of my self with Simeon I am loath repine to cary for want of courage falle vnder the same to the end that by enflamed desires I may folowe thy holy steppes and neuer to or faske thy crosse vntil thou dischargest me of the same at the hower of my death wherby I may afterward dwel with thee euerlastingly amen The 210 day To the place where veronica presented hir self to our Lorde There vvas the fourth time our Lorde fel. so to the foote of mount Caluarie which was the fifth time Meditate how veronica presented to our Lorde al fainte extreamely wearie and sweatinge hir kerchir to wipe his face and to refresh him with al. and how our Sauiour tooke it in thankful maner and wiped his face there with leauinge the print of his visage in the cloath for a rewarde of hir great chariritie and loue The 8. Station O Iesu fountaine of mercie who so continualy proceeded loaden with paines and dolours gauest the grace to that good woman veronica to ruÌ„ne al weepinge among the midest of the souldiears to see thee once more before thy death to present to thee that cloath wher in thou didest leaue the image of thy face I beseeche thee giue me grace alwayes with continual compassion for to behould thy blessed face so disfigured that so thy Diuine hart may be printed in my harte that it be neuer defiled with sinne and that thy face may alwaies shew mercie to me Amen The cloth of Veronica is at Rome in Saint Peters Church and is often â—hâ—wed in the holy vveeke and the Ascention day and on the next Sonday after Saint Anthonies Feaste The 211. day To the place where Iesus turned to the vvomen that be vvailed him here vvas the sixte faling Iesus behelde the mounte Caluerie vvith verie greate heuines and sadnes vvhere he vvas to ende his daies in tormentes Meditate how Iesus turned to the women that wepte after him and said vnto them yee daughters of Hierusalem weepe not forme but wepe for your selues and for your Children The 6. Station O Most meeke lambe by the great violence thou sufferedst of those feirce and cruell Lions who hastned to traile and drawe thee to be crucified and to shede thy precious bloode who mercifully looked with thy eie of compassion vpon the women that lamented and knewe not the misterie of thy passion to be for the redemption of mankinde and for the sinnes of the worlde I beseche thee to soften my stony harte that I may shed a fouÌ„taine of teares in contemplation of thy bitter passion which my iniquities were the cause of and that I may escape the euerlasting tormeÌ„tes Amen The 112. day Before the doore of the temple of the holie sepulcre vvich is neare to the foote of mounte Caluarie neare the stone vvhere our Lord fell the last time Meditate with what ardour of loue our Lorde behelde the great height of mounte Caluarie and how he wente vp labouring and bearing his heauie Crosse and heare fel once more which was the 7. time and laye there as if he had no life in him The 10 Station O Bottomles deapth of loue our Lord Iesus Christ by the feruour of this loue where with thou so much desiredest the saluation of mankinde and thereby wast drawen vp the high hill of Caluarie to which thou caÌ„est with so manie blodie steppes to offer thy selfe to thy father on the painful Aulter of the Crosse in satisfaction of our offences and for faintnes didest fale on thy face at the foote of the hill vpon a harde stone lieng as if thou hadest no life in thee I besech thee who arte readie to take mercie on all sinners who doe conuerte and repente and pardonest all such as are trulie contrite I besech thee to pardon me all my enormious offences vvith the vvhich I haue bene ouerthrowne and houlde me vp vvith thy holy feare that I may alwaies stand firme in the state of grace Amen Heare thou shalt enter the Temple of the holie sepulcre where thou shalt say the Psalme Letatus sum in his c. Anthiphâ—na terribilis est ioâ—us iste vere non est hic t. vers Domum tuam Domine deâ—et sanctitudo Resp in longitudine dierum or say 3. Pater noster and 〈◊〉 Aue maria The 11. Station O Lord who vouchsafed to sende thy deare and oâ—eâ—y Sonne to be Crucified anointed and buried and rising to appeare to Marie Maglâ—lene I beseche thee giue me thy grace in this life and in the life to come euerlasting glorie Amen Novve you are to goe to the Quiere of our Ladie vvhere the Gaurdaine of the friers doth leade the Pilgrimes to visâ—te al the holy places Desire S. Francis and the rest of this holie companie that thy vvill praie for thee and obtaine for thee a singuler grace of compunction for thy sinns and compassion of the paines of thy Sauiour and to haue a most ardent louâ—ovvardes him And thou must haue a burning Candel in thy hande and say the Himme Christe qui lux es et dies Antiph O Crux spes Vnica t. The littanies Salue Regina In the Cloister is a Chappell vvhere our Lorde did sit on the stone and is caled the prison of our Lord. The 123. day At the Stone vvhere on our Lord did sitt Meditate how these vnmerciful Iewes did with greate violence pul of the cloathes ouer our Sauiours heade which did stick to his body where by al his woundes began to bleede a freshe and how he stóode also in a pitiful maner naked before al the people also how huÌ„bly he behaued him self when he was set vpon the stone betwixt the two theeues ful of sorrowe attending whilst the crosse was made readie and there they gaue him vineger mingled