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maris_fw-la succurre_fw-la cadenti_fw-la surgere_fw-la qui_fw-la curate_n populo_fw-la tu_fw-la quae_fw-la genuisti_fw-la naturâ_fw-la mirante_fw-la ruum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la genitorem_fw-la virgo_fw-la prius_fw-la ac_fw-la posterius_fw-la gabrielis_fw-la ab_fw-la over_o sumens_fw-la illud_fw-la ave_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la miserere_fw-la offic._n b._n five_o p._n 122._o hymn_n they_o address_v to_o she_o in_o the_o most_o formal_a manner_n that_o she_o will_v help_v they_o that_o fall_n that_o she_o will_v have_v pity_n upon_o sinner_n 123._o sinner_n maria_fw-la mater_fw-la gratiae_fw-la mater_fw-la miserecordiae_fw-la tu_fw-la nos_fw-la ab_fw-la host_n protege_n &_o horâ_fw-la mortis_fw-la suscipe_fw-la ib._n p._n 123._o that_o she_o will_v protect_v they_o against_o the_o enemy_n and_o receive_v they_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n i_o shall_v add_v only_o one_o prayer_n more_o part_n of_o which_o i_o before_o mention_v and_o will_v now_o repeat_v it_o because_o word_n because_o 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salutis_fw-la opera_fw-la dam_fw-la in_o aquavitae_fw-la vesperâ_fw-la benè_fw-la mori_fw-la and_o indeed_o however_o scrupulous_a bellarmine_n be_v of_o this_o matter_n yet_o other_o among_o they_o make_v no_o doubt_n to_o say_v that_o she_o do_v not_o only_o entreat_v her_o son_n as_o a_o suppliant_a but_o command_v he_o as_o a_o mother_n so_o peter_n damien_n serm._n 1._o de_fw-fr nat._n mariae_fw-la speak_v to_o the_o virgin_n tell_v she_o accedis_fw-la ante_fw-la aureum_fw-la illud_fw-la humanae_fw-la reconciliationis_fw-la altar_n non_fw-la solùm_fw-la rogans_fw-la sed_fw-la imperans_fw-la for_o so_o father_n crasset_fw-la who_o both_o cite_v and_o approve_v it_o translate_v the_o passage_n thou_o come_v before_o the_o golden_a altar_n of_o our_o reconciliation_n not_o only_o as_o a_o servant_n that_o pray_v but_o as_o a_o mother_n that_o command_v and_o albertus_n magnus_n serm._n 2._o de_fw-fr laud._n virg._n pro_n salute_v famulantium_fw-la sibi_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la pete_v filio_fw-la supplicare_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la potest_fw-la authoritate_fw-la maternâ_fw-la cidem_fw-la imperare_fw-la that_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o those_o that_o serve_v she_o the_o virgin_n can_v only_o entreat_v her_o son_n but_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o mother_n can_v command_v he_o this_o father_n crasset_fw-la prove_v from_o more_o of_o the_o like_a stuff_n in_o his_o 1._o part._n trait_n 1._o qu._n 8._o p._n 60_o 61._o conclude_v the_o whole_a with_o this_o admirable_a sentence_n eadem_fw-la potestas_fw-la est_fw-la matris_fw-la &_o filii_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la potente_fw-la filio_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la the_o power_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o son_n be_v the_o same_o who_o by_o her_o omnipotent_a son_n be_v make_v herself_o omnipotent_a this_o be_v the_o last_o french_a divinity_n approve_v by_o the_o society_n of_o the_o jesuit_n publish_v with_o the_o king_n permission_n and_o espouse_v at_o a_o venture_n by_o 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to_o pay_v a_o fine_a than_o put_v up_o hang_n before_o their_o house_n for_o the_o procession_n after_o this_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o m._n de_fw-fr meaux_n will_v strike_v out_o the_o passage_n abovementioned_a and_o that_o man_n of_o sense_n will_v complain_v in_o their_o mind_n to_o be_v thus_o eternal_o weary_v with_o their_o pretence_n that_o the_o hugonot_n