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A04499	An epistle in the person of Christ to the faithfull soule, written first by that learned Lanspergius, and after translated into English by one of no small fame, whose good example of sufferance & liuing, hath and wilbe a memoriall vnto his countrie and posteritie for euer; Alloquia Jesu Christi ad animam fidelem. English	Lansperger, Johannes Justus, 1489-1539.; Arundel, Philip Howard, Earl of, Saint, 1557-1595.; Marulić, Marko, 1450-1524. Dialogue betwixt a Christian, and Christ hanging on the crosse. aut	1595 (1595)	STC 14627; ESTC S105775	112,859	336

care for other mens causes orbusiyng my selfe with other mens matters that by this meane I may more wholly please thee and more perfectly safely and quickly come vnto thee And if it shall please thy most excellent Maiestie to worke this in me thy will be done and helpe mee I beseech thee that I may bee a profitable member in all Offices touching thy seruice and neglect nothing that may expresse my duetie towards thee Make mee like vnto thee both in life and manners Graunt me modestie humilitie obedience patience and whatsoeuer else is necessarie for my vocation O most gracious and louing Lorde quicken mee and reuiue mee with thy grace seperate me wholy from all euil and conuert mee altogether vnto thy selfe and graunt that I may hate that which thou hatest loue that which thou louest Make mee to encrease continually and aboundantlie in all vertues Strengthen me and confirme me in thy Catholicke faith truely vnderstood Encrease faith in me settle me and fortefie me in an assured hope graunt me alwaies to conceiue rightly of thee and to relie wholie vpon thee giue me a firme confidence in thee that I may worship thee deuoutly honor thee chastly and loue thee perfectly with a simple hart a pure soule a quiete minde and a safe conscience Graunt that thou only maiest content me that thou only maiest delight me and that thou onely maiest possesse me and that I may desire thee onelie loue thee onelie and studie howe to please thee onelie Make mee that I may neuer bee seperated from thee that I may labour earnestlie to come vnto thee find peace in thee alone quicklie come vnto thee Let all inordinate loue bee cleane mortefied in mee and remooue all other impediments from mee that may hinder me to come vnto thee which art onelie to be desired and onelie to bee beloued I doo confesse thee O Lorde my God three persons the Father the Sonne and the holie Ghost and I do adore and worship thee one true God 〈…〉 thy selfe 〈…〉 wholy and 〈…〉 glorious Maiestie as 〈…〉 bound lying prostrate 〈…〉 yeeld themselues in euerie thing vnto thee read●● with all 〈◊〉 will perfectlie with all obedience and ●ruelie with all sinceritie Forgiue mee O most mercifull God 〈◊〉 I haue not carried that affection towards thee which I ought and 〈…〉 grace that I may worship thee 〈…〉 in truth and in such 〈◊〉 as I am bound ¶ CHRISTO LAVDES ET SANTAE MATRI EIVS HONOR Amen FINIS ¶ A HYMNE OF THE LIFE and Passion of our Sauiour Christ made after the manner of an Alphabet euerie verse beginning with euerie Letter as they follow one another in order in the Christ crosse rowe ALmightie Lord whose loue to vs was greater then we can expresse Which sufferedst death our soules to saue and ledst thy life in all distresse Graunt that thy loue wherewith for vs thou meekelie didst these torments beare May keepe vs from those dreadfull paines which for our sinnes we iustly feare BEnd down sweet Christ those gratious eies which we from thee doo still expect Thou with thy blood hast vs redeemde thy seruants sute doo not reiect Extend to vs thy mercie here that on this earth in danger liue Remit those faults which we haue made and all our sinnes doo thou forgiue COme downe to vs which for our sakes vouchsafte to leaue thy glorious seate And taking here on thee our flesh didst suffer oft both cold and heate With hunger thirst and bitter scornes with taunts reproch and all disdaine The which of loue to worke our good thou wert content for to sustaine DEliuer vs from pride O Lord which humblie washt thy seruants feet And scornde it not to make them know how humblenes for them was meete And when as thou away had washt the foulenes of their inward skinne Thou gauest them thy bodie straight to comfort then their soules within EXcite our harts to honour thee by thinking of those dreadfull feares Which in the mount perplext thy minde where thou didst pray with flouds of teares Then vnto thee an Angell came ere that thou hadst