with gaule to drinke and to the theeues good wine consider also the greueous wounde he had on his showlder with carieng the heauie Crosse and pray thy Lorde that by the deapth and paine of that wounde hâ— will heale thee of al thy wouÌ„des There vvere rounde hoales about the stoe through vvhich his seete went The 11. Station O Sweete Sauiour Iesus my loue and hartes desier who vouchsafedst to be spoiled of thy garmentes with spite and villanie to thy great paine and shame and to see those vile men caste lottes for thy garments and deuide them settinge thee vpoÌ„ a stone betwixt two theeues and deridinge thee Let it please thee to vncloath me from al singular affection and self loue and that it wold please thee to appearel me with the wedding garment of thy holy loue by which thou haste so mercifully by thy bitter passion bound me vnto thee that so at the hower of my death I may with ful coÌ„fidence flie in to thy holy armes Amen This garment is yet at Treuirs and many other Reliques as the Speare vvhich opened his sacred side and one of the three Nailes The 214. day At the place vvhere
sufferedst thy self to be bound taken violeÌ„tly of those ministers of malice and to be haled and trailed to Annas house there to be skorned abused and iniuriously strikeÌ„ so that the blood followed I beseeche thee to pardoÌ„ al my sinnes whatsoeuer paste and so bridel my tounge and my speech that I may speake nothinge to the offence of my neighbour but that euer my mouth and hart may sownde forth thy prayse and with al patience to suffer detractioÌ„s reproches with humilitie and constancie in al aduersities To the house of Caiphas which is now a Church in which is the stone which was laied at the mouth of the sepuliber of our Lorde which is very great and beaute The 104. day Meditate how Annas sent Iesus bound in great despite garded with those peruerse ministers to Caiphas house where by the way he receaued many sore blowes spittinges and mockeries there beinge gathered al his mortal enemies who desiered his death and findinge not any sufficient cause sought for salfe witnes against him and not findinge these neither Caiphas adiured Christ to tel him if he were the soÌ„ne of God Where vpoÌ„ Iesus answered Thou haste said notwithstaÌ„dinge you shal see the sonne of man sit on the right hande of God and comming in the cloudes of heauen wheirvpon Caiphas said Blasphemauit he blasphemeth and asked the rest what they thought they answeared he is worthy of death The 165. day meditate what great sorrow Christ had in his soule when he was so iniuriously handled accused mocked haled beaten and striken in the house of Caiphas and how they couered his face bid him deuine who it was that strooke him And what great sorrowne he receaued when his Apostle denied him three times And how he looked on Saint Peter with his mercifull eies At the which S. Peter remembring him selfe leauing his Lord in the handes of the wicked he went out and wept bitterly The 196 day to a darke Chappelle on the South side of the quiet called the prisoÌ„ of God Heare Iesu was put in prison and garded with 8 of the vilest and cruellest villanies that might be founde who did manie villanies and tormentes vnto him al that night And there is a piller of stone to the which our Lord was bounde Meditate with what incomprehensible patience and humilitie the great monarcke of heauen and earth suffered all these villanies and iniuries being al that night in the handes of these peruerse and wicked men The 3. Station O My Lord by the excessiue loue which constrained thee to be bounde to the end to loose me from the bondes of sinne geue me grace neuer to forgette thy great loue and the iniuries which thou sufferdest this night and that I may suffer paciently all wronges done vnto me that I may driue all slouthfullnes from me and exercise al workes of charitie towards my neighbour Amen VVithout the Chapel is the place Where S. Peter denied his master The. 197. day From Caiphas house to the house of Pilate Meditate how in Caiphas house Iesus heard the wicked Iewes consulting to accuse him before Pilate as a traitor to the Emperor a breaker of their lawes and a blasphemor against God And how in the morning they led him againe into the councell house and asked him if he were Christ which he denied not Where vpon they bouÌ„d his handes behinde him put Iron chaines about his neck And our good Lord suffered him selfe thus to be led through the streetes whither they woulde vntill he came to Pilats lodging Behinde the house of Caiphas is the feild caled Haceldama or Ager sanguinis vvhich vvas bought for â—o penece for the burial of straungers beinge 50 foote broade and. 72. foote longe In this is a Seller hauinge nine hoales thorough vvhich th y let downe dâ—rie stians that die there There â—udas repented him Also in thâ—t pit is a deepe hoale vvhere the Apostles hid them selves vvhen Iesus vvas takeÌ„ In that place is a faire tree vvith a seate to sit on vvhere it is said that Esay vvas hanged by the â—eeles and vvasâ— wen a sonder thorough them del of his body to hâ— head vvith a widden sawe Belovv in a great valley is Natatoria Siloe vvhetherour Lorde bid the man that was blinde from his natiuitie gâ—e waâ— he Lower is the valley of â—osaphat In â—hâ— valley is the selcher of our Lady cut out of a Rocke couered vvith a marble stone fairvvrought in the midel of a