Chap. 1. SeCt. 5· Book IV. 429 formed after his refurrection : ro which Chrift anfwered,. that h~ would not then Q:<~a "Ond:on give the Spirit unto her, for that as yet he w~s not afcended tnto Heaven; whence the ~~";~if,.{~·;~: Spirit lhould come, q.d. forbeare M.<ry; rf thrs be the meamng of thy complemenr, eo a taotu (1<0 hands off, 0 touch me not; For I am not )'et ~fcended to my Father. Ma,iam probibebat, dictifs nondum a;:er.di hca?ltm,u'ldt ipje per meJpirit:m fa!1~1tHJ ad vos mhttt.Cyril.l. 12. in Joha. c. so•: z. Others think that Mary was forbiden to touch becaufe of her unbelief : ihe had .notthe leafi thought till·juft now rhat Chrifl was rifen. or that he n10uld afcend; and therefore fhe deferved not the leaft favour at Ius hands. q. d. touth me not, form thy Noli me tan• faith I am not rifen, norJluz/1 l afcend unto my Father; thou complaincfl of men, they have gne, quia in ta/zen away my Lord, thou focksft for the living among thedead, and therefore thou art un- fide ''" non,– worthy ofa ro~tch, Qr a7J] approMh, 0 toitch me not. :;m ~fu~n_~!' 3 • Others think that. Chrifl forbade .Mari~s touch,. b~caufe fhe l~oked upon it as the flatu~n pe!~;::. moft manifeft confirdlatiOn of her fatth touchtng Cim{t s nfurrec'bon. There was a HiiiD"ym. E· more fure and certain evidence of this thing thari touching or feeling, and the difcovery pifl. 95: c. ad– of that was to be after his afccnllon whe~ the holy Ghoft fhould be given, q. d. touch me Htdebeam. not, for I would not have my refurrc&ion chirjly approvrdby the judgement offenfe t rather Noli me taN-4 expefl a whele till I afcend to my Father in hea·uen,forthen !will fend the holy t:Shcft, andhe f:"'' nolimea•e jllall declare the truth and certainty .Jmy refurreEfton farfurer ar~dbetter· . 'fdunet/eonem Jl~ ttM ftnfi~- fed p.zrmnpe~· t."fpfCl.z tempts mt£ a[-trf;_onis & miffionis fpi~·it"s fun!li, & t!!nc longt mtli:ts & ttnaci1ts pn·:;;it:~~!J:::e~ ,rtjkmtlionu mu, quammoda me :ontmgrns. Btm.S£r. 28. m cant. Mat. 211 • 9 • 4· O<hers think that this touch was forbidden', that Chrift might l11ew his approbati- 'Ut oflendmt on of,hafiity, and fanctity, and inward purity; Mary was now alone with Chrifl, and manifr{lam ea– that he might give an example of moft pure chaftity he forbids her touch, which after. f/ilatem,&[an– wards in prefence of others he admits her and other women to, for fo it is [aid ,.that they ;:•m;:;f"mper– came and held him by the fm, and worpj1ipedhim. And to this expofition the reafon .,:,~;:::;; •• afixeddoth well agree, for I am nor yet afcended tO my Father, q.d. for an example rid,•emeat– of holy chafiity couch me notnow ,tiur hereafter in ~eaven I will give thee leave;when tn~n ting,. Epi: and women fhall be as the holy Angels,and lhall nerrher marry ,nor be gtven in marriage P~an. h•re(ie then mayefl thou touch, there will be no need ofthelike example then as now; thm I wtli :,,;. P>ope ft· notforbid thee,but.tillthen efpccialty if thou.llrt alone, oh touch me not. 5. Others chink that Mary too much doated upon that prefent condition of Jefus Chrift; n,e looked upon it as the highefl pitch of Chrift's exaltation, Jlte delired no more happinefs than to enjoy him in chat fame condition wherein now fhe faw him; an,{ ~,, ripina i/1 4 thereupon fJtd Chrtft, r.uch me not,for l.Am H~t yet afceNded; .q..d. 0 Mar:{ fix n~t thy /a;!i/i"'·itate, thoughts fo much upon my prdent condmon,tn as much as thts ts not the hrghefl pttch of q,,. eHm ;, car– my rxa!,ation; I am nor as yet attained to that, nor fh31l I attain to ir umi!I afrend ;the ne m•rtalem in– degrees of myexa'tarion are.firft my·refurrection. 2. My afcenfion, 3. My ffilion tuebatnr,. P'" at Gods rtght hand, but that ts not yet. , trarta>tt, Ji'de6. Others think chat M ary carryed it with too much familiarity towards Chrift, fi1c ::;:.t,;fm 'fi:: looked upon Chrifl as l11e did formerly ,fhe had not that reverence or refpect ol Chrift as riam revmnti– ihe ought to have had ; lhe differenced not the monal !late of Chrifi from his new glorified '"' & gravi!" llate aher this ~efurm'lion;whereas with hi.m the cafe was quite altered;he isrifen in a far d~,: '/J!,. ~~:.;: ochenvtfe condrrromh1n he wa-,for now hts COJ'rupttble bath put on incorruption and his fofl, hom. 5 a. in monal hath put on tmmorrality,he dyed jn weaknefs and difhonour,but he is rifen again in ]oban. · power and glory ; and as in another flare, fo to another end, he was nor now to ftay upon eanh or to converfe here any longer, but to afcend up into heaven, q. d. though I be nor yet afcended to my Father, yet I lhallllwrcly afcend; and therefore mea. fure not thy demeanour towards me by theplace where I am, bur by that which was due to me, and when thou wile rather with reverence fall down afarr off than with fuch familiariryfeem to touch me; Thus touch me not. ' 7· Others rhink this prohibition was only for that time, and that becaufe . he had greater bufinefs for her in hand Chrift was not willint: now to fpend rime d'f."' 11'~ ~incomplements, but ro difpatch her away upon chat errand go to mry bretheren &c lm pdrohtbevet . ~ . " · Mag alen.t., ~m tem~oris alfumertt, proututea {olebat, ad pedes ejM, fed quam citius indefe expediret, Mde ejrts rr[ttrrttlione ,;:~~-~·e:er."i';/'*' 1utre ,uos? Card. Tolet. fup. Cap. 20 , )oh. . Jac fS '> Xxz A.nd
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