thy praier done When as thy blood like drops of sweat in streames from thee along did runne FAlse Iudas there did thee betray then sought thy foes to take thee straight And seeking thee to them thou wentst which for thy life did lie in waight But they like men cleane voide of grace where meekenes could no mercie finde First puld and hald thy sacred flesh and after fast thy hands did binde GOod Iesus how art thou opprest thy seruants flie and leaue thee quite Thy cruell foes on thee doo runne like Wolues on Lambes with all despite With whips they scourgde thy tender skinne they spit vpon thy glorious face Thy cheekes they boxe thy eies they blinde and with reproch they thee disgrace HOw meeke wert thou then after this thine actions it did still bewray Before the Iudge they thee accuse and thou no word at all didst say And when thou spakest they blasphemde thy holie speech they did deride They puld they halde and thee condemde none of thy words they could abide IN white thou wert for mockery clad at thee to iest each waie they sought And in that robe of greater scorne thou after wert to Pilate brought As Iudge he sate the people there with open throte did often crie Loose Barabas the murtherer and on the Crosse let Iesus die KEepe vs from care of mens reportes by seeing thee thus farre abusde In that they chose a wicked wretch when thou by them wert cleane refusde And kill in vs all carnall thoughtes by thinking of thy grieuous paine When as thy flesh with whips was torne and streames of blood ran out amaine LOrd Lord what paines didst thou endure one might thee now all bloodie see And swolne with printes of those same stripes which these vile men had laid on thee And not content thy head they crownde with pricking thornes to make thee finde In euerie part most grieuous paine and to afflict thy patient minde MEeke as a lambe these wrongs thou bare and mildely all their taunts endurde Not once in speech reproouing them which had to thee such harmes procurde Thou wert not mooude when as thy foes did thee salute inscornefull wise Nor when they spat vpon thy face and with contempt did thee despise NO pittie did they take on thee in suffering of this cruell paine But more and more thee still reuilde with scornefull spight and all disdaine Thy life sweet Lord to haue thee loose that was their sute and only crie Naught els could slake their blody thirst but needes they must haue thee to die OBedient straight to die thou wert and with despight thee more to scorne Vpon thy backe thy Crosse they laid which was with whips so fouly torne And when thou wert condemde to make this sacrifice for all our sinne Thee with two theeues for spight they ioynde which all their life had graceles bin PAst halfe the

AN EPISTLE IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST TO THE FAITHFVLL soule written first by that learned LANSPERGIVS and after translated into English by one of no small fame whose good example of sufferance liuing hath and wilbe a memoriall vnto his countrie and posteritie for euer Imprinted at An●erpe ● 5 9 ● Cum Priuilegio TO THE FAITHFVLL soule-louing Readers Doe heere present to thy charitable regarde most curteous and Christian reader A spirituall Loue-letter writen to the faith●●ll soule in the person of Christ himselfe ●●ich letter beeing first penned in Latine by 〈◊〉 learned Lanspergius who for his ver●es iustly deserued to bee called Iustus was ●●●erwards translated into our vulger tongue ●●some one as it seemeth of no vulger sorte ●●ose stile sheweth him to be of so good minde 〈◊〉 iudgment as his labours might rightlie ●●e challenged better grace fortune then ●●e published as once they baue bin without ●●face but not without blemish of a multi●●e of the Printers escapes that which is ●●der thē either of the other to be in such sort ●●ressed as very few and almost none of the ●●le presse came to their designed vewe ●y ●●nes whereof I can rightly resemble this more blessed then fortunate Epistle to Abra●ham going from the Caldeans to Ioseph lea●uing his cloake flinging away from his ma●sters wife or to Dauid barefooted and bare●headed flying from the face of his Sonne Absa●lon And on the other side I can no les●● fitlie compare the wanton louewrit toies wit●● which the amorous of this humorous age a●● so much assotted to the Idolatrous Chald●●ans to Iosephs vnchaste and wanton mistr●● and to the vnrulie and wicked Absalon 〈◊〉 notwithstanding all their vanities follow●● for a soone vading time with all worldlye f●●uours hauing plentie of Patrones to