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A81057	An apology for the Contemplations on the life and glory of Holy Mary mother of Jesus Shewing, the innocency, equity and antiquity, of the honour and veneration given to the blessed virgin mother by the Holy Catholick Church. By J.C. D.D. With allowance of superiours.	Cross, John, 1630-1689.	1687 (1687)	Wing C7249; ESTC R225379	82,720	165

Soul and is a most powerful Advocate for Sinners at the Tribunal of his Mercy Cant. 4. 12. 13 Bern. Epist 174. Aug. Serm. 11. Nativ Dom. Anselm Libr. Conc. Virg. c. 18. Damian Serm. Assumpt Ildef l. de M. Virg. Ambr. l. 2. Virg. Aug. Medit. c. 40. n. 5. The efficacy of her Merits soaring above the Quires of the flaming Seraphims and approaching the Throne of the Eternal Trinity Greg. in 1. Reg. 1. XLIV Thirdly These two most Excellent Prerogatives of Holy Mary Her Divine Maternity and her super-seraphical Innocency lead us to the consideration of the stupendious Treasure of Super-natural Gifts of Original Justice Sanctifying Grace and of the whole Train of Moral and Theological Virtues transfus'd through Her Illustrious Soul with that fullness intensively as to its own Perfection in its self and extensively as to all its Operations of Holiness in this World and blessedness in the state of Glory That therein she incomparably surpasseth the Holiest and Happiest of all the Glorifi'd Saints and Angels as far as is possible for the most perfect amongst Pure Creatures Cant. 4.8 All which seems con-naturally to follow from the eternally pre-design'd priviledge of her being over-shadow'd impregnated and enrich'd by the Virtue of the Holy Ghost of her Conceiving the Holy of Holies Gods Consubstantial Word within her Chaste Bowels of her bringing forth into this World that stupendious Light of the Divinity inclosed in our Nature prepar'd for the Glory of Israel and the enlightning all Nations to Truth and Grace Luc. 2.32 Jo. 1.17 Sect. XII That these Three most Excellent Priviledges of Holy Mary do challenge a Super-eminent Servitude from us as they are Her Super-natural Perfections XLV THE Practice of the Saints and the Authority of Divine Oracles are most un-resistable Rules of our Christian Faith and Duty not only as to all radical Truths and Precepts but also as to the con-natural consequences of both so that if Majesty Innocency and Goodness be aimable and honorable they exact a most passionate Love a most profound Veneration where they are in their highest Meridian possible to a Pure Creature such they are in Holy Mary such likewise should our Love and Reverence be towards Her as a Just Homage due to her for these Her charming Grandeurs To train Christians up to these sublime Acts the Holy Ghost hath set us a most exact Copy when he proclaims Her blessed above All and to be blessed by All Luc. 1.41.48 49. Blessed above All because she shall crush the Serpents head as the Mother of JESVS shall be free from all sin by Gods preserving Decrees and shall be full of Grace for the dignifying the Temple of JESVS and for these her Excellencies All shall bless Her by celebrating her Praises by giving Her magnificent Titles by venerating this Her Majesty Purity and Holiness and by imploring Her Protection and Prayers Now and in the Hour of our Death by whom we have aceess to JESVS says S. Bern. Serm. ult de Assumpt and for the confirming us in this Belief and Duty The Holy Church in her sacred Councils pronounces an eternal Curse against all those who confess not Holy Mary to be the most excellent above all Visible and Invisible Creatures Synod 2. act 5. XLVI In pursuance of this great design of the Holy Ghost That all Generations should confess the Grandeurs and bless the Name and Power of the Mother of JESVS The venerable Pastors of the Church Holy Fathers and great Masters of our Christian Schools and Pulpits have through all Ages studiously pen'd lofty Panegyricks full of her Praises with the most Illustrious Titles of Honour possibly to be given to the most Excellent of Pure Creatures asserting Her fullness of super-natural Gifts the swiftness and clearness of her Intellectual Operations with those Gifts her undoubted Right to all those sensible Marks of internal Worship possibly due to their Chief in the most exquisite Prerogatives of Nature Grace and Glory and her surpassing Acceptableness to her Son JESVS for the effectual obtaining of whatever Favours fit for us to beg and God to grant through the Mediation of the Best amongst Pure Creatures Hence these burning and shining Lights of the Catholick World frequently entitle this Divine Creature The Miracle of the World Ark of the living God Abyss