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A06431	Granados deuotion Exactly teaching how a man may truely dedicate and deuote himselfe vnto God: and so become his acceptable votary. Written in Spanish, by the learned and reuerend diuine F. Lewes of Granada. Since translated into Latine, Italian and French. And now perused, and englished, by Francis Meres, Master of Artes, & student in diuinity.; Libro de la oración y meditación. Part 2. English	Luis, de Granada, 1504-1588.; Meres, Francis, 1565-1647.	1598 (1598)	STC 16902; ESTC S108896	180,503	650

Lord is a friend vnto the humble so also is he an enemy vnto the slothful and idle pag. 43. The sixt Chapter The third thing that begetteth Deuotion is the watch and keeping of the heart pag. 43. The matters handled in this Chap. We must not only be carefull for the guarding and watch of the heart but also for y e languorment and tendernes of it that it be not disturbed pag. 45. The heart is easily distracted pag. 46. The heart is especially to be kept from two things that is from vaine cogitations and mordinate affections ibidem The difference betweene good men and euill pag. 47. The force of loue pag. 51. God dwelleth in a peaceable and quiet heart pag. 58. The seuenth Chapter Of the fourth cause of Deuotion which is a continuall remembrance of God pag. 59. The matters handled in this Chapter God is present euery where not only by his power but also by his essence pag. 62. The pliablenes and promptnes of our hearts pag. 66. The swiftnes and alacritie of the motions of mans heart is figured by the holy creatures in Ezechiell pag. 67. The eight Chapter The fift thing that stirreth vp deuotion is the vse of short prayers which in all places and seasons are as darts to be sent vnto God pag. 68. The matters handled in this Chapter What manner of prayers the Fathers vsed in Egypt pag. 69. Why these short prayers are called darts pag. 70. Of all things we must take an occasion of Deuotion pag. 73. What an excellent weapon prayer is pag 75. The ninth Chapter The sixt thing that increaseth deuotion is the reading of deuout and profitable bookes pag. 79. The matters handled in this Chapter Our heart is like a mill which neuer resteth but always grindeth that which is cast into it ibid. We must aboue and before all bookes reade the holy Scriptures pag. 80. The tenth Chapter The seuenth thing that begetteth deuotion is the keeping of the senses pag. 81. The matters handled in this Chapter Our sences be as gates by which things are transported in and out of our soules ibidem The holy Fathers in Egypt were wont to say that a deuout man ought to be deafe dumme and blinde ibidem Amongst all the outward members the tongue is especially to be kept pag. 86. Shamefastnes silence are the chiefest ornaments of Virgins and the keepers and preseruers of chastity pag. 87. The eleuenth Chapter The eight thing that increaseth deuotion is solitarines pag. 88. The matters handled in this Chapter Prayer cannot well and decently be performed in tumults and hurly burlies ibidem Death entreth by our windows vnto our soules ibidem Solitarines of body is not chiefly required but solitarines of minde pag. 91. Who is alone and what it is to be alone ibidem Both internall and externall solitarines required in a deuout man pag 92. The voyce that Arsenius heard ibidem Company is to be auoyded vnlesse either charity require it or necessity commaund it ibidem The sayings of S. Hierome and S. Bernard as concerning solitarines pag. 93. Solitarines is a keeper of innocency pag. 95. The 〈◊〉 Chapter Ninth●…y appointed times and certaine set houres do very much make to the increasing of Deuotion pag. 96. The matters handled in this Chap. The heart is not only the mother of pure prayer but also of all other vertues ibidem We are to appoint vnto our selues certain set times to pray in by the examples of Daniel Dauid and other deuout people the seruants of God pag. 97. The testimony of Pliny in an epistle to Traiane concerning the Christians in the primatiue Church pag. 98. The two daily Sacrifices p. 100 Those that cannot long pray must haue recourse to those darting prayers spokē of in the eight Chapter pag. 104. The 13 Chapter The tenth thing that doth kindle deuotion is the cōtinuing perseuering in good exercises p. 105. The matters handled in this Chapter To intermit prayer for a space