Abstract
Abstract Much of the wealth of patristic teaching on the significance of the Blessed Virgin Mary's fiat in the work of Redemption – “Let it be done to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38) – was either entirely disregarded or completely dismantled by the Protestant Reformers. While still recognizing Mary as the mother of God and perpetually virgin, the Reformers viewed her largely as a mere passive receptacle whom God sovereignly invaded and used for the incarnation. This was due mainly to their strict insistence on solus Christus , to the point of excluding the necessity of human cooperation with grace. Reducing Mary to a mere puppet on God's stage, the Reformers taught that one should not pray to the Blessed Virgin as the channel of her Son's grace.
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