of Grace and Glory the Immense Treasury of Holiness stupendious Master-piece of Gods Omnipotency transcending the whole Sphere of the Elect in the Gifts of Grace and Fruits of Meritorious Actions And thus acknowleding her Right to the Worship of Hyperdulia or Super-eminent Saint-Servitude they stile Her our Advocate and Mediatrice and do with a most enflam'd Affection beg her Protection and Intercession Chrysost Orat. in Hypapant Epiph. Serm. de Laud. Deipar Damasc Orat. 2. Assumpt Anselm l. Excel Virg. c. 8. Greg. in 1. Reg. 1. Ephrem Serm. Laud. Virg. Gregor Neocaes hom Annunc Ambr. in 2. Luc. Chrysol Serm. 143. D. Th. p. 3. q. 25. Bern. Serm. Nativ Mar. sup Signum magnum Innocent 3. Serm. 2. Assumpt Mar. Bern. Serm. 2. Adv. Ephrem Orat. ad B. Virg. XLVII Upon the Authority of these Illuminated Oracles of the Church some Catholick Doctors of an eminent Rank do piously conclude That the Gift of Sanctifying Grace infus'd into the Immaculate Soul of Holy Mary in the first positive Instant of her passive Conception was more intense than the Beatifical Grace of the holiest and happiest of all other Pure Creatures But if the first Beams of her Grace were of that prodigious Beauty and Lustre how much greater were they at the last Moment of her Holy Life Since her whole Life was intensely apply'd in actuating her Illustrious and Flaming Soul with Divine Affections and Ravishments of Love to a most sublime Degree of Acceptableness to God and addition of new Lights of Grace and streams of Merits even to the comprehending of all those Graces which through all the Moments of time have been and shall be dispers'd amongst Pure Creatures And farther since all Divines agree that the Glory of the Holy Mother of JESVS is proportion'd to her State of accomplish'd Grace as a bountiful Gift and just Reward of a holy Life is suitable to the Merits and Right thereof therefore is she before the universal Resurrection of All to each ones Happiness deservingly Assum'd to Glory and exalted above all the Choires of Saints and Angels to a super-excellent Fullness of the Vision and Fruition of God in his full Splendor communicable to Pure Creatures and to most copious Dowries of Clarity Agility Subtility and Impassibility which irradiated from the glorious Lamp of her flaming Spirit through her Immaculate Body compleats her Intensive and Extensive Happiness above All only beneath JESVS XLVIII These three Excellencies the Maternity Innocency and Sanctity of Holy Mary thus Illustrated by the Holy Ghost and the Authority of the great Lights of the Christian World consider'd precisely as Perfections inherent in Her and raising her

in the Colledge of the Apostles celebrating her Praises with Hymns and Canticks (d) Quando ad contuendum Corpus quod vitae principium dedit Deum suscepit convenissemus Viso sacro corpore placuit omnibus prout quisque poterat hymnis celebrare infinitam Bonitatem Divina potentiae Epist Dion cit When we met to behold that Body which gave the beginning of Life and wherein God lodg'd Having beheld the Body each one according to his Power sung forth Hymns of Glory to the Infinite Bounty of the divine Power Epist Dion ad Timoth. apud Damasc Orat. 2. de Dormit Deip. LXXXII From these Illustrious Witnesses of the Ancient and Innocent Veneration and Invocation of the Mother of JESVS it manifestly appears that albeit the Sacred Monuments of this First and others next succeeding Ages of the Catholick Church either decay'd by Time or destroy'd by Persecutors or falsifi'd by false Brethren be few in regard of the great Train of holy Pastors and Teachers who by their Doctrine and Practice convey'd to us the Apostolical Faith and Holy Institutions conserv'd entire to this day by the Divine Providence ever assisting and guiding the Eminential and Representative Church-Authority Yet even these few do abundantly demonstrate the Primitive Doctrine and Practice of this Important Article of the Communion of the Saints as to the Worship and Intercession of Holy Mary the Mother of JESVS even under the dreadful Mystery of the Sacrifice of the Mass the greatest Act of Divine Worship Sect. XVIII Testimonies of the Second Age. LXXXIII IN the Second Age St. Irenaeus stiles the Holy Mother of JESVS The Advocate of the guilty Children of Eve. (a) Suasa est Maria obedire Deo ut Evae Virginis Maria Virgo fieret Advocata Iren. cit Libr. 5. c. 19. And Tertullian calls Her The Co-adjutrice of our Saviour JESVS in repairing the Apostacy of our first Parents and in promoting Mans Salvation (b) In Evam adhuc Virginem irrepserat Verbum aedificatorium mortis In Virginem aeque introducendum erat Verbum Dei extructorium Vitae ut