A sermon preach'd before the King and Queen in Their Majesties chappel at St. James, upon the Annunciation of our Blessed Lady, March 25, 1686 by Jo. Betham ...
THE most Solemn Embassy our World was ever honour'd with, appear'd this Day in Galilee, at the Town of Nazareth: The most surprising and astonishing News ever sent from Heaven, was brought this Day by the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. She was to remain the most spotless and pure of Virgins,
THE most Solemn Embassy our World was ever honoured with, appeared this Day in Galilee, At the Town of Nazareth: The most surprising and astonishing News ever sent from Heaven, was brought this Day by the Angel Gabriel to the Virgae Marry. She was to remain the most spotless and pure of Virgins,
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Were the Prophets ever impatient upon any account, it was with the Expectation of this Days News, this Miraculous Conception, which brought with it the Messias so long sighed after.
Were the prophets ever impatient upon any account, it was with the Expectation of this Days News, this Miraculous Conception, which brought with it the Messias so long sighed After.
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Isaiah declares he would never rest, his Importunities should never cease for Sion and Hierusalem, propter Sion non tacebo, propter Jerusalem non quiescam;
Isaiah declares he would never rest, his Importunities should never cease for Sion and Jerusalem, propter Sion non tacebo, propter Jerusalem non quiescam;
So to shew their ardent Desires, they address themselves in pathetical Apostrophes to the Earth and Heavens, beseeching the one to send him down in a Cloud, or in a Heavenly Dew;
So to show their Ardent Desires, they address themselves in pathetical Apostrophes to the Earth and Heavens, beseeching the one to send him down in a Cloud, or in a Heavenly Due;
the Calamities of Mankind, and your mournful Lamentations, have so far prevail'd, that all things are now accomplish'd which were to forego the happy arrival of this long-expected Messias. The Royal Scepter has past to a Stranger from the Sons of Judas, as Jacob foretold:
the Calamities of Mankind, and your mournful Lamentations, have so Far prevailed, that all things Are now accomplished which were to forego the happy arrival of this long-expected Messias. The Royal Sceptre has passed to a Stranger from the Sons of Judas, as Jacob foretold:
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Here we have, Dear Christians, two stupendious Mysteries, which the Church Honours upon this Day: A Virg•n made a Mother, without loss of her Virginal Purity:
Here we have, Dear Christians, two stupendious Mysteres, which the Church Honours upon this Day: A Virg•n made a Mother, without loss of her Virginal Purity:
explicating in my first Part the chief Cause or Reason why this only Son of God was this Day made Man, conceiv'd in the Womb of the Virgin Mary; and in my second, I shall lay before you the Chief Honour due to the Mother.
explicating in my First Part the chief Cause or Reason why this only Son of God was this Day made Man, conceived in the Womb of the Virgae Marry; and in my second, I shall lay before you the Chief Honour due to the Mother.
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Let us therefore humbly crave it by Her Intercession, who, before all Creatures, was chosen this Day as a miraculous Instrument of the Worlds Redemption,
Let us Therefore humbly crave it by Her Intercession, who, before all Creatures, was chosen this Day as a miraculous Instrument of the World's Redemption,
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THere's no Condition more deplorable, then to owe immense Sums, which must be paid to the last Farthing, under pain of Eternal Prisons and Everlasting Dungeons;
THere's no Condition more deplorable, then to owe immense Sums, which must be paid to the last Farthing, under pain of Eternal Prisons and Everlasting Dungeons;
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whose Sin, upon that account, St. Augustin calls great beyond expression, ineffabiliter grande peccatum, by reason of that Misery, ruina ineffabilis, that ineffable ruine, as the same Father calls it, which it drew upon their whole Posterity.
whose since, upon that account, Saint Augustin calls great beyond expression, ineffabiliter Grande peccatum, by reason of that Misery, ruina ineffabilis, that ineffable ruin, as the same Father calls it, which it drew upon their Whole Posterity.
