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A00537	The mirrour of created perfection. Or The life of the most blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God. Written by the R. Fa. I.F. of the Society of Iesus	Falconer, John, 1577-1656.	1632 (1632)	STC 10677; ESTC S117677	40,184	172

and delightfully beholding him Finally as the world from her wombe by his natiuity receaued him so did he in the day of his Ascension from her armes imbracements ascend towards heauen Of our B. Ladyes receauing the holy Ghost Chap. 35. AMongst the Apostles and disciples remaining in Hierusalem expecting and preparing themselues to receaue that Diuine Paraclete and Spirit of truth which our B. Sauiour had promised to send to them after his Ascension S. Luke affirmes the B. Virgin to haue byn one saying after he had named the Apostles All these were persouering with one mynd in prayer with the women Mary the Mother of IESVS numbring her last as the humblest amōgst them naming her alone with her soueraygne Title of the Mother of Jesus to grace that holy assembly the more by the presence of so sacred a person amongst them That diuine Spirit of loue and goodnes came to the rest first with eminent guifts and graces to possesse them but he had come to her twice before to wit in the Cōception of her selfe her Son was both times abōdātly replenished by him This heauēly builder came to rayse in them as from the ground a heauenly habitation for himselfe and the other diuine persons but he came to adorne her soule as a stately pallace already raysed and accōplished by him This diuine Painter and beautifier of soules began only to draw in them a liuely and louely image of their gracious Redeemer wheras he perfected his former draughts in her made her an admirable and matchles maister-peece of heauenly perfection That working fire which Christ longed to kindle and make to flame in the world according to those his words J came to send fire into the world c. descended on the Apostles disciples to consume those drossie imperfections for which their mild Lord had frequently blamed them but on her euer pure and cleane the gracious effects of his diuine presence were cleere illustratiōs inflamed affections and the highest guifts which for any end he cold bestow vpon a Creature They finally as lesser vessells yet great in respect of vs were sodainly and happily filled from the flowing sea of all goodnes but she who had already contayned within her the euer full and flowing fountayne of all graces was as by a deeper tide larger Channell which it bad to runne in made a full sea and a blissefull depth of heauenly waters flowing fully into her If any one should curiously aske me what kind of graces were heaped so on her I can only tell him they were such as in the happy Course of her life afterwards might be vsefull and as the Mother of God serue singularly to enrich and exalt her Of the aboad and manner of our B. Ladyes life after her receauing the holy Ghost Chap. 36. S. Iohn speaking of this sacred treasure recommended by his dying Maister vnto him telleth vs that he tooke her into his owne not that he had any worldly fortunes to bring her vnto but that he had a louing care to performe all filiall dutyes vnto her so that till the Apostles dispersiō abroad she liued for the most at Hierusalem with him sustayned by common almes with other holy widowes and greatly delighted in her pouerty as formerly she had byn where it ioyed her no lesse to see the zealous and fruitfull labours of the Apostles in conuerting soules to the knowledge of her diuine Sonne then it comforted and edified them all to behold her humble and examplar conuersation amongst them blessing her pure wombe which had miraculously conceaued their heauenly Redeemer her Paps which had nursed him her Hands which had cloathed him and the other partes of her louely body which had byn seruiceable vnto him And the more they were illuminated to conceaue the diuine maiesty of their Lord the more highly they apprehended her excellency and with a reuerentiall loue accordingly respected her Afterwards when S. John with the other Apostles left Hierusalem he tooke this B. Virgin to Ephesus with him as the Fathers of the first Generall Counsell holden there traditionally affirmed where she was no doubt holily delighted to behould Iewes and Gentills together with her sonns graces happily and equally enriched holpen no doubt in their first conuersions and much recreated to behould this modell of perfection and second light ordayned to shine in heauen conuersant most humbly and examplarly amongst them Neither were the holy places of Palestine so visited as she is sayd to haue byn by other deuout Christians repayring thither to behold the mother of their Lord ready with an humble gladnes to welcome them and to confirme them in their fayth by relating many mysterious speeches and passages of her sonnes life which none as an eye eare witnesse but her selfe could deliuer vnto them And especially she is sayd sweetly and frequently to haue repeated vnto them these words of her diuine sonne Be you perfect as your heauenly Father is perfect A high lesson indeed and by her fitly taught who next vnto the heauenly Authour therof practised the same and liued so long after him for the comfort instruction of such holy soules as were by his Apostle S. John especially conuerted vnto him Of our B. Ladyes manner of prayer Chap. 37. PRayer sayth S. Augustine is as the breathing of holy soules whereby they draw the pure ayre of heauēly graces into them Light Loue are the chief fruits thereof and best meanes to perfect the same in vs for Light increaseth Loue and Loue when it is ardent augmenteth that heauenly Clarity wherby it is produced and by mutually intending ech other both of them grow in holy soules to such perfection as the one is seldome darkned or the other cooled at any tyme so but that like Ouens frequently throughly warmed with new fyres they euer retayne great warmth holy feruour in them Their fancies in sleep often imitate their Vnderstanding and borrow as it were from the rich store-houses of their memories holy Obiects and Discourses which as heauenly alarums do easily waken their wills make them interrupt often the repose of their senses by breaking forth into holy aspiratiōs as dry wood is with slender sparkles soone kindled and inflamed This great guift of Prayer arriued in the mother of God with her other graces to a wonderfull perfection so as her Soule therein was with a heauenly splendor next to Beatificall Clarity it selfe continually raysed and her Loue naturall and supernaturall to her God and Sonne like two fiery wings mounted her thoughts affections more more towards him by whome they were inflamed An immaculate innocency of life added a most gracious sweetnes to this rising rod of all heauenly perfums and spices sweetly composed Humility raysed it a pure Intention made way for it and a constant perseuerance therin did surely obtayne what by her prayer she intended The high Attributes of God and the sacred mysteries of her sonnes life and