed
,
and
she
folowed
on
her
praier
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1.
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
Marie
desiring
to
be
seruant
to
the
Messias
mother
,
&
requesting
this
at
gods
hands
:
the
Angel
came
to
her
,
who
saluting
her
with
humble
reuerence
,
did
cal
her
ful
of
grace
,
and
blessed
among
weomen
.
2
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
hea●ing
her selfe
saluted
in
such
manner
,
●as
troubled
:
&
thinking
what
kind
of
salutation
this
might
be
,
the
Angel
told
her
,
how
she
was
chosen
of
god
,
for
mother
of
his
sonne
the
Mesias
.
Comtemplate
how
vnderstanding
also
that
she
should
be
both
a
mother
and
virgin
,
she
did
not
waxe
proude
by
reason
of
so
great
dignitie
,
but
did
humble
her selfe
saying
,
Behold
the
handmayde
of
our
Lord
,
be
it
done
to
me
whatsoeuer
he
ordeineth
.
Documents
.
1
If
thou
wilt
be
exalted
of
God
,
procure
by
the
example
of
the
virgin
Marie
,
that
thy
humilitie
come
in
deede
from
thy
hart
.
2
Do
not
thou
seeke
nor
reioyce
to
be
praised
of
men
,
seeing
the
virgin
Marie
,
was
troubled
when
she
was
praised
of
the
Angel
.
3
If
thou
desire
that
thy
soule
be
precious
and
beautiful
to
the
eyes
of
our
Lord
,
adorne
the
same
with
chastitie
and
humilitie
as
Marie
did
hers
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
visiting
Elizabeth
.
7.
[
](A09670-e14240-b)a
a
Lucae
.
cap.
1.
When
the
virgin
Marie
had
vnderstoode
of
the
Angel
,
how
God
had
so
fauoured
Elizabeth
that
she
had
conceaued
,
notwithstanding
her
barrennes
and
old
age
,
rising
from
her
praier
she
went
to
visit
her
,
and
reioyce
with
her
of
the
fauour
bestowed
vpon
her
.
In
which
voyage
,
although
it
were
painful
,
because
it
was
thorough
mountaines
,
and
long
,
for
that
from
Nazareth
whence
she
departed
,
it
was
three
daies
iourneie
to
the
countrie
of
Ierusalem
,
as
[
](A09670-e14290-b)b
b
In
Lucae●
cap.
1.
Bede
and
S.
Augustine
do
write
,
where
Zacharie
made
his
aboade
:
yet
[
](A09670-e14340-b)c
c
Serm
▪
de
verbis
Apocal.
S.
Bernard
saith
that
the
virgin
going
thither
,
did
not
feele
that
wearines
,
which
weomen
ar
accustomed
to
feele
after
they
haue
conceaued
,
because
that
which
she
had
conceaued
was
not
humane
but
diuine
.
[
](A09670-e14360-b)d
d
Lucae
.
cap
1.
Arriued
that
she
was
to
Zacharies
house
she
did
greete
Elizabeth
,
and
her
salutation
was
of
such
force
,
that
euen
the
infant
in
Elizabeths
wombe
did
leape
for
ioye
.
The
virgin
Marie
remained
there
about
three
moneths
.
[
](A09670-e14420-b)e
e
In
Lucae
.
●ap
.
1.
Theophilactus
doth
write
,
that
she
departed
from
thence
,
before
Elizabeth
was
deliuered
of
her
child
,
&
S.
Luke
doth
seeme
to
insinuate
this
,
partlie
because
it
was
not
conuenient
that
virgins
should
be
present
at
womens
deliuerie
,
partlie
also
for
that
manie
came
thither
to
see
the
miraculous
child-birth
of
Elizabeth
.
[
](A09670-e14480-b)f
f
homil.
●duent
.
6.
&
Canis
.
lib.
4.
cap
3.
Eusebius
Emisenus
saith
that
al
those
of
Zacharies
house
had
taken
so
great
affection
towards
the
virgin
Marie
,
that
they
remained
extreme
sorie
at
her
departure
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
Marie
,
when
she
had
giuen
thankes
to
our
Lord
for
the
benifit
bestowed
vpon
her
,
went
to
visit
and
serue
her
cosen
,
Elizabeth
:
in
which
voyage
we
maye
wel
thinke
,
that
manie
squadrons
of
Angels
did
accompanie
their
King
&
Queene
2
Consider
how
at
the
going
of
this
sacred
arke
,
Zacharies
house
was
blessed
,
for
that
Elizabeth
was
repleinished
with
the
holie
Ghost
,
and
Iohn
Baptist
was
sanctified
in
her
wombe
before
he
was
borne
.
3
Contemplate
how
Elizabeth
,
astonied
that
the
mother
of
god
with
so
so
great
humilitie
and
charitie
did
come
to
her
,
crying
out
did
praise
her
,
but
the
virgin
with
a
holy
canticle
did
magnifie
our
Lord
,
referring
al
her
good
and
praise
to
him
.
Documents
.
1
How
much
thou
art
exalted
of
god
so
much
more
oughtest
thou
,
by
the
example
of
the
virgin
Marie
,
to
submit
thy selfe
,
for
the
loue
of
him
,
to
thy
neighbour
.
2
Dost
thou
desire
to
enriche
thy
soule
?
Seeke
to
conuerse
with
those
that
be
holie
and
acceptable
to
god
.
3
To
glorie
of
such
things
as
be
spoken
in
thy
praise
,
or
not
to
acknowledge
the
good
thou
hast
receaued
,
to
come
from
God
,
is
nought
els
but
to
steale
from
god
,
that
which
is
his
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Marie
suspected
of
Ioseph.
8.
[
](A09670-e14740-b)a
a
Matth.
●a
.
1.
THe
virgin
Marie
being
returned
from
Elizabeth
to
her
house
in
Nazareth
,
and
now
great
with
childe
for
three
moneths
,
and
Ioseph
not
knowing
what
had
past
betwixt
the
Angel
Gabriel
&
her
,
he
began
to
suspect
:
on
the
one
side
he
saw
the
virgin
in
al
her
actions
resemble
holines
and
chastitie
,
and
knew
likewise
that
she
had
vowed
virginitie
:
on
the
other
side
he
beheld
her
great
with
childe
,
and
sawe
that
she
held
her
peace
,
not
making
him
acquainted
with
the
matter
,
wherfore
douting
whether
this
were
a
thing
done
by
god
,
or
some
humane
weakenes
,
he
resolued
not
to
accuse
her
to
the
Iudges
,
nor
diffame
her
,
but
to
depart
from
her
.
And
as
he
was
thinking
of
the
matter
,
the
Angel
appeared
to
him
in
sleepe
,
and
told
him
that
he
should
not
feare
to
abide
with
the
virgin
,
because
she
had
conceaued
by
woorke
of
the
holie
Ghost
,
and
should
bring
forth
a
sonne
that
should
be
called
IESVS
,
who
should
saue
his
people
from
theire
sinnes
.
[
](A09670-e14810-b)b
b
Orig.
ser.
1.
exdiuersis
.
Origen
and
[
](A09670-e14840-b)c
c
Bernar●
Hom
2.
d●
B.
Maria
S.
Bernard
do
hold
that
Ioseph
beleeued
the
virgins
greatnes
with
child
to
be
some
diuine
thing
,
and
that
he
thought
him selfe
vnworthie
,
to
remaine
in
the
companie
of
so
holie
and
vertuous
a
person
,
and
therefore
did
thinke
to
depart
from
her
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Consider
how
Ioseph
seing
the
virgin
Marie
with
childe
,
and
not
knowing
the
manner
,
remained
astonied
&
confounded
:
and
because
he
had
alwaies
knowen
her
to
be
verie
holy
he
resolued
to
leaue
her
secreatlie
,
&
rather
leade
a
Pilgrims
life
abroad
in
the
world
,
then
to
accuse
or
diffame
her
.
2
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
Marie
not
knowing
whether
it
were
the
wil
of
god
,
she
should
discouer
the
mysterie
to
her
spouse
,
did
rather
choose
to
let
this
suspition
runne
of
her selfe
,
then
to
disclose
it
,
hauing
yet
first
commended
the
matter
to
god
in
her
prayer
.
3
Contemplate
how
these
two
married
persons
,
being
so
troubled
&
afflicted
,
god
by
an
Angel
reuealed
to
Ioseph
the
mysterie
of
the
Incarnation
,
done
in
the
virgin
by
woorke
of
the
holie
ghost
,
where
vpon
both
parties
did
humblie
giue
thanks
to
our
Lord
.
Documents
.
1
Learne
of
Ioseph
rather
to
suffer
,
then
to
diffame
thy
neighbour
.
2
It
is
better
to
conceale
the
fauours
of
god
,
which
make
for
our
praise
,
as
the
virgin
Marie
did
,
then
to
diuulge
them
easelie
.
3
How
much
lesse
thou
art
culpable
and
worthie
of
blame
,
so
much
the
more
willingly
accept
of
tribulations
,
which
if
they
be
not
to
purge
thy
faulte
,
wil
serue
to
increase
thy
glorie
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
Childbirth
.
9.
WHen
the
virgin
Marie
had
prepared
some
clothes
for
her
litle
childe
,
according
to
her
pouertie
,
and
the
time
of
her
deliuerie
began
to
drawe
neare
,
there
came
forth
,
saith
[
](A09670-e15080-b)a
a
Cap.
●
S.
Luke
,
an
edict
from
Caesar
Augustus
,
that
the
whole
world
should
be
enrolled
,
for
euery
one
to
paie
tribute
in
his
countrie
,
wherefore
the
virgin
Marie
and
Ioseph
,
went
from
Nazareth
to
the
cittie
of
Dauid
called
Bethlem
,
because
they
were
of
the
house
and
familie
of
Dauid
.
The
voyage
was
verie
noisome
to
the
virgin
,
for
that
it
was
in
winter
,
through
mountaines
,
and
neere
foure
daies
long
.
Being
come
to
Bethelem
,
they
founde
al
the
Innes
taken
vp
,
so
that
they
were
forced
to
retire
them selues
into
a
stal
,
where
the
blessed
virgin
in
the
night
was
deliuered
of
her
sonne
Christ
IESVS
,
god
and
man
.
In
which
childbirth
.
[
](A09670-e15180-b)b
b
●rat
.
1
.
●resur●●
.
Chri●●
Nyssenus
and
[
](A09670-e15210-b)c
c
●erm.
4
.
●●igil
.
●●iu
.
Do
●●i
.
●●e
insti●●
.
virg.
S.
Bernard
do
auouche
that
the
virgin
Marie
felt
no
paine
nor
trauel
at
al
,
but
exceeding
ioye
and
comfort
[
](A09670-e15250-b)d
d
4
.
●e
virgi●
Mariae
S.
Amhrose
and
[
](A09670-e15280-b)e
e
4
.
●●pr
.
●●m
de
〈◊〉
Chri●●
S.
Ildephonsus
do
adde
also
,
that
the
virginal
cloistre
of
our
Ladie
did
remaine
entire
and
whole
.
[
](A09670-e15310-b)f
f
●●ierom
.
●●a
Hel●●
.
S.
Cyprian
likewise
and
[
](A09670-e15330-b)g
g
●cae
.
ca.
Canis
.
2.
ca
9.
S.
Hierome
do
teache
vs
,
that
there
was
no
Midwife
present
,
but
the
virgin
her selfe
was
both
Midwife
and
Nourse
.
The
Sheepheards
,
who
had
bene
warned
by
the
Angels
,
that
sung
Glorie
in
the
highest
to
God
,
came
to
the
stal
,
and
with
great
humilitie
and
deuotion
adored
the
holie
infant
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Consider
how
the
virgin
Marie
&
Ioseph
,
to
obey
the
Emperours
edict
,
went
with
great
trauel
towards
Bethelem
,
where
finding
none
that
would
lodge
them
,
they
retired
them selues
into
a
stal
.
2
Contemplate
how
there
in
the
night
,
the
virgin
feeling
an
exceeding
Iubilie
of
hart
,
lifted
vp
her
minde
to
god
,
and
being
wholie
rauished
in
him
brought
forth
without
paine
her
sonne
Christ
our
Lord
.
3
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
,
beholding
the
diuine
fruite
of
her
wombe
did
with
humilitie
adore
it
as
her
god
,
and
afterwards
obteined
of
him
licence
to
touch
him
,
did
with
motherlie
loue
take
him
in
her
armes
,
giuing
him
her
virgin
breast
,
and
milke
to
sucke
.
Documents
.
1
Behold
how
the
virgin
doth
not
murmure
at
the
Princes
order
,
nor
lament
of
those
that
did
not
lodge
her
,
do
thou
the
like
,
when
for
lodge
her
,
do
thou
the
like
,
when
for
obseruing
the
commaundements
of
God
thou
must
needs
suffer
.
2
Dost
thou
desire
to
do
manie
good
woorks
without
wearines
and
paine
?
do
them
willinglie
and
for
the
loue
of
Christ
.
3
Then
wil
Christ
become
thine
,
when
thou
shalt
vse
him
as
the
virgin
Marie
did
,
with
humilitie
and
loue
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
Purification
.
10.
AS
soone
as
fourtie
daies
were
ended
of
the
virgins
Purification
after
her
deliuerie
,
Lucae
.
〈◊〉
2.
she
went
to
the
Temple
in
Ierusalem
to
offer
her
sonne
,
&
giue
as
the
law
ordained
a
paire
of
turtles
or
two
young
pigeons
,
albeit
(
as
diuers
holie
b
fathers
do
saie
)
the
virgin
was
not
bound
to
anie
such
law
,
Beda
in
ca
Lucae
.
Guari
.
nether
needed
she
purification
,
for
that
she
had
not
conceaued
by
woork
of
man
,
〈◊〉
Ser.
2.
〈◊〉
purifitione
et
●ij
.
●uitici
ca.
〈◊〉
.
of
which
yet
law
maketh
expresse
mention
.
