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A22838	A heavenly treasure of confortable meditations and prayers written by S. Augustin, Bishop of Hyppon in three seuerall treatises of his meditations, soliloquies, and manual. Faithfully translated into English by the R. F. Antony Batt monke, of the holy order of S Bennet of the Congregation of England; De meditatione. English.	Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Batt, Antonie.	1624 (1624)	STC 934; ESTC S101507	162,145	412

A HEAVENLY TREASVRE OF CONFORTABLE MEDITATIONS AND PRAYERS WRITTEN BY S. AVGVSTIN BISHOP OF HYPPON In three seuerall treatises of his Meditations Soliloquies and Manual Faithfully translated into English by the R. F. ANTONY BATT Monke of the holy order of S BENNET of the Congregation of England AT S. OMERS For IOHN HEIGHAM Anno 1624. TO THE MOST ILlustrious Lord and our most Reuerend Father in Christ the Lord GABRIEL GIFFORD de S. Maria Archbishoppe and Duke of Rhemes first Peere of Fraunce c. our good and gratious Lord. THis little booke of the greatest Doctor of the Church of God faithfullye translated into the English language for the confort of our afflicted Catholickes runneth of its owne accord into your gratious patronage first in regard of the authour who hauing beene the tongue of holy church to preach dispute and define with power and efficacie against the rebellious heretickes and schismatickes of his time seemeth to exact that his workes should be dedicated onely to such a patron as cometh nearest vnto him in those sacred functions and certainely the world can witnesse that no Bishop of this age hath so powerfully so learnedly so constantlie amâ—ast so manie factious insurrections before so great and glorious auditories in many of the chiefest cittyes of France and especiallie in that abridgement of the world and Royal seat of the Monarchie of France Paris impugned and confuted the furious and fierie heresies of Caluinisme then your grace hath donne Whervpon the most Christian King the eldest sonne of the Church and glorious Lilly of the Princes of the world with manifest showe of a feelinge iudgement of vertue and true zeale of Catholicke faith hath worthily chosen your grace to be chiefe Pastour of his Peeres and Metropolitan of that holy church of Rhemes which as in times past it deserued to be called so vnder your graces gouernment it will still deserue to be accompted the Mistris of Ecclesiasticall discipline in France Secondly in regard of the Translator who being a poore monke and vnworthy member of that litle monasterie of S. Laurence in Dieulewart in which your Lordship receiued the habit of S. Bennet and exercised with not able humilitie al the duties of an humble and an obseruaÌ„t religious and afterwards al the parts of an exemplar and prouident superiour could not persuade himselfe to seeke abroade any other patron of his poore labours hauing one so excellent at home whose glory greatnes might ennoble and beautifie the worke which the Translatours rude and vnpolished language could not so perfectly expresse to the reader as the worth thereof doth deserue And though so small a labour may seeme a very vnproportionable guift to be offered to soe Illustrious a Prelat yet the offerours ability stretchinge to noe greater a present will in your graces courteous acceptance supply that want of proportion especially since he had a kinde of necessitie imposed vpon him by dutifull affection and by commaund of obedience to testifie by this little endeauour the common ioy and gladnesse of al his brethren the English Benedictins in this your Lordships so wonderfull though worthily deserued promotion Perhaps it will be counted a sleight obseruation yet may it be pardonned me if in demonstration of ioy I poure forth what my affection biddeth me though in exacter iudgement I should haue concealed it that the order of S. Bennet gaue the first Bishop and first English Bishop vnto our nation before euer it had any and now againe hath giueu the first consecrated English Bishop that the nation hath had after so long an interruption as heresie hath made in that dignitie For in the beginning of our conuersion from Paganisme to Christianisme and for many ages after scarse had England any Bishop that was not a Benedictin that being a prerogatiue willinglie granted by the whole nation vnto the order which first planted and watered and cultiuated the true faith of our Sauiour Christ amongst them continued in those glorious labours neuergiuing them ouer by interruptioÌ„ as a late authour would haue it beleiued contrarie to the truth of historie which it seemes he did not well examine for euen in the most troublesome times of the church of England both of ancient and later memory the monkes of S. Bennet haue showed themselues most zealous in defence of the faithe and therfore balling Iohn Bale no great friend of Priests not râ—gulars in his booke of the writers of England rayleth at a learned Benedictin as the first and most zealous and eloquent unpugner of Wâ—clifâ—n Oxford and a better author as being a worthy Confessor M. D. Pitz in a booke of the same title numbreth a copious catalogue of learned preachers and writers