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A09670	The Virgin Maries life Faithfully gathered out of auncient and holie fathers. Togeather with meditations and documents vpon the same. Writen first in Italien by the reuerend father Lucas Pinelli, of the Societie of Iesus. And now translated in to English by R.G.	Pinelli, Luca, 1542-1607.; Gibbons, Richard, 1550?-1632.	1604 (1604)	STC 19940; ESTC S106100	40,335	122

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 whē 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 boūd 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 sēt 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. Annaliū 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 mōke 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 hovv to meditate vvel 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 incōmodious 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 vvhich 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 vpō 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 audiēce 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