faire church Entringe into Hierusalem by Potta Sâ—erquilinia in a litel streete there by is the house of Ioachim vvhere our Lady vvas borne This place the Infidels abuse for one of their Temples Alitel beneath is Probatica Piscina vvhere the vvood of the holy crosse for many yeares vvas bideÌ„ here the sick receiue their health A little lower is the house of those vvho led Christe to Pilate beinge 300 in nomber The 198. day In Pilats house Meditate how meekely Iesus stoode before Pilate hearing al paciently which he was accused of and that which was feigned against him the chiefe Preistes for enuie and malice the false witnesnes for bribes and mony the people for flatterie and fauour of their rulers and of the sorrowe of harte sweete Iesus had for them and for Iudas the Traitor whom he knew to be damned euerlastingly by reason of his dispaire although he confessed his fault and restored back the mony The 199. day Before Pilate in the councel house _____ Meditate how Pilate tooke Iesus from the Iewes into the councel house and asked of him if he were the king of the Iewes Iesus answered my kingdome is not of this world c Pilate said then thou art a kinge Iesus said I am c. Pilate said what is truth so rose went forth to the Iewes and said I finde no fault in this man The Iewes said he hath stirred vp the people teachinge from Galilee to this place Pilate hearinge he was of Herods Iurisdiction sent him to Herod who was then in Hierusalem The 200. day From Pilate to Herods house Meditate how Iesus as led to Herod with greate confusion who was glad of his comminge for many a day he longed to see Iesus because of his mirackles Herod asked Iesus many questions but our Lorde answered nothinge Herod and â—â—s courte despised Iesus cloathinge him in white and fendinge him back to Pilate as a foole The 201. day From the â—alace of Herod 〈◊〉 the house of Pâ—late Mâ—ditate how Iesus came back to Pilate wâ—th great paine and confusion whom Pilat excused that nether he nor Herod had found any thinge in him worthie of death thinkinge to let him goe free in steede of Barrabas But the Iewees chose Barrabas and required Iesus to be crucified The. 202. day To the Chappel where Pilate caused Iesus to be whipped Meditate how Iesus benige stripped naked treÌ„bled and was ashamed How meekely he suffred him self to be bound to a Piller and whipped so terribly that
was imprisoned and how he sent to Christ sayinge Tu es qui venturus es an alium expectamus art thou he which art to come or doe we looke for any other Vsite at Rhodes where the three holy kinges haue often bene The 98. day Meditate on the prayse and rewarde wich Christ gaue vnto S. Iohn Baptist Visite without Rhodes where S Iohns Head was founde there is a pleasante fountaine The 99 day Meditate of the glorious death of S. Iohn Baptist and how the daunsinge damosel gaue his head to hir Aduoutrousse mother You may visite in Rhodes a wood where S william made his Pennance The 100. day Meditate how Christ taught his disciples not to lay vp their treasure in the earth but in heauen and so to imbrace voluntarie pouertie The 112 day Meditate how Iesus taught his disciples not to be careful what o eate or what to weare but to seeke first the kingdome of heauen The 102. day Meditate how Iesus fed his disciples with his sweete wordes when they could get no meate The 103. day Meditate how midely Iesus shewed him self towards Iudas whom he made his Steward knowinge he should betraye him he much lamented him as often as he saw him The 104 day Meditate how Iesus gaue power to his disciples to worke mirackles sent them to preach two and two as Lambes amonge woules exhortinge them to patience The 105. day Meditate how Iesus went him self by Sea and by Land to preach and after cured their diseases and conuersinge rather with the poore then with the riche for which the Scribes Pharises maliciously hated him The 106. day Meditate how our Sa willingly suffered with patience of the magistrates and ministers of the Temple their mockes disdainful lookes and preuie conspiracies against him condemninge him for a soole and an euil man The 107. day Meditate how meekely our Sauiour suffered the docters of the Temple who would haue put him to death but for feare of the people and how our Lord then shuned the same for that his time was not yet come The. 108. day Meditatete how Iesus was receaued in to the house of Martha and Mary with his disciples and how Mary did narrowly obserue his behauiour his abstinence his sobrietie in eatinge his prudent and ghostly talke and his diuine wordes You may visite S. Helens goulfe wher she threw one of the nayles Christ was crucified with al euer since that Sea hath bene more calme You may visite Baffa where the. 7. sleepert rest The. 109 day Meditate how the blessed Mary Magdalen followed our Lord euery where and prouided for him and for his Disciples The. 110. day Meditate of our Lords wearines and sitinge at the Welle and how he asked water of the woman of Samaria and how his disciples marueiled The. 111 day Meditate this day of the painful iorney and trauaile of our Sauiour passinge through the contries to preach the Gospel and cure their diseases sustaininge in the meane time many wants as if he had not bene the only Sonne of God Visite in that part wher S. Catharin was brought vp The. 112. day Meditate how meeke and gentle our Lord was