At
that
verie
time
Simeon
came
into
the
Temple
,
who
amongst
al
the
other
mothers
that
were
there
to
be
purified
,
did
see
the
virgin
Marie
,
In
orat
〈◊〉
Proph.
●meonis
.
Marie
,
as
d
Timotheus
priest
of
Ierusalem
recounteth
,
enuironed
with
a
wonderful
great
and
diuine
light
:
and
seeing
that
other
weomen
were
desirous
to
be
dispatched
first
,
he
said
to
them
:
o
ye
seruants
,
wil
you
goe
before
your
Ladie
and
mistresse
?
[
](A09670-e15650-b)e
e
Cap.
2
Canis
.
li
4.
ca.
9.
S.
Luke
saith
that
Simeon
was
a
iust
&
religious
man
,
who
had
receaued
an
aunswere
from
the
holie
Ghost
,
that
before
he
died
he
should
see
the
Messias
:
he
did
see
him
now
,
&
take
him
in
his
armes
,
blessing
god
with
al
his
hart
.
And
afterwards
turning
him selfe
to
the
virgin
Marie
,
he
tolde
her
that
Iesus
should
be
set
for
a
signe
of
contradictions
,
and
that
a
sword
of
sorowe
should
pearce
her
soule
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Consider
how
the
virgin
Marie
,
though
she
needed
no
purification
,
yet
by
the
example
of
her
sonne
,
who
was
circumcised
,
not
needing
the
same
,
would
according
to
the
law
be
purified
,
leauing
thereby
,
to
vs
an
example
of
obedience
,
humilitie
and
mortification
.
2
Consider
with
how
great
modestie
and
deuotion
,
the
virgin
entred
into
the
temple
,
and
with
how
great
zeale
and
spiritual
feeling
,
she
did
offer
both
her selfe
and
her
sonne
to
the
father
of
heauen
.
3
Consider
how
the
virgin
hauing
heard
that
dolorus
prophesie
of
Simeon
,
was
nothing
astoined
at
the
matter
,
as
who
had
wholie
resigned
her selfe
,
to
gods
wil
and
pleasure
.
Documents
.
1
Woe
to
him
that
is
,
but
wil
not
seeme
to
be
a
sinner
,
seing
Christ
and
his
mother
cared
not
to
be
accounted
of
as
sinners
,
to
obserue
the
lawe
of
god
,
though
in
deede
they
were
not
such
.
2
Learne
of
the
virgin
in
what
manner
thou
oughtest
to
enter
&
remaine
deuoutlie
in
the
Church
,
which
is
made
to
honour
god
therein
.
3
Put
al
thy
hope
in
god
,
and
so
neither
prosperitie
shal
lift
thee
vp
to
much
,
nor
aduersitie
to
much
abase
thee
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
flight
into
AEgipt
.
11.
THe
fame
of
the
childe
Iesus
growing
daily
more
and
more
,
[
](A09670-e15900-b)a
a
Matt.
&
Luc.
ca.
2.
&
Rabanus
in
2.
c.
Matth.
through
the
wounderful
things
which
were
spoken
of
him
,
as
wel
by
the
sheepeherds
touching
the
reuelation
they
had
from
the
Angel
,
as
also
by
the
Sages
concerning
the
new
starre
which
they
had
seene
,
and
finallie
by
that
which
Simeon
and
Anne
had
said
in
the
Temple
.
[
](A09670-e15950-b)b
b
Chrisos●
in
2.
cap.
Matth.
August
.
serm
de
Epiph.
&
serm.
de
Innocent
.
Herode
as
a
most
cruel
tyrante
,
entring
into
suspition
&
feare
of
loosing
his
kingdome
,
principallie
for
that
the
Sages
told
in
Ierusalem
,
that
he
whome
they
did
seeke
,
was
borne
king
of
the
Iewes
:
he
commaunded
that
al
the
children
of
Bethelem
should
be
murdered
,
thinking
so
to
make
Christ
awaye
with
the
rest
.
But
god
by
means
of
an
Angel
reuealed
al
the
matter
to
Ioseph
,
ordaining
that
he
should
flie
into
Aegipt
togeather
with
the
child
Iesus
and
his
mother
,
and
Ioseph
with
greate
diligence
did
performe
it
.
This
voiage
was
much
more
combresome
then
the
others
past
,
because
it
was
so
daine
and
vnexpected
,
into
forren
countries
,
and
amongst
barbarous
people
.
[
](A09670-e16030-b)c
c
In
ca.
2
.
●atth
.
Anselmus
and
[
](A09670-e16060-b)d
d
Niceph.
b.
10.
●
〈◊〉
.
31.
et
●●ij
vt
re●●rt
Hiero●●●●b
.
5.
in
●●ai
.
ca.
●9
.
●●anis
.
lib.
●●
cap.
6.
Nicephorus
Callystus
do
recount
,
how
at
the
entringe
of
Christ
into
Aegipt
,
the
diuels
trembled
,
and
the
Idols
fel
doune
to
the
grounde
,
not
being
able
to
stand
in
the
presence
of
Iesus
who
was
the
true
God
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Consider
how
the
virgin
Marie
to
saue
the
litle
childe
Iesus
,
whome
Herode
sought
to
murder
him
,
was
forced
to
leaue
her
countrie
and
frends
,
and
flie
into
Aegipt
,
God
hauing
so
ordained
.
2
Contemplate
how
much
the
virgin
did
endure
,
in
so
paineful
&
long
a
waie
,
and
what
griefe
her
hart
did
feele
,
to
see
the
litle
infant
Iesus
also
suffer
,
not
hauing
,
by
reason
of
their
pouertie
,
what
was
necessarie
for
him
,
nor
being
able
to
haue
prouided
before
necessitie
constraining
them
to
flie
by
night
,
and
also
sodenlie
.
3
Consider
how
the
virgin
doth
not
murmour
of
Herodes
crueltie
,
nor
complaine
of
god
,
that
he
doth
not
deliuer
the
litle
babe
from
that
daunger
by
some
other
meanes
,
but
she
taketh
al
in
good
part
.
Documents
.
1
If
tribulation
were
not
a
thing
profitable
,
god
would
not
haue
sent
it
to
his
sonne
&
the
virgin
Marie
whom
he
loued
so
dearelie
.
2.
If
thou
wilt
suffer
nothing
in
this
life
,
and
yet
doest
thinke
to
haue
ioy
in
the
other
,
thou
doest
deceaue
thy selfe
,
because
thou
desirest
to
be
more
,
then
was
ether
the
virgin
Marie
or
Christ
thy
Lord
.
3.
If
in
aduersitie
thou
doe
lament
and
murmour
,
thou
errest
,
shewing
thereby
to
be
displeased
with
that
,
which
pleaseth
God
,
and
he
sendeth
thee
for
thy
good
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
aboade
in
Aegipt
.
12.
AFter
a
long
and
wearisome
way
,
the
virgin
Marie
at
the
length
arriued
in
the
land
of
Aegipt
,
a
Brocardus
in
descriptione
terrae
sanctae
in
fine
.
distant
from
Bethelem
,
whence
she
departed
,
twelue
long
daies
iourney
.
In
which
voiage
it
is
credible
,
as
[
](A09670-e16400-b)b
b
In
concord
▪
euang
ca.
11.
Iansenius
saith
,
that
the
virgin
consumed
and
spent
al
that
,
which
by
Gods
inspiration
she
had
reserued
to
this
end
,
of
the
giftes
presented
to
Iesus
by
the
three
Sages
.
She
did
settle
her selfe
in
a
place
caled
Materea
neare
to
Cairo
,
for
fiue
yeares
space
;
in
which
time
,
with
her
owne
labour
and
that
of
Ioseph
her
spouse
,
they
maintained
them selues
,
&
brought
vp
Christ
.
[
](A09670-e16480-b)c
c
Ita
refe●unt
,
qui
id
●iderunt
Peregrini
In
the
house
,
where
this
holie
familie
,
did
dwel
,
remaineth
yet
a
miraculous
fountaine
of
water
that
springeth
vp
:
there
is
also
to
be
seene
a
little
garden
,
in
which
time
past
did
growe
certaine
smal
trees
of
baulme
.
In
this
place
,
those
of
Aegipt
,
to
conserue
the
memorie
of
such
holie
inhabitants
,
were
wont
to
keepe
a
Lampe
stil
burning
,
vntil
the
yeare
a
thousand
,
fiue
hundred
and
threescore
.
Manie
pilgrims
likewise
doe
goe
thither
to
visit
that
place
for
deuotion
,
who
al
doe
tel
straunge
effects
of
that
water
▪
and
saie
it
is
so
good
,
that
those
called
the
Bassa
of
Cairo
doe
drinke
thereof
.
Moreouer
they
doe
report
,
that
there
is
in
the
same
place
a
most
sweete
sauour
,
although
the
dwelling
be
now
neare
fallen
downe
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
Marie
,
arriued
in
Aegipt
,
did
finde
nether
prouision
made
,
nor
house
prepared
to
refresh
her selfe
after
the
trauail
of
her
voyage
,
so
as
we
maye
thinke
that
for
those
first
nights
,
she
retired
her selfe
to
the
poore
pilgrims
lodge
.
2
Contemplate
that
although
the
virgin
,
as
a
poore
straunger
,
wanted
manie
things
necessarie
for
her
,
yet
did
she
neuer
want
her
vertues
,
in
so
much
that
she
neuer
did
abandon
her
deuotion
,
&
had
diligent
care
to
prouide
for
her
house
.
3
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
,
in
al
the
time
of
this
her
banishment
,
did
liue
verie
poorelie
:
and
when
commodities
wanted
for
bringing
vp
her
litle
babe
Iesus
,
she
did
supplie
with
her
motherlie
loue
and
solicitude
.
Documents
.
1
If
thou
wilt
liue
quiet
in
whatsoeuer
place
,
be
it
neuer
so
incommodious
,
thou
must
make
smal
account
of
thy selfe
,
and
be
contented
with
litle
as
the
virgin
Marie
was
.
2
Haue
whatsoeuer
thou
canst
desire
,
yet
thou
shalt
neuer
be
content
,
vnles
thou
giue
thy selfe
to
the
exercise
of
vertue
.
3
Behold
how
the
most
deare
friends
of
God
liue
sparinglie
,
and
so
beware
thou
of
superfluitie
,
for
it
displeaseth
God
,
who
hath
giuen
thee
sustinance
,
and
whatsoeuer
els
that
is
good
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
leesing
of
Jesus
.
13.
WHen
Herode
was
once
dead
,
the
virgin
Marie
with
Ioseph
and
Iesus
returned
to
Nazareth
,
a
Matt
ca.
2.
as
the
Angel
had
ordained
,
who
againe
appeared
to
Ioseph
in
sleepe
.
From
Nazareth
the
virgin
went
euerie
yeare
with
Iesus
and
Ioseph
,
at
the
solemne
daie
of
Pasche
,
to
adore
in
the
Temple
of
Ierusalem
,
although
the
same
was
distant
three
daies
of
,
and
the
[
](A09670-e16810-b)b
b
Exod
ca
〈◊〉
&
Deuter●
ca.
6.
virgin
not
bound
to
go
.
Iesus
being
then
twelue
yeares
old
,
remained
in
Ierusalem
.
The
virgin
Marie
not
finding
her
child
,
the
first
daie
at
night
,
amongst
her
kinsfolkes
,
in
whose
companie
she
thought
that
he
had
gone
(
for
as
[
](A09670-e16860-b)c
c
In
cap
Lucae
Canis
.
de
〈◊〉
Mar.
li●
4.
c.
15.
Bede
saith
,
it
was
a
custome
among
the
Iewes
,
in
their
deuotions
,
to
go
seperate
men
from
weomen
,
and
that
the
children
might
go
with
whome
of
them
they
would
)
she
returned
back
with
Ioseph
to
Ierusalem
,
where
the
third
daie
she
founde
him
in
the
temple
in
the
middest
of
the
Doctors
.
And
his
mother
asking
him
what
he
meant
to
tarie
in
Ierusalem
,
&
make
him selfe
be
sought
with
so
much
griefe
,
he
aunswered
that
they
ought
to
remember
,
that
he
being
sent
to
seeke
the
glorie
of
his
father
,
was
to
be
found
in
the
affaires
and
place
of
his
father
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
went
yearelie
,
for
her
deuotion
,
at
the
feast
of
Pasche
to
adore
in
Ierusalem
,
and
once
it
fel
out
that
she
turning
backe
,
Iesus
remained
there
.
2
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
Marie
not
seeing
her
beloued
Iesus
at
night
,
nor
finding
him
amongst
her
friends
and
kinsfolke
,
with
whome
she
thought
he
had
bene
,
ful
of
sorow
she
went
out
of
hand
with
Ioseph
,
to
seeke
him
in
Ierusalem
.
3
Consider
how
the
afflicted
mother
after
three
daies
weeping
&
suspiring
,
found
her
beloued
sonne
in
the
Temple
amongst
the
Doctors
,
whose
sight
and
presence
gaue
her
no
lesse
ioye
,
then
his
absence
and
losse
had
giuen
her
sorowe
.
Documents
.
1
Learne
of
the
virgin
Marie
not
to
abandon
nor
blame
thy
deuotions
,
when
for
them
thou
dost
suffer
anie
aduersitie
or
dammage
.
2
Learne
also
not
to
delaie
to
seeke
Christ
,
and
haue
him
with
thee
,
for
besides
that
thou
dost
lose
much
,
thou
dost
put
thy selfe
in
great
daunger
.
3
Thou
seest
that
the
virgin
did
not
find
Christ
amongst
her
kinsfolke
,
but
in
the
Temple
,
so
likewise
thou
shalt
find
him
in
spiritual
things
,
but
not
in
fleash
and
bloud
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
spouse
Joseph
his
death
.
14.
IT
is
not
altogeather
certaine
at
what
time
the
virgin
Marie
became
a
widowe
.
