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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06157	Instructions and aduertisements, how to meditate the misteries of the rosarie of the most holy Virgin Mary. Written in Italian by the Reuerend Father Gaspar Loarte D. of Diuinite of the Societie of Iesus. And newly translated into English; Meditationes de rosario B. Virginis. English	Loarte, Gaspar de, 1498-1578.; Fenn, John, 1535-1614.	1597 (1597)	STC 16646; ESTC S108809	74,621	256

a benefite and yet such was the loue of God towardes the world as without any good desert of our part yea with an infinite number of most enormous crimes the dai being come which his maiestie had before al daies ordeined he remembred them that had forgotten him and with moste rare clemencie vouchsafed to visite them that deserued most seuerely to be chastised and to redresse the endlesse euils and miseries that reigned round about the world albeit so beetle blinde were men as they knewe them not nor any whit perceued thē And for the doing of this matter he disdained not to ioyne him-selfe to the miserie of humane nature making him-selfe man for vs and thral to thousands of annoyes for our saluation O inestimable Charitie O infinite liberalitie Lorde thou liberally departest with more to the world thē it either durst craue or wish for at thi handes What diddest thou espie in vs O Lorde to constrain thee in such lowly wise to visite vs what wer our merits towardes thee what seruices had we performed to thy diuine maiestie thy mere goodnes it is that only prouoketh thee therto that thy mere clemencie causeth thee to descend from heauē to earth and to take humane fleshe in the blessed virgins wombe for our wel-fare which made thee earst to descend down into the bushe taking pitie of thy peoples affliction and to procure their deliuerance as then thou saidest to Moises whereby thou figuredst this thy second discent of clothing thy selfe with the mantel of our humanitie Al the Angels praise and thank thee for this thine ineffable mercy seing man can-not condignely thanke thee therefore nor yet acknowledge it sufficientlye IN THE seconde point thou shalt haue a plentiful subiect to dilate vpō considering on thone side the qualitie of the Ambassadour which God sent downe for the dealing in this affaire his high estate being one of the principal Angels of heauen the beautie and brightnes of body wherin he appered to the most sacred virgin the humilitie reuerence wherwith he saluted her the gratious speeches replenished with al consolation which he vsed towards her the great skil and wonderful wisdom he shewed in reporting his Commission to her declaring by degrees the diuine misterie of the Incarnation In this maner maiest thou likewise discourse vpon al the other circumstances On th'other side weigh wel the excellencie and souerain dignitie of her whom this ambassage was sent to her modest countenance in harkening her graue prudence in pondring the wordes that were spoken to her that wel-beseeming bashfulnes which made her blush in hearing her owne praises the feruent zeal she caried to virginitie which made her make answere meaning to be assured thereof the liuely faith wher-with she firmly beleeued al that was on Gods behalfe announced her for the which she was of her cousin S. Elizabeth singulerly cōmēded lastly the profoūd humi with she resigned and gaue vp her self as our Lord his obedient seruant he hauing chosen her for his beloued mother If thou discusse diligently al these particularities as al other the like circumstances of this diuine misterie thou shalt finde thy selfe rapt into such an admiration as shal make thee crie out with the Roial Psalmist Dauid Great and wonderful is thy wisdome O Lord it is so high as I cannot comprehend it It surpasseth my retche and vnderstanding sithens of what side soeuer thou turnest thee in this Ambassage thou shalt finde great and right miraculous meruailes Great is the message great the Lord that sent it gret is the personage to whō it was sent great the Ambassadour that brought it great is the affaire that is intreted of great and meruailous the maner of proceeding in it Our Lorde be lauded euery wher that doth so gret matters both in heauen and earth IF THOV desire to staye vpon the third point thou shalt neuer want matter meditating the thinges that tooke effect presentlye after the Queene of heauen had geuen her cōsent saying Fiat mihi secundùm verbum tuum Be it done vnto me according to thy worde Sith in that verye instant the most sacred body of Iesus was by vertue of the holy ghost formed of the most pure bloud of the blessed virgin Mary and