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B04756 A panegyric upon the Blessed Virgin Mary 1686 (1686) Wing P270; ESTC R181419 1,033 1

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a_o panegyric_n upon_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n what_o eye_n dare_v search_v the_o brightness_n of_o the_o sun_n what_o pencil_n draw_v it_o what_o conception_n be_v clean_a enough_o thy_o pureness_n to_o descry_v or_o strong_a enough_o to_o speak_v thy_o dignity_n bless_a mother_n of_o our_o lord_n who_o happy_a state_n none_o but_o a_o angel_n tongue_n do_v first_o relate_v thou_o be_v on_o earth_n a_o star_n most_o heavenly_a bright_a that_o do_v bring_v forth_o the_o sun_n that_o lend_v thou_o light_n a_o earthly_a vessel_n full_a of_o heavenly_a grace_n that_o bring_v forth_o life_n to_o adam_n die_a race_n for_o god_n on_o earth_n thou_o be_v a_o royal_a throne_n the_o quarry_n to_o cut_v out_o our_o cornerstone_n the_o choose_a cloth_n to_o make_v his_o mortal_a weed_n soil_v blessed_v with_o fruit_n yet_o free_a from_o mortal_a seed_n in_o marriage-band_n thou_o lead_v a_o virgin-life_n and_o though_o untouched_a become_v a_o fruitful_a wife_n though_o thou_o to_o age_a joseph_n be_v assure_v no_o carnal_a love_n that_o sacred_a league_n procure_v all_o vain_a delight_n be_v far_o from_o your_o assent_n for_o chaste_a by_o vow_n you_o seal_v you_o chaste_a intent_n thus_o god_n his_o paradise_n to_o joseph_n lend_v wherein_o to_o plant_v the_o tree_n of_o life_n he_o mean_v to_o raise_v a_o birth_n miraculous_a and_o by_o his_o sacred_a way_n of_o power_n disclose_v that_o high_a and_o holy_a mystery_n which_o angel_n though_o so_o full_a of_o light_n desire_v to_o look_v into_o when_o thou_o thy_o maker_n do_v bring_v forth_o and_o he_o who_o age_n have_v be_v from_o all_o eternity_n be_v bear_v a_o infant_n from_o thy_o bless_a womb_n he_o lay_v enclose_v in_o that_o narrow_a room_n who_o greatness_n heaven_n and_o earth_n can_v not_o contain_v who_o make_v the_o world_n and_o nature_n do_v ordain_v be_v make_v of_o thy_o flesh_n he_o who_o open_a hand_n feed_v all_o the_o creature_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n that_o even_o to_o thou_o thy_o life_n and_o be_v lend_v do_v from_o thy_o breast_n receive_v his_o nourishment_n his_o birth_n no_o human_a tongue_n be_v fit_a to_o sing_v the_o angelic_a choir_n do_v greet_v their_o newborn_a king_n so_o bright_a a_o consort_n and_o so_o sweet_a a_o lay_v make_v night_n more_o fair_a and_o cheerful_a than_o the_o day_n and_o little_a bethlem_n with_o more_o glory_n fill_v than_o all_o the_o roman_a palace_n can_v yield_v how_o wondrous_a great_a be_v then_o thy_o happiness_n that_o be_v his_o mother_n but_o who_o can_v express_v so_o high_a a_o bliss_n when_o we_o desire_v to_o fame_n some_o other_o maid_n or_o virtuous_a woman_n name_n when_o we_o of_o other_o lady_n write_v the_o life_n of_o chaste_a maid_n happy_a mother_n constant_a wife_n such_o as_o best_a writer_n have_v renown_v of_o yore_o when_o we_o have_v tell_v their_o noble_a virtue_n over_o we_o draw_v example_n and_o beside_o their_o own_o fair_a story_n praise_v they_o by_o comparison_n but_o in_o thy_o life_n we_o can_v thou_o alone_o can_v not_o at_o all_o admit_v comparison_n so_o far_o thy_o happy_a name_n and_o honour_n live_v above_o all_o other_o mother_n maid_n or_o wife_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n when_o we_o thy_o story_n tell_v so_o much_o as_o once_o to_o think_v of_o parallel_n we_o will_v let_v thou_o in_o thy_o own_o pure_a title_n live_v and_o speak_v no_o praise_n of_o thou_o but_o positive_a as_o when_o we_o say_v all_o age_n nation_n all_o shall_v thou_o most_o happy_a among_o woman_n call_v that_o of_o the_o great_a blessing_n god_n ever_o send_v to_o sinful_a man_n thou_o be_v the_o instrument_n publish_a with_o allowance_n london_n print_v by_o h._n h._n 1686._o