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A12573	The booke of the holy societye commonly called of tvvelve conteyning the lytanies, and prayers, vvich are to be sayd by those vvho are of that Societye. To obtaine of God the grace to dye well. Lately translated out of the French language for the benefit of English Catholikes by N.N. a Catholic gentleman.	Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622, attributed name.; Anderton, Lawrence, attributed name.; N. N., catholic gentleman.	1626 (1626)	STC 22889; ESTC S101962	17,410	150

he kisse the sacred wounds of the holy Crucifix sayeing each time Iesu the sonne of Dauid haue mercy vpon me 2. The sick person shall cause a Crucifix or some other deuout image of our Lord Iesus Christ or our blessed Lady to be hung vp in some place where he may easily behold hold and contemplate it many times as well by nyght as by day and pray sometimes to Iesus Christ sometimes to our blessed ladye and recommēding himself cordially vnto them to speake these words or such like O Iesus my sauuiour saue my soule O mercifull virgin Marye defend my soule O Iesus and Marye grant patience and strength to my soule O Iesus and Marie recieue my soule neere vnto yee He shall likewise recōmend himself to the blessed patriarchs S. Ioseph Saint Francis Saint Augustin and Saynt Barbara speciall protectors and intercessors for the holy Association of twelue and to other his particular friends and deuout persons and aboue all to his good Angell guardien 3. Theye whoe haue charge of the sick partyes shall be carefull that theire children or such like persons doe not come neere them or but very seldome by reason of the particular and naturall affection that they beare to them because the presence of such persons doth vsually trouble sicke people for the tēdernesse of affection which is stirred vp in them which is very hurtfull as well to the body as to the soule 4. All lasciuious paintings profane pictures are to be remoued from the chamber of the sick body or at least to be kept out of his sight because they might without doubt cause in him by the craft of the deuill euill thoughts and effects 5. Those whoe shall visit the sick must be carefull that they doe not entertayne them with vayne discourse or vnproffitable and worldly buisinesses but shall speake vnto thē such things as may spiritually recreate them and edify the assistants in our Lord. 6. The sick partye shall be diligent to discouer vnto his spirituall father all the temptations doubts scruples and sinnes orderly as they come to his memorye to the end that conseruing by this meane the peace and tranquillity of his conscience the deuill be not able to deceiue him in any thing ● Besides the sick or ●hose whoe attend about ●im must indeuor to gett ●eligious men to come ●ften vnto him particu●arly his confessor or spi●ituall father that he may ●e ayded by them com●orted solaced especi●lly towards the end of ●is life For it is certayne ●that the presence onely of ●ood religious men espeially if they be priests ●oth bring cause great ●are and terror to the infernall deuills which neuer forsake the sick person till he be dead 8. To conclude I will say● one thing very profitable for sick persons who desire to make a good and quiet end and which perchance is not much practised by worldly men which is not to put of the sayeing of masses for th● after theire death or t● giue almes for the goo● of theire soules but they ought to doe it whill they liue for as much as such like good workes are then without comparison farre more profitable to the soule then after theire death First for that they obtayne of god diuersity of proffit and spirituall helpes with or by which the soule is excited to doe supernaturall workes and which deserue eternall saluation as acts of forrowe and contrition for sinne of the loue of god hope and such like by which a habit of diuine grace doth increase in the soule and consequently the glory which is due thereto in paradise 2. Because the soule doth receiue of these spirituall helps great force and is meruailously strengthned and incouraged in time of death agaynst the assaults of his ennemy In a word these meanes are of great force and vale we to obtayne of god a true and harty repentance at the houre of death and a most perfect conuersiō to him wherein a happye end doth consist and in his grace and consequently our eternall saluation in the life to come whereunto may it please our redeemer to conduct vs all by the merits of his most holy passion THE