LI. In beatae Virginis verecundiam. In gremio, quaeris, cur sic sua lumina Virgo On the blessed Virgin's bashfulness. That on her lap she casts her humble eye, 'Tis the sweet pride of her humility. The faire starre is well fixt, for where, O, where, Could she have fixt it on a fairer spheare? 'Tis Heav'n, 'tis Heav'n she sees, Heaven's God there lyes; She can see Heaven, and ne're lift up her eyes. This new guest to her eyes new lawes hath given: 'Twas once looke up, 'tis now looke downe to Heaven. CR. LII. In vulnera Dei pendentis. O frontis, lateris, manuumque pedumque cruores; O quae purpureo flumina fonte patent: In nostram, ut quondam, pes non valet ire salutem, Fixa manus; dat, fixa: pios bona dextera rores O latus, ô torrens; quis enim torrentior exit Mille et mille simul cadit et cadit undique guttis On the wounds of our crucified Lord. O bleeding wounds of brow, feet, hands, and side; But swims in streams which from its own wounds flow. O side, O torrent; for with torrent strong O waves too much alive with precious streams, 1 Cf. our vol. i. pp. 50-1, G. LIII. Quare cum Publicanis manducat Magister vester? Matt. ix. 11. Ergo istis socium se peccatoribus addit? Ergo istis sacrum non negat ille latus? Tu, Pharisaee, rogas, Jesus cur fecerit istud? Nae dicam Jesus, non Pharisaeus, erat. Wherefore eateth your Master with Publicans? Wherefore associates He with sinners vile? Why hides He not His holy self the while? Askest thou, Pharisee, how this can be? Because 'tis Jesus, not a Pharisee. G. LIV. Ecce locus ubi jacuit Dominus. Ipsum, ipsum, precor, ô potius mihi, candide, monstra: Ipsi, ipsi ô lacrymis oro sit ire meis. Si monstrare locum satis est, et dicere nobis, En, Maria, hic tuus en hic jacuit Dominus; Ipsa ulnas monstrare meas, et dicere possum, En, Maria, hic tuus en hic jacuit Dominus. Φαίδιμέ, μοι αὐτὸν μᾶλλόν μοι δείκνυθι αὐτόν. Αὐτός μου, δέομαι, αὐτὸς ἔχῃ δάκρυα. Εἰ δὲ τόπον μοὶ δεικνύναι ἅλις ἐστὶ, καὶ εἰπεῖν, * Ωδε τεὸς, Μαριάμ, ἠνίδε, κεῖτο ἄναξ 'Αγκοίνας μου δεικνύναι δύναμαί γε καὶ εἰπεῖν, Ωδε τεὸς, Μαριάμ, ἠνίδε, κεῖτο ἄναξ. |