CONTENTS. I. The Office and Dignity of the Mother of God, 1 II. How the Fathers speak of the Dignity of the Mother of God, 14 III. The Law of Preparation, 27 IV. The Principle of Exception from Law, 37 V. The Law of Gradation in Perfection ; and the Law of the Accumulation of Excellence, 45 VI. In what sense are we to understand the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception 58 VII. The Eternal Counsel of God 63 VIII. The Fall of the Angels, 69 IX. Original Sin and its effects, 83 X. The Fall of Man 94 XI. Joachim and Anna. 105 XII. The Moment of the Immaculate Conception, 111 XIII. The Voice of the Fathers, 116 XIV. Mahomet and Martin Luther on the Immaculate Conception, 133 XV. The Voice of the Divines, 141 XVI. The Voice of the Liturgy and the Voice of the Faithful, 164 XVII. The Voice of the Episcopacy, 179 XVIII. The Voice of the Holy See, 188 XIX. Conclusion, 200

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