Meditations vppon the mysteries of our holy faith with the practise of mental praier touching the same composed in Spanish by the R.F. Luys de la Puente ... ; and translated into English by F. Rich. Gibbons ...

Because he that is mighty hath done greate things to me, and holy is his name.

This is the third respect the blessed VIRGIN alledgeth to glorifye God, [ 3] for at this instant shee reuolued in her memory the wonderfull things

that God had wrought in her, and the greate benefits he had donne her, from the instant of her Conception vntill then: especially that greate miracle of beeing a VIRGIN, and a MOTHER, and that not any mother what∣soeuer, but the mother of God himselfe: ad∣miring at all which greatenesses, she praised God for them, attributing them to his Omnipoten∣cye, and to the Holinesse of his name: for with his Omnipotencye hee wrought them, and with his Holinesse he would enact them, that tho∣roughout all Ages, his name might be sanctifyed, and glorifyed. And in saying that God did greate things, to her, she giueth likewise to vnderstand, that hee magnified her in those things, that ma∣gnifye men before God, which is, Sanctitye, and Caelestiall giftes: for the Sonne beeing greate, the mother was likewise to be magnifyed. Whe∣reby it appeareth, that it is not contrary to Humillitye to acknowledge in ourselues the giftes of God: rather (as S. * 1.1 Paul sayeth) the di∣uine Spirit itselfe discouereth them vnto vs, that wee may bee thankefull for them, attributing them not to our owne merits, but to the power, and Sanctitye of God, making a connexion of these two Attributes, as did the foure holy Beastes which gaue Glory to God, saying: Holy, * 1.2 Holy, Holy, Lord God omnipotent, which was, which is, and which shall come.

Notes

• * 1.1

  1 Cor. 2.10.
• * 1.2

  Apoc. 4.8