[
](A09670-e17150-b)a
a
Haeres
.
●8
contra
Antid.
Epiphanius
is
of
opinion
that
Ioseph
deceased
,
Christ
being
thirtene
years
old
.
[
](A09670-e17200-b)b
b
In
com●end
.
hist.
Cedrenus
saith
he
died
when
Christ
was
of
thirtie
years
.
[
](A09670-e17230-b)c
c
Ambro.
de
instit
.
●irg
.
c
7.
&
epist.
79.
S.
Ambrose
and
[
](A09670-e17270-b)d
d
Hiero.
contra
Hel●uid
.
S.
Hierome
do
write
onlie
,
that
Ioseph
was
then
dead
,
when
Christ
was
crucified
.
[
](A09670-e17310-b)e
e
Matth.
ca.
1.
This
holie
man
was
of
the
roial
stocke
of
Dauid
,
and
being
chosen
of
God
for
the
custodie
of
two
so
pretious
treasures
,
as
were
Christ
&
the
Virgin
,
it
is
to
be
thought
that
he
was
such
a
one
,
as
the
holie
scripture
and
[
](A09670-e17360-b)f
f
Damasce
de
fide
orthad
lib.
4.
ca.
15.
auncient
fathers
do
report
him
to
haue
bene
,
iust
,
religious
,
prudent
,
faithful
,
and
indued
with
manie
other
vertues
.
He
was
not
onlie
chaste
,
as
[
](A09670-e17410-b)g
g
Hiero.
cont.
Heluid
.
S.
Hierome
,
[
](A09670-e17430-b)h
h
Augu.
Serm.
15.
de
nat.
Do
mini
.
S.
Augustine
and
others
do
affirme
,
but
also
did
die
a
virgin
,
as
not
hauing
anie
other
wife
then
the
virgin
Marie
,
with
whome
,
as
[
](A09670-e17470-b)i
i
3.
p.
q.
28.
ar
4.
&
ad
Galat.
ca.
1.
S.
Thomas
saith
he
vowed
virginitie
.
And
albeit
the
virgin
was
a
most
beautiful
creature
,
neuertheles
her
countenance
did
cast
forth
such
holines
and
grace
,
that
as
[
](A09670-e17530-b)k
k
Lib
▪
1.
reuel
c.
1
&
lib.
3
ca.
8.
S.
Briget
writeth
she
moued
al
that
did
behold
her
to
the
loue
of
vertue
,
and
much
more
did
she
moue
Ioseph
to
the
same
,
whose
concupiscence
,
saith
[
](A09670-e17590-b)l
l
De
nat●
Mar.
cons●
3.
Canis
.
lib.
2.
ca.
13.
Gerson
,
was
ether
extinguished
or
so
repressed
,
that
he
neuer
fealt
in
him selfe
anie
disordinate
motion
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
the
holie
old
man
Ioseph
being
neare
the
end
of
his
life
,
Iesus
and
the
virgin
did
help
him
to
die
wel
,
whose
soule
was
forthwith
caried
by
the
Angel
into
Abrahams
bosome
.
2
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
,
conforming
her selfe
to
gods
wil
,
did
supporte
with
patience
the
death
of
her
faithful
spouse
,
albeit
the
same
was
to
her
a
thing
verie
incommodious
,
because
the
life
of
such
a
sainct
did
much
help
and
comfort
her
.
3
Contenplate
how
the
virgin
,
though
she
remained
young
and
needie
,
did
not
therfore
lament
of
god
,
nor
complaine
of
her
state
,
nor
enuie
at
those
that
were
maried
,
but
seeke
by
good
woorkes
to
please
god
also
in
that
state
of
widowhead
,
and
to
perfect
her selfe
in
the
same
.
Documents
.
1
Be
thou
pure
and
chaste
as
Ioseph
,
and
affected
to
the
virgin
Marie
,
and
she
wil
aide
thee
in
that
daungerous
passage
of
death
.
2
If
in
the
aduersities
that
God
doth
send
thee
,
thou
be
impatient
&
troubled
,
thou
doest
lose
the
fruit
thereof
,
&
tribulations
become
more
greuous
.
3
Learne
of
the
virgin
Marie
to
please
god
,
and
according
to
his
wil
,
to
perfect
thy selfe
in
the
state
he
hath
put
thee
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Marie
in
time
of
her
widowhead
.
15.
THrough
the
death
of
Ioseph
,
there
grewe
to
the
virgin
Marie
some
difficultie
of
househould
,
Lib.
2.
cem
ca.
●●
&
9.
&
lib.
3.
〈◊〉
.
4.
yet
a
Sabellicus
writeth
that
she
had
so
wel
disposed
her
spiritual
exercises
,
and
the
affaires
of
her
house
,
that
the
one
did
not
hinder
the
other
.
For
she
did
giue
the
beginning
of
the
daie
to
godlie
contemplations
,
and
that
towards
night
she
did
applie
to
read
holie
scripture
,
of
which
she
was
so
greatlie
enamoured
,
that
,
as
[
](A09670-e17910-b)b
b
Lib.
2.
de
virgini
.
S.
Ambrose
writeth
she
repeated
sleeping
the
night
,
what
the
daie
time
she
had
reade
.
She
had
her
appointed
time
for
sleepe
,
albeit
as
[
](A09670-e17940-b)c
c
Lib.
1.
reuel
.
ca.
10.
&
lib.
3.
ca.
8.
S.
Briget
reporteth
,
she
had
so
accustomed
her
bodie
,
that
not
onlie
in
sleepe
,
but
in
whatsoeuer
els
it
was
obedient
to
the
soule
.
[
](A09670-e18000-b)d
d
de
arcan
Catho
.
verat
.
lib.
7.
ca.
5.
Galatinus
telleth
vs
that
the
virgin
had
such
a
spirit
of
prophesie
,
that
she
did
stil
shut
her
eyes
and
eares
,
when
she
was
to
see
,
or
heare
anie
things
vnlawful
or
impertinent
.
[
](A09670-e18040-b)e
e
In
epist.
Canis
.
lib.
1.
ca.
13.
Ignatius
doth
likewise
recount
,
that
the
virgin
Marie
was
so
sound
in
the
loue
of
her
neighbour
,
that
she
did
not
onlie
shew
her selfe
kinde
to
the
Iewes
,
that
persecuted
Christ
,
but
hauing
compassion
of
their
imperfections
,
did
also
seeke
to
do
them
al
kind
of
seruice
,
that
she
could
.
when
Christ
did
come
to
her
house
with
his
Apostles
,
she
did
feele
particular
ioye
of
spirit
,
so
that
she
receaued
them
with
great
chearfulnes
&
contentment
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Consider
how
the
virgin
Marie
now
a
widowe
,
was
no
lesse
diligent
in
prayer
,
then
in
the
care
of
her
house
so
that
when
Christ
and
his
Apostles
did
come
to
her
,
she
caused
al
things
to
be
in
readines
according
to
her
pouertie
.
2
Consider
how
the
virgin
in
her
conuersation
was
so
graue
and
modest
that
she
was
amiable
to
al
,
and
with
her
ex̄aple
did
inflame
others
to
loue
God
and
vertue
.
3
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
did
neuer
murmour
,
nor
permit
others
in
her
presence
to
speake
euil
of
the
Iewes
,
that
were
her
sonnes
enimies
,
but
did
excuse
them
and
praye
god
for
them
.
Documents
.
1
Hast
thou
a
desire
,
that
thy
temporal
affaires
maie
haue
good
successe
do
thy
spiritual
exercises
wel
,
as
the
virgin
Marie
did
hers
.
2
Thou
shalt
neuer
inflame
others
to
vertue
,
if
thou
be
cold
in
prayer
,
and
carelesse
in
giuing
good
example
.
3
To
excuse
,
&
praye
god
for
him
that
doth
persecute
thee
,
is
the
reūegment
of
good
Christians
:
grateful
to
god
,
displeasing
the
diuel
,
and
profitable
to
the
soule
.
OF
CHRIST
HIS
departing
from
the
virgin
Marie
.
16.
CHrist
our
Sauiour
was
in
a
towne
called
Bethania
,
[
](A09670-e18270-b)a
a
Iansenius
in
concorc
.
128.
&
Stella
.
in
Luc.
〈◊〉
.
22.
two
miles
of
Ierusalem
,
in
the
house
of
Martha
&
Marie
Magdalen
,
as
[
](A09670-e18330-b)b
b
Bonau
.
in
medie
.
c.
4.
&
62.
Bonauenture
saith
,
with
whome
also
the
virgin
Marie
was
,
and
when
vppon
thursdaie
he
had
sent
Peter
and
Iohn
to
Ierusalem
,
to
find
a
place
where
to
celebrate
the
Pasche
,
the
time
of
his
departure
now
come
,
he
tooke
his
leaue
of
his
deare
mother
which
remained
fraught
with
sorow
,
because
she
knew
that
Iesus
was
to
be
deliuered
vp
into
his
enimies
hands
,
to
endure
exceeding
torments
,
and
finallie
to
die
vpon
the
crosse
as
a
thiefe
.
There
is
no
doubt
but
that
the
virgin
weeping
and
taking
no
repose
al
that
night
,
did
expect
stil
to
heare
most
heauie
newes
of
her
sonne
.
[
](A09670-e18420-b)c
c
Canis
.
lib
4.
ca.
25.
And
in
deede
as
soone
as
Iesus
was
apprehended
in
the
garden
,
a
messenger
,
who
peraduenture
was
some
one
of
the
Apostles
,
went
to
Bethania
to
carie
tidings
to
the
virgin
,
how
Iesus
was
now
betrayed
by
Iudas
,
taken
by
the
Iewes
,
and
leade
awaie
bound
to
the
Iudges
.
The
virgin
Marie
hauing
vnderstoode
this
doleful
newes
,
sobbing
and
sighing
,
and
accompanied
with
the
other
Maries
,
went
to
Ierusalem
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
Marie
,
when
she
vnderstoode
of
Iesus
,
that
now
the
hower
of
his
passion
was
come
;
and
that
for
this
effect
he
was
to
go
to
Ierusalem
,
it
being
his
eternal
fathers
wil
,
was
strooken
at
the
hart
with
such
bitter
sorowe
,
that
not
able
to
speake
,
she
did
power
out
from
her
eyes
streames
of
teares
.
2
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
,
whiles
she
stoode
lamenting
,
had
newes
that
Iesus
was
then
taken
.
Think
now
what
a
cruel
dart
this
was
to
the
hart
of
that
most
louing
and
kind
mother
,
which
did
beare
so
great
affection
to
her
sonne
Iesus
.
3
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
Marie
straight
vpon
this
newes
went
to
wards
Ierusalem
,
offering
her selfe
,
if
it
had
so
pleased
almightie
god
,
ether
to
die
for
Iesus
,
or
to
die
with
Iesus
:
seeing
●hat
to
liue
without
Iesus
,
was
to
her
〈◊〉
continual
and
most
painful
death
.
Documents
.
1
If
the
virgin
Marie
did
remaine
so
●uch
afflicted
for
the
departing
of
●hrist
,
in
what
state
shal
that
miserable
●ule
be
,
which
Christ
hath
abandoned
by
reason
of
sinne
?
2
Learne
of
the
virgin
not
to
blasheme
god
,
nor
be
angrie
,
when
anie
il
news
is
told
thee
.
3
If
to
liue
without
Iesus
be
a
most
painful
death
,
what
shal
it
be
to
liue
in
mortal
sinne
,
which
is
to
liue
against
Iesus
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
going
to
mount
Caluarie
17.
When
the
virgin
Marie
entred
into
Ierusalem
,
[
](A09670-e18790-b)a
a
Bonau
.
in
Meditatio
.
she
did
finde
the
whole
cittie
bent
and
moued
against
Iesus
;
and
because
the
people
were
incited
,
encouraged
and
perswaded
by
the
Scribes
and
Pharises
,
to
cause
Christ
to
be
condemned
as
a
malefactor
,
the
afflicted
mother
was
constrained
to
heare
infinite
iniuries
,
and
horrible
blasphemies
against
her
sonne
Iesus
,
throughout
al
the
streetes
of
Ierusalem
,
by
which
she
was
to
passe
going
to
mount
Caluarie
.
But
how
much
this
virgin
did
suffer
this
daie
,
which
was
good
fridaie
:
holie
fathers
do
declare
with
diuers
examples
.
[
](A09670-e18840-b)b
b
Lib.
4.
de
fid.
orthod.
ca.
15.
Damascene
writeth
that
the
virgin
marie
did
feele
those
bitter
pangs
,
and
paines
at
the
time
of
Christ
his
passion
,
which
she
did
not
feele
in
the
time
of
his
natiuitie
.
And
[
](A09670-e18900-b)c
c
In
tractat
de
Compas
.
virginis
.
S.
Bernard
saith
,
that
what
effect
the
nailes
,
and
other
instruments
(
of
torment
)
did
woorke
in
the
bodie
of
our
Sauiour
Christ
;
the
verie
same
they
wrought
in
the
soule
of
the
virgin
,
by
reason
of
her
motherlie
compassion
.
[
](A09670-e18930-b)d
d
Luthim
.
in
Luc.
ca.
2.
Luthimius
and
[
](A09670-e18960-b)e
e
Beda
ib.
&
Canis
.
lib.
4.
ca.
25.
&
26.
Bede
doe
record
,
that
the
paine
of
our
Sauiours
passion
,
did
pearce
euen
through
the
harte
of
the
virgin
,
like
that
sharpe
sword
,
that
was
prophecied
&
foretold
by
holie
Simeon
:
in
somuch
that
[
](A09670-e19020-b)f
f
Ansel
.
lib
de
excellen
.
B.
Mariae
.
ca.
5.
Anselmus
,
[
](A09670-e19050-b)g
g
Bernard
serm
signum
mag.
S.
Bernad
[
](A09670-e19070-b)h
h
●ldeph
.
Ser.
2.
de
assum
.
virgini
.
