A journal of meditations for every day in the year gathered out of divers authors / written first in Latine by N.B. ; and newly translated into English by E.M. in ... 1669.

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Title: A journal of meditations for every day in the year gathered out of divers authors / written first in Latine by N.B. ; and newly translated into English by E.M. in ... 1669.
Author: N. B., 1598-1676.
Publication: [S.l. :: s.n.],; 1669.
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Subject terms: Meditations.; Devotional literature.
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Of the benefit of the Patronage of Saints. and chiefly of the Blessed Virgin.

* 1.1COnsider 1. Our heavenly Father hath not only provided us with Guardians, but also Patrons and Advocates; to wit, the Blessed that reign with him in Heaven; to the end, that in regard he is al∣so our Judge, we might have those that would con∣tinually intercede for us, and move him to mercy. Go (saith our Lord) to my servant Job, and offer Ho∣locaust for your selves, and my servant Job shall pray for you: His face I will receive, that the folly be not imputed to you.

* 1.2Consider 2. With what care and love the Saints in Heaven perform this Office, and with what bene∣fit to us, obtaining for us all manner of good, as is evident by infinite Miracles and Revelations. Of holy Jeremy it is said in the second of the Macha••ces, This is a lover of his Brethren, and of the people of Is∣rael; this is he that prayeth much for the people, and for the whole City. What confidence therefore may we justly put in the protection of such powerful Advocates? If it be a thing of great account, to have a powerful friend in some worldly Princes Court, how much more to have one in the Court of Heaven?

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Consider 3. How diligent you ought to be in the worship and Invocation of the Saints, especially these of your Name, and your Patrons, that they may obtain of our Lord what you stand in need of. But above all, you must procure to be fervent in de∣votion, and reverence to the B. Virgin, who being Mother of all the living (as the Fathers call her) she exceeds all others,* 1.3 both in love to us, and in power with her Son. Give God thanks therefore for so powerful an Advocate, and recommend your self with all earnestness unto her;* 1.4 for she denieth help to none that doth duely ask it, and intercedes not for any in vain to her Son.

Notes

* 1.1

Job 42.8.

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* 1.2

2 Machab. 15.14.

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* 1.3

S. Epiph. Serm. 78.

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* 1.4

Zach. Ep. Foro. l. 2. to 1. c. 7.

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