Diluvium hominem delevit, crimen delere non potuit. Moses could drown Pharaoh and his Army, could open the Ocean and swallow up at once great part of the Inhabitants of a whole Nation;
Diluvium hominem delevit, crimen delere non Potuit. Moses could drown Pharaoh and his Army, could open the Ocean and swallow up At once great part of the Inhabitants of a Whole nation;
Moyses exterminavit Aegyptum, non peccatum. In fine, All Chastisements ever undergone, all the Sacrifices ever offer'd, all the Vertues the World ever admir'd,
Moses exterminavit Egyptum, non peccatum. In fine, All Chastisements ever undergone, all the Sacrifices ever offered, all the Virtues the World ever admired,
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and with it whole Mankind been condemn'd to feed on nothing but Dust and Ashes, to drink nothing but Brine and Tears, to be clad in Hair and Sackcloth, to have pass'd whole Lives,
and with it Whole Mankind been condemned to feed on nothing but Dust and Ashes, to drink nothing but Brine and Tears, to be clad in Hair and sackcloth, to have passed Whole Lives,
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The reason generally given by Fathers and Divines, why Mans Poverty and Weakness could not cancel that Handwriting that was against us, Chirographum decreti, nor satisfie for the sins committed against God, is the greatness of God and the vileness of Man:
The reason generally given by Father's and Divines, why men Poverty and Weakness could not cancel that Handwriting that was against us, Chirographum Decree, nor satisfy for the Sins committed against God, is the greatness of God and the vileness of Man:
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on the one side, all Power, all Greatness, all Independency, all Majesty, all Divinity; on the other, nothing but Impotency, Servitude, Dependency, Vileness and Baseness.
on the one side, all Power, all Greatness, all Independency, all Majesty, all Divinity; on the other, nothing but Impotency, Servitude, Dependency, Vileness and Baseness.
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This raises our Sin and Rebellion to such a degree of Enormity, that St Thomas of Aquin sticks not to call it in some measure Infinite, Peccatum contra Deum commissum quandam infinitatem habet;
This raises our since and Rebellion to such a degree of Enormity, that Saint Thomas of Aquinas sticks not to call it in Some measure Infinite, Peccatum contra God Commit quandam infinitatem habet;
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because the Majesty offended is infinitely Great, infinitely Good, infinitely Amiable, infinitely Adorable; Man the offender infinitely beneath him in all these sublime Attributes;
Because the Majesty offended is infinitely Great, infinitely Good, infinitely Amiable, infinitely Adorable; Man the offender infinitely beneath him in all these sublime Attributes;
Nay, the great St. Bernard to give us a fuller notion of Sins malice carries it yet higher, by impeaching Rebel and Sinful Man, of no less a crime than Deicide, that is, a desire to destroy God himself,
Nay, the great Saint Bernard to give us a fuller notion of Sins malice carries it yet higher, by impeaching Rebel and Sinful Man, of no less a crime than Deicide, that is, a desire to destroy God himself,
and the Innocent be dragg'd to the Bar, and condemned for the Criminal, who stands indited and convicted at his Suit. What hopes is there of these Prodigies? Can Four thousand Years Sin and Rebellion move the Almighty to so incomprehensible a Condescendency? Can our Insolence and Pride of so antient a date,
and the Innocent be dragged to the Bar, and condemned for the Criminal, who Stands Indited and convicted At his Suit. What hope's is there of these Prodigies? Can Four thousand years since and Rebellion move the Almighty to so incomprehensible a Condescendency? Can our Insolence and Pride of so ancient a date,
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and so long continuance prevail with our slighted Maker to undergo such unbeseeming Indignities for our sakes? May we not here justly cry out as the Prophet Isaiah did upon a less occasion? Who ever heard or saw any thing like this!
and so long Continuance prevail with our slighted Maker to undergo such unbeseeming Indignities for our sakes? May we not Here justly cry out as the Prophet Isaiah did upon a less occasion? Who ever herd or saw any thing like this!
