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The sinless conception of the Mother of God. A theological essay
The sinless conception of the Mother of God A theological essay Author:Frederick George Lee Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CONTENTS OF CHAPTER III. Ordinary natural conception, active and passive.—Such divisions unknown for many ages.—Consequent confusion in thought and word of ce... more »rtain Christian writers.—Transmission of the body.-— Infusion of the soul.—Mary's Conception special and unique.—She was nevertheless truly redeemed by Her Son.—For mankind generally, redemption is a remedy and recovery: for Mary, redemption was immunity.—Such doctrine an essential part of God's revelation in Christ —The nature of Original Sin.—Mary's immunity from the same.—Her sanctification at her Conception.— Opinions of Calvin, Luther, and Knox.—The Blessed Virgin cooperated in man's redemption.—Her own Conception natural— Mary a personal witness of the Incarnation.—Her direct testimony as to its truth. He gazed on thy soul; it was spotless and fair, For the Empire of sin—it had never been there; None had e'er owned thee, dear Mother ! but He, And He blessed thy clear shining, sweet Star of the Sea. Earth gave Him one lodging; 'twas deep in thy breast, And God found a home where the sinner finds rest; His home and His hiding-place, both were in thee, He was won by thy shining, sweet Star of the Sea. Frederic Wilfred Faber. CHAPTER III. |NE preliminary detail for consideration, in order adequately to grasp the general subject, is the actual relation of parents to their offspring as regards conception. A child does not derive all its creation at one moment, and from one source. Every child has two conceptions—active and passive. Its body is transmitted, as God hath ordained that it should be, by its parents; its soul is infused by the Most High Himself. This transmission of the body is the first or active conception. Such act is that by which all are truly and properly of the one body of Adam.The infusi...« less