Ildephonsus
and
others
doe
affirme
,
that
the
virgin
Marie
was
a
martyre
,
and
more
then
a
martyre
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
Marie
made
that
voiage
,
weeping
al
the
waie
:
and
arriued
that
she
was
at
Ierusalem
,
she
did
vnderstand
the
iniuries
and
outrages
done
to
her
sonne
,
which
were
so
manie
swords
to
her
harte
.
2.
Contemplate
how
it
also
pearced
her
harte
,
to
heare
reported
,
that
not
onlie
anie
one
person
had
not
spoken
ought
in
fauour
of
the
innocent
Iesus
,
he
hauing
bestowed
so
manie
benifits
vpon
them
al
:
but
also
that
he
was
forsaken
of
his
owne
disciples
.
3
Contemplate
moreouer
,
what
paine
that
of
the
virgin
was
,
when
going
to
mount
Caluarie
,
she
did
heare
the
strokes
of
those
wicked
torturers
,
that
so
cruellie
nailed
her
sonne
to
the
Crosse
.
Documents
.
1
Learne
of
the
virgin
Marie
how
thou
must
behaue
thy selfe
in
tribulations
:
first
thou
must
not
grudge
against
the
creatures
,
that
do
thee
anie
harme
or
iniure
,
no
more
then
the
virgin
did
against
those
,
that
ether
did
procure
the
death
of
Christ
,
or
execute
the
same
.
2
Thou
must
not
lament
nether
of
thine
owne
condition
,
nor
of
God
who
did
permit
it
to
be
such
as
it
is
,
but
seeke
to
take
profit
thereby
for
thy
soule
,
as
god
doth
pretend
.
3
Albeit
thou
feele
griefe
and
disgust
,
yet
with
thy
wil
and
higher
part
of
the
soule
,
which
remaineth
free
,
thou
must
praise
god
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Marie
seing
Christ
on
the
Crosse
.
18.
THe
virgin
Marie
when
she
was
come
vp
to
mount
Caluarie
,
[
](A09670-e19300-b)a
a
Ioan.
ca.
19.
did
see
her
sonne
crucified
betwixt
two
thieues
:
and
whiles
with
most
doleful
teares
she
stoode
beholding
this
lamentable
pageant
,
Iesus
did
regard
her
from
the
crosse
with
great
compassion
,
&
shewing
her
Iohn
his
disciple
,
said
to
her
,
woman
behold
thy
sonne
,
and
after
he
said
to
the
disciple
,
Behold
thy
mother
.
[
](A09670-e19360-b)b
b
Serm.
stabatiuxta
Cruc
.
S.
Anselmus
doth
auouche
,
that
the
virgin
Marie
shewed
in
that
place
such
rare
vertues
,
as
she
was
the
glorie
of
al
weomen
sex
:
for
when
the
disciples
had
forsaken
their
maister
,
the
virgin
did
not
abandone
him
,
and
when
others
fled
for
feare
,
she
remained
stedfast
in
faith
,
and
constant
at
the
foote
of
the
Crosse
:
with
greate
sorow
she
had
exceeding
patience
:
she
did
not
curse
,
nor
murmour
,
nor
demaund
reuenge
against
her
enemies
at
gods
hand
.
And
[
](A09670-e19390-b)c
c
In
eadem
.
Ser.
Stabat
.
S.
Bernard
saith
,
that
the
virgin
,
although
she
was
ouerwhelmed
with
sorowe
,
did
not
yet
commit
anie
vndecent
act
,
nor
shew
anie
signe
of
impatience
,
but
keepe
her selfe
alwayes
within
the
bounds
of
reason
and
modestie
.
[
](A09670-e19410-b)d
d
In
lament
.
Mana
Canis
lib.
4.
ca.
25.
&
26.
S.
Ephrem
the
deacon
doth
also
write
,
that
the
virgin
,
at
the
foote
of
the
Crosse
,
did
adore
,
and
worshippe
with
al
reuerence
the
woundes
,
the
afflictions
,
and
magnanimitie
of
Iesus
,
&
eftsons
offer
them
vp
to
god
,
for
the
redemption
of
mankind
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
the
exceeding
great
sorow
and
compassion
of
the
virgin
Marie
,
when
she
did
see
her
innocent
and
deerelie
beloued
sonne
al
beraied
with
bloud
,
&
as
a
malefactour
hanging
vpon
the
Crosse
,
betwixt
two
thieues
.
2
Consider
how
the
virgin
was
so
afflicted
,
that
Iesus
enduring
the
cruel
torment
of
the
crosse
,
had
compassion
of
her
,
and
therfore
gaue
her
S.
Iohn
for
her
sonne
,
and
her selfe
for
his
mother
.
3
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
,
at
the
death
of
her
beloued
sonne
was
the
most
discomforted
of
al
mothers
,
for
that
she
was
present
,
and
yet
could
not
help
him
,
who
died
in
so
greate
paines
and
torments
.
Documents
.
1
Euerie
time
that
thou
doest
looke
vpon
the
Crucifixe
,
thinke
that
for
thy
sinnes
the
sonne
god
was
crucified
,
and
so
with
the
virgin
Marie
thou
wilt
haue
compassion
and
sorowe
of
him
.
2
In
al
thy
necessities
make
recourse
to
the
virgin
,
seeing
god
hath
giuen
vs
her
for
our
mother
,
in
the
person
of
S.
Iohn
,
and
vs
to
her
for
her
children
.
3
If
Christ
and
the
virgin
did
suffer
in
this
life
so
great
afflictions
,
how
dost
thou
thinke
to
liue
without
aduersitie
,
and
in
continual
pleasure
&
comfort
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Marie
houlding
Christ
dead
in
her
armes
.
19.
THe
virgin
Marie
stoode
at
the
foote
of
the
Crosse
,
〈◊〉
Matth.
a.
27.
Mar.
ca.
●5
.
Luc.
●a
.
23
.
●oan
.
ca.
●9
.
when
at
Iesus
death
the
sunne
was
darkened
,
and
the
earth
did
quake
:
and
being
verie
desirous
to
haue
in
her
armes
the
bodie
of
her
beloued
sonne
,
behould
,
one
of
the
souldiars
with
a
speare
opened
his
side
.
There
is
no
doubte
but
that
this
speare
did
wound
also
the
blessed
mother
with
exceeding
griefe
,
who
although
she
were
displeased
with
that
fiercenes
of
the
souldiar
,
which
did
shew
him selfe
so
cruelle
to
wards
one
that
was
deade
,
yet
she
was
not
moued
against
him
.
[
](A09670-e19720-b)b
b
Canis
.
lrb.
4.
de
B.
Mariae
.
ca.
26.
To
be
shorte
,
vpon
fridaie
at
night
,
because
it
was
not
expedient
that
the
deade
bodies
should
remaine
vpon
the
Crosse
in
the
Sabboth
,
the
bodie
of
Iesus
was
vnnailed
,
and
taken
downe
from
the
Crosse
and
laid
in
the
armes
of
his
pitiful
mother
,
which
she
most
dearelie
did
embrace
and
worship
,
and
often
kisse
those
holie
wounds
,
offering
them
vp
to
the
eternal
father
for
the
saluation
of
the
world
.
Here
the
other
Maries
did
weepe
most
abundantlie
,
seeking
by
this
meanes
to
accompanie
the
virgin
,
whose
sorowe
and
lamentation
,
as
[
](A09670-e19770-b)c
c
In
Ioan.
ca
19
Serm
Stabat
in●xta
Crucem
.
Anselmus
saith
,
was
passing
greate
,
because
the
loue
that
she
did
beare
to
Iesus
,
was
also
greate
:
yet
the
same
was
alwaies
ioined
with
such
comlines
and
graue
behaueour
,
that
no
man
could
reprehend
it
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
Marie
,
when
she
could
not
haue
her
sonne
aliue
,
desired
to
haue
him
being
dead
:
but
before
she
could
obtaine
this
,
a
souldiar
with
a
speare
did
open
his
side
,
not
without
horrour
&
griefe
of
the
mother
.
2
Contemplate
the
dolorous
lamentation
that
the
virgin
made
,
when
she
had
once
in
her
armes
that
sacred
bodie
whose
wounds
she
did
kisse
with
great
deuotion
,
and
wash
them
with
streames
of
teares
.
3
Thinke
what
griefe
of
harte
the
virgin
did
feele
,
when
she
was
constrained
to
leaue
that
holie
treasure
to
be
buried
,
and
afterwards
was
forced
to
depart
from
the
sepulchre
,
which
yet
she
did
not
without
manie
sobbes
and
sighes
.
Documents
.
1
Learne
of
the
virgin
Marie
how
thou
must
behaue
thy selfe
,
in
the
death
of
thy
deare
friends
.
Thinke
first
that
god
being
a
most
kind
father
,
what
he
doeth
and
permitteth
,
he
doth
for
our
good
.
2
Hence
it
is
that
thou
must
not
lament
,
nether
of
god
,
nor
of
his
creatures
,
nor
of
thine
owne
case
.
3
Suffer
not
thy selfe
so
to
be
caried
awaye
with
sorowe
,
although
the
same
be
verie
great
,
that
thou
commit
therby
anie
lightnes
or
vndecencie
:
hauing
stil
before
thine
eyes
,
the
modestie
and
grauitie
of
the
virgin
Marie
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Marie
seeing
Christ
resuscitate
.
20.
THere
is
noe
certaintie
,
into
what
place
the
virgin
Marie
did
retire
her selfe
,
after
that
Iesus
was
buried
,
nor
in
what
place
Christ
did
appeare
vnto
her
after
his
resurrection
:
if
not
,
that
[
](A09670-e20000-b)a
a
Lib
2.
histo.
ca.
●
Nicephorus
doth
saye
,
that
she
dwelt
in
S.
Iohns
house
,
neere
to
Sion
in
Ierusalem
.
And
this
is
verie
likelie
to
be
soe
,
for
that
the
virgin
was
extreme
weake
,
partelie
in
respect
of
her
continual
weeping
,
partelie
also
because
al
that
daie
she
had
eaten
nothing
:
in
so
much
that
it
is
credible
she
went
not
from
Ierusalem
,
but
that
S.
Iohn
,
to
whome
Christ
commended
her
a
little
before
,
did
leade
her
to
his
house
,
where
she
expected
her
sonne
knowing
for
certaine
,
that
he
was
to
rise
from
death
the
third
daie
.
But
be
it
howsoeuer
,
that
which
[
](A09670-e20080-b)b
b
Augus
lib.
de
sancta
virginitate
.
ca
3.
Ruper
.
lib.
7.
diu
.
offic.
ca.
25.
Anselm
.
de
excel
.
virg.
ca.
6.
holie
fathers
doe
affirme
,
&
is
certaine
,
is
this
:
that
the
virgin
Marie
was
the
first
,
to
whome
oure
Sauiour
appeared
after
his
resurrection
.
And
as
[
](A09670-e20140-b)c
c
Epiph.
●on
.
haer.
&
libel
.
Aetiq
Canis
.
lib.
5.
ca.
1.
Epiphanius
doth
write
,
she
was
the
first
that
did
adore
him
,
being
glorious
.
In
deede
it
was
conuenient
for
such
a
sonne
,
so
to
behaue
him selfe
towards
such
a
mother
,
not
onlie
because
he
gaue
vs
the
lawe
to
honour
father
&
mother
,
but
also
because
the
virgin
did
receaue
extreme
paine
and
sorowe
,
of
his
passion
and
death
,
more
then
anie
othres
,
yea
aboue
al
others
:
soe
that
she
deserued
to
be
comforted
before
anie
other
,
&
more
then
anie
els
whosoeuer
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
Marie
,
being
as
it
were
buried
in
her
chamber
for
sorowe
,
Iesus
appeared
vnto
her
raised
from
death
,
and
being
al
glorious
,
al
brighte
,
and
accompained
with
squadrons
of
Angels
,
and
holie
fathers
out
of
Limbo
:
&
thinke
what
vnspeakeable
ioie
the
virgin
did
feele
of
so
glorious
apparition
.
2
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
,
seeing
Iesus
so
glorious
,
did
first
worship
him
as
her
God
,
and
then
embrace
him
as
her
sonne
,
kissing
eftsons
the
sacred
woundes
,
which
did
shine
in
his
glorious
body
as
so
many
pretious
stones
.
3
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
did
giue
her
sonne
most
hartie
thankes
,
for
his
deare
visiting
of
her
:
and
praie
him
to
goe
comfort
the
Apostles
and
other
deuout
persons
,
with
his
glorious
resurrection
.
Documents
.
1
If
thou
wilt
endure
nothing
for
the
loue
of
Christ
,
thou
shalt
not
be
visited
nor
comforted
of
him
.
2
Learne
of
the
virgin
not
to
be
to
ioyful
in
time
of
prosperitie
,
but
to
adore
and
thanke
God
the
author
of
al
good
.
3
Learne
also
of
her
to
haue
charitie
towards
thy
neighbours
,
and
to
wish
and
procure
theire
comfort
,
in
time
of
afflictions
and
trauails
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Marie
after
Christ
his
Ascension
.
21.
AS
the
common
opinion
is
,
the
virgin
Marie
liued
fifteene
yeares
after
the
Ascension
of
Christ
into
heauen
:
in
which
time
she
was
occupied
in
aduauncing
the
primitiue
church
of
Christ
,
which
in
those
beginnings
was
mightilie
persecuted
;
so
that
she
did
animate
al
,
&
teache
them
how
to
behaue
them selues
in
their
actions
&
persecutions
,
moreouer
[
](A09670-e20380-b)a
a
De
excel
Mar.
ca.
7.
&
Me●aphrat
in
●rat
de
dor
mit
Deiparae
.
S.
Anselmus
doth
write
that
the
virgin
vnderstanding
more
profoundlie
those
verities
,
which
the
holie
Ghost
had
reuealed
,
did
teach
and
declare
manie
things
also
to
the
Apostles
,
with
whome
she
alwaies
liued
familiarlie
,
leading
with
them
an
Apostolical
life
.