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Therefore that Justice might at last triumph, after the unsuccessful Endeavours of many Ages, consum'd in millions of Sacrifices and Holocausts, not regarded in the Court of Heaven,
Therefore that justice might At last triumph, After the unsuccessful Endeavours of many Ages, consumed in millions of Sacrifices and Holocausts, not regarded in the Court of Heaven,
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as St. Paul observes out of David, Holocautomata pro peccato non tibi placuerunt; his saving and just Providence appointed a new, more agreeable Victim, by preparing a Humane Body for the Eternal Son of Heaven,
as Saint Paul observes out of David, Holocautomata Pro Peccato non tibi placuerunt; his Saving and just Providence appointed a new, more agreeable Victim, by preparing a Humane Body for the Eternal Son of Heaven,
as St. Paul observes out of the same Royal Prophet, Corpus autem aptasti mihi: Which Body was this Day fram'd in the Womb of the Spotless Virgin, for our Redemption.
as Saint Paul observes out of the same Royal Prophet, Corpus autem aptasti mihi: Which Body was this Day framed in the Womb of the Spotless Virgae, for our Redemption.
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for as St. Paul assures us, Non rapinam arbitratus est esse se aequalem Deo, He did not think it any Usurpation or Presumption to stile himself equal with God;
for as Saint Paul assures us, Non rapinam arbitratus est esse se aequalem God, He did not think it any Usurpation or Presumption to style himself equal with God;
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Omnipotent with his Eternal Father, equally Great, equally Just, equally Independent, the same in Sanctity, the same in Majesty, the same in all things that were Divine, without any Incroachment upon his Fathers Prerogatives: Non rapinam, &c.
Omnipotent with his Eternal Father, equally Great, equally Just, equally Independent, the same in Sanctity, the same in Majesty, the same in all things that were Divine, without any Encroachment upon his Father's Prerogatives: Non rapinam, etc.
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fully equalling our Debts, as the Council of Ephesus observes, Ad amussim debita nostra coaequantem, which made St. Paul say, we were Redeemed at a high rate, Pretio magno, with an inestimable Ransom.
Fully equalling our Debts, as the Council of Ephesus observes, Ad amussim Debita nostra coaequantem, which made Saint Paul say, we were Redeemed At a high rate, Precio magno, with an inestimable Ransom.
May we not here, Dear Christians, more justly cry out, then the Prophet Jeremy did upon a less surprising Occasion, Obstupescite coeli super hoc! Stand astonished at this, O you Heavens! Man hath offended God;
May we not Here, Dear Christians, more justly cry out, then the Prophet Jeremiah did upon a less surprising Occasion, Obstupescite coeli super hoc! Stand astonished At this, Oh you Heavens! Man hath offended God;
Man by Pride had soar'd above himself in affecting to be like the most High; God, that he might not perish for this Insolence, stoops to the greatest of Humiliations,
Man by Pride had soared above himself in affecting to be like the most High; God, that he might not perish for this Insolence, stoops to the greatest of Humiliations,
God descended into the narrow and dark Prison of a poor Virgin's Womb, to restore Man to his lost Liberty, and rescue him out of the Hands and Tyrannical Possession of the Powers of Darkness.
God descended into the narrow and dark Prison of a poor Virgin's Womb, to restore Man to his lost Liberty, and rescue him out of the Hands and Tyrannical Possession of the Powers of Darkness.
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In fine, Stupid and ungrateful Man had for thousands of years debauch'd his Affections with fatal Friendships, criminal Loves, pernicious Alliances and Unions with all the declar'd Enemies of Heaven;
In fine, Stupid and ungrateful Man had for thousands of Years debauched his Affections with fatal Friendships, criminal Loves, pernicious Alliances and Unions with all the declared Enemies of Heaven;
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God, to reclaim and save this perverse Creature, descended so low, as to unite himself really and substantially to despicable Humane Nature, for an endless Eternity.
God, to reclaim and save this perverse Creature, descended so low, as to unite himself really and substantially to despicable Humane Nature, for an endless Eternity.