when any did dishonor him speakinge against his doctrin and saing his workes were done by the power of the Deuil The. 11â— day Meditate of the great meekenes and clemencie of our Sauiour towardes the Iewes notwithstanding he knew the great malice and enuie they bare towards him The 114. day Meditate of the sweete countenance and louinge teares our Sauiour often shed in the Temple before the Aultar for the finnes of the people The 115. day Meditate how the most mightie kinge of glory the heauenly father who could haue destroied al people in the world in amoment and made others in their places moste â—beningly and mâ—rcifully with great patience and longe sufferinge chose rather for to see his only begotten Sonne our Sauiour Iesus to be Incarnate and to shew vs exsample of life by his owne steppes and precepts where by we might please god Tâ—e 116 day Meditate how Christ answered the Iewes when they brought to him in the Temple the woman taken in Aduoultrie and how mercifully he deliuered hir At Famagusts of olde Fama Costi of S. Katharins father kinge of Cipres vvhere in a Chapel is one of the Hidries in the which Christ turned water in to wine vi mile from thence is the auncient Fagus where S. Katharim was borne The 117. day to Tyre goinge towards S. Catharins body Meditate how as our Lord was preachinge a woman cried out sainge happie is the wombe that bare thee and the papes that gaue thee suck and of Christes answere yea hapie ar they that heare the word of god and keepe it In this contrie is sons hortorum putenâ—â— aquarum viuentium In Tyre the woman of Cananie was healed The 118. day Meditate how Iesus proued the faith of the woman of Cananie makinge intercession for the health of hir posessed daughter which she obtained and was also highly comended for hir faith Goinge to Acon and thence to mount Carmolus where Elias the Prophet was in thi place the friers Carmalites began and al especially that vveare a Religions Cloacke ought to geue themselues to gâ—eat deuotion The 119. day Meditate how our Lord did teach Nichodemus who came to him by night and said to our Sauiour Lord and master we knowe thou comest from god for no man can doe these signes thou doest except he be of god how Christ taught him the entrance to heauen to be by Baptisme and that as the Serpent was lifted vp in Moises time so shal the Sonne of man be exalted that whosoeuer shal beleue in him shal not perishe but haue life euerlastinge The. 120. day meditate of our Lords instructioÌ„s to his disciples not to feare them who could kil the body only but to haue feare of offendinge him who could caste both body and soule in to euerlasting fire and that who so shal confesse me before men I shal coÌ„fesse him before my father which is in heauen The 121. day Meditate how our Redeemer tould his Disciples for what cause he came in to this vale of misery and to what intent he did choose them vnto him sainge I am come to put fire in the earth that is the fier of the holy Ghost to enflame the hartes of men and to make tâ—eÌ„ burne in diuine loue An so I am come to be baptised with a certaine baptisme and how much I am troubled vntil it be perfected in me vnderstanding by this his holy passioÌ„ the which he so greatly thirsted The 122. day Meditate how Iesus said to his Disciples I am not come to bringe peace meaninge temporal in the world but warre and who so loueth his father or his mother more theÌ„ me is not worthy of me who so embraceth not his Crosse with patience and carieth it after me he is not worthie of me that is of my grace
euerlastinge glory and he that loueth his life in this world shal lâ—ose it and he that shal forsake this present life for the loue of me in despisinge of these â—orldly preasures he shal keepe it and finde it in the life euerlasting The 124 day Meditate of the great loue and reuerence Christ had to his Apostles saing vnto theÌ„ he that heareth you heareth me and he that despiseth you despiseth me also and he that receaueth you receaueth me and he that geueth you but a cup of colde water shal not loose his reward for I wil say at the day of Iudgment I was a straunger and Pilgrime and you receaued me I was thirstie and you gaue me to drinke c. At Gaza Samoson tooke the gates of the cittie and caried them to the toppe of the mountaine and after hauinge his eies put out and his heareâ—h â—uen in which consisted his force he praied to god and his strenght retorninge to him a â—â—ne he pulled a vvay tvvo of the pillers vvhich sustained the house and the vvhole house fallinge he slevv a great nomber of his enimies The 124. day Meditate how Iesus entringe into the desert taught his disciples not far from Tiberias when he heard that Herod had put Iohn Baptist to death not that he feared death for that his time was not yet come but to shew his elect an exsample that it wil be best sometimes to geue place and auoid from the wicked The 125. day Meditate with what great feruour deuotione and zeale the humble people followed our Lord Iesus in the desarts to heare the word of god and how Iesus came downe from the mountaine and sweetly receaued them and also healed their infirmities both in body and soule The 126. day Meditate how our Lord Iesus hauinge compassion of the multitude of people willed his Disciples for to prepare them meate namly speakinge vnto Phillip who answered that two hundred peniworth of bread