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MARY`SPREPARATION
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Sedquoniamadmirabilishuiusutilitatis
fructusmaximeexfelicissimi(…)quo
Deusprimoshominescollocarat…[CR,
ParsI,CaputIII,II(Ratisbonae,p.27)].
Sedutvideantfideles,quantamhabeat
haecpetitionecessitatem:commemo-
rabuntparochi,quantaadvictum,etad
vitamcolendamindigentiasitexternarum
rerum;quodmagisintelligent,sicompara-
tiofiateorum,quaeprimoilliparentinos-
trigeneris,etreliquisdeincepshominibys
fueruntadvivendumnecessaria.Nametsi
illeinamplissimoinnocentiaestatu,unde
etipse,eteiusculpaomnisposteritascor-
ruit,necessehabuissetadhiberecibum
adreficiendasvires:tameninterilliuset
nostraevitaenecessitatesmultuminter-
est.Nonenimeivestibusadtegumentum
corporisopusfuisset,nontectoadperfu-
gium,nonarmisaddefensionem,nonre-
mediidadvaletudinem,nonaliiusmultis,
quorumsubsidionosadhancnaturaeim-
becillitatemacfragilitatemtuendamege-
mus.Satiseifuissetadimmortalemvitam
illefructus,quemfelicissimavitaearbor
nulloeiusautposterorumlaboreprae-
buisset.Nequeverofuturuserathomoin
tantisparadisideliciisotiosus,quemad
agendumDeusineovoluptatisdomicilio
collocarat:verumnullaeioperamolesta,
nullumofciimunusnoniucundumfuis-
set.Tulissetilleperpetuosuavissimos
fructus,exculturafeliciumhortorum,nec
eumunquamoperaautspesfefellisset.
[CR,ParsIV
p.400-401)].
TeLatinquotation
,CaputXIII,IV(Ratisbonae,
…thatmosthappystateinwhichGodhad
placedourfirstparents…[CCT,PartI,
ChapterIII,QuestionII,p.40].
Butthatthefaithfulmayseehowgreatis
thenecessityofthispetition,parishpriests
willremindthemhowmuchwestandin
needofexternalthingsforthemainte-
nanceandpreservationoflife.Tisthey
willmorefullycomprehendifthewants
ofthefirstfatherofourracebecompared
withthoseofhisposterity.foralthough
he,inamostexaltedstateofinnocence,
fromwhichheandthroughhisfaultall
hisposterityfell,founditnecessarytouse
foodtorecruithisstrength;“yet,between
hisnecessitiesandthenecessitiestowhich
ourlifeissubject,thereexistsawidedifer-
ence.Porhewouldnothavestoodinneed
ofclothestocoverhisbody,notofahouse
toshelterhim,notofweaponstodefend
him,notofmedicinetorestorehealth,not
ofmanyotherthings,theaidofwhichwe
requirefortheprotectionandpreserva-
tionofthisourweakandfrailnature.for
himwouldhavesufcedtoimmortallife
thatfruit,whichthemostproductivetree
oflifewouldhavespontaneouslyyielded
tohimandhisposterity(Gen.ii,9;iii,22).
Norwasman,whomGodhadplacedin
thatabodeofpleasuretoleadanactive
life,tobeunoccupiedamidsuchgreatde-
lightsofparadise(Gen.ii,15);buttohim
noemploymentwouldhavebeentrouble-
some,nodutyunpleasant.Promthecul-
tivationofthosehappygardenshewould
haveeverderivedthemostdelicious
fruits,norwouldhislaboursorhopesbe
everfrustrated[CCT,PartIV
XIII,QuestionIV
TeEnglishquotation
,p.467].
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