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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43675	Speculum beatae virginis a discourse of the due praise and honour of the Virgin Mary / by a true Catholick of the Church of England.	Hickes, George, 1642-1715.	1686 (1686)	Wing H1869; ESTC R10946	41,343	46

used unto the B. Virgin Behold thy servant hath found grace in thy sight Gen. 19.19 So also Moses was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because he of all the Hebrews was chosen to be the deliverer of Israel and the Mediator of the Old Testament and had the special priviledge of speaking to God as a man doth to his friend face to face Upon which account he said unto him in this very phrase in which his Angel spake unto the B. Virgin I know thee by Name and thou hast found grace in my sight Gen. 33.12 17. The like might be said of many other Saints as well as of the B. Virgin and accordingly S. Paul who of a Persecutor of the Church had the honour to be chosen the Apostle of the Gentiles said 1 Cor. 15.10 by the grace or favour of God I am that I am And therefore the title of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thou that art highly favoured as it is explained by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hast found or obtained favour hath nothing in its signification so singular to the B. Virgin but that it may be applied to any other Saint who hath received any special favour or honour from God But then there is another acceptation of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as the Verb 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 comes from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in that signification wherein it is taken for Vertue or Grace and in this sence it may be rendred thou that art very gracious And so it is rendred by the Vulgar Latin Ave gratiâ plena Hail thou that art full of grace or vertue And in this signification also there is nothing peculiar and singular in it but what in equivalent terms hath been spoken of other Saints as well as of the B. Virgin Thus it was said of Noah that he was a just man and perfect in his generation Gen. 6.9 And when God called him into the Ark he said unto him Come thou and all thy house into the Ark for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation I suppose if the Angel had said to the B. Virgin Hail thou that art righteous before God and perfect in thy generation it would have been every jot as Emphatical as to say Ave gratiâ plena Hail thou that art full of grace and as good an Argument to the full to prove that she was free from sin So the Lord himself gave this testimony of Job chap. 2.3 That he was a perfect and an upright man one that feared God and eschewed evil and that there was none like him in the Earth which considering who it was that spake it I think implies as much innocence and perfection as Ave gratiâ plena out of the mouth of an Angel Hail thou that art very gracious or thou that art full of grace So it is said of Zacharias and Elizabeth that they were both righteous before God walking in all the Commandments and Ordinances of the Lord blameless ver 6. of this Chapter And so an Angel of the Lord gave this character of his Son John the Baptist that he should be great in the sight of the Lord and be filled with the Holy Ghost from his Mothers womb Ver. 15. So it is written of the Holy Martyr Stephen that he was full of Faith and of the Holy Ghost Acts 6.5 which I think is a phrase of as much importance as to be full of grace and might justifie the speaking as high things of these Saints as in reason can be said of the B. Virgin to whom the Angel said in common terms of Salutation among the Jews Hail thou that art highly favoured or full of grace the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou amongst women Having now shewed that there is nothing so peculiar in the Angels Salutation but that he might have said the like to any other righteous person I proceed to shew 2. That the B. Virgin whom he Saluted in the foregoing words was a very holy person as may be shewn First in general and Secondly in particular from the History of the Annunciation as it is set forth in this Chapter 1. First then it may be shewed in general that she was a very holy person from the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whether it be rendred Thou that art highly favoured or Thou that art full of grace It is not to be imagined that an Angel should be sent from God to give such a Title to any man or woman but who was a Saint of the first rank But it is much more evident that she was such an one from the matter of his Message or Annunciation which was to tell her that she should conceive and bring forth Jesus the Saviour of the World and that the Holy Ghost to that end should come upon her and the power of the Highest overshadow her and that the Holy Child which should be born of her should be the Son of God Certainly the Holy Ghost would come upon none but a pure Saint he that affects the Symbols of Innocence and Purity in all his appearances and cannot enter into a malicious Soul nor dwell in the Body that is subject unto sin would not have come in that manner and for that mighty purpose upon any Daughter of Adam but who had cleansed her self from all filthiness of Flesh and Spirit and perfected holiness in the fear of God Nay God the Father who was to prepare a body for his Eternal Son as it is written a Body hast thou prepared me would not form it of the substance of a sinful Woman but his own essential Holiness as well as the mysterious decency of the Dispensation would prompt him to form it of the substance of one that like the Kings Daughter in the Psalm was all glorious within and a pure and spotless Virgin both in Body and Mind We may be also assured from the holiness of God the Son the Eternal Word of the Father that he would not take upon him the Seed of Abraham but of one of the genuine Daughters of Abraham nor deign to be conceived in the womb of any Woman but of such an one who was a vessel of Honour in whom the Spirit of God did dwell and whose very Body was the Temple of the Holy Ghost She that was the Mother of God could not but be a very good Woman She that conceived and bare and brought forth the Holy Child Jesus the Virgin Mother of Immanuel of whom the Prophet wrote as he was inspired surely must have been pure as he was pure and holy as he was holy For to use the Apostles phrase in another sence the fulness of the Godhead could not dwell bodily in a wicked woman nor could she be deceived and led away by the Serpent whose Seed was to bruise the Serpent's head Nay to be chosen for the Mother of God was the greatest honour and favour that ever God conferred upon any humane creature None of the special honours and favours that he did