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and all variety of Creatures, was not so surprising and astonishing, as the inconceivable Humiliations he underwent in the Redemption of Man; Mirabilior nobis, &c. Were we here permitted, O Eternal Maker, humbly to expostulate with thy ineffable Bounty;
and all variety of Creatures, was not so surprising and astonishing, as the inconceivable Humiliations he underwent in the Redemption of Man; Mirabilior nobis, etc. Were we Here permitted, Oh Eternal Maker, humbly to expostulate with thy ineffable Bounty;
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Couldst thou not have left a Race of Rebels, Despisers of thy Laws, Blasphemers of thy Majesty, Monsters of Ingratitude? Couldst thou not have abandon'd them to the utmost Rigour of thy provok'd Justice? Had thy Divine Majesty been ever the less Adorable? Had thy Eternity been shortned? Had thy Immensity been confin'd? Had thy Omnipotency been weakned? Had thy Infinity been limited? Had thy Glory been eclips'd? What prejudice had God suffer'd,
Couldst thou not have left a Raze of Rebels, Despisers of thy Laws, Blasphemers of thy Majesty, Monsters of Ingratitude? Couldst thou not have abandoned them to the utmost Rigour of thy provoked justice? Had thy Divine Majesty been ever the less Adorable? Had thy Eternity been shortened? Had thy Immensity been confined? Had thy Omnipotency been weakened? Had thy Infinity been limited? Had thy Glory been eclipsed? What prejudice had God suffered,
if the vilest Ingratitude had been chastis'd? if Man, the most unworthy of Creatures, had perish'd for ever? Had thy Friends forsaken thee because thy Enemies were punish'd? Had not the Father, Son,
if the Vilest Ingratitude had been chastised? if Man, the most unworthy of Creatures, had perished for ever? Had thy Friends forsaken thee Because thy Enemies were punished? Had not the Father, Son,
and Holy Ghost still enjoy'd one another in Boundless Knowledge, in Infinite Love, in Immense Glory? Would not the Angels still have been ready at thy beck, the Cherubims rapt in Contemplation of thy Greatness, the Seraphims melted in the Flames of thy Love? Would not the Earth and Heavens, with all other Creatures, have still trembled in thy Presence,
and Holy Ghost still enjoyed one Another in Boundless Knowledge, in Infinite Love, in Immense Glory? Would not the Angels still have been ready At thy beck, the Cherubims rapt in Contemplation of thy Greatness, the Seraphims melted in the Flames of thy Love? Would not the Earth and Heavens, with all other Creatures, have still trembled in thy Presence,
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'Tis true, Dear Christians, God's absolute Independency and Supream Dominion places him infinitely above such Casualties upon the account of his Creatures Disorders:
It's true, Dear Christians, God's absolute Independency and Supreme Dominion places him infinitely above such Casualties upon the account of his Creatures Disorders:
he would joyn together those seemingly opposite Attributes, after so admirable a manner, that his Mercy should never appear more Indulgent, nor his Justice more Severe;
he would join together those seemingly opposite Attributes, After so admirable a manner, that his Mercy should never appear more Indulgent, nor his justice more Severe;
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'tis here he was infinitely Just and Severe, in admitting of no less Satisfaction then what was offer'd by his own Coeternal and Coequal Son, who could not atone for us, had he been of an inferiour Rank,
it's Here he was infinitely Just and Severe, in admitting of no less Satisfaction then what was offered by his own Coeternal and Coequal Son, who could not atone for us, had he been of an inferior Rank,
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therefore his only Son, who is God, and Equal with himself, crowds (as I may say) his Immensity into the narrow Womb of a Virgin, mercifully takes the Form of a Servant,
Therefore his only Son, who is God, and Equal with himself, crowds (as I may say) his Immensity into the narrow Womb of a Virgae, mercifully Takes the From of a Servant,
Behold his boundless Love for many, as the Prophet Sophonias foretold, has reduced him to a charming silence, Silebat in dilectione suâ, he was silent in the dearest expression of his Love.