[
](A09670-e20410-b)b
b
Tragae
.
de
Christe
patiente
.
Nazianzenus
saith
,
that
after
the
Ascension
of
Christ
,
she
did
foretel
the
Iewes
of
the
destruction
of
Ierusalem
,
for
the
sinne
committed
against
the
Messias
.
[
](A09670-e20460-b)c
c
Serm.
de
Assumptione
.
Sophronius
also
doth
report
,
that
oftentimes
she
visited
the
mount
Caluarie
,
the
holie
sepulchre
,
and
with
great
deuotion
did
kisse
the
footsteps
of
Christ
,
which
he
le●t
printed
in
the
mounte
Oliuet
.
[
](A09670-e20490-b)d
d
Canisius
lib.
5
ca.
1.
Some
be
of
opinion
that
she
did
liue
of
the
common
almes
,
with
which
the
widowes
of
the
primitiue
Church
were
wont
to
be
maintained
.
[
](A09670-e20510-b)e
e
Lib.
reuel
.
cit.
S.
Briget
writeth
,
that
the
virgin
did
not
onlie
fortifie
and
confirme
those
new
Christians
in
their
faith
,
but
also
conuert
manie
Iewes
and
Gentiles
to
the
knowledge
of
Christ
,
and
that
for
this
cause
,
God
did
conserue
her
aliue
after
Christ
his
Ascension
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
after
the
Ascension
of
Christ
,
the
virgin
Marie
remained
as
a
mistresse
and
giude
of
the
faithful
,
wherfore
in
al
theire
doubts
and
trauails
,
they
had
recourse
to
her
.
2
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
did
receaue
euerie
one
verie
kindlie
,
comfort
the
afflicted
,
pacifie
those
that
were
at
discord
,
and
instruct
them
al
in
the
lawe
&
faith
of
Christ
,
in
which
good
woorkes
she
could
not
but
endure
manie
incommodities
.
3
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
at
her
times
appointed
,
did
giue
her self
also
to
the
contemplation
of
celestial
things
,
and
to
visit
the
holy
places
,
leauing
in
al
her
actions
rare
examples
of
vertue
,
and
excellent
perfection
.
Documents
.
1
For
so
much
as
the
virgin
Marie
was
left
vs
for
our
mistresse
and
guide
;
thou
art
vnwise
,
if
thou
goe
not
after
her
,
folowing
her
vertues
.
2
If
Christ
and
his
mother
did
suffer
manie
incommodities
,
to
help
their
neighbours
,
it
is
a
signe
,
that
whosoeuer
wil
help
others
,
must
also
endure
some
discommodite
,
and
not
seeke
his
owne
contentment
.
3
If
thou
wilt
haue
affection
to
heauenlie
thinges
,
thinke
vppon
,
them
often
,
as
the
virgin
did
,
and
consider
that
god
did
create
and
make
thee
for
them
,
and
not
for
these
things
vppon
the
earth
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Marie
requesting
fauour
to
die
.
22.
WHen
the
primitiue
church
,
through
the
labours
of
the
virgin
Marie
,
was
for
the
space
of
fifteene
yeares
meetelie
wel
established
,
and
encreased
by
persecutions
;
the
virgin
demaunded
of
our
Lord
to
end
her
Pilgrimage
,
and
passe
to
an
other
life
,
there
to
be
more
vnited
with
her
sonne
.
And
the
time
being
now
come
,
which
God
had
appointed
for
this
purpose
,
[
](A09670-e20740-b)a
a
Lib
2.
hist
ca.
21.
Metaphras
in
orat
de
vita
&
morte
virginis
.
Canis
.
lib
5.
ca.
2.
&
.
3.
Nicephorus
doth
report
that
our
Lord
sent
her
an
Angel
,
which
brought
her
the
ioiful
newes
of
her
departure
from
this
banishement
to
heauen
,
and
giuing
her
a
braunche
of
a
palme
tree
,
foretold
her
the
daie
of
her
decease
.
This
tidings
was
to
the
virgin
Marie
of
exceeding
●oie
,
and
so
deare
,
that
she
could
not
be
satiated
to
thanke
God
,
but
al
ful
of
ioie
,
she
did
communicate
to
her
frinds
and
deuoute
persons
the
reuelation
which
she
had
receaued
from
the
Angel
,
and
shewed
them
the
braunche
of
palme
which
the
same
Angel
brought
her
.
She
caused
certaine
poore
garments
that
she
had
,
to
be
giuen
to
two
poore
widowes
her
neighbours
Nichephorus
doth
moreouer
adde
,
that
to
the
house
where
she
was
,
there
came
a
greate
multitude
of
Christians
,
which
with
teares
did
lament
,
seeing
them selues
to
be
shortlie
bereft
of
such
a
mistresse
,
and
the
onlie
comfort
that
they
had
;
but
the
virgin
Marie
did
exhort
them
rather
to
be
glad
,
then
to
mourne
and
lament
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Consider
how
the
virgin
Marie
was
inflamed
with
the
loue
of
her
sonne
Iesus
,
in
somuch
that
she
often
demaunded
of
our
Lord
,
to
depart
out
of
this
life
,
to
goe
to
him
,
and
enioie
him
in
heauen
,
remitting
her selfe
neuertheles
to
his
holie
wil
&
pleasure
.
2
Contemplate
how
the
Angel
sent
by
God
,
did
reueale
to
the
virgin
,
that
now
was
the
time
,
in
which
she
must
passe
to
a
better
life
,
to
enioie
euerlastinglie
her
dearelie
beloued
sonne
,
and
the
fruite
of
her
woorkes
.
3
Contemplate
the
greate
iubilie
,
which
the
virgin
did
feele
of
so
happie
newes
:
forsomuch
as
in
this
pilgri
mage
she
did
nether
desire
,
nor
thinke
vppon
anie
other
thing
.
Documents
.
1
Because
thou
knowest
not
what
is
best
for
thee
,
thou
must
euen
in
those
things
that
seeme
verie
holie
&
good
,
resigne
thy self
as
the
virgin
Marie
did
,
to
the
good
pleasure
of
almightie
god
.
2
God
is
woont
to
graunt
his
fauours
at
the
time
by
him
appointed
,
and
therfore
lament
not
,
if
thou
doe
not
sodenlie
obtaine
what
thou
demaundest
.
3
If
thou
desire
that
the
tidings
of
death
be
ioiful
to
thee
,
with
draw
thy
thoughts
from
earth
lie
things
,
and
affect
thy selfe
to
heauenlie
things
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Marie
being
neere
to
die
.
23
THe
time
approaching
neere
in
which
the
virgin
Marie
was
to
depart
out
of
his
life
to
the
celestial
Ierusalem
,
God
did
not
cease
to
shew
her
new
fauours
,
for
he
would
that
al
the
Apostles
should
find
them selues
present
at
her
death
as
[
](A09670-e21020-b)a
a
Metaphras
orat
de
uita
&
morib.
B.
virg
Nicepho
lib.
2.
hist.
ca.
3.
Damasce
.
orat
.
de
.
dormit
&
assum
virg.
manie
writers
do
affirme
.
And
setting
a
part
the
testimonie
of
[
](A09670-e21050-b)b
b
Dion
.
Areop.
de
dui
nomi
.
ca.
2.
Dionysius
Areopagita
,
who
was
there
present
,
I
wil
heere
laye
downe
that
,
which
.
[
](A09670-e21080-b)c
c
Inuenalis
apua
Euthim
in
vet.
hist.
S.
Iuuenalis
Bisshop
of
Ierusalem
did
aunswere
to
Marcianus
Emperour
being
demaunded
of
him
touching
the
death
of
the
virgin
Marie
.
Albeit
,
saith
he
,
holy
scripture
doth
not
speake
of
the
death
of
the
virgin
Marie
,
yet
we
haue
by
an
auncient
and
most
true
tradition
,
that
at
the
time
of
her
glorious
parting
out
of
this
life
,
the
Apostles
that
were
in
diuers
parts
of
the
world
,
in
a
moment
were
lifted
vp
into
the
aire
,
and
came
togeather
in
Ierusalem
,
and
were
present
at
the
death
of
the
virgin
Marie
.
Besides
this
S.
[
](A09670-e21150-b)d
d
Ansel
.
de
excellentia
virg.
ca
8.
Anselmus
and
[
](A09670-e21180-b)e
e
Nicepho
citat
.
ca.
21.
Nicephorus
doe
saie
,
that
Christ
also
came
from
heauen
in
companie
of
manie
Angels
,
to
be
present
him selfe
in
parson
at
the
death
of
his
most
deare
mother
,
and
to
receaue
her
soule
.
The
like
long
before
these
men
did
write
[
](A09670-e21220-b)f
f
Vbi
supra
Canis
.
lib.
5.
ca.
3.
Damascenus
,
setting
downe
the
discourse
and
speeche
,
which
past
at
that
time
betwixt
the
mother
&
the
sonne
,
as
heereafter
shal
be
declared
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
as
soone
as
the
time
of
the
virgin
Maries
happie
departure
was
come
,
the
Apostles
came
to
Ierusalem
from
diuers
parts
of
the
world
to
be
there
then
present
:
almightie
God
disposing
this
soe
for
honour
and
comfort
of
the
virgin
.
2
Consider
how
Christ
oure
Sauiour
came
also
downe
from
heauen
,
to
be
present
likewise
him selfe
at
the
death
of
his
deare
mother
,
and
to
receaue
her
soule
.
3
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
,
the
more
greater
ioie
she
felt
in
her
heart
,
did
the
more
humble
her selfe
,
and
with
most
cordial
affection
thanke
our
Lord
,
for
so
manie
greate
graces
and
fauours
.
Documents
.
1
In
the
time
of
thie
death
or
sicknes
,
procure
to
haue
alwaies
some
spiritual
parsons
neere
vnto
thee
.
2
Cease
not
to
leade
a
vertuous
life
as
the
virgin
Marie
did
,
and
Christ
wil
not
faile
to
assist
thee
at
thie
death
.
3
Giue
thie
selfe
to
God
with
al
thie
heart
,
and
serue
him
with
true
humilitie
,
if
thou
desire
to
liue
and
die
content
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
death
.
24.
THe
virgin
Marie
deceased
in
Ierusalem
in
S.
Iohns
house
,
being
about
threescore
and
three
years
old
.
[
](A09670-e21450-b)a
a
Lib.
4.
reu●la
.
ca.
23.
S.
Brigett
telleth
vs
that
she
died
most
quietlie
,
without
anie
feare
or
paine
.
[
](A09670-e21490-b)b
b
In
orat
.
de
assump
Deipare
.
S.
Damascenus
is
of
opinion
,
that
a
litle
before
the
virgin
gaue
vp
her
ghost
,
she
said
to
Iesus
,
Into
thy
hands
o
my
sonne
,
I
commend
my
spirite
:
receaue
now
my
sowle
so
deare
vnto
thee
,
which
thou
hast
kept
free
from
al
spot
of
sinne
.
To
thee
likewise
and
not
to
the
earth
doe
I
giue
my
body
,
in
which
it
pleased
thee
to
dwel
.
drawe
me
to
thee
,
that
I
maie
be
there
,
where
thou
art
,
the
blessed
fruite
of
my
wombe
.
The
self
same
father
doth
also
saie
,
that
Christ
did
aunswere
her
in
this
sort-come
,
o
my
blessed
mother
into
my
repose
,
come
o
pure
&
beautiful
amongst
al
weomen
,
because
in
thee
there
is
no
spotte
.
[
](A09670-e21530-b)c
c
Lib.
2
●hist
.
ca.
21.
Nicephorus
doth
recount
that
the
virgin
Marie
speaking
these
words
,
Be
it
done
to
me
againe
according
to
thine
worde
,
gaue
vp
her
blessed
sowle
into
the
deare
hands
of
her
sonne
Iesus
,
&
so
she
remained
as
if
she
had
been
a
sleepe
[
](A09670-e21600-b)d
d
In
hist.
●ete
.
Euhim
.
S.
Iuuenalis
also
did
say
to
the
Emperour
Marcianus
,
that
at
the
death
of
the
virgin
were
seene
manie
Angels
,
and
most
sweete
songs
of
the
highe
powers
,
and
the
virgin
in
an
vnspeakeable
manner
did
giue
vp
her
gracious
soule
into
the
hands
of
God
,
moreouer
[
](A09670-e21630-b)e
e
In
orat
.
le
Assum
to
.
Canis
.
●ib.
5.
ca.
Andreas
Bisshop
of
Candie
doth
tel
how
there
came
a
greate
multitude
of
Angels
from
heauen
at
the
death
of
the
virgin
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
being
readie
to
passe
out
of
this
life
,
hauing
commended
her
soule
to
her
maker
,
did
also
commend
to
the
Apostles
the
faithful
of
Christ
,
particularlie
those
that
were
afflicted
and
troubled
.
2
After
this
done
,
lifting
vp
her
eyes
to
heauen
,
and
beholding
stedfastlie
her
sonne
Iesus
,
she
demaunded
his
benediction
;
which
obtained
,
that
most
blessed
soule
of
hers
,
did
depart
out
of
the
bodie
without
anie
feare
,
and
did
flie
into
the
armes
of
Iesus
.
3
Contemplate
how
Iesus
did
receaue
the
most
pure
soule
of
his
dearlie
beloued
mother
,
and
with
Angelical
hymnes
did
conuaie
the
same
into
heauen
;
those
that
were
then
present
remaining
astonied
,
and
with
teares
giuing
thanks
&
praise
to
God
for
al.
Documents
.
1
See
what
account
the
virgin
Marie
did
make
of
helping
her
neighbours
;
that
departing
out
of
this
world
she
did
commend
them
to
the
Apostles
.
2
If
thow
wilt
not
be
afraid
at
thy
death
time
;
procure
that
thie
conscience
be
cleane
from
sinne
.