COMPLAINT OF A SOVLE APPREHENDING THE AETERNITYE OF HELL FOr EVER neuer ending my good god S'an infinite that knovvs no period Restlesse hovvlinge burninge dyinge EVER So endlesse each a part and all togeather If after many thousand yeares vvere past These ills should end there vvould be hope at last But this for EVER termelesse all consumes And old past Age its infancy resumes The fullest mirth hard EVER doth controule And sad and silent strikes th' afflicted soule By Attoms could a vvrenne ouer the mayne Transfer the headlesse Alpes vvith easlesse payne And euery thousand yeares but once could fly Or vvhen an Ant had suckt the Ocean dry Should be the terme this tardy hope might please The Damned soules that once there vvould be ease But Horred EVER tyme and all or'e past Exists alone vvith him that ● first and last FINIS OFFICIVM PARVVM in honorem S. IOSEPH Sponsi B. Mariae AD MATVTINVM Vers Iesus Maria Ioseph DOmine labia mea aperies Resp Et os meum annunciabit laudem ruam Vers Deus in adiutorium meum intende Resp Domine ad adiuuandum me festina Vers Gloria Patri Filio Spiritui sancto Resp Sicut erat in principio nunc semper in secula seculorum Amen Alleluia A septuagesima vsque ad Pascha loco Alleluia dicitur Laus tibi Domine Rex aeternae gloriae Hymnus IOseph Dauid filius clara stirpe natus Virgini dèsponsus mente copulatus Vtriusque custos caelo de stinatus Antiphona Salue Patriar charum decus Ecclesiae sanctę Dei oeconomus cui panem vitae frumentum electorum conseruasti Vers Ora pro nobis sancte Ioseph Resp Vrdigni efficiamur promissionibus Christi Oremus SAnctissimae Genitricis tuae sponsi quęsumus Domine meritis adiuuemur vt quod possibilitas nostra non obtinet eius nobis intercessione donetur Qui viuis regnas cum Deo Patre in vnitate Spiritus sancti Deus per omnia secula seculorum Amen AD PRIMAN Vers Iesus Maria Ioseph Versus DEus in adiutorium meum intende Resp Domine ad adiuuandum me festina Vers Gloria Patri Filio Spiritui sancto Resp Sicut erat in principio nunc semper in secula seculorum Amen Alleluia Hymnus TV qui sponsam grauidam dolens cùm videres Cogitabas anxius an ●am retineres Sed coelestis nuntius ne ampliùs tim●res In somnis admonuit sed potiùs gauderes Antiphona Salue Patriarcharum decus Ecclesię sanctę Dei oeconomus cui panem vitae frumentū electorum conseruasti Vers Ora pro nobis sancte Ioseph Resp Vt digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi Oremus SAnctissimae Genitricis tuae sponsi quaesumus Domine meritis adiuuemur vt quod possibilitas nostra non

our blessed Lady and of the forsayd Saynts the grace to dye well and that with as much deuotion and attention as possibly he can indeuoring with all his power by his good life to make himself meritorious of that grace For as saynct Augustin sayth he can hardly dye ill whoe hath liued well he cā scarcly dye well whoe hath liued ill And it is as a secret iudgment of god noted by the same S. Augustin in his sermon of innocēts It is iust o Lord that he whoe whilst he liued was forget full of thee at his death should forget himself that is his owne saluation the sacraments restitution c and dye like à beast To conclude those of the company are exhorted and intreated in our lord Iesus Christ to beare in memory and carefully to practise these fiue poynts which followe The first that assoone as they can they should free themselues from mortall finnes if eyther they doe belieue or doubt that they are touched with any flying by all meanes possible those occasions which they knowe doe cause soe great à miserye and that where they are able to hinder it they doe not suffer that any offend god in theyr presence or in any other place where they haue power to hinder The second poynt that they both confesle and communicate if they can beside those dayes which are appoynted therefor as wee haue shewed euery month The 3. that they heare euery day masse if they canne doo it without preiudice to that whereunto they are obliged and that they pray for the catholique church and for our holy father the pope for the king and state and for the kings assue for the peace and vnity of Christiā princes for the extirpation of heresyes for those that are in mortall sinne for such as are afflicted in temptation for those that are in the agonye of death and for theyr enimyes The 4. that they indeuour to discharg themselues faithfullye and with conscience of such dutyes and obligations as belong to theire charge vocation whereto they are called The 5. that euery night they make as they are able an examination of