protec● Fauorites to receaue and read them and t● many by a great many God knowes doo m●● too too much reckoning of them For cer●● if it be truely said that in the sacred scriptu●● and in all other good and Godly writers G●● talketh and speaketh vnto the readers Th●● is no doubt but the diuell in like manner sp●●keth or talketh with such indiscreete wa●● timers as doo spend the precious accompt●● time allotted them in this life to winne h●● 〈◊〉 in reading prophane aud pernitious bab●●ments which doo draw the more is the ●●tie an infinite companye to the bottomlesse 〈◊〉 of hell Take therefore vppon thee I be●●ch thee friendly Reader for thine owne ●●e to patronize this poore pamphlet being as ●●ere but a handfull of good and healthfull ●tructions Read them often and retaine thē●●aies in thy remembrance and which shall ●for thy greater auaile Put them duly by al 〈◊〉 meanes thou maiest in perfect execution ●●hall vice bee loathed and vertue beloued 〈◊〉 selfe benefited the writers and translators ●●uailes well recompenced God glorified ●our labours most happely imployed A caueat to the Reader HEnce Venus idle ympes hence hence in haste Here is no place for Cupids fancies blinde All wanton eyes and eares which are vnchaste Are here vnlike their bace content to finde For only such as vertue haue imbraste May here learne how to loue to liue to dye And after death to scale the loftie skye Another to the same effect WHo so in quiet calme of conscience cleare Haue vewde with sound aduise worlds wauer●● ioi●● And seene the snares the cares the sorry cheare The hopes the haps the feares the great annoyes Which daylie doo to worldlie mindes befall And fortune glad and sad would daunt withall Let them draw nere this Pamphlet to peruse And they shall see the lawes of perfect loue How sinne to shun and Godlie life to chuse Which done If they the weedes of vice remoue And ●ow the seedes of vertue here in grace They may well hope in heauen to haue a place A DIALOGVE BETWIXT A Chrtstian and Christ hanging on the Crosse. Written into Latine by Marcus Marulus Translated into English CHRISTIAN ●Weet soueraigne God why mortall limmes Vpon thee didst thou take ●nd slyding downe from toppe of skye ●in earth thy dwelling make CHRIST That earthly man whom error foule had fondly led a stray By me might learne how be to heauen might take the readie way CHRISTIAN What forced thee who alway wert from euery sinne so pure Such grieuous paines aud death with all so gladly to endure CHRIST The loue I bare to man that him whom sinne had clogged so Our blood by clearing well might make aboue the stars to goe CHRISTIAN Why be thy armes so spred abroad and s●trched out so farre And whats the cause sweet Christ thy feete so close conioyned are CHRIST Cause euerie where from euery coast I diuers nations call And in one faith with stedfast league I do conioyne them all CHRISTIAN But why with bended ne●ke dost thou so bend thy sel●e likewise And so on earth Fast fixed cast thy countenance and eyes CHRIST I monish men that they may shun with peuish pride to swell And humbled necks with sacred yoake to daunt and gouerne well CHRISTIAN Why is thy body naked so and wherefore is thy hue So dry and leane and all thy limmes so stiffe and starcke to vew CHRIST I would that ryot of the world should hatefull seeme to thee And that thou wouldst feele hunger thirst and pore estate with me CHRISTIAN But whitish veyle thy slender loines doth compasse round about Doth hidden part admonish ought resolue I pray this doubt CHRIST Learne thou hereby that bodies chaste doo greatly me delight And that I loath that lawles loue disclose foule thinges to sight CHRISTIAN What doo thy blowes bespettinges taunter and cruell scourgings tell With Crowne of thor●es and of the Crosse the other torments fel. CHRIST That he must suffer each offence and offer no annoy Which quiet peace aboue the stars desireth to enioy Life is but short the labour light most wished is the pay The benifit is infinite which neuer shall decay But now if great rewards doo not at all with some preuaile Yet let them feare the banishment of euer during Gayle The quenchlesse ●ire the vglie darke which neuer shall abate The gnawing worme for aye for aye the bitter wretched state The griesly groanes the sorrowes sharpe the wofull weal-aday The endles plaints the cursed ill which neuer will away For such paines rest for those whome now lewd lust which lasts small while Enioy and with false flattering snares deceitfully beguile To greedy wretches vaunting wealth to flouthfull s●uggards case And cursed Venus chamber worke the wanton crew to please Sweet wine and daintie cates to such as in their panch delight Pompe to the proude and spoiles to such as hardie are in fight The haplesse route inticed thus with these decaitfull traines Mindlesse of sauing health doo fall to vtter wracke and paines And neyther heare my counsayle good nor seeke to follow me And to conclude feare not my doome how sharp so ere it be That