over her Son And so in another Hymn they remind him of whom he took his Body Memento rerum Conditor Nostri quod olim corporis Sacrata ab alvo Virginis Nascendo sormam sumpsti Maria Mater gratiae Dulcis parens clementiae Tu nos ab hoste protege Et mortis horâ suscipe Jesu tibi sit gloria Qui natus es de Virgine Cum Patre almo Spiritu In sempiterna secula Amen Off. parv B. M. and then pray unto her in the following manner Remember O Creator of all things that thou formerly tookest the shape of our Body by being born of the holy womb of the Virgin O Mary Mother of Grace and sweet parent of mercy protect us from the Enemy and receive us in the hour of Death Glory be to thee O Jesus who wast born of the Virgin with the Father and the Holy Spirit Amen So in another Hymn they invoke her thus * O Gloriosa Virginum Sublimis inter sydera Qui te creavit parvulum Lactente nutris ubere Quod Heva tristis abstulit Tu reddis almo germine Intrent ut astra flebiles Coeli recludis cardines Tu Regis alti janua Et aula lucis fulgida Vitam datam per Vioginem Gentes redempta plaudito Jesu sit tibi gloria c. Ibid. O Glorious Virgin who art aloft among the Stars thou nursedst thy Creator with the milk of thy Dugs thou restorest unto us by the holy Branch what Eve took from us thou openest the Gates of Heaven that penitents might enter in thou art the Gate of the great King the bright Palace of light O redeemed Nations express your joy for the life that is given by the Blessed Virgin Glory be to thee O Jesus c. One of the Lessons for the Saturday-Office of the B. Virgin begins thus * Amplectamur Mariae vestigia fratres mei devotissimâ supplicatione beatis illius pedibus provolvamur Teneamus eam nec dimittamus donce benedixerit nobis Potens est enim c. Mense Oct. Serm. Bernardi Abbatis My Brethren let us embrace the footsteps of Mary let us throw our selves at her feet with most devout supplication let us hold her fast and not let her go till she bless us for she is powerful c. And in another Office there is this Prayer * Precibus meritis B. Mariae semper Virginis omnium sanctorum parducat nos Dominus ad regnum coelorum Amen Offic. parv The Lord bring us all unto the Kingdom of Heaven by the merits and prayers of the perpetual Virgin Mary and all the Saints Amen In the Saturday-Office there is also this solemn prayer of Intercession to her ‖ O Beata Dei Genetrix Maria virgo perpetua templum Domini sacrarium Spiritus Sancti sola sine exemplo placuisti Domino nostro Jesu Christo Ora pro populo i●erveni pro Clero intercede pro devoto foemineo sexu O Mary Blessed Mother of God perpetual Virgin Temple of the Lord sanctuary of the Holy Ghost Thou only without example wast pleasing to our Lord Jesus Christ Pray for the people mediate for the Clergy and interceed for the devout female Sex And then follows this prayer unto God * Concedo nos famulos tuos quaesumus Domine Deus perpetua mentis corporis sanitate gaudere gloriosâ B. Mariae semper Virginis intercessione à praesenti liberari tristitiâ aterna perfrui latitiâ Per Dominum We beseech thee O Lord God grant that we thy servants may enjoy perpetual soundness of body and mind and by the glorious intercession of the blessed and perpetual Virgin may be delivered from our present sorrow and enjoy everlasting comfort Through our Lord. In the Office for the Festival of her Conception there is this Antiphone ‖ Cum jucunditate conceptionem B. Mariae celebremus ut ipsa pro nobis intercedat ad Dominum J●sum Christum Breviar Rom. Let us celebrate the Conception of the B. Virgin with joy that she may interceed for us with Jesus Christ And this address in Versicle and Answer * Foelix namque es sacra V. Maria omni lande dignissima Quia ex te ortus est sol justitiae Christus Deus noster Ora pro Populo interveni pro Clero intercede pro devoto foemineo sexus sentiant omnes tuum juvamen quicunque celebrant tuam sanctam conceptionem ibid. For thou art blessed O holy Virgin and worthy of all praise because Christ our God the Son of righteousness rose out of thee O pray for the People mediate for the Clergy intercede for the devout female sex and let all those who celebrate thy holy conception feel thy help In the Office of S. Mary ad Nives there is this versicle and answer Vers * Dignare me lauda ●●tesacrata Virgo Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos Fest S. Mar ad Nives make me worthy to praise thee O holy Virgin R. And give me power against thy enemies And then follows this Antiphone ‖ Sancta Maria succurre miseris juva pusillanimes refove flebiles ora pro populo sentiant omnes tuum juvam●n quicunque celebrant tuam sanctam festivitatem Ibid O holy Mary succour them that are miserable help them that are weak hearted comfort those that are sorrowful pray for the people and let those who celebrate thy holy Festival become sensible of thy help In the second day of the Octave of her Nativity there is this Prayer or Lesson * O B Maria quis tibi digne valeat jura gratiarum ac laudum praeconia rependere quae singulari tuo assensu mundo succurris perdito Quas tibi laudes fragilitas humani generis persolvat quae solo tuo commercio recuperandi aditum invenit Accipe itaque quascunque exiles quascunque meritis tuis impares gratiarum ictiones Et cum susceperis vota culpas nostras orando excusa Admitte nostras preces intra sacrarium exauditionis reporta nobis antidotum reconciliationis ibid. O B. Mary who can sufficiently give thee praise and thanks who by thy singular assent didst succour the world when it was undone what praises sufficient can frail mankind pay unto thee who hast found a way of recovery only by thy commerce with God We therefore pray thee receive our Thanksgivings how mean soever they be and unequal to thy merits and when thou shalt receive our Devotions excuse our faults by praying O admit our prayers within the Sanctuary of thy audience and bring back unto us the antidote of reconciliation What is meant in this Prayer by her succouring the world when it was undone by her assent I cannot tell unless her acceptance of God's offer to be the Mother of Jesus be to be understood by it as a late * The Contemplations p. 60 64 66. Book makes me think it is which saith that God referred