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CHAPTER XL
OF THE PRUDENCE OF MARY IN GOVERNING THE NEW
FAITHFUL; HER DEALINGS WITH STEPHEN DURING HIS
LIFE AND AT HIS DEATH; AND OTHER EVENTS.
179. The office of Mother and Teacher of the holy
Church, which the Lord had conferred upon most holy
Mary, was necessarily accompanied by a knowledge and
light proportionate to those high offices. For she was to
know all the members of this mystical body which She
governed, so that She might apply her teachings and her
ministrations according to each one s station, condition
and necessity. This blessing our Queen received with
the plenitude and abundance of wisdom and knowledge
as is clear from all that I am writing. She knew all the
faithful that joined the Church, was informed of the
natural inclinations, of the degree of virtue and grace
they possessed, the merit of their works, their beginning
and end. She was ignorant of nothing pertaining to the
Church, except when sometimes the Lord concealed from
Her some affair, which afterwards was made known
to Her at its conclusion. Her knowledge was not bar
ren or profitless, but was inspired with the charity of her
divine Son toward all She saw and knew. As She at
the same time was aware of the sacraments of divine
Providence, She used all her wisdom according to the
measure and weight of her interior charity ;
for She gave
neither more nor less than was proper according to the
deserts of love and estimation due to each one; and this is
a defect which we children of Adam ordinarily incur,
even if we think we have used the nicest equity.
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