dreadfull doome when ere at last that dismall day befall That day of wrath that day of wrake and hugie storme with all When of the shaken firmament the hideous clashing sound Shall trouble starrs with tumblings swift and dash their globes on ground When as the moone with blood-red lampe the people shall affright And globe of Sunne draw in his beames depriuing men of light When all shall dread and all the world at once shall shaken be So as the quiers Angelicall men may amazed see Fire shall consume the world with noyse and crackling flash of flame And earth and sea and burning lampe of fierie lump shall frame Straight waies with dreadfull maiestie with powre and vertue great Come I and on a glistering cloud will sit in indgment seate There many thousand shall of Saint● roundly inuiron me Yea there of glorious Angels bright shal many thousands be Forthwith the Trumpet from aboue shall gastlie noise sound out Renting the earth and raysing vp the low infernall rout The by and by shall al the dead all vp together rise Whome earth so great in womb so wide did heretofore comprise The multitude reuiued shall before my throne be prest Expecting there with trembling feare my dreadfull doome and hest For nothing shall be vndiscust nor hid nor secret ought No not the thing which any haue committed in their thought There shall desert receaue reward the life which liues for aye Or els the death which neuer more shall haue a dying day Go too then wretches whom as yet lewd error fettereth close Whilst that you may of fettered feete the giues and chaines vnloose Watch well that deadlie sleepe do not your waking eyes oppresse Lest endles day of latest time you slumbring do possesse Behold with how swift course the times doo slip and slide away And how the flying houre admits no manner let or stay Happie is he who still his life doth well and Godly spend And thinks withall it shall forthwith and in a moment end Conuertanter qui oderunt Syon ❀ THE TABLE OF THE PRINcipall titles in this Epistle of our Sauiour Iesus containing the chiefe and speciallest matters thereof 1 AN Epistle or exhortation of Iesus Christ to the soule that is deuoutly affected Folio 1 2 A rule of spirituall life fol. 23 3 How we must mortefie all vnlawfull desires and wicked inclinations fol. 28 4 How a man ought to gouerne his tongue fol. 32 5 Of the contemplatiue life which is wholly withdrawne from the cares and affaires of this this present world fol. 35 6 How we ought to iudge no man fol. 38 7 How we ought to fight against vice fol. 43 8 How we must flie the occasion of temptation fol. 67 9 When the spirituall temptations are to bee conquered fol. 70 10 How we ought to take heed of enuy fol. 77 11 How we must flie singularitie fol. ibid. 12 Of the honor reuerence worship which we ought to exhibite to the mother of God fol. 79. 13. Of sencible deuotion fol. 84 14. How we must prepare our selues when we come to receaue the blessed Sacrament fol. 88. 15 Of discretion fol. 94. 16 How wee ought in all thinges to conforme our selues vnto Christ. fol. 100. 17 Of pouertie fol. 102 18 Of humilitie fol. 107 19 How humilitie is to be obtained fol. 109 20 How we ought not to care for mens iudgements fol. 121 21 Of obedience fol. 129 22 How we must mortefie our owne will and desire fol. 137 23 Of the consideration of God prouidence fol. 148 24 How we must beare aduersitie fol. 156 25 Of wanting of consolation fol. 169 26 Of inward quietnes meekenes of hart fol. 172 27 Of the loue which we should beare toward our neighbour fol. 174 28 Of the puritie of the hart fol. 178 29 How we ought to refer all the good things we receaue to the goodnes of God fol. 185 30 Howe diuine inspirations ought to bee obserued the grace of God not neglected fol. 192 31 How wee must imploy the giftes of God which we receaue to the benefit of others fol. 199 32 Of pouertie in spirit fol. 204 33 Of the loue of God fol. 207 34 Of the praise of God fol. 222 35 Of the exercise of the loue and praise of God fol. 233 36 Of the transformation of a man fol. 242 37 The conclusion of the Epistle fol. 252 1 Two