Behold his boundless Love for many, as the Prophet Sophonias foretold, has reduced him to a charming silence, Silebat in dilectione suâ, he was silent in the dearest expression of his Love.
more forceable in the sight of Heaven than all the Penitential Psalms of David, than all the Lamentations of Jeremy, than all the earnest Petitions,
more forceable in the sighed of Heaven than all the Penitential Psalms of David, than all the Lamentations of Jeremiah, than all the earnest Petitions,
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than the Blood of an innocent Abel, pleads Man's Cause with a Heavenly Eloquence, the happy Product of his infinite Love, silebat in dilectione suâ. Was ever Love carried to this height? was ever Charity to be compared to this? The only Son of Heaven, the Immence Word of the Almighty, reduc'd to the state of a newly conceiv'd Infant:
than the Blood of an innocent Abel, pleads Man's Cause with a Heavenly Eloquence, the happy Product of his infinite Love, silebat in dilectione suâ. Was ever Love carried to this height? was ever Charity to be compared to this? The only Son of Heaven, the Immense Word of the Almighty, reduced to the state of a newly conceived Infant:
And why? St. Paul tells you in a few, but most surprizing words, Peccatores salvos facere, to save Sinners, his declar'd Enemies, Ungrateful Rebellious Sinners;
And why? Saint Paul tells you in a few, but most surprising words, Peccatores salvos facere, to save Sinners, his declared Enemies, Ungrateful Rebellious Sinners;
Would any here present willingly consent, that his Rational Soul, his Humane Nature should be really and inseperably united for all Eternity, to the Nature of a Serpent, a Toad, a Worm,
Would any Here present willingly consent, that his Rational Soul, his Humane Nature should be really and inseparably united for all Eternity, to the Nature of a Serpent, a Toad, a Worm,
and this only to redeem from Slavery, that Person of the World which most contemned him that let slip no occasion of shewing himself to be your most inveterate and implacable Enemy? Alas!
and this only to Redeem from Slavery, that Person of the World which most contemned him that let slip no occasion of showing himself to be your most inveterate and implacable Enemy? Alas!
and will remain so for all Eternity, to save his own Rebellious Creatures, his Treacherous Servants, Monsters of Sin and Iniquity, Peccatores salvos facere. 'Tis here clear, Bretheren, the Powers of Heaven stand astonish'd,
and will remain so for all Eternity, to save his own Rebellious Creatures, his Treacherous Servants, Monsters of since and Iniquity, Peccatores salvos facere. It's Here clear, Brethren, the Powers of Heaven stand astonished,
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and submissively adore the profound Abyss of the Divine Wisdom, the Infinite severity of his Rigorous Justice, the Charming Goodness of that God of Mercies; who altho abandon'd by his own Creatures, not own'd as their Father or Benefactor,
and submissively adore the profound Abyss of the Divine Wisdom, the Infinite severity of his Rigorous justice, the Charming goodness of that God of mercies; who although abandoned by his own Creatures, not owned as their Father or Benefactor,
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yet appears this Day the most Gracious of Sovereigns, the most Bountiful of Benefactors, the most Tender of Fathers, giving us all the Treasures of Heaven, his only Son,
yet appears this Day the most Gracious of Sovereigns, the most Bountiful of Benefactors, the most Tender of Father's, giving us all the Treasures of Heaven, his only Son,
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May we not justly say with St. Aug. That altho' we have been insensible of all other Benefits his Bounty has heap'd upon us since the Worlds Creation;
May we not justly say with Saint Aug. That although we have been insensible of all other Benefits his Bounty has heaped upon us since the World's Creation;
That Nature upon which the First Adam had intail'd Temporal Miseries and Eternal Punishments, is this Day, by the Second Adam, renewing its Title and Claim to Eternal Glory;
That Nature upon which the First Adam had intailed Temporal Misery's and Eternal Punishments, is this Day, by the Second Adam, renewing its Title and Claim to Eternal Glory;
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All Creatures that ever had become our Masters, and had debauch'd our Affections, are again falling at our Feet, by that Grace of our Redeemer that makes us triumph over them, and despise them.
All Creatures that ever had become our Masters, and had debauched our Affections, Are again falling At our Feet, by that Grace of our Redeemer that makes us triumph over them, and despise them.
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If any thing appears on this Day that puts us in mind of his heretofore so formidable Omnipotency, 'tis only the confounding the Powers of Darkness, wresting their Prey out of their Mouths, the repairing the Ruins caus'd by Sin, not to be made up by a lesser Power.