wold not be sufficient that euery one might haue a little S. Andrewe tould him of a boy who had fiue barley loaues and two fishes wherupon willinge them to sit downe he fed therwith fiue thousaÌ„d men besides the woemen and litle children and they carried away twelue baskets ful of that which was left of this banquer by reason whereof the people glorified god and confessed that Iesus was the great Prophet that should come to saue the world The 127. day Meditate how Iesus fled and humbly retiered him from the people when he knewe they wuold come and make him kinge as he who refused wordly honor but comminge to apprehende him to haue him crucified he then most willingly offered him self vnto them The 128. day meditate how Iesus went vp alone vpon the high mountaine of contemplation contemning al the honors of the world for to pray and to render thankes to his heauenly father for al his benefits The 129. day Meditate of the said refection of fiue loaues and of Christes blessinge of them by the meanes whereof vntil this present hower al spiritual hartes are greatly refreshed and made stronge and how it is he who nourisheth al creatures The 130. day Meditate how our Sauiour-said I am the true bread which came downe from heauen and am sent in to the world to gene euerlastinge life he that cateth me shal not hunger euerlastingly The 131. day Meditate how Iesus saied vnto the Iewes The bread which I wil geue is my fleash for the life of the world by the which al holy soules shal be enriched with al graces and heauenly vertues The 132. day Meditate of the wordes of Iesus he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood dweleth in me and I in him not as your fathers haue eaten manna in the desert are dead but he that eateh-this bread shal liue for euer Al Heliopolis our Lady vvith Iesus remayned vvhen he did flie vvith him in to Egipt The 133. day Meditate of the departinâ—â—e of the gros headed people and Disciples and how mildely he speake vnto his Apostles sainge wil ye goe and leaue me also To whom Peter answered Lord to whom shal we goe seing thou hast the wordes of eternal life we beleue that thou art Christ the Sonne of the huinge god and Iesus said againe I haue chosen you twelue and yet one of you is a deuil but fear you not a bide in your faith and I wil abide in you and fortifie you and nourishe you in al vertue At Cayrus or Babilon vvhere the Sowâ—den is of vvhom the vse is to obtaine a pasport and licence to visit the holy places comende thy self and thy cause to the Patriarche Ioseph vvho vvas Lord of Egipt The 134. day Meditate how Iesus said If the the graine of corne fal not one the ground and die not it remaineth alone but if it die it bringeth forth much fruite meaninge thereby the increase of the gospel after his passion You may visite a Garden in Cayrus of the Souldaine vvhere balme grovveth and vvhere are 7. fountaines vvher vvith the Garden is vvatered The 135. day Meditate how Iesus went twise with his Disciples to pray and repose him self and how the people followed him and brought to him many sick and posessed of devils and he healed them al and how they praysed him and gaue thankes vnto God The 136. day Meditate how Iesus fe †4000. men with 7. loaues and a few litle fiâ—hes and of the 7. baskets of fragments which did remaine Also how the people did loue him would haue taried stil with him if he had not commanded them away You may passe tovvards the red Sea vvhere kirge I harao vvas drovvned and so to mount Sinai vvhere S. Katharins body lieth The 137 day Meditate how Iesus was tempted of the Pharises who required a signe of him from heauen to whom our Lord made this answere you knowe and can iudge the times without signes from heauen but the tokens of my comminge fortolde by the Prophets you cannot know by reason of your vnbeleife and malice You may Take Ship to passe the red Sea vvhere if you finde none ready pray to Moyses that vvith his Rodde he vvil open the vvay to you or to the holie Prophet Helias that vvith his Cloake denidinge the vvaters he vvil make passage for you The 138. day Meditate how Iesus asked his disciples whom doe men say that I am and they answered some say thou art Iohn Baptist some one of the Prophets but Peter laid thou arâ— Christ the sonne of the liuing god The 139. Meditate vpon the sweete comfortable wordes which our Sauiour gaue to S. Peter saing blessed art thou Simon the sonne of Ionas for that fleash blood hath not reuealed this vnto thee but my father which is in heauen The 140. day Meditate how Iesus caled al his Apostles by name and how he gaue specially preuiledge to S. Peter and to them saing whatsoeuer ye shal loose on earth shal be loosed in heauen