in the selfe same instant was his glorious soule created and infused in his body and in the ●ame instant was his most holy humanity vnited with the eternal word of God in one self-same person And thence-forth was the blessed virgin mother of God Queene of Angels and men ful of grace replenished with al the gi●tes and prerogatiues meete for so incomparable a dignitie O Fiat most puissant and effectual with an-other Fiat God did earst make the heauens earth and al the creatures of the world yet were ther farre greater more important matters made with this Fiat seing that by means of this Fiat the same God made him-self mā and mā was made God with al the other right wōderful workes that proceed out of this chāge most miraculous metamorphosis O mightie Lady thou hast not said without cause in thy Canticle That he which is mightie hath done great things vnto thee and what greter matters might there be then to haue made thee his mother thou enioying stil thy pure and immaculate virginitie what greter matter thē to haue made thee his temple and the sacred tabernacle of the holy Ghost what greater matter then he whō the cope of heauen can not conteine to haue vouchsafed to shut him-self vp in thy sacred wōbe it being made thereby a celestial Paradise wherein the Angels delite to adore their Maker Verilye the Almightie hath done great matters to thee wherby thy spirite may rightly reioyce and without intermissiō magnify him who hath so highly magnified thee And we al may rightly for the same cause cōgratulate with thee and praise and reuerence thee perpetually endeuouring our selues al we may to be thy true faithful seruāts A PRAYER GREAT and ineffable was the ioye O moste sacred virgin Mary which thy most holy hart was seased with whē being saluted by the Angel Gabriel and vnderstanding the cause of his Ambassage thou with a most profoūd humilitie resignest thy selfe into our Lorde his handes and wert presently thervpō made the true mother of thine owne Father Creator I beseech thee Lady by this thine incomparable dignitie that with thy worthy praiers thou wilt obtein me abūdāt grace wherby I may cōceue spiritually the self-same Lorde and knowe alwaies howe to keepe him in my soule Amen THE VISITATION Visitur Elizabeth Christumque salutat ab alu● Infans qui geminae legis alumnus erat THE SECOND IOYFVL Misterie is touching our blessed Ladye her visiting of S. Elizabeth wherevpon thou maiest meditate these three articles or pointes folowing THE FIRST is how our Lady hauing by the Angels reuelation vnderstoode howe her Cousin was nowe sixe monthes gone with child she with an

bene spoken vnto her sithens there is no Gospel nor other sacred writt wherout we maye gather the certaine Storye of her departure and therefore eche one maye lawfullye meditate that which shal cause him to haue best deuotion Doo thou therefore contemplate what consolation what ioye what iubilation this most holy soule receaued with such woordes with such a sight and with such a companye with what considence and securitie did she depart this life the most Soueraine King of heauen taking her in his most sacred armes kissing cherishing her most louingly according as S. Bernard meditateth O glorious Ladye what tongue can possiblye declare the ioye thou feltest seing thy selfe thus highly honoured and thus embraced betwixt those sacred armes of thy dere sonne If the Spouse saith that her soule was melted when her louer spake vnto her howe fared thy soul I beseech thee hauing heard thy best beloued his wordes seene his amiable countenance and tasted of his courtesies Howe much more was it melted with loue and transformed into her louer and replenished with such delightes Behold now O moste blessed mother al thy desires fulfilled nowe hast thou obteined that which thou requiredst now hast thou found that which thou soughtest for now doest thou possesse that which thou desiredst Sweet were the kisses thou gauest him and the louing intertainment thou vsedst towardes him when thou borest him being a litle one in thine armes into Egipt but farre sweeter were those which thou receauedst of him when nowe being a great one he caried thee to heauen to enioy the greatest goodes the greatest riches the greatest felicitie that was euer graunted to any creature For if so be no eye hath seene nor care heard nor humane vnderstāding can possibly conceaue the goods that God hath prepared for those that loue him Who can possibly cōceue or imagine those which he hath prepared for thee which diddest not onely loue him more then al but diddest engender him of the most pure bloud in thy body a priuiledge graūted to thee alone and worthye thee