If any thing appears on this Day that puts us in mind of his heretofore so formidable Omnipotency, it's only the confounding the Powers of Darkness, wresting their Prey out of their Mouths, the repairing the Ruins caused by since, not to be made up by a lesser Power.
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No Effects here of his Justice, that Attribute so dreadful to Mankind, unless it be the offering himself a rich Victim of Peace, in full satisfaction to our offended God, reconciling this sinful World to his Eternal Father, himself,
No Effects Here of his justice, that Attribute so dreadful to Mankind, unless it be the offering himself a rich Victim of Peace, in full satisfaction to our offended God, reconciling this sinful World to his Eternal Father, himself,
Which being perform'd, the Promise made in the opening my Discourse calls upon me, after having spoken of the Son, to say something of the miraculous Mother.
Which being performed, the Promise made in the opening my Discourse calls upon me, After having spoken of the Son, to say something of the miraculous Mother.
So likewise the same Father stigmatizes others, call'd Antidicomarianites, with the same infamous Character, for denying one of her Chief Prerogatives, the Honour of being a Perpetual Virgin.
So likewise the same Father stigmatizes Others, called Antidicomarianites, with the same infamous Character, for denying one of her Chief Prerogatives, the Honour of being a Perpetual Virgae.
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So that as she forbids her Children to give her more Honour then may be allow'd to a Creature, she likewise permits them not to deprive her of any Advantage granted by her and our Creator.
So that as she forbids her Children to give her more Honour then may be allowed to a Creature, she likewise permits them not to deprive her of any Advantage granted by her and our Creator.
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Here you see the Spirit of the Catholick Church is, that her Children in Honouring the Virgin Mother, should never transgress by falling into Extreams, in giving her more then is due to a Creature,
Here you see the Spirit of the Catholic Church is, that her Children in Honouring the Virgae Mother, should never transgress by falling into Extremes, in giving her more then is due to a Creature,
Wherefore I shall content my self at present to recommend only that unto you, which is most desir'd by the Church and her, most advantagious to all that honour her,
Wherefore I shall content my self At present to recommend only that unto you, which is most desired by the Church and her, most advantageous to all that honour her,
as he did the Sacred Life of Christ; Fratres imitatores mei estote, sicut ego Christi. This is the best way of Honouring the Saints, most acceptable to them, and most beneficial to us:
as he did the Sacred Life of christ; Brothers Imitators mei estote, sicut ego Christ. This is the best Way of Honouring the Saints, most acceptable to them, and most beneficial to us:
and truly honour them as they ought, qui ipsorum Marryrum exempla sequuntur, who make it their business to imitate their Lives. And the Reason is evident:
and truly honour them as they ought, qui Ipsorum Marryrum exempla sequuntur, who make it their business to imitate their Lives. And the Reason is evident:
For when we would make our Court to any Great Person here on Earth, and convince him we have a true Honour for him, we cannot do it more efficaciously,
For when we would make our Court to any Great Person Here on Earth, and convince him we have a true Honour for him, we cannot do it more efficaciously,
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and consequently, cannot esteem or admit of any Honour done to themselves, as truly such, which is not at the same time a true Honour of the Lord of Glory, who cannot possibly approve of any Action directed to himself,
and consequently, cannot esteem or admit of any Honour done to themselves, as truly such, which is not At the same time a true Honour of the Lord of Glory, who cannot possibly approve of any Actium directed to himself,
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Therefore it is only then, the Saints esteem themselves truly Honour'd, when their own exemplary Lives contribute in any measure to carry on the true Honour and Glory due to our common Lord and Master.
Therefore it is only then, the Saints esteem themselves truly Honoured, when their own exemplary Lives contribute in any measure to carry on the true Honour and Glory due to our Common Lord and Master.