3
Thou
art
fullie
deceaued
,
if
being
a
liue
thou
care
not
for
heauen
;
and
yet
dost
thinke
,
that
dying
thie
soule
shal
flie
thither
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
funerals
and
burial
.
25.
AFter
that
the
virgin
Marie
was
departed
this
life
,
the
Apostles
tooke
her
sacred
body
out
of
the
bed
,
in
which
before
her
death
she
did
remaine
appareled
and
put
in
most
decent
maner
,
and
laide
her
vppon
the
biere
.
[
](A09670-e21860-b)a
a
Lib.
2.
hist.
ca.
22.
Nicephorus
doth
report
that
there
was
great
concourse
of
deafe
,
blinde
,
and
other
lame
folks
,
who
al
were
most
miraculouslie
cured
with
touching
onlie
that
sacred
bodie
.
This
done-there
was
a
procession
set
in
ordre
:
&
some
of
the
Apostles
went
before
with
lights
in
theire
hands
,
some
others
caried
the
coffin
,
and
al
singing
holie
himmes
[
](A09670-e21900-b)b
b
Andreas
Cretē
.
orat
de
Assump.
B.
Virginus
.
Damascin
orat
de
Dormit
.
&
Assáp
virg.
Canis
.
lib.
5.
ca.
3.
went
towards
getssemani
,
where
she
before
had
appointed
to
be
buried
.
The
same
author
doth
recount
,
and
others
also
do
avouche
,
that
through
al
the
waie
were
seene
in
the
aire
manie
squadrons
of
Angels
,
which
did
accompanie
the
blessed
bodie
of
theire
Queene
.
He
saith
moreouer
,
that
a
certaine
priest
of
the
Iewes
,
moued
of
haterd
and
enuie
,
was
so
rash
and
vnconsiderate
,
as
to
push
the
beire
thinking
to
throw
the
same
to
the
grounde
:
but
he
was
foorth
with
punished
by
god
,
for
that
his
hands
were
separated
from
his
armes
,
and
did
sticke
hanging
to
the
coffin
.
whereuppon
the
poore
wretche
astonied
with
the
miracle
,
did
sodenlie
repent
him selfe
,
and
with
teares
demaunded
pardon
:
so
that
by
S.
Peters
appointment
the
procession
was
staied
,
and
the
Iew
approching
neere
to
the
coffin
with
great
reuerence
,
his
hands
by
a
new
miracle
were
restored
to
him
againe
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
as
soone
as
the
virgin
Marie
was
dead
,
the
Apostles
with
great
reuerence
,
but
not
without
teares
,
did
put
her
bodie
in
ordre
to
carie
it
to
be
buried
,
and
to
do
the
funeral
exequies
accustomed
.
2
Moreouer
consider
the
procession
,
with
which
that
holie
tabernacle
of
god
,
was
caried
to
be
buried
by
the
Apostles
:
accompanied
with
a
great
multitude
of
Christians
,
which
by
the
waie
did
stil
singe
holie
himmes
.
3
Contemplate
how
when
they
were
come
to
the
place
,
and
had
celebrated
the
exequies
that
sacred
and
virgin
bodie
was
of
al
blessed
with
great
reuerence
and
deuotion
,
and
after
honourablie
buried
.
Documents
.
1
Learne
heerehence
how
to
celebrate
funeralls
after
a
christian
manner
.
first
thou
must
not
put
thie
self
to
superfluous
charges
in
things
,
which
do
not
helpe
the
soule
of
him
that
is
dead
,
but
rather
nourish
vanitie
in
those
that
be
aliue
.
2
Thou
must
not
lament
the
dead
immoderatlie
,
but
rather
praie
for
their
sowles
.
3
Thou
must
make
account
of
funerales
,
as
of
a
warning
which
god
doth
giue
thee
,
therby
to
prepare
thy selfe
to
die
wel
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
Assumption
.
26.
THat
holy
Bisshop
[
](A09670-e22080-b)a
a
Nicepho
lib.
2.
hist.
ca.
23.
S.
Iuuenalis
doth
tel
vs
,
how
the
Apostles
remained
at
the
sepulchre
of
the
virgin
Marie
for
three
daies
,
hearing
continuallie
a
most
sweete
harmonie
of
holy
himnes
.
After
three
daies
were
past
,
it
seemed
to
the
Apostles
for
consolation
of
S.
Thomas
(
who
was
not
present
at
her
death
)
to
open
the
sepulchre
,
and
to
shew
him
the
sacred
body
.
And
when
they
had
discouered
the
place
,
they
found
not
the
body
,
but
they
did
feele
a
most
sweete
sauour
,
and
found
onlie
the
linnen
in
in
which
the
body
was
wrapped
,
which
they
did
kisse
for
deuotion
.
And
that
the
blessed
virgin
was
raised
vp
the
third
daie
,
and
in
soule
&
body
assumpted
into
heauen
many
holy
fathers
doe
tel
vs
.
[
](A09670-e22140-b)b
b
Oratio
.
de
Assup
.
S.
Damascenus
doth
write
that
the
virgin
as
the
daughter
of
the
old
Adam
,
was
subiect
to
the
old
lawe
of
●ea●●●
:
but
in
as
much
as
she
was
the
mother
of
the
liuing
god
,
she
was
from
the
sepulchre
conioined
to
him
.
[
](A09670-e22170-b)c
c
In
entonio
de
dor
nit
virg.
〈◊〉
Part.
3
.
●nnal
.
&
●d
Alip
.
〈◊〉
Serm.
de
●it
.
&
lormit
.
●irg
Canis
●ib.
5.
ca.
4.5
.
&
〈◊〉
.
Andreas
Bisshop
of
Candia
doth
say
in
this
sort
.
She
that
brought
forth
the
author
of
life
,
being
raised
vp
againe
,
findeth
her selfe
now
there
where
is
present
the
perpetual
fountaine
of
life
.
Michael
Glycas
doth
report
that
the
virgin
Marie
died
according
to
the
lawes
of
nature
,
but
by
grace
she
was
raised
againe
,
as
her
sonne
.
Metaphrastes
also
doth
auouche
that
the
most
blessed
body
of
the
virgin
,
was
by
god
translated
into
the
diuine
and
celestial
tabernacles
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
in
what
manner
the
blessed
body
of
the
virgin
Marie
laide
in
the
sepulchre
,
was
not
onlie
voide
of
corruption
,
but
also
did
cast
from
it selfe
a
most
sweete
sauour
.
2
Contemplate
how
God
ordained
that
the
third
daie
the
soule
of
the
blessed
virgin
Marie
should
descend
from
heauen
to
earth
,
to
be
reunited
to
the
bodie
her
faithful
companion
,
of
which
she
receaued
no
smal
ioie
and
contentment
.
3
Contemplate
how
that
glorious
soule
came
from
heauen
accompanied
with
squadrons
of
Angels
,
and
so
was
reunited
to
the
bodie
:
in
somuch
that
the
virgin
being
raised
the
third
daie
,
went
into
heauen
with
greate
triumph
.
Documents
.
1
If
thou
desire
that
thie
bodie
giue
a
sweete
sauour
to
God
after
thou
art
dead
:
endeauour
to
keepe
it
chast
whilest
thou
art
aliue
.
2
If
thou
procure
that
thie
bodie
be
a
dwelling
place
for
god
heere
on
earth
,
he
wil
honour
and
exalt
it
in
heauen
.
3
If
thou
wilt
mount
vp
to
heauen
triumphant
as
oure
Ladie
did
,
be
humble
heere
on
earth
and
suffer
not
thie
self
to
be
ouercome
of
thie
passions
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
entring
into
heauen
.
27
EPiphanius
doth
plainlie
confesse
,
Sermo
.
le
Laudi
.
〈◊〉
.
virg.
that
no
tongue
of
men
or
Angels
is
sufficient
to
expresse
the
glorie
and
triumph
,
that
the
virgin
Marie
had
in
heauen
:
and
concluding
he
saith
that
next
vnder
god
she
is
Superiour
to
al.
[
](A09670-e22440-b)b
b
Sermo
.
〈◊〉
.
de
as●up
.
virg.
S.
Bernard
also
writeth
that
none
can
thinke
with
what
glorie
the
Queene
of
the
world
did
enter
into
heauen
;
with
what
affect
of
deuotion
the
celestial
legions
did
behould
her
:
with
what
cheerful
countenance
&
diuine
embracings
she
was
receaued
of
Iesus
,
and
exalted
aboue
al
other
creatures
.
[
](A09670-e22470-b)c
c
Sermo
.
le
assump.
●urg
.
Sophronius
doth
tel
in
particular
how
in
the
Assumption
of
the
virgin
,
those
celestial
Citizens
went
to
meete
her
with
al
solemnitie
:
and
so
enuironed
with
heauenlie
brightnes
,
she
was
conducted
by
them
with
musicke
to
the
throne
which
was
prepared
for
her
:
and
how
the
feast
of
the
Assumption
,
which
we
celebrate
but
once
a
yeare
,
is
perpetual
to
al
that
heauenlie
Ierusalem
,
and
to
those
blessed
spirites
.
[
](A09670-e22490-b)d
d
In
euang.
de
sanc
.
deipa
.
Athanasius
doth
set
downe
the
praises
which
each
Ierarchie
did
sing
to
the
virgin
Marie
.
And
[
](A09670-e22520-b)e
e
Lib.
de
excil
virg.
ca.
8.
Canis
lib.
5.
ca.
4.
Anselmus
doth
saie
moreouer
that
God
exalted
the
virgin
Marie
his
mother
aboue
al
the
heauens
,
and
placed
her
in
a
throne
of
glorie
,
making
her
the
Soueraigne
ouer
al
creatures
.
The
like
doe
say
al
those
holie
fathers
that
write
of
the
virgin
,
or
of
her
Assumption
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
Marie
entring
into
heauen
,
the
celestial
coorte
went
to
meete
her
,
by
which
she
was
receaued
with
vniuersal
ioie
as
the
mother
of
god
and
Queene
of
heauen
.
2
Contemplate
how
ascending
to
the
place
prepared
for
her
,
before
the
creation
of
the
world
,
aboue
al
the
quiars
of
Angels
,
euery
Ierarchie
of
those
blessed
spirites
did
sing
theire
praise
to
the
most
sacred
virgin
.
3
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
being
placed
in
her
seate
next
to
the
throne
of
the
most
blessed
Trinitie
,
at
the
right
hand
of
her
sonne
,
al
the
court
of
heauen
did
encline
them selues
,
and
doe
reuerence
to
their
Queene
.
Documents
.
1
If
thou
desire
to
be
receaued
in
heauen
with
honour
,
as
the
virgin
Marie
was
,
receaue
Christ
on
earth
with
loue
and
humilitie
.
2
They
shal
be
praised
of
the
Angels
in
heauen
,
which
haue
eschewed
the
praises
of
men
vppon
earth
.
3
The
more
that
thou
shalt
a
base
thy self
in
this
life
for
the
loue
of
god
,
the
more
thou
shalt
be
exalted
in
heauen
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
protection
in
heauen
of
her
deuoutes
:
28.
THe
contents
of
this
last
historie
is
so
manifest
and
cleere
,
that
we
neede
not
quote
anie
other
authors
then
our
selues
:
forsomuch
as
we
al
doe
see
,
that
in
euerie
kingdome
,
in
euerie
prouince
,
and
in
euerie
cittie
though
it
be
neuer
so
litle
,
there
is
to
be
found
some
image
of
our
Ladie
that
doth
worke
miracles
,
&
to
which
deuoute
persons
haue
particular
recourse
,
to
obtaine
graces
and
fauours
of
God
,
by
meanes
of
the
virgin
Marie
.
And
this
hath
bene
an
ordinarie
thing
since
the
beginning
of
the
primitiue
Churche
of
Christ
.
Now
who
is
he
that
wil
say
,
that
this
is
not
to
be
ascribed
to
the
particular
protection
,
which
the
virgin
hath
in
heauen
of
her
deuoutes
heere
on
earth
?
who
wil
say
,
that
she
is
not
fauoured
of
that
infinite
maine
sea
of
al
goodnes
?
seeing
that
she
doth
obtaine
of
him
for
vs
,
so
manie
great
graces
and
fauours
,
who
is
so
beside
him selfe
,
that
he
wil
not
doe
honour
and
reuerence
to
so
diligent
and
louing
an
aduocatrice
.
[
](A09670-e22760-b)a
a
Lib
de
excellen
.
virg.
ca.
8.
S.
Anselmus
saith
that
the
virgin
hath
ben
exalted
to
such
greatnes
for
vs
,
to
the
end
she
might
easelie
obtaine
whatsoeuer
good
we
needed
for
our
sowle
.
And
b
S.
Augustin
teacheth
that
she
doth
help
vs
more
,
Serm.
than
al
the
other
Saincts
.
●●e
As●●mptio
.
〈◊〉
In
Can●●ic
.
lib.
7.
〈◊〉
fine
.
Canis
.
lib.
〈◊〉
.
ca.
8.
&
17.
So
that
c
Rupertus
calleth
her
the
mountaine
of
mountaines
,
from
whence
cometh
to
vs
al
succour
,
obtained
of
our
supreame
Lord
and
maker
of
al
things
.
Points
for
Meditation
.
1
Contemplate
how
the
glorie
and
greatnes
of
the
virgin
Marie
in
heauen
do
not
make
her
to
be
vngetful
of
her
clients
in
earth
,
for
whome
she
praieth
so
much
the
more
,
how
much
her
charitie
is
greater
,
&
she
neerer
to
the
fountaine
of
al
grace
.
2
Contemplate
how
the
virgin
is
so
greatlie
beloued
and
fauoured
of
god
that
she
doth
not
onlie
obtaine
what
she
demaundeth
for
vs
,
but
god
also
taketh
pleasure
,
in
shewing
vs
fauour
by
her
meanes
.