when he did forsee and know that yet so many Christians should goe back and fal from the vnion of holy church and geue them selues to diuers sectes The 147. day Meditate of the sadnes of the sowle of Iesus when he considered how often the sonne of god should be crucified againe by the occasion of sinners and vnbeleuinge people The 248. day Meditate of the soraowe of the sowle of Christ vpon the Crosse when he perceiued so many people should take a iuste cause of a mendment of life in hand but not perseuer in the same The 249 day Approachinge to Cypres vvhich coÌ„taineth about it seauen Italian myles Meditate of the great sorowe of the sowle of Iesus when he coÌ„sidered the sowle of man created to the similitude of god should be defiled with sinne The 250. day In Cypres vvhere Lazarus lined before he went to Marselles Meditate on the bitter sorow the sowle of Iesus suffered when he considered that the nature of man who was created to no other end but to desier heaueÌ„ly things would applie it self so much to base and earthly thinges and so defile and spot it selfe The 251. day Vpon the mountaine of the Crosse in Cypres Meditate of the great sorowe the sowle of Iesus had on the Crosse when he did see so fair an ordinance of holy Religion should be ouerthrowen by gluttony dronkennes and fleashly sinnes The 252. day Meditate of the mostâ— bitter sorrowe of Iesus when he consiâ—â—eced tâ—at charitie the seruice of god and his seruice would decay war colde and be almost abolished in al estates The 253. day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he saw the great confusion that was to come vpon sinners at the hower of their death for their ingratitude The 254. day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he did consider the great sorowe and il wil of sinners when they should be deliuered to perpetual damnation The 255. day Meditate of the great sorowe of Iesus when he considered that the habitation of the holy ghoste which is the soule of man should be in many the habitation of the deuil The 256 day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he did consider that one man would by perswasion and exsamâ—â—e of sinne leade another to damnaâ—â—on The 257. day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he did consider how the deuil would hinder so many noble creatures to come againe to their first beginninge The 258 day Meditate of the great sorowe of Iesus when he did consider that so many huminie creatures woulde receiue the Blessed Each trist vow orthely which was one of the greast sorowes his sowle suffered on the Crosse The 259. day Meditate of the great sorowe of Iesus when he did consider that so many creatures should with mouth confesse that they knewe god â—ad in their workes denie him The 260 day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he considered so many humane creatures would cary vnder a Religious habit a sleathly heart The 261 day Meditate on the sorowe of Iesus soule considering how smale regarde should be made of the extremities cruel paines and torments which he suffered for vs. The 262 day At Baffo vvhere the 7. â—â—â—persdor lie Of the vvorkes paines and pouâ—rtie of Iesus chaunged in to glorie Meditate how the eternal sonne of god after al his paines and tribulations is receiued of his father very ioyfully vith great gladnes of al the Angelical Spirites The 263. day Meditate with what triuÌ„phantioy not only the three kinges but also al the heauenly powers doe make incessant ioyes offeringe in heauen without ceasinge the goulde of loue and charitie the Francumsence of iubilation and thank sgeucinge and the mirthe of honor and reuerence with moste sweete admiration The 264. day Meditate how sweetely the moste noble humanity of Christ is â—â—alted and praysed in heauen for his circumcision when his first blood was shed on earth and he was named Iesus The 265 day Meditate of the imperial citie of his father ful of al ioye and sweetnes where our Lord Iesus sitteth in al glorie al sorowe greife beinge far from him The 266 day Thinke how the passion of our Sauiour is like a sweete hearbour or garden to them that are loaden with the Crosse of Pennance temptation and tribulation in the which singular comfort is to be fouÌ„de The 267. day Meditate how amiablely the heauenly father embraceth his moste deare sonne who hath alwayes bene so obediente vnto him euen to the death of the crosse The 268 day Meditate how the voice of the Sonne of god is heard so sweetly and produceth incessantly the eternal and diuine sapience the which altho he did here on earth also yet was he not esteemed The 269 day Meditate how sweetly our Sauiour taketh the fruition and sweete influence without any ceasing or intermission The 270 day Meditate how Christ Iesus in heauen doth enioy his kingly dignitie beinge in earth saluted kinge of the Iewes in mockerie The 271. day Meditate how in heauen it is neither paine nor greife to praise and laude god and our Sauiour Iesus to wom it was no greife for the ardent loue he had to mans saluation to be contemned and mocked here on earth The 272. day Meditate with what glorie our Lord in heauen is compassed with Seraphins who here on earth was compassed and inuironed with sinners The 273. day Meditate what ioye of heart Iesus hath now amonge the Cherubins in recompence of the great affliction of heart which he suffered an earth a monge the multitude of the Iewes The 274 day Meditate how Christ is now inuirened with the diuiue brightres and ioy for on the earth he was compassed with sadnes vpon sadnes when he did sweate water and blood The 275. day Meditate how Christ feeleth him self so much at ease and sweetly entreated when he beareth the voice of his frendes sweetly reioycinge in heauen for that on the earth he heard his enimies cryenge we seeke Iesus of Nazareth The 276. day Thinke how incessantly Christ is behoulden of his heauenly father and of al the celestial courte for that vpon earth he had so gently suffered the vnworthie cruel countenance of his enimies who so cruelly had pulled him by the heare of his head and beard The 277. day Thinke how ioyfully Christ is now elleuated and resteth sweetly in the throane of his heauenly father for that here on the earth he lay miserably vnder the feete of sinners and was spurned and troaden of them with great contempt The 278. day Meditate how sweetly Christe reioyceth for that he is the only iudge of mankinde who beinge vpon earth was by them iudged to be whiped crowned with thornes and crucified and yet wil be their mercifully iudge The 279. day Meditate how god the euerlastinge father crowneth our Sauiour with the crowne of euerlastinge glorie who being on earth caried sustained the most in famous Crosse vpon his shoulders for the health of vs al.