alone A PRAYER WHAT spirite can possiblye conceaue O most blessed Queene of Angels that incomparable ioye wherewith thy heart was filled when that happie hour being come which thou with so great desire haddest longed for thy most holy soule was deliuered from the bondes of the fleshe and went to enioye those inestimable treasures which were prepared for thee in the Celestial Region I humbly beseech thee O most glorious Lady by this most happy day of so soueraine consolation that thou wilt vouchsafe to remember me most vnwoorthie sinner that remaine in this vale of teares subiect to so many miseries and perils from the which I beseech thee that by thy holy intercession I maye be alwaies defended and preserued Amen OF THE CORONATION OF OVR LADY Virginis auricomo cingit diademate frontem Hic Deus excelso datque sedere loco ¶ THE FIFT AND LAST glorious Misterie is of the Coronation of our Lady that is to say when being risen vp according as we doo holily beleeue she was glorified both in bodye and soule and crowned with glory of the most holy Trinitie cōcerning the which thou shalt meditate the points folowing FIRST how within a few dayes after that the soule of the most blessed virgin was assumpted into heauen it discended to take her moste holy body by entring into the which it rose vp glorious immortal and impassible with al the other glorious prerogatiues which shal-be graunted to the elect when they shal rise vp in the day of iudgement SECONDLY consider the glory triumph and ioy wher-with that great Queene accompanied with Saintes and quires of Angels went vp to heauen aboue al the which she was exalted in the celestial kingdome THIRDLY consider that most riche and pretious crowne where-with she was crowned of the most holy Trinitie and placed in that most high throne which was geuen her where she remaineth making intercession for them that recommend them-selues vnto her VPON the firste point thou maiest pause meditating in what maner that glorious Virgin-mother was raised vp being a thing very iust and conuenient that we affirm this of her sithēs it is more then likely that like as our blessed God would that the soule of this Lady should be free from sinn so would he in like maner that her most holye body should be free from al corruption and not permitt that fleshe to turne to asshes whereof the word eternal had taken his flesh For if our Lord would not that Raab the harlots house should be rased with the other houses of Ierico because she had receaued and lodged for one onlye day the spies of Iosue how much more reason is it that the house of the blessed Virgin Mary which had receaued our Lord him-selfe yea and lodged him therein nine monthes should not be destroyed and turned into asshes Let vs beleeue therefore that as God gaue to the first Adam a companion like vnto him to th' end he might not be alone in terrestral Paradise so was it conuenient that such a like companion should be geuen to the second Adam who being risen vp and glorious might reigne with him risen vp and glorious in the celestial Paradise And seing it is saide of other Saints that being now risen vp they doo reigne in heauen much more meet is it that we both say and beleeue this of her who in sanctitie surpasseth al Saintes and in dignitie al pure creatures The which being presupposed cōsider how with the very same solemnitie with the same ioye with the same honour and triumph where-with that most happie soule was assumpted into heauen it descended downe to earth came to the sepulchre where her virginal body lay which as it is said was in the vale of Iosaphat and by operatiō and diuine vertue did not raise her selfe vp as the sonne of God and hers did him-selfe but was of her sonne raised vp Ponder nowe the state of this virginal body being re-vnited to the glorious soul how beautiful how glittering immortal impassible and adorned with the other glorious partes which the elect being risē vp shal be indued with And if the Gospel telleth vs of the other iust persons howe they shal shine like the Sonne in the kingdome of their Father how ought this Lady being risen vp to shine which is the most righteous of al righteous the most holy of al holies the most gratious of al gratious how shal that bodi glitter which was the tabernacle and habitation of the son of God what shal the beautie of that body be which was neuer defiled nor subiect vnto sinne If liuing in mortal flesh it was so faire that it sufficed to make God him-selfe take plesure therin what shal th' excellēcie thereof be being risen vp with al the most absolute gifts graces and excellencies that are added thervnto O with how great reason are al deuout