once die for our salvation, will die no more. For thou art truly he that was before the ages. Thou art he that has power of life and death. Thou alone art good and just. Thou alone art almighty and fearful. Blessed then be thou forever. But what shall I say of thee O blessed Mary, the whole salvation of the world ? Thou art like pointing out suddenly to a friend grieving for it, a lost jewel, whereby his pain is alleviated, his joy increased, his whole mind rekindled with joy. So thou, most sweet mother, didst show to the world its God, whom men had lost, and didst bear him in time who was begotten before time, at whose birth earthly and heavenly things rejoiced. Therefore, O most sweet mother, I beg thee help me, lest the enemy rejoice over me, or prevail against me by his snares. — Lib. iv., c. 75.