have_v sign_v the_o formulary_a with_o all_o the_o readiness_n in_o the_o world_n always_o provide_v that_o these_o man_n of_o sense_n be_v not_o endow_v with_o that_o turn_n of_o wit_n and_o conscience_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v heretofore_o pag._n 471._o above_o num_fw-la ii_o a_o extract_v of_o father_n crasset_fw-la be_v doctrine_n concern_v the_o worship_n which_o the_o roman_a church_n allow_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n monsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meaux_n be_v very_o much_o of_o opinion_n that_o father_n crasset_fw-la have_v nothing_o in_o his_o book_n contrary_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o his_o 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sin_n out_o of_o hell_n by_o restore_v they_o to_o life_n again_o that_o they_o may_v repent_v page_n 102._o which_o the_o father_n prove_v at_o large_a for_o the_o establishment_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o of_o our_o hope_n qu._n 7._o what_o honour_n ought_v we_o to_o render_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n 2_o part._n pag._n 73._o answer_n pag._n 79._o we_o ought_v to_o render_v to_o her_o a_o religious_a honour_n 2._o to_o honour_v her_o image_n also_o with_o a_o religious_a honour_n as_o sacred_a thing_n and_o this_o the_o many_o miracle_n do_v by_o they_o do_v require_v 3._o to_o build_v temple_n to_o she_o pag._n 92._o which_o many_o grave_a author_n do_v assure_v we_o be_v do_v before_o her_o birth_n pag._n 99_o during_o her_o life_n and_o since_o her_o death_n and_o coronation_n in_o heaven_n qu._n 8._o whether_o it_o be_v good_a to_o make_v vow_n and_o pilgrimage_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o virgin_n pag._n 138._o answer_n it_o be_v good_a to_o make_v vow_n and_o undertake_v pilgrimage_n to_o the_o place_n where_o she_o be_v special_o honour_v ibid._n the_o practice_n of_o devotion_n towards_o she_o 1._o to_o wear_v her_o scapulary_a which_o whoso_o do_v pag._n 315._o shall_v not_o be_v damn_v but_o this_o habit_n shall_v be_v for_o they_o a_o mark_v of_o salvation_n a_o safeguard_v in_o danger_n and_o a_o sign_n of_o peace_n and_o eternal_a alliance_n they_o that_o wear_v this_o habit_n pag._n 316._o shall_v be_v moreover_o deliver_v out_o of_o purgatory_n the_o saturday_n after_o their_o death_n 2._o to_o enter_v into_o her_o congregation_n pag._n 321._o and_o if_o any_o man_n be_v mind_v to_o save_v himself_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o find_v out_o any_o more_o advantageous_a mean_n than_o to_o enrol_v himself_o into_o these_o company_n pag._n 322._o 3._o to_o devote_v one_o self_n more_o immediate_o to_o her_o service_n pag._n 339._o for_o which_o the_o father_n give_v several_a very_o grave_a form_n ib._n &_o seq_n these_o be_v some_o of_o the_o head_n of_o father_n crasset_n book_n it_o be_v infinite_a to_o recount_v his_o particular_a folly_n with_o which_o every_o page_n and_o sentence_n be_v crowd_v and_o however_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meaux_n be_v please_v at_o a_o venture_n to_o espouse_v all_o this_o yet_o i_o must_v still_o beg_v leave_n to_o believe_v that_o he_o neither_o approve_v this_o practice_n nor_o will_v receive_v these_o principle_n and_o these_o thing_n not_o only_a mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr b_o in_o his_o answer_n but_o the_o author_n of_o the_o preservative_n at_o large_a allege_a against_o he_o which_o be_v a_o book_n so_o well_o know_v in_o france_n and_o mention_v to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meaux_n in_o a_o particular_a manner_n by_o in_o his_o letter_n below_o n._n 4._o mounseur_fw-fr imbert_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o