the beginninge of the worlde The 315. day Meditate what prayses and thanksgeueing shal be yealded to god the father eternally by his elect and saued creatures for that by his grace he hath preserued them The 316. day Meditate how the moste excellent praise of Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus is songe in heauen without ceasinge blessed be thou o Christ eterâ—nally that haste redeemed and saued vs. The 317. day Thinke how the heauenlie spiâ—ittes and saued sowles do reioyce in behouldinge the face and pleasant visage of our Lord out of which may be drawen alioy and pleasure The 318. day Thinke how al saued creatures doe now reioyce in makinge ioy beinge set at the heauenly table with ful delighteâ— perpetual rest puisance and riches and doe drinke of the aboundance of gods howse and talkinge of such great ioy as neuer â—ie hath seâ—ne care hath heard nor â—â—uer â—ntreâ— in to the harte of man The 3â—9 Meditate how god hath created the â—urning Seraphins most noble and incomparable faier shaning a houe al Angelical creaturs And how the beutie of the most highe and holie Trinitie shineth infinitlie about the â—outie of the Seraphinâ— The 320 day meditate how the roble Scraphins burning in the love of God doe ioy without ceasing in the diuine fulnes in behoulding continually the heauenly and most diuine iufluence betwene the father and his welbeloued-Sonne The 321. day Thinke how the noble Cherubins haue there regarde amiablie fixed on god do admire of the excellent sweetenes and influence of his most noble diuiâ—itiâ— The 322 day Thinke how much wisdome is giuen to the most excellente Cherubins whereby they haue knowledge of theire Creator and doe enioy the illumination of the most high diuinitie The 323. day meditate how the Throanes doe rest the selues quietly in God and doe enioy a maruelous sweeteneâ— in him The 324. day meditate how all the happie spirits of the caelestiall Courrâ— abounding with innumerable inestimable delightes without ceasing doe giue continual praise to the most high and holie Trinitie The 325. day meditate how the holie Trinitie is the fountaine and increated nature from whence al things doe descend in forme and Creation The 362. day meditate how the holie Trinitie is the cleare glasse wherein all Saints doe behoulde and contemplate the diuine power wisdome bounâ—ie them selues also and all thinges The 327. day Meditate howe the father without ceasinge giueth influence ingenderinge his soÌ„ne in new delights of ioyes The 328. day Meditate of the person of the Sonne who is the eternall wisedome of the father being eternally engendred and borne of his father as a most shinning beame of the light of the Sonne The 329. day Meditate how the SoÌ„ne of god reioyceth al the heauenly citie and geueth recreation to al the blessed spirites who without any means are vnited and conioyned with god The. 330. day Meditate how the SoÌ„ne of god loueth the Father the Father the Sonne and what great ioy the SoÌ„ne hath in behouldinge his Father and againe the Father in behouldinge his Sonne The. 331. day Thinke of the holie ghost proceeding froÌ„ the father the Sonne how continually he filleth all them that are in heauen with the pleasant sappe of ioy and entertayneth them without ceasing with fre she ioy The 3â—2 day To S. Georges Churche in Venice vvhere is his arme and his hande Meditate of the greate ioie that the Queene of Paradise and mother of god Marie hath at this present of the honour that shall be shewed to her euermore in heauen of God of al faued creatures The 334 day To S. Barb aras Church vvhere her body is and a great bone of S. Christopher Meditate how the sweete flower of the Virginitie of Marie incessaÌ„tly marueleth for that the Creator of all creatures was so much humbled as to sucke her pappes The â—3â— day Meditate how the mother of God is now an Aduocatrixe a pacifier of al sinns before out heaueÌ„ly father with her Sonne shewing hir Virginall pappes for the whicâ— all humane creatures which be saued yeald therefore to her euermore praise honour and thankes-geuing The â—35 day meditate how great the sweetenes is wâ—ich Mâ—cie takâ—th now in the glorie of Paradice for the riches of the nolie Gâ—oâ—t is opened vnto her The 336. day VVithin Venice vvhere thou art to recken vvâ—th the Patron of the galley S Peter vviâ—h hâ—s comâ—anie If thou haste satisfied all thou â—româ—sed him in the â—0 date and giue him thankeâ— vvith some praier to his honour Meditate vvâ—at great â—oy the Queene of Paradise hath being sett nexte the most holy and glorious Trinitie The â—37 day To Palia Meditate vvhat greate ioy Macie taketh in that she