quod per ejusmodi sexum abierat in perditionem per eundem redigeretur in salutem quod Eva credendo deliquit Maria credendo delevit Tert. cit Where the Parallel runs between the efficacy of Eves sin to perpetuate Mans ruine and the Excellencies of the Holiness of the Mother of JESVS to continue Mans Salvation and speaking elsewhere of the Catholick Worship of things Sacred and especially of the Holy Cross he has this remarkable Saying Ejusmodi disciplinarum si Leges expostules Scripturarum nullam invenies Traditio tibi praetendetur Auctrix consuetudo firmatrix fides observatrix l. Cor. Mil. c. 3. If sayes he you require an Express Authority of Holy Scripture for these our observances we alledge none we assert Tradition to be their Introducer Custom their Conserver and Faith their Observer l. de Carn Christ c. 17. And the great St. Justin Martyr in his Illustrious Apology for Christian Religion offer'd to Antoninus Pius the Emperor doth in express Words vindicate this Age of the Church from the Imputation of Atheism impos'd by Pagans for the practice of Saint-Servitude acknowledging the Fact but denying and refuting the Crime in that Christians give them not Divine but only Saint-Worship (c) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Justin cit We do in deed and Truth sayes he Worship adore and venerate the most true God and his Son whom he sent into the World to teach us these things and also the Troops of his Followers and Imitators of the good Angels and the Spirits of the Prophets and this Doctrine we sincerely teach others as we our selves were taught Justin Mart. Apol. 2. ad Antonin Pium Imper. Vid. Apol. 1. ad Senat. Resp ad q. 30. Gentil wherein he exactly agrees with the first Age and the practice of Ours Sect. XIX Testimonies of the Third Age. LXXXIV THis Age gives us many solemn Witnesses of the Practice of Christians in their days in Worshipping and Invocating the Glorious Saints and consequently of the Holy Mother of JESVS the Queen of Angels and Saints S. Cypr. Epist 34. 37. ad Clerum Cornel. P. Epist 1. Euseb Alex. hom de Cult Sanct. Orig. Hom. 1. in Ezech. med l. 8. contr Cels hom 5. in Cant. hom 16. in Jos But S. Methodius doth specially dilate himself in the Praises of Holy Mary (a) Salve in aeternum Ineffabile Gaudium Ad te namque rursus recurrimus Tu Festivitatis nostrae Principium Tu medium Tu Finis Tu sons uberrimus totius Sanctitatis animarum Altare In te perbenignus Conditor ferventissima Charitatis flammas quasi confer●●s solis radios est ejaculatus Method cit All hail for ever O Ineffable Joy we again have recourse to thy protection for thou art the Beginning the Advancement and Conclusion of our Festivals the over-flowing Fountain of all Holiness the Altar of our Souls In thee our most bountiful Creator hath power'd forth the flames of his most ardent Charity as so many condensed beams of a glorious Sun. Orat. in Hypant Dom. where having given Her many magnificent Titles of Honour he expresseth his singular confidence in her protection through the whole Course of his Life and to that end He requests Her powerful Aid calling Her the delicious Fountain of Salvation and Altar of Propitiation where the Almighty Creator casts forth the powerful beams of his most ardent Love. Sect. XX. Testimonies of the Fourth Age. LXXXV THE Fourth Age abounds with a copious train of Zealous Witnesses of this great Article of Christian Doctrine and Devotion towards the Glorious Mother of JESVS receiv'd from their holy Pastors and Teachers and by their pious Care transmitted to their Disciples and Successors for a clear conviction of the Innocency Equity and Antiquity of the Veneration given to Her by the Catholick Church (a) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Athan. cit Since he who was born of the Virgin is a King Soveraign Lord and God she also of whom he was born is truly and properly a Queen Lady and Mother of God Le ts then say that now it is verifi'd That the Queen stands at the Right hand of JESVS clad in a Mantle of Gold embroider'd with Jewels of an Infinite variety To thee we cry out Remember us O most Holy Virgin and for these our small Praises render unto us rich Gifts out of the Treasures of thy Graces O thou who art full of Grace O Mistris O Lady O Queen O Mother of God make Intercession for us St. Athanasius Serm. de Sanctis Deipar proves Her Right to the Imperial Titles of Lady and Queen from her being the True Mother of God who is the King of the World and to that end applies to Her the Prophesie of that Illustrious Queen David saw standing in glory at the right hand of God thence he proclaims the Amplitude of her Power in the Spiritual