3
Consider
likewise
of
this
,
how
much
it
importeth
to
be
vnder
the
protection
of
the
virgin
Marie
,
who
is
the
Queene
of
heauen
so
puissant
,
and
so
charitable
,
we
being
so
weake
and
so
needeful
,
and
remaining
in
so
daungerous
a
banishment
as
we
doe
.
Documents
.
1
He
that
hath
charitie
,
as
the
virgin
Marie
had
,
getting
vp
to
dignitie
doth
not
forget
those
whome
he
leaft
behind
him
.
2
The
more
vertuous
that
thou
shalt
be
,
the
more
God
wil
fauour
thee
:
&
thou
shalt
more
easilie
,
obtaine
the
graces
thou
doest
damaund
.
3
Be
thou
a
true
deuoute
of
the
virgin
Marie
,
and
shee
wil
deliuer
thee
from
the
daungers
of
this
troublesome
life
.
FINIS
.
OF
THE
VIRGIN
Maries
stature
and
manners
,
taken
out
of
auncient
and
holie
fathers
.
THe
virgin
Marie
was
of
a
meane
stature
,
although
some
be
of
opinion
as
Nicephorus
writeth
that
she
was
of
a
little
more
then
a
meane
stature
.
●icephor
.
〈◊〉
.
2.
hist.
〈◊〉
23
.
●●iphan
.
●onstanti
.
●esbyter
●●b
.
de
vita
●ariae
.
●edrenus
〈◊〉
compen
●io
hist.
Ansel●us
apud
●anis
.
lib.
〈◊〉
.
ca.
13.
Her
coloure
was
somwhat
more
broune
then
white
,
and
was
much
like
the
colour
of
wheate
.
Her
heare
was
yellow
,
yet
without
art
or
humaine
industrie
.
Her
eyes
were
quick
&
liuelie
and
of
a
graue
colour
,
but
the
apple
of
her
eye
was
like
to
an
oliue
colour
.
Her
eye
liddes
were
decentlie
blacke
,
and
somwhat
bowed
:
her
nose
was
meane
,
her
lippes
of
coral
colour
,
her
face
somthing
longe
,
her
hands
and
fingars
long
.
In
conuersation
she
was
affable
,
and
gracious
in
speeche
,
yet
graue
&
modest
:
her
talke
was
litle
,
and
not
without
necessitie
:
she
did
honour
al
most
willingly
:
she
was
shamefast
and
demure
,
without
laughing
,
disdaine
,
or
anie
other
perturbation
.
The
holy
&
famous
martyr
S.
Ignatius
,
who
liued
at
the
same
time
the
virgin
Marie
did
,
In
epistel
▪
ad
Ioan.
Euangelist
.
in
a
certaine
epistle
of
his
,
after
he
had
called
her
a
patterne
of
penance
,
and
a
mistresse
of
christian
religion
doth
saie
that
from
many
parts
of
the
world
there
came
sundrie
to
see
her
,
as
if
she
had
bene
a
celestial
miracle
,
&
a
most
sacred
sight
:
to
whome
she
seemed
so
maruailous
,
that
euerie
one
of
them
was
incredibly
glad
to
haue
seene
her
,
or
spoken
with
her
.
Amongst
those
was
that
greate
Dionysius
Areopagita
,
Apud
Canis
.
lib
5.
ca
1.
inter
medium
.
&
finem
in
&
ca
22.
post
princip.
who
being
at
the
maiestie
of
the
virgin
Marie
,
and
woundering
at
the
holines
of
her
manners
,
and
beholding
in
her
I
know
not
what
celestial
and
diuine
brightnesse
,
did
say
,
that
if
Christ
had
not
bene
reuealed
to
him
,
he
would
easelie
haue
beleeued
that
there
had
bene
no
other
god
then
the
virgin
Marie
.
Homil.
de
hypapan
.
Domini
.
Hence
it
is
that
the
holy
doctor
Saint
Chrysostome
doth
cal
our
Ladie
the
great
miracle
of
the
world
.
CERTAINE
AVNcient
miracles
wrought
by
the
virgin
Marie
.
WHat
time
Leo
Isauricus
sought
to
take
awaie
holie
images
out
of
the
church
of
Christ
,
S.
Iohn
Damascene
did
write
three
bookes
in
defence
of
them
:
wherewith
the
aduersaries
(
of
images
)
being
offended
,
they
did
accuse
him
as
a
breaker
of
the
Princes
peace
,
saying
that
he
had
written
letters
of
treason
,
whereupon
his
right
hand
was
out
of
.
But
Damascene
entring
into
his
closet
,
and
kneeling
downe
before
the
image
of
oure
Ladie
,
said
in
this
manner
.
See
heere
,
o
most
holie
mother
,
how
for
defending
holie
images
,
my
hand
hath
bene
cut
of
:
to
thee
doe
I
humblie
commend
mie
selfe
:
which
when
he
had
vttered
with
teares
,
he
slept
,
and
in
sleepe
did
see
the
blessed
virgin
restore
him
his
hand
,
so
that
,
waking
he
found
his
hand
whole
:
there
remayninge
onlie
a
signe
of
the
cut
.
This
miracle
was
most
famous
in
al
the
East
,
and
written
by
Iohn
Patriarcke
of
Ierusalem
.
Theophilus
Archdeacon
in
Cilicia
,
being
accused
by
some
enuious
persons
,
was
put
out
of
his
office
,
and
offended
at
the
matter
did
denie
Christ
and
oure
Ladie
,
and
by
a
certaine
writing
did
giue
him self
to
the
diuel
,
wherunto
to
he
was
induced
by
a
certaine
Iew
that
was
a
magician
.
But
afterwards
repenting
him selfe
,
he
went
into
a
church
of
oure
Ladie
,
praying
her
with
teares
and
fastings
for
manie
daies
and
nights
,
that
she
would
help
him
.
At
the
length
the
virgin
Marie
made
the
writing
to
be
restored
to
him
by
the
diuel
,
and
so
being
reconciled
to
the
Church
,
he
entred
into
grace
with
god
,
and
liued
in
such
manner
that
he
was
a
Sainct
,
whose
feast
is
celebrated
the
4.
daie
of
februarie
.
This
historie
is
written
by
Metaphrastes
and
others
.
Marie
surnamed
Aegiptiaca
of
Aegipt
,
a
publicke
harlot
,
going
to
see
the
churche
of
the
holy
Crosse
in
Ierusalem
,
would
often
haue
entered
,
but
she
could
not
;
whereat
astonied
and
touched
of
god
inwardlie
,
she
did
enter
into
her selfe
,
and
ashamed
of
her
life
,
did
turne
her selfe
to
an
image
of
the
virgin
Marie
that
stoode
neere
to
the
church
doare
and
saide
:
O
virgin
and
mother
,
seeing
that
god
,
whome
thou
hast
brought
forth
,
became
man
therby
to
cal
sinners
to
penance
,
assist
and
succour
me
voide
of
al
helpe
:
and
I
doe
promise
,
if
I
enter
into
this
churche
,
to
chaunge
my
life
.
She
entred
&
by
the
virgin
Maries
intercession
was
reconciled
to
god
,
and
after
this
retiring
her selfe
into
the
desert
,
she
did
penance
,
&
died
a
holy
woman
.
This
historie
was
written
by
Paulus
Diaconus
&
is
to
be
reade
in
the
second
Nicene
councel
,
actione
4.
In
the
yeare
1094
a
certaine
woman
of
Laudune
was
condemned
to
death
for
committing
a
murder
secreatlie
:
and
as
she
went
to
the
place
of
execution
where
she
was
to
be
burned
,
she
entred
into
a
church
of
our
Ladie
,
and
there
inwardlie
contrite
did
confesse
her
sinne
publiklie
,
and
afterwards
weeping
she
turned
her selfe
to
an
image
of
the
blessed
virgin
,
requestingher
helpe
for
her
sowle
,
&
commending
her self
to
her
with
al
her
hearte
,
departing
that
she
was
from
the
church
and
come
to
the
place
of
punishment
,
she
was
twise
cast
into
the
midest
of
a
great
fire
,
which
nether
did
burne
,
nor
touch
her
:
and
that
which
made
the
miracle
more
manifest
was
,
that
nether
her
garments
were
as
much
as
touched
of
the
fire
,
whereat
al
the
people
astonied
,
did
returne
with
the
woman
to
the
Church
,
&
giue
thanks
to
the
virgin
Marie
,
by
whose
praiers
they
acknowledge
this
miracle
to
haue
bene
wrought
.
Thus
writeth
Sigibert
in
his
chronicle
.
Nestorius
was
strooken
of
God
with
diuers
tribulations
,
Canis
.
de
.
Maria
Depara
lib.
3.
ca.
18.
&
lib.
5.
ca.
for
his
blasphemies
vsed
against
the
virgin
Marie
,
but
because
he
amended
not
him self
,
his
tongue
was
cruellie
eaten
,
〈◊〉
&
●icephor
.
〈◊〉
14
.
●st
.
eccl.
〈◊〉
.
36.
with
wormes
,
and
he
did
dye
most
miserablie
,
whose
body
being
buried
,
the
earth
did
open
and
swallowe
it
vp
.
Moscus
Euiratus
also
doth
write
,
that
when
the
virgin
Marie
did
appeare
to
the
Abbot
Cyrriacus
in
sleepe
,
richlie
adorned
,
and
hauing
in
her
companie
.
S.
Iohn
Baptist
,
and
S.
Iohn
Euangelist
,
he
did
praie
her
that
she
would
vouchsafe
to
enter
into
his
chamber
:
but
she
aunswered
him
in
this
manner
,
How
wilt
thou
that
I
enter
into
thie
chamber
,
where
thou
hast
mine
enimie
?
And
with
this
she
departed
.
The
Abbot
when
he
was
awaked
was
verie
anxious
for
that
he
knewe
not
who
this
enimie
of
the
virgin
was
.
But
reading
a
certaine
booke
which
Isichius
priest
of
Ierusalem
had
lent
him
,
he
found
that
in
the
end
thereof
with
it
were
bound
twoe
bookes
of
Nestorius
,
&
so
he
straight
waies
vnderstood
who
was
the
enimie
of
the
virgin
,
and
forthwith
burning
these
two
bookes
,
the
Abbot
was
much
comforted
.
Of
this
euerie
one
maie
gather
,
that
dishonest
bookes
also
be
enimies
to
the
virgin
Marie
,
and
so
it
is
no
maruaile
,
if
she
do
not
enter
into
the
chamber
of
the
soule
of
these
that
kepe
such
bookes
.
Thus
we
reade
in
the
booke
intituled
Pratum
spirituale
A
spiritual
medowe
.
Chap.
46.
Gregorius
Turonensis
in
his
booke
de
gloria
martyrum
doth
recount
,
that
a
certaine
Iews
sonne
went
to
a
church
of
the
blessed
virgin
,
&
there
did
communicate
with
other
scholars
,
&
returning
home
ioyful
that
he
had
so
done
he
told
his
father
of
it
,
whoe
became
so
enraged
at
the
matter
,
that
being
a
glasse
maker
he
tooke
the
childe
and
threw
him
into
the
burning
fornace
,
heaping
more
woode
,
therby
the
more
toe
inflame
the
fornace
.
The
childs
mother
came
running
to
the
place
,
and
when
she
could
not
approache
neere
to
the
fornace
,
for
the
exceedinge
greate
flame
that
it
sent
forth
,
she
cried
out
,
in
so
much
that
manie
people
did
runne
to
the
howse
where
she
was
,
whoe
remouing
the
fire
from
the
fornace
,
did
find
the
childe
lying
as
it
were
in
a
most
delicate
bead
,
and
asking
him
how
the
fire
had
not
consumed
his
bodie
,
he
aunswered
that
the
woman
,
at
whose
Alter
he
had
communicated
in
the
morning
,
did
stand
by
him
,
and
defend
him
from
the
fire
with
her
mantel
.
This
historie
did
Menna
the
Patriarch
(
as
Glycas
writeth
)
tel
to
Iustine
the
second
Emperour
of
that
name
,
Parte
.
4.
Annalium
.
as
one
whoe
had
bene
present
at
the
fact
.
When
Rome
was
grieuouslie
vexed
with
the
plague
,
S.
Gregorie
the
greate
being
at
that
time
Pope
,
did
ordaine
a
solemne
procession
to
be
made
vpon
Easter
daie
,
bearing
through
al
the
Cittie
the
image
of
our
Ladie
(
which
is
said
to
be
that
of
S.
Marie
maior
yet
extant
in
Rome
)
whervppon
the
plague
did
cease
verie
miraculouslie
,
at
the
which
the
people
greatlie
reioycing
,
behold
an
Angel
that
did
sing
in
the
ayre
,
Regina
coeli
laetare
Alleluya
&c.
Queene
of
heauen
reioice
Alleluya
:
for
that
he
whome
thou
deseruedst
to
beare
Alleluia
,
is
risen
as
he
said
Alleluya
.
And
the
holy
Pope
aunswered
,
Praie
god
for
vs
Alleluia
.
Sigonius
amongst
others
doth
recount
this
in
his
first
booke
de
regno
Italiae
.
In
the
booke
intituled
Pratum
spirituale
chap.
45.
we
reade
of
a
certaine
monke
,
who
molested
with
a
long
temtation
,
saide
to
the
diuel
,
when
wilt
thou
let
me
be
quiet
.
And
the
diuel
appearing
to
him
spake
in
this
manner
.
Sweare
to
me
,
that
thou
wilt
not
vtter
to
anie
one
that
which
I
shal
tel
thee
,
and
I
wil
not
molest
thee
any
more
.
The
monke
did
sweare
,
and
the
diuel
then
saide
,
worship
no
more
this
image
of
our
Ladie
,
and
I
wil
let
thee
alone
.
The
monke
tooke
time
to
deliberate
of
the
matter
,
&
in
the
meane
season
discouered
al
to
his
Abbot
,
who
did
reprehend
him
for
giuing
his
oath
to
the
diuel
,
and
afterwards
exhorted
him
to
worship
the
image
of
the
virgin
Marie
,
telling
him
that
he
had
obtained
the
victorie
in
so
greate
temptation
by
the
help
of
the
virgin
,
and
that
leauing
to
worship
her
,
he
should
easelie
be
ouercome
of
the
diuel
.