of the same order who successiuely from age to age emploied their endeuours to desend illustrate the faith which their first Fathers had brought into England and he might haue learned out of M. D. Sanders no small number of Abbots Monks of the order to haue stood for the same with losse of their liues and himselfe might haue remeÌ„bred the famous and ReuereÌ„d Abbot Fecknam so much tossed torinoyled in the late Q. Elizabeths daies for his constancy in retaining of his faith refusal of the oth of Suprem against which he writ and in which constancie he gloriously died in prison whose Chaplain and fellow monke D. Sebert Buckley not manie yeares after the death of his Lord receiued from beyond seas a fresh supply of Monasticall Benedictin preachers sent to continue their auncient mission by authoritie of the sea Apostolicke from the Popes of glorious memory Clement the eight Paule the fift as appeareth by the motus proprius of the holy Father Paule the fift dated the 24. of Decemb 1612. Pont. suian 8. And we may put your grace for a witnesse though domesticall yet now as being a Bishop vnpartiall who haue knowen many Confessors of the order and can restifie of one especially who though blind in body yet cleare sighted in mind in the church of West-minster publickly and stoutely confuted in an after-noone sermon aprecedent railing sermon which D. Horne by appointment of the Councel sounded in the eares of the people to disgrace the profession of Monkes and Catholique Religion So that there neuer hath bene any interruption of Benedictin preachets and teachers in England and we trust neuer wil be till the worlds end of which confidence of ours we esteeme a very probable argument the memorie and loue vnto the order of S. Bennet so deepely ingrafted in the harts of English men that no emulation by neuer so extraordinarie diligence can roote it out and we thinke no small coniecture therof may be taken from this admirable promotion of your Lordship of which we may say what Mardocheus said vnto Hester Et quis nouit vtrum idcirco ad regnumveneris vt in tali tempore parareris Who can tell but that your grace is therfore by Gods prouidence raised to this Ecclesiasticall

faith not by seeing thee face to face Because that hope which is seene is not hope Those immortall troupes of holie Angells o Lord doe incessantlie praise thee and the celestiall vertues doe glorifie thy name who haue noe neede to reade this which I haue written of thee thereby to knowe thee the sacred and vndeuided Trinitie Because they alwaies do behold thy face in which without the sillables of times they doe reade what thy eternall will woulde haue to be doÌ„ne they doe reade choose and loue thee yea they doe reade euerlastingly and that which they reade neuâ—r passeth away By choosinge and louinge thee they doe reade the immutabilitie of thy counsell neither shall theire booke at any time be shutt or folded together for that thou thy selfe art this booke of theirs and shalt be for euer O how â—urpassinge happie are those heauenlieve â—tues who are able to praise thee soe holilie and purelie with such excessiue sweetnes and vnspeakeable ioy from thence they take occasion of praise from whence they reioyce that is by beholdinge thee euerlastinglie by which they are made able to reioyce and to praise thee But we that are ouercharged with the burden of our fraile fleshe who are likewise placed a farr of in the pilgrimage of this life from the light of thy countenance and lastly are distracted and disquieted through diuersitie of worldly businesses cannot praise thee worthily as we ought how be it we praise thee by faith not by seeing thee face to face contrariwise those Angelical spirits by seeing thee face to face not by faith Our fleshe is the cause of this by meanes whereof we praise thee in a farr meaner degree then they But albeit we praise thee after a diuers manner yet thou art one and the same God creator of all thinges to whom sacrifice of praise is offered in heauen and on earth and by helpe of thy mercy we hope heereafter to be made pertaker of theire companie Graunt o Lord in the interim during the time of my abode in this fraile flesh that my hart and tongue may praise thee and lett all my bones say O Lord who is like vnto the Thou art God almightie whom we worship and adore three in personnes and one in substance of deitie the Father vnbegotten the Sonne the onely begotteÌ„ of the Father the holy Ghost proeedinge from them both remaining in them both the â—acred and vndeuided Trinitie one onely God almightie Who when we were not hast powerfully made by our offences hast lost and vndonne vs and when we were wonderfullie recouered vs by thy pittie and goodnes Suffer vâ— not I beseech thee to be vngreatefull for soe greate benenefitts and vnworthy of soe maniâ—olde mercies I humbly craue pray and beseeche thee increase our faith inlarge our hope augment our charitie Make vs by this thy grace to be alwaie firme in faith and fruitfull in good workes that by an vpright and perfect faith and workes worthy of the same we may by thy mercie attaine to life euerlastinge that there contemplating thy glorie as it is we may adore thy maiestie and may all of