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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

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 a Lib. 4. reu●la ca. 23. S. Brigett telleth vs that she died most quietlie without anie feare or paine 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 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 vvorde gaue vp her blessed sowle into the deare hands of her sōne Iesus so she remained as if she had bē a sleepe 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 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 Cōtemplate 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 a Lib. 2. bist 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 wēt before with lights in theire hands some others caried the coffin and al singing holie himmes 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 squadrōs 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 whereuppō the poore wretche astonied with the miracle did sodenlie repent him selfe and with teares demaūded pardon so that by S. Peters appointmēt 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 Contēplate 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 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 cōsolation 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

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 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 vpō 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 abundātlie seeking by this meanes to accompanie the virgin whose sorowe and lamentation as 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 Cōtemplate how the virgin Marie whē she could not haue her sōne 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 whē 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 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 eatē 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 sōne knowing for certaine that he was to rise from death the third daie But be it howsoeuer that which 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 resurrectiō And as 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 Cōtemplate 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 Cōtemplate 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