rules of direction for mans life fol. 256 2 An instruction or rule for such as be weake and imperfect but new beginners in Gods seruice fol. 264 3 An other instruction or rule for such as with a more feruent zeale and spirit doo earnestlye labour to attaine to perfection fol. 268 4 Verses for helping a mans memorie wherein are expressed the principall and speciallest points of those good lessons which are comprehended in these rules fol. 280 ● A verye short exercise of loue to God the Father God the Sonne and God the Holye Ghost the most blessed Trinitie and one true God fol. 286 ● An Hymne of the life and passion of our Sauiour Christ made after the manner of the Alphabet fol. 29 7 A Hymne wherein the praise of all crea●ture are offered vp vnto the Creator fol. 30 FINIS AN EPISTLE OR EXhortation of Iesus Christ to the soule that is deuoutly affected toward him wherein are onely contained certaine diuine inspirations which will teach a man how to knowe himselfe and instruct him in the perfection of true Pietie IESVS CHRIST THE SAuiour of the worlde and King of heauen and earth being ready to embrace those that earnestly and truly desire his grace with his mercifull fatherly armes wisheth to his Spouse that is to the soule which loueth him for whose sake he willingly suffered death that he might vnite her to himselfe all perfect and true felicity O My deerely beloued Daughter I haue spoken to thy heart by secrete inspirations but thou wouldest neuer giue eare vnto my motions wherefore since thou diddest care little to answere me much lesse to obey me I am enforced by the great loue I beare thee to write vnto thee that at the least thou mayest bee content to reade what thou diddest neglect to heare by reading both better beare away my exhortation and more deeply imprint it in thy minde For that cha●ity which moued me to offer my selfe not onely to all danger but euen to death it selfe for thy sake will not suffer mee to leaue any thing vndone that may tende to the furtherance of thy saluation And although thou dost not in any sort requite my loue because thy hart is inclined to outwarde vaine and transitory things and so by that meanes too much affected and addicted to my creatures Yet cannot I withdrawe that charity wherewith I am alwaies ready to imbrace thee which exceedeth the loue of any father or mother towardes their children or of any earthly Parent whatsoeuer For I am not onely willing to graunt thee my grace and fauour

them dishonoured or offended or that they doo breake my will and commaundement And thou oughtest to do this with a pure intention of meere charitie for mine owne sake without any other respect For there should euer aboūd in thy hart a most faithfull feruēt deuout loue of me which shuld continually flow with forcible streams euery day neerer and neerer towards mee and it should carrie thee with so great violence and runne ouer in such exceeding abundance as it shoulde make thee most readie desirous to doo all thinges that may bee for my glory for the fulfilling of my pleasure and it shuld possesse thee in such sort as thou shuldest desire nothing so much as to bee clearely deliuered quite discharged and altogether weaned from all loue respect desire or inclination towards thy selfe or anie of my creatures and to keepe thy selfe in the same state pure cleane chaste and vnspotted to me only desiring me with a pure intention and no other thing but by this meane I may haue my will without any impedimēt freely and wholie fulfilled in thee by thee and that I onlie may possesse thee and that there may bee no space or diuision betweene thee and me but that thou mayest be close vnited vnto me hauing renounced and forsaken all loue both of thy selfe or any other creature Desire likewise that my will may be done in all things and with all men and that all men may know me loue me honor me worship me and serue Thou wouldest rather choose to suffer tenne deaths if thou wert a faithfull spouse vnto me then once to consent to any sinne although it were but vernall For albeit it is not like that thou canst long stand in perfection without venial sin yet thou must not in anie wise willinglie or of set purpose yeeld to any veniall sinne but thou must euer be fully resolued in thine owne will neuer to sin againe And thou must fixe and settle this will of thine in the hope of my grace and not vppon my confidence in thine owne abillitie I doo euer please and delight him that loueth me and all my workes and iudgments seeme sweet pleasant to to him and he neuer