vs say together whom thou hast made worthy to beholde this thy blisse Glorie be to the Father who hath created vs glorie be to the Sonne who hath redeemed vs glorie be to the holie Ghost who hath sanctified vs glorie to the most highe vndeuided Trinitie whose workes are inseperable whose Empire is euerlastinge and perpetual All glory and songes of praise are befittinge thee all worshipp benediction loue and thankes giuing is due to thee To thee our God be ascribed all honour strenght and fortitude for euer and euer Amen Heere man doth lament for that when he thinketh of God he is not moued to compunction seeinge the verye Angells tremble and quake when they beholde him CHAPT XXXIV FOrgiue me o Lord forgiue me o good God forgiue me and be mercifull vnto me pardon mine ignorance and my manifolde imperfections Reiect me not for my ouermuche boldenes in that I beinge but a seruant and woulde to God a good one and not all together bad and vnprofitable as I am yea in this respect very badd for that I presume to praise blesse and adore thee our God almightie terrible and exceedinglie to be feared without contrition of hart a fountaine of teares without that reuerence and feare which is fittinge For if the Angells praising and adoring thee albeit replenished with vnspeakable ioy doe tremble and quake how much more ought I soe to doe when I stande before thee singing praises or offering sacrifice vnto thee whence is it that my hart doth not pante and my contenance growe pale and why doe I not tremble in my whole bodie that by that meanes I might weepe and waile in thy presence incessantlie I would doe soe if it laie in my power but I cannot doe as I desire And for this cause I cannot but haue thee in highe regarde as often as I beholde thee with the eies of my faith soe terrible and woÌ„derfullie to be feared But who can doe this or any good thinge els without the assistance of thy grace because our whole succoure and safetie doth wholy proceede from thy greate mercle Miserable wretche that I am how is it that my soule is become soe sottishe and voide of sense that it is not exceedinglie affraide when it standeth before God and singeth praises in his presence Miserable wretche that I am how is my harte soe hardned that my eyes do not without ceasinge flowe forth floudes of teares whiles the seruant talketh with his Lord man with God a creature with his creator one that is made of stime with him that hath made all thinges of nothinge Beholde o Lord I doe make manifest vnto thee what I am and what I thinke of my selfe in the secrett of my harte I doe openly make knowen in the eares of my brethren Thou art riche in mercie and libâ—rall in bestowinge rewardes giue me of thy goodes that by them I may be able to serue thee because we can neither serue nor please thee except it be by helpe of those guifts which we receiue from thee Pierce I beseeche thee my fleshe with thy feare lett my harte reioyce that it may feare thy name O woulde to God my sinfull soule did feare thee in that manner as that holy man did who saied I haue allwaies feared God as it were floudes of water flowing ouer my heade O God thou giuer of all good thinges giue me I beseech thee a fountaine of teares duringe the time of my prayers and prayses which I singe to thee accompanied with puritie of harte and mirthe of minde that louing thee perfectlie and praysing thee worthily I may with the palate of my harte pereciue taste feele how pleasant and sweete thou our Lord art as it is written Taste and see because our Lord is sweete Blessed is that man that trusteth in him blessed is that people that knoweth

footestepps of men are guided by thy diuine prouidence the footesteps I say of those who acknowledge that they are guided by thee and not of themselues Wherefore we humbly beseeche thee by the bowels of thy mercy o Lord that thou wilt saue what thou hast created because thou art able to saue vs if thou art willing on whose onely will doth depeÌ„de the merit of our saluation Of the ancient benefits of almighty God CHAPT XXVI REmember â— Lord I beseeche thee thy mercie shewed towardes vs of old time through which thou hast preuented vs with the blessings of thy sweetnes euen from the beginninge For thou o Lord and my hope from the verie time that I was a suckling yea before I was borne hast prouided and prepared the waies that I should walke in and by them attaine to the glorie of thy heauenly habitation Thou hast knowen me before thou didst forme me in my mothers bâ—llie and before I issued forthe of the wombe of my mother thou hast preordained of me whatsoeuer seemed good to thy diuine pleasure I knowe not o Lord what thinges are written of me in thy booke in the secret of thy consistorie which makeâ—h me to feare exceedingly but thou knowest them all particularlie because that which I expect by succession of daies and times a thousand yeares hence to be fulfilled in the sight of thy eternitie is already accomplished and that which is to come is alreadie donne But I for that I knowe not these thinges liuing heere as it were in a darke and obscure night cannot but feare and tremble whilst I see sondrie dangers on euerie side assaulting me troupes of ennimies