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GLOKIES OF MABT. 231
mitted against him, and establishes peace with
them.*
For the same reason Mary is also compared
to the moon.f For, St. Bonaventure says, as
the moon is in the midst between heaven and
earth, so she continually interposes between God
and sinners, that she may appease the Lord tow
ards them, and enlighten them on their return to
God.t
And this was the most important office given
to Mary when she was placed upon the earth
of lifting the souls fallen from divine grace, and
reconciling them to God. Feed thy kids:
Pasce hsedos tuos. This was said to her
by the Lord when he created her. It is well
known that sinners are represented by goats;
and as the elect, represented by sheep, wifl be
placed on the right hand in the valley of
judgment, the goats will be placed on the left.
Now these goats, says William of Paris, are
committed to thee, oh great mother, that thou
mayest change them into sheep, and that those
who, by their sins, have merited to be banished
to the left, by thy intercession may be placed on
the right.] Hence the Lord revealed to St.
* Fructus Iridig est recordatio divini fcederis; sic perverginem
florioaam offensa eis remittitar, fcedus stringitur. Serin, in Apoc.
c.41.
t Pulchra at Luna. Cant. vi. 9 .
$ Sicut Luna est media inter corpora coeleetia et terrena, et quod
b illis accipit ad inferiora refundit; eic <st
regia inter noa et
Denm est media, etgratiam ipsa no bis refundit. Serm. 14, da Nftt.
Bom.
$ Cant. i. &
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