ceaseth to praise me for them He that loueth me need not study to find somewhat for which hee might praise mee for the loue which hee bareth mee will shew vnto him what may or ought to bee praised in me And to praise me is no other thing but by louing me to thinke vpon me and by thinking vpon mee to honour me and by honouring of me to wonder at my workes and by wondring at my workes to desire that all men should extoll magnifie loue me My praise doth lighten his heart which loueth me with a pure affection it doth reioyce his spirite it driueth away all heauines from him and withall it is a safe protection for him both in prosperitie and aduersitie Whosoeuer spendeth his time in praysing of mee it maketh him with all fortitude of minde to contemne all the mischiefe that the subtiltie of man or the diuell can practise against him O howe delightfull a thing is it to my Angels to heare the sweet songes of them which do continually praise mee although it bee much more delightfull vnto them to assist their pure harts and to help them in setting forth of my praise for they see men vppon earth do imitate by this meane the order of the celestial companies in heauen as though they had receiued here the earnest penny or els some sensible feeling of eternall happines which is only a continuall praysing magnifiing of my name For there is nothing that doth so liuely resemble the state of the blessed happines in the worlde to come as the cheareful delightful voice of those which doo praise my name And touching my selfe I am of so great Maiestie and omnipotency as I stand in neede of no praise and no praise can make mee more glorious then I am already neither is any creature able to praise and magnifie me as I doo deserue Wherefore thou oughtest to thinke thy selfe most vnworthy to praise mee neuerthelesse desire yet to praise mee that thou maiest know and it may appeare manifest vnto thee how that all humane praise is nothing in respect of my worthines how I am farre greater then all the praise that can be giuen me howe all creatures when they haue praysed mee as much as they are able haue done it much inferiour to that I am worthie of and therefore muste yeeld that they are altogether insufficient to praise mee And although that I declare vnto thee how that euerie creature must giue this praise to me yet I would haue thee especially to imprint this lesson in thy minde that although thou dost endeuour neuer so much to praise me which thou oughtest at all times to doo with all thy force yet thou shouldest thinke that thou haddest done nothing at all I will tell thee my daughter what kinde of praise doth please me vocall praise although I would haue thee alwaies to vse it with thy voice to performe it whensoeuer thou art commanded by the precept of my Church to say or sing any thing yet I must needes tell thee that it dooth please mee so much as that internall praise which consisteth in the spirite A profound contemplation and perfect knowledge of thine owne basenes a consideration of thine owne weakenes how thou art of thy selfe meerely nothing and a modest shame procured by the meane of thy vnworthinesse before my Maiestie It is a most sweete smelling sacrifice and a most delightfull praise vnto mee because thou shalt be brought by it with a shamefast kinde of modestie continuallie to looke into and to despise in my glorious presence thine owne vilenes deformednes vnthankefulnes wretchednes and miserie and bee also mooued to acknowledge howe thou art of thy selfe meerely nothing and therefore bee desirous to humble and subiect thy selfe before mee and euerie one of my creatures and to be willing or rather to wish to bee in respect of thine owne basenes contemned and troden vnder of them all Such a contrite and humbled hart I can neuer despise yea the sorrowfull groane of such a heart is as muche sweeter and worthier sacrifice vnto mee than a huge heape of manye wordes a tedious multitude of vocall praiers only Moreouer thou dost then likewise truely and righty praise mee when I am as acceptable vnto thee for sending aduersitie as prosperitie and when thou giuest me as many thankes and remainest as deuoutly and zelously affected towards me in thine owne will for the one as for the other It is not also the least praise that thou mayest yeeld me to beware of sinne to take great paines in seeking after vertue to thirst for the honouring and extolling of thy name and to seeke only for the fulfilling of my pleasure and the setting foorth of my glorie Besides this it is a much purer kinde