poursuing me and the infinite miseries of this life enuironning me And were it not that the ayde of thy grace doth succoure me in these my manifolde tribulations I should soone fall into desperation But I haue a great hope and confidence o my God in thee who art a Prince of vnspeakeable pittie and the consideration of thy infinite mercies are noe small comforte vnto me in my miseries The former tokens likewise of thy loue and mercie shewed towardes me before my natiuitie but appearing now especiallie doe put me in hope for the time to come to receiue more ample and greater fauoures from the handes of thy bountifull libeâ—alitie which thou dost reserue for thy friendes and those that loue thee to the end that my hope may reioyce in thee o Lord my God with a sacred and liuelie cherefulnes with which thou dost continuallie comforte my younge and tender yeares Of the Angells appointed to be the guardians of man CHAPT XXVII Thou hast loued me o my onely loue before I loued thee and hast created me according to thine owne likenes making me Lord and ruler ouer all thy other creatures Which dignitie I then possesse when I know thee for whom thou hast made me Moreouer thou causest those heauenlie spirits for my sake to become messengers to whom thou hast giuen commaundement to protect and guarde me in all my actions that I hurte not my foote against a stone These are the watchmen that keepâ— continuall sentinell vpon the walls of thy cittie new Hierusalem guarding the mouÌ„taines likewise that are rounde about it keeping watch by night ouer thy flocke least that old serpent our aduersarie the diuell as a Lion shoulde kill and destroy our soules if there were none to desende them who as a roaring Lion continuallie rangeth about seeking whom he may deuoure These are the cittizens of our mother aboue the blessed and celestiall cittie Hierusalem who art sent to serue and attende on those that are preordained by God to inherite the kingdome of heauen that they may deliuer them from theire ennimies and guarde them in all theire waies that they may comforte and admonishe them and in the presence of thy glorious Maiestie may offer vp the prayers of thy children Vndoubtedlie they doe loue their fellowe cittizens expecting by them the reparation of theire ruines Wherefore at all times and in all places with great caâ—e and diligence they are present and ready to assist vs succouâ—ing and supplying our necessities passing incessantly to and fro betwixt thee o Lord and vs relatinge our groanes and sighes vnto thee to the end they may obtaine for vs fauoure and courtesie and may bring to vs the desired blessing of thy grace and mercie In all our wayes they walke with vs entring in and going for the with vs considering with great attention how religiously and laudably we behaue our selues in the midst of a peruerse nation with what care and diligence wee seeke thy kingdome the iustice thereof with how greate feare and trembling we serue thee and with how greate ioy and mirthe of â—harte we sing vnto thee When we laboure they ayde vs when we rest they protect vs when we fight they encourage vs when we conquerre they crowne vs when we reioyce if our ioy be of thee they reioyce with vs when we suffer if our sufferings be for thee they suffer together with vs. Greate is the care which they haue of vs and greate is the effect of theire loue towardes vs All which respect and louâ— they shew vs in respect of the vnspeakable loue with which thou hast loued vs. Verilie they loue those that thou louest they preserue those that thou preseruest and forsake those that thou forsakest neither can they endure those that committ sinne because thou they self dost hate those that commit sinne and wilt destroy all those that delight in lying As often as we doe well the Angells are glad and the diuells are sad But when we doe ill we make the diuel merrie and depriue the holy Angells of theirâ— ioy Because they reioyce to see a sinner doe pennaÌ„ce when he hath sinned wheras contrarie wise the diuell reioyceth to see a iust man irrepentant when he hath offended Wherefore o father I beseeche thee affordâ— them this fauoure that they may alwaies reioyce in respect of vs to the end that both thou by them maiest perpetuallie be praysed in vs and we with them may be made one folde in the kingdome of heauen that soe we may together prayse thy holie name o creator of men and Angells When I call these thinges to memorie I confesse o Lord that I haue great cause to prayse and magnifie thee for that these thy benefits are verie greate with which thou hast honoured vs by causing thy Angells who are spirits to serue and attende vs. Verily thou hadst bestowed vpon vs before whatsoeuer is contained within the compasse of heauen and yet thou didst imagin all thinges that are vnder heauen to be a guift of small estimation if thou shouldest not likewise add those that are aboue the heauens Let all thy Angells o Lord for this thy goodnes prayse thee let al thy workes acknowledge and confesse the same vnto thee and let all thy Saints extoll thee euerlastinglie Thou hast honoured vs exceedingly o Lord God our honoure

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