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When they see any one become Chaste by their Example, Penitent by their Example, Self-deniers by their Example, true Servants and Adorers of the Lord of Glory, being animated and stirr'd up by their Example;
When they see any one become Chaste by their Exampl, Penitent by their Exampl, Self-deniers by their Exampl, true Servants and Adorers of the Lord of Glory, being animated and stirred up by their Exampl;
this they esteem a great Honour indeed, that they should be any ways instrumental to effect that which the Angels and whole Court of Heaven incessantly sigh after, the Salvation of Men.
this they esteem a great Honour indeed, that they should be any ways instrumental to Effect that which the Angels and Whole Court of Heaven incessantly sighs After, the Salvation of Men.
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as in the best Copy that was ever drawn after that great Original of her Divine Son, we have express'd the most lively Representations and Sovereign documents of all Virtues, Ʋbi tanquam in exemplari magisteria expressa probitatis;
as in the best Copy that was ever drawn After that great Original of her Divine Son, we have expressed the most lively Representations and Sovereign documents of all Virtues, Ʋbi tanquam in exemplari magisteria expressam probitatis;
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to the Luxurious Purity and Modesty without example, to the Tepid and Slothful Christian the most eminent Charity that ever inflamed the Breast of a Creature.
to the Luxurious Purity and Modesty without Exampl, to the Tepid and Slothful Christian the most eminent Charity that ever inflamed the Breast of a Creature.
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What more humble than to own her self a poor Handmaid, when assum'd to the dignity of Mother to the Almighty? What more humble than to go a long Pilgrimage to visit her Kinswoman that had conceiv'd a Prophet,
What more humble than to own her self a poor Handmaid, when assumed to the dignity of Mother to the Almighty? What more humble than to go a long Pilgrimage to visit her Kinswoman that had conceived a Prophet,
who had conceiv'd in a Spiritual manner, as St. Augustin says, this Heavenly Son in her own Soul, by Contemplation and Love before she concerv'd him in her Womb, Filium suum prius concepit mente, quam carne. What melting joys must she daily experience,
who had conceived in a Spiritual manner, as Saint Augustin Says, this Heavenly Son in her own Soul, by Contemplation and Love before she concerved him in her Womb, Son suum prius concepit mente, quam Carnem. What melting Joys must she daily experience,
when she possest the God of Heaven made Man, and united to Humane Nature in her Chaste Body? It must needs seem a Miracle, that her Life was not a continued Extasie of Love,
when she possessed the God of Heaven made Man, and united to Humane Nature in her Chaste Body? It must needs seem a Miracle, that her Life was not a continued Ecstasy of Love,
the sustainer of all things supported by her Arms, the Father and Author of all Being sucking at her Breasts, which made her cry out, Her Soul was transported with her God and Saviour, Exultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo.
the sustainer of all things supported by her Arms, the Father and Author of all Being sucking At her Breasts, which made her cry out, Her Soul was transported with her God and Saviour, Exultavit spiritus meus in God Salutari meo.
her Memory charg'd with nothing but his Mercies, as the Scripture relates of her, Conservabat omnia verba haec conferens in corde suo, locking up in the Cabinet of her Heart every Passage of his Divine Life,
her Memory charged with nothing but his mercies, as the Scripture relates of her, Conservabat omnia verba haec conferens in cord Sue, locking up in the Cabinet of her Heart every Passage of his Divine Life,
witness her Grief and Tears when she thought him lost in Jerusalem: So that her whole Soul was transported with so ravishing a Mystery, always magnifying her Son and Saviour;
witness her Grief and Tears when she Thought him lost in Jerusalem: So that her Whole Soul was transported with so ravishing a Mystery, always magnifying her Son and Saviour;
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Magnificat anima mea Dominum: Joyfully imploying all her Senses, all her Being, all her Soul, (as Venerable Bede observes upon these Words) in Thanksgiving and Gratitude;
Magnificat anima mea Dominum: Joyfully employing all her Senses, all her Being, all her Soul, (as Venerable Bede observes upon these Words) in Thanksgiving and Gratitude;
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and the Imitation of these is the best Honour she can receive, or expects from us upon Earth, not but that other Inferiour Honours may be good and laudable when us'd with a true desire of acquiring the mention'd Vertues:
and the Imitation of these is the best Honour she can receive, or expects from us upon Earth, not but that other Inferior Honours may be good and laudable when used with a true desire of acquiring the mentioned Virtues:
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