These
&
other
miracles
wrought
by
God
thorough
the
intercession
of
the
virgin
Marie
are
written
largelie
by
Petrus
Canisius
in
his
first
booke
of
the
virgin
Marie
chap.
19.
and
20.
An
instruction
how
to
meditate
wel
.
Take
some
time
assured
&
determinate
for
meditation
,
which
thou
must
not
chaunge
without
iust
cause
,
for
that
the
diuel
,
when
at
the
first
he
cannot
make
thee
leaue
praier
;
doth
seeke
to
make
thee
differ
it
vntil
some
incommodious
time
,
that
so
thou
maie
make
it
with
many
defects
,
&
he
more
easelie
perswade
thee
afterwards
to
leaue
it
altogeather
.
The
time
most
fit
is
the
morning
before
other
affaires
,
&
it
is
conuenient
that
we
giue
the
best
time
to
this
holy
exercise
,
so
grateful
to
god
and
profitable
to
our
sowle
.
Let
the
place
be
retired
,
where
no
other
busines
nor
talke
maie
be
heard
,
which
doth
cause
distraction
,
and
if
thou
haue
no
such
place
at
home
thou
must
not
therfore
leaue
to
meditate
,
but
doe
of
thie
part
what
thou
canst
,
and
afterwards
trust
in
God
,
who
of
his
goodnes
wil
supplie
with
his
holie
grace
,
to
make
thee
be
recollected
.
The
situation
of
the
bodie
must
be
modest
and
deuoute
,
as
kneeling
or
standing
:
walking
seemeth
not
a
fit
act
for
meditation
,
vnles
it
were
little
and
softlie
.
And
albeit
a
man
sitting
maie
meditate
without
sinne
,
yet
he
ought
to
choose
that
manner
,
which
doth
most
further
him
to
attention
&
deuotion
so
that
it
be
without
violence
,
and
without
paine
,
if
somtimes
thou
do
meditate
sitting
,
it
is
good
(
if
thy
health
can
beare
it
)
to
stand
bare-headed
,
in
signe
that
thou
doest
not
think
of
other
affaires
,
nor
studie
or
speculate
philosophical
matters
,
but
pray
and
deale
with
god
thy
creator
.
That
which
a
man
must
doe
before
Meditation
.
The
night
before
meditation
thou
must
foresee
the
points
&
misterie
wherof
thou
must
meditate
in
the
morning
,
and
when
thou
dost
wake
;
or
rise
out
of
thie
bedde
,
thinke
vpon
,
the
meditation
thou
art
to
make
recollected
and
attentiue
:
and
if
in
euerie
affaire
of
oures
which
we
handle
with
men
,
we
thinke
wel
of
it
before
we
doe
it
,
how
much
more
ought
we
to
doe
so
in
this
thing
which
is
spiritual
,
and
whereof
we
must
deale
with
god
.
When
thou
wilt
goe
to
the
place
of
meditation
,
imagine
thie
selfe
to
be
there
looked
for
of
Christ
our
Lord
,
to
giue
thee
grateful
audience
;
and
going
praie
thyne
Angel
keeper
,
or
some
one
of
those
Saints
toe
whome
thou
art
most
deuoute
,
that
he
wil
accompanie
thee
,
and
bring
thee
in
to
oure
Lord
.
And
when
thou
art
come
to
the
place
thou
must
doe
him
most
humble
and
deuoute
reuerence
.
As
soone
as
thou
hast
kneeled
doune
lift
vp
thy
minde
to
god
,
demaunding
helpe
to
make
thy
meditation
to
the
glorie
of
his
diuine
maiestie
,
&
f●uite
of
thy
soule
,
folowing
in
this
the
holie
church
,
which
in
the
beginning
of
diuine
seruice
doth
saie
,
Deus
in
adiutorium
meum
intende
.
Domine
ad
adiuuandum
me
festina
,
that
is
.
O
god
be
attentiue
to
my
ayde
.
O
Lord
make
speede
to
helpe
me
.
It
doth
also
helpe
in
the
beginning
,
to
craue
pardon
of
god
for
our
imperfections
and
sinnes
,
which
are
wont
to
offend
his
diuine
eyes
:
but
thou
with
repenting
thie
selfe
,
and
as
king
forgiuenes
,
shalt
make
him
propitious
and
wel
affected
towards
thee
.
That
which
a
man
must
doe
in
time
of
Meditation
it selfe
.
TO
the
end
thou
be
more
attentiue
to
thy
meditation
,
thinke
thy selfe
to
be
present
at
the
misterie
whereof
thou
doest
meditate
,
that
thou
doe
as
it
were
see
,
and
heare
the
persons
conteined
therin
,
discoursing
with
thie
vnderstanding
,
not
onlie
about
their
woords
and
deedes
,
but
also
about
that
which
such
persons
might
religiouslie
think
of
;
for
this
wil
giue
thee
more
ample
matter
of
meditation
,
and
make
thee
much
more
attentiue
.
when
in
anie
one
point
thou
feelest
some
effect
of
deuotion
,
or
any
other
spiritual
motion
,
seeke
not
to
passe
ouer
speedilie
to
another
point
,
for
it
is
better
for
thee
that
thou
arrest
thy selfe
somewhat
longer
in
the
former
.
In
meditating
,
endeuour
alwaies
to
drawe
to
the
affection
of
thy
wil
,
that
which
the
vnderstanding
hath
found
out
by
discoursing
:
ether
by
reiecting
the
same
,
if
it
be
ought
belonging
to
sinne
,
or
by
embracing
it
with
great
affection
,
if
it
be
any
thing
pertaining
to
vertue
or
deuotion
,
because
this
is
the
principal
fruite
of
meditation
.
That
which
a
man
must
doe
,
when
he
hath
ended
Meditation
.
IN
the
end
of
meditation
thou
shalt
make
a
colloquie
or
speeche
,
which
is
nothinge
els
but
a
familiar
and
affectuous
talk
with
God
,
now
praising
his
greatenes
:
nowe
thanking
him
for
his
benefits
:
now
asking
him
pardon
for
our
sinnes
,
or
perseuerance
in
doing
good
:
now
offering
him
our
life
and
woorkes
,
with
a
stedfast
purpose
nether
to
doe
nor
thinke
anie
thinge
,
that
may
displease
his
diuine
maiestie
.
Also
when
meditation
is
ended
,
it
is
profitable
to
make
some
little
reflexion
vppon
the
same
,
that
soe
thou
maist
see
how
it
hath
succeeded
with
thee
,
and
if
thou
finde
anie
fault
or
impediment
,
thou
must
auoide
it
for
the
time
to
come
.
An
aduise
how
to
ouercome
some
difficulties
,
that
fal
out
in
Meditation
.
THat
which
chiefelie
ought
to
moue
thee
to
meditation
,
must
be
a
pure
and
syncere
desire
,
to
please
God
in
this
holie
exercise
,
and
to
reforme
thie
life
and
manners
to
the
wil
of
thy
maker
:
for
this
wil
helpe
thee
verie
much
to
surmount
some
difficulties
,
that
haue
made
manie
forsake
mental
praier
.
The
first
difficultie
is
to
find
thie
selfe
without
gust
of
deuotion
,
and
so
drie
,
that
meditation
wil
not
seeme
onlie
a
combersom
thing
to
thee
,
but
also
time
lost
.
To
ouercome
this
difficultie
,
thou
must
note
,
that
Ariditie
or
drines
maie
come
sontimes
of
thine
owne
fault
,
as
when
thou
hast
no
care
to
prepare
thie
selfe
to
meditation
,
by
foreseeing
that
which
thou
art
to
meditate
,
according
to
that
which
before
hath
ben
saide
:
wherof
it
commeth
that
thou
doest
it
with
negligence
and
drilie
,
for
that
oure
Lord
in
punishment
of
thie
reachlesnes
,
doth
woorthelie
depriue
thee
of
the
consolation
and
tast
of
meditation
.
The
remedie
to
be
ryd
of
this
punishment
,
is
to
take
awaie
the
cause
,
which
is
thy
fault
.
Sometime
this
Ariditie
cometh
without
thie
fault
,
and
thou
must
not
for
this
leaue
thie
meditation
,
for
as
time
of
consolation
doth
please
thee
,
when
our
Lord
,
like
the
sunne
of
the
spring-time
,
comming
neere
to
thee
doeth
make
thee
haue
gust
in
meditation
:
so
thou
must
not
be
displeased
nor
leaue
to
meditate
,
when
the
selfe
same
Sauiour
,
as
the
sunne
of
winter
doth
goe
from
thee
:
that
which
he
also
doth
for
thy
good
,
that
then
thou
maist
cast
rootes
of
humility
,
knowing
that
when
he
goeth
from
thee
,
thou
remainest
drie
and
aride
.
It
maie
be
also
that
he
suffreth
thee
to
be
drie
in
praier
,
to
see
if
thou
be
a
souldiar
for
loue
,
or
for
paiement
,
which
thou
doest
expect
of
him
,
as
if
to
praie
,
thou
wouldest
he
should
paie
thee
with
gust
of
deuotion
.
Or
els
god
doth
this
,
to
make
thee
know
that
the
tast
and
comfort
of
meditation
is
his
gift
,
&
he
giueth
it
to
whom
,
&
when
he
wil
,
that
by
this
meanes
thou
dispose
thy selfe
to
aske
it
humblie
of
him
.
Be
it
howsoeuer
,
if
thou
praie
therby
to
please
god
,
as
thou
oughtest
to
do
;
thou
maist
saie
,
I
did
not
begin
mie
meditation
to
feele
gust
,
but
for
the
loue
of
my
god
,
and
for
his
loue
wil
I
followe
it
on
.
The
second
difficultie
is
to
be
molested
in
time
of
meditation
,
with
diuers
and
importunate
thoughtes
,
whether
they
come
by
woorke
of
the
diuel
,
to
hinder
the
fruite
of
meditation
,
or
els
for
that
our
nature
being
disordered
by
sinne
;
our
imagination
goeth
wandring
against
our
wil
,
entangling
it selfe
with
diuers
&
impertinent
thoughts
.
In
this
case
thou
must
be
diligent
to
cast
them
of
but
yet
without
anxietie
,
understanding
that
as
long
as
they
come
without
thy
consent
,
it
is
no
sinne
to
thee
:
and
the
labour
in
casting
them
away
to
meditate
wel
,
is
no
lesse
grateful
to
god
,
then
to
praie
attentiuelie
with
tast
,
yea
thou
shalt
merite
more
,
then
if
thou
diddest
feele
great
comfort
in
praier
.
It
auaileth
also
much
in
such
trauails
to
make
some
speeches
,
and
demaund
helpe
of
god
,
humblie
confessing
that
of
thie
selfe
thou
canst
not
help
thee
;
or
reprehending
thie
selfe
,
that
thou
canst
not
stand
one
hower
with
thy
maker
,
without
some
earthlie
cogitation
,
for
scrupuls
and
tentations
which
doe
happen
in
praier
,
a
good
remedie
is
not
to
esteeme
them
,
but
to
be
recollected
in
meditation
.
Likewise
when
anie
busines
of
smal
importance
doth
represent
it selfe
to
be
done●●
〈◊〉
of
praier
,
it
is
not
good
to
breake
of
meditation
and
doe
it
,
or
for
memories
sake
to
note
it
:
because
meditation
being
a
woorke
so
prefect
and
so
acceptable
to
god
,
it
must
not
for
euerie
trifling
thing
be
broken
,
or
left
of
.
The
third
difficultie
is
,
that
manie
seeing
no
fruite
to
come
of
this
exercise
doe
leaue
it
as
a
thing
vnprofitable
:
but
this
is
a
manifest
tentation
,
&
cometh
of
not
knowing
wherein
the
true
fruite
of
meditation
doth
consist
,
for
if
thou
doe
praie
because
thou
louest
god
,
thou
must
esteeme
it
to
be
a
great
benefit
for
thee
,
that
thou
dost
please
him
,
and
vndoubtedlie
thou
doest
please
him
,
euerie
time
that
thou
doest
in
meditation
what
thou
art
able
.
True
it
is
that
toe
flie
sinne
,
and
gouerne
wel
our
life
,
as
we
see
in
those
that
with
humilitie
doe
frequent
meditation
,
is
the
proper
fruite
thereof
,
and
riseth
of
that
light
,
which
men
doe
receaue
of
god
in
meditation
.
The
fourth
difficultie
groweth
of
that
we
see
,
we
doe
not
obtaine
of
god
what
we
demaund
in
praier
.
But
this
must
not
remoue
thee
from
meditation
,
which
thou
must
chiefelie
make
to
praise
,
thanke
,
and
blesse
god
;
and
must
thinke
it
a
singular
benefit
to
frequent
meditation
,
because
it
is
a
holy
execise
and
grateful
to
god
,
whome
if
thou
procure
to
satisfie
in
this
,
doubt
not
but
he
wil
graunt
thee
more
then
that
,
which
thou
doest
demaund
,
if
yet
it
be
for
the
good
of
thie
soule
.
The
fift
difficultie
is
,
that
somtimes
meditation
wil
seeme
tedious
to
thee
.
There
is
no
doubt
but
that
the
diuel
wil
represent
meditation
vnto
thee
as
a
verie
hard
thing
,
soe
to
make
thee
differ
it
,
and
afterwards
to
forsake
it
wholie
.
But
if
thou
haue
a
true
desire
to
do
a
thing
acceptable
to
thie
Creatour
,
either
meditation
wil
not
seeme
a
laboursome
thing
to
thee
,
or
thou
wilt
holde
al
labour
wel
emploied
for
his
loue
,
who
did
take
so
great
labour
and
paine
for
thy
sake
.
FINIS
.