theyr conscience and eyther say before or after it the prayer which is vsed to obtayne a true contrition for theire sinnes which doth beginne My lord Iesus with the next following prayer to our blessed lady which examination may be reduced for such as eyther knowe not how or cannot imploye themselues longer therein to two poynts The one to giue god thanks for all the graces benefits which wee haue recieued at his hands cheefly that he hath that day preserued vs frō mortall sinne sudden death and infinite dangers aswell spirituall as corporall which haue that very day fallen vpon soe many others better and more conformable to the diuine goodnes then wee The other is to fift and search out into what and how many offences wee haue fallen or pexmitted or caused others to fall then to demand pardon for them and to propose vnto our selues to confesse and amend them OF THE GREAT BLESSINGS WHICH THOSE VVHOE ARE OF THIS HOLY SOC●ETYE DOE RECIEVE IF thou be in sinfull estate of life those who are of the cōpany through out the whole world by theire prayers and merits dispose thee to leaue such māner of life to acknowledg thy sinne and that thou mayst not dye in it 2. If thou be in state of grace they pray to god to conserue thee therein to augment and confirme it vnto thee 3. Thou dost participate of the infinite good workes of soe many good Christians as are admitted to this societye 4. They help thee by theire prayers to obtayne the excellent guift of final perseuerance and other vertues which are necessary as charity patience chastitye deuotion c. 5. They ayde thee also to obtayne of god that he would vouchsafe to keep thee from suddayne or at least from vnprouided death And from falling into mortall sinne and in case thou doe committ any that he would soe powerfully in spire thee with his grace that thou mayst presently rise from it againe And alsoe that he would assist thee agaynst thy enimyes at the hower of thy death 6. The sacred virgin mother of this holy cōpany and the glorious patrons thereof Saint Ioseph S. Francis S. Augustin and S. Barbara whom thou hast soe often called vpon for these ends and soe many thousands as are of this societye which dayly pray for thee will assist thee particularly in this dangerous passage 7. By these meanes thou shalt receiue great consolation shalt be freed from great apprehensions which perplex many 8. After thy death if thou haue any guilt to be purged they will assist thee that thou mayst be speedily deliuered from that clensing and correcting fier as S. Augustin calleth it vpon the sixt psalme 9. In à word thou shalt recieue à thousand other blessings which are all cōprised and farre more in the communion of Saynts and in that which S. Iames saith The daily prayer of the iust man is of great force Then consider deare brother if the prayer of one iust mā be of soe great valew how much more meritorious and auayleable will the continuall prayers of fiue or six hundred thousand seruants of god bee whoe doe dayly increase and applye themselues to this exercise of prayer through the whole world according to the rule and order of this holy company to sollicit thy requests affayres with god and that especially which is the most principall of them all to make à happy end and to dye in the faith of the church with the benefit of the sacraments in the grace of god Yea euen then when thou dost walk sleepe eate and peraduenture offēd god a great number of people fall downe vpō theire knees and lift vp theire hands to heauen beseeching god to preserue thee from mortall sinne and from a sinfull death and his anger fearefull iudgmēt Therefore deuout reader procure this blessing for thy soule whilst thou hast time and despise not this fayre occasion which is soe easy for thee and without any obligation at all Think with thy self seriously what thou wilt wish that thou hadst done for thy selfe when thou shalt be layd vpō thy bed waiting for the last stroke of death and pray to god that he will giue thee grace to finde that in thy selfe at that hower then lett him dispose of thee according to his holye will for the rest THE LETANYES OF OVR LADYE OF LORETTO VVHICH THOSE OF THE COMPANY DOE DAILYE SAYE KYrie eleison Christe eleison Kyrie eleison Christe audi nos Christe exaudi nos Pater de coelis Deus miserere nobis Fili redemptor mundi Deus miserere nobis Spiritus sancte Deus miserere nobis Sancta Trinitas vnus Deus miserere nobis Sancta Maria ora pro nobis Sancta Dei genitrix ora S. Virgo Virginum ora Mater Christi ora Mater diuinç gratiae ora