ρωθῆναι τὰ τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, φάσκων “ποῦ ἐστι τὰ ἐλέη σου τὰ ἀρχαία, κύριε, ἃ ὤμοσας τῷ Δαβὶδ ἐν τῇ 16 Luc. 1, 30. ἀληθείᾳ σου;” ἃ δὴ σαφέστατα καὶ αὐτὰ δὴ ταῦτα πληρωθήσεσθαι ἐπὶ τῇ γενέσει τοῦ τῆς μεγάλης βουλῆς ἀγγέλου θεσπίζει. “ἐφ' ᾧ θελήσουσι” φησὶν “οἱ προαποδοθέντες εἰ ἐγεν…

τόκον, 53—55 Med. 34—36. 56—59 Med. 56—59. 61 Hec. 719. 65 sq. Agam. 611 sq. 71—73 Agam. 587—89. 72 Luc. 1, 30 54 ἐσθλὸν om. D. 55 κόσμος Β, κόσμο D. 58 μολοῦσαν VA et Eur. unus, ceteri Eur. libri μολούσῃ, μολοῦσα B, μολοῦσα D. 60 φεύγουσαν τ. D. 61 δύστην’ VBD et Eur., δύστηνον…

d, by His grace, made her worthy of that office, according to the words spoken to her by the angel ( Lk. 1:30,31 ): "Thou hast found grace with God: behold thou shalt conceive," etc. But she would not have been worthy to be the Mother of God, if she had ever sinned. First, becaus…