SECT. 2.—How much greater should be our confidence in Mary, because she is our mother 39 SECT. 3.—How great is the love of our mother for us 50 SECT. 4.—Mary is also mother of penitent sinners 68 CHAPTER II. SECT. 1.—Our life, our sweetness!—Mary is our life, because she obtains for us the pardon of our sins 80 SECT. 2.—Mary is again our life, because she obtains for us perseverance 90 SECT. 3.—Mary renders death sweet to her servants 101 CHAPTER III. SECT. 1.—Hail, our hope!—Mary is the hope of all 115 SECT. 2.—Mary, the hope of sinners 129 CHAPTER IV. SECT. 1.—To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve!—How ready is Mary to succor those who call upon her 142 SECT. 2.—How powerful is Mary to protect those who invoke her in temptations of the devil 155 CHAPTER V. SECT. 1.—To thee we send up our sighs, groaning and weeping in this valley of tears!—The need we have of the intercession of Mary for our salvation 168 SECT. 2.—The same subject continued 185 CHAPTER VI. SECT. 1.—Ah, then, our advocate!—Mary is an advocate, powerful to save all 200 SECT. 2.—Mary is a merciful advocate, who does not refuse to defend the cause of the most miserable sinners 215 SECT. 3.—Mary is the peacemaker between sinners and God 226 CHAPTER VII. Turn thy eyes of mercy towards us.—Mary is all eyes, to pity and relieve our miseries 241 CHAPTER VIII. SECT. 1.—And after this our exile, show us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.—Mary rescues her servants from hell 254 SECT. 2.—Mary assists her servants in purgatory 267 SECT. 3.—Mary conducts her servants to paradise 276 CHAPTER IX. Oh clement, oh merciful!—How great is the clemency and mercy of Mary 290 CHAPTER X. Oh sweet Virgin Mary!—How sweet is the name of Mary in life and in death 305 THE VERY DEVOUT PRAYERS OF VARIOUS SAINTS TO THE HOLY MOTHER 322 PART II. DISCOURSE I.