hath bene the â—nother of the euerlaâ—ting worde The â—38 day meditate how sweetely Marie lowlie giâ—eth thâ—nkes to the holy Trinitie and giâ—eth thanks without ceasing and knoweth perfectlie she is beloued The â—â—9 day Meditate how our Ladie is sweetely enâ—â—roned with holie Angels the heauenly noste and how her â—rightnes and theirs compared together are like a â—hadow to the bright Sunne The â—40 day Meditate how the Apoâ—tels reioyse in heaueÌ„ clothed with â—auce pouâ—sered witâ— starrs of Christian faith â—hining like the sunne The â—4â— day Aâ— Trâ—nt where is the body of the Infance Simeon vvhâ—e vvas martyred â—y the Infideâ—ls meditate how greatly the Apostels reioyced for that they shall be sette of twelue seates iudginge alâ— nations of the earth The â—41 day Meditate how the holie virgins doe follow the Lambe of God clothed with long white robes â—hiniÌ„g with cleannes and Virgintie The â—4â— day meditate with what fâ—veeroues the espouses of the lambe who VirginÌ„s doe carrie the singuler garland and Croâ—ne of golde which is caled Auâ—eola ouer the faier Corone of the heauenly glorie The â—44 day Meditate how hartely the spouses of the lambe are beloued of the holie Trinitie because that for the loue of him they coÌ„tinued notanie white soptted or defiled The â—45 day Meditate how the holy Virgings doe receaue of our lorde Iesus the coller of golde with other ornamentes for theire neckes by moste sweete loue The 346. day meditate how the Patriarckes Prophets reioyce without ceasing for that they see in glorie hi. whose death accomplished all which they did Prophesie of him The 347. day Meditate how sweetlie the holie mâ—rtyres doe reioyse vvith our Lorde for that for the loue of him they haue shedd their precious bloode The 348. day Meditate vvhat companies of holy Martirs with Palmes in their handes in signe of victorie and triumphe proceede in order before the Holie Trinity and receiue aboundant treasures of heauenly ioye and glorie The. 349. day Meditate how the holye Martyrs doe become dronke with the sweete fountaine of heauenly comforts for that they suffered such bitter death for Christes sake The. 350. day Meditate how in the holie Confessors the merites of their holie deuout thoughtes and contemplations is now brightly shininge in them The. 351. day Meditate how all the Saintes in Pardice haue done no one so litle a good deede but hath now his particular recompence and rewarde The 352. day Meditate how al the elect Sanites of god doe now triumphe in Paradise and are highlie rewarded there for al their labours The. 353. day Meditate how al the Saintes are comforted in heauen for al their trauaile they haue so patiently suffered on earth The. 354. day Thinke how al the Saintes in heauen are now crowned with crownes of inestimable ioy for that they haue here on earth behaued them selues so valiantly in fightinge and conqueringe the world the fleash and the Deuil The 355. day Thinke o Pilgrime for what life thou art created and made of thy creator Wherfor behaue thy self valiantly and fight manfully whilst thou art here for the life of man is but a war-fare on earth The. 356 day Thinke o deuout sowle to what holie and happie end thow art elected for the which cause beare thy aduersities with al patience and suffer gladly here for a little time The. 357. day Meditate of the soueraing and cleare brightnes of euerlastinge life and humbly craue that the same blessed brightnes may happpely shinein thy soule The 358. day Thinke of the most pleasant sweetenes of the euerlastinge life and hartely pray that thou maist euen now somwhat feele and taste the same to the end that thy drye hart may be sweetned and comforted ther with The 359 day Meditate of the moste happie felicitie of the eternal life and desier with moste earnest harte that thou maâ—â—t haue comfort of the same and be filled there with The. 360. day you may visit at Colin the bodies of the. 3 â—inges oâ— Saint Vrsula and the XI thousand Virginâ— Meditate of the life to come which is â—eâ—er to die being without aâ— sorâ—â—vâ—or wante of any thinge and desier of thy lord god that once thou maist behould and enioy the face of â—is diâ—ine Maâ—eâ—te The 361. day you may visit at Acâ—n the Smock of the B. Virgin the Hose of Sainte Ioseph and many other reliques Meditate hovv ioyfully one day God the Faâ—hâ—r vvil giue him selfe to the povver of thy memory The. 362. day At Maistrike is the body of Saint Seruace cosen to our Sauiour in the fourth degree Thinke hovv svvetly they Sonne of God shal be vvholie enclosed in the povver of thy vnderstandinge The. 393. day Meditate hovv comfortably the Holy Ghoste like runing streames of vvater shal be continualy povvringe in the desiers of thy harte vvith great and vnspeakable svveetnes to thy sovvle The. 364. day Meditate hovv the Holy Trinitie shal abounâ—antly fille thee vvith al kinde of heauenly delightes in his glorious kingdome of Paradise yea vvith much more then either eie hath seene eate hath heard or the harte of man is able to conceiue The 365. day At thy lodginge in London or from vvhence thou departedst Meditate hovv al faithfull Pilgrimes after this mortal Pilgrimage shal be in greate ease rest and svvetnes for euermore and shal remaine happie vvith out end The vvhich the Holy Trinitie by the intercession of the Blessed mother and of al Saintes graunte vs Amen