is dangerous pag. 107. A man without prayer and spirituall exercise is as Sampson without his haire pag. 108 Daniel would rather endanger his life then breake off his set course of prayer pag. 109 The Allegoricall signification of Rachel and Ioseph pag. 111. An example of excellent Deuotion pag. 112. The dayes wherein we liue are so enuious and so full of iniquitie that they will not abide that the vertues of the liuing should be published pag. 113. The exercises are not to be changed pag. 115. In the spirituall exercise of deuotion euery man is to entertaine ●…nd follow the course that is best ●…tting for his purpose pag. 116. The 14. Chapter The eleuenth thing that en●…easeth Deuotion is the time ●…ch like circumstances pag. 118 The matters handled in this Chapter The fittest most conuenient ●…me of prayer is mid night pag. 119. They that cannot rise at mid●…ght let them rise before the ry●…g of the Sunne pag. 120. A short supper and a hard bed ●…e good meanes for early rising pag. 122. If necessary occasions hinder ●…y rising make an oratory of thy ●…d as Dauid did pag. 123. Praier before sleep much helppeth morning prayer ibidem As soone as we awake we mu●… thinke vpon God pag. 125 A place close and solitary is th●… fittest for prayer which our Sau●… our taught by his owne example pag. 126 A fit disposition of body is to b●… kept in praier according to th●… example of Christ and his Saints pag. 127 Ceremonies in praier are not t●… be reprehended as to lift vp o●… eyes towards heauen c pa. 12●… The 15. Chapter The twelueth thing which sti●… reth vp Deuotion is corpor●… austerity or exercise pag. 13●… The matters handled in this Chapter God doth bestow his grace 〈◊〉 euery one as he is fit to receiue ibidem Two waies of preparing our ●…ues vnto prayer pag. 133. Deuout prayer can doe v●…rye ●…uch when as corporall afflicti●… is ioyned vnto it pag. 136. Almost no grace descende thin●… the soule of man except it be ●…y prayer affliction and corporall ●…ibulation pag. 137. Whence the griefe of the soule 〈◊〉 prayer ariseth ibidem He seeketh Wisedome as she is ●…o be sought who seeketh her ●…ot onely with the desire of spirit ●…ut also with the labor and afflic●…ion of the body pag. 140. The 16. Chapter The works of mercy are the 13. last thing that encrease deuotion pag. 140. The matters handled in this Chap. God is faithfull and a friend of mercy and gracious to those tha●… are mercifull pag. 141 So often as a man leaueth his spirituall consolation that he may releeue his neighbor so often spiritually he layeth down his soule for him pag. 142. Of those thinges that hinder Deuotion pag. 143 The 17. Chapter Of the first impediment and hindrance of Deuotion which is sinne pag. 144. The matters handled in this Chapter What kinde of sinne he speaketh of in this Chapter ibidem God powreth not the moste precious oyntement of

Neyther oughtest tho●… onely to preferre the necessity 〈◊〉 charitye before corporall meat●… but also if need be before spirituall For as Barnarde saith h●… that leaueth spiritual consolatio●… that he may releeue his neighb●… so often as he doth this so ofte●… spiritually he layeth downe h●… soule for him And this is after 〈◊〉 certaine manner to bee seperat●… from Christ for the brethren it for a time to bee seperated fro●… the conuersation and sweete fe●…lowship of Christ that the br●…thren may be benefitted Th●… that are seperated from Christ a●…ter this manner at the length ●…ceiue all blessings together greater aboundance For God the length doth measure vn●… them by theyr owne measure 〈◊〉 being mercifull vnto them who ●…ue shewed mercy to theyr ●…ighbors and fed their bodyes ●…cording to that of Salomon The ●…erall person shall haue plenty and 〈◊〉 that watereth shall also haue ●…ine ●…F THOSE THINGS that hinder Deuotion CHAP. XVII ●…Eeing that we haue plētifully spoken of those thinges which stirre 〈◊〉 and encrease Deuotion order re●…ireth that we also speake of those ●…ngs which are wont to hinder it ●…t euery way and on euery side we ●…y succour and help the studies ●…ercises of Godly and well disposed ●…n OF THE FIRST IMpediment hindrance of Deuotion which is sin THe cheefe principall impediment which now wee will speake of is sinne neither onely that which y e world is commonly ashamed of as being gros●… and heynous but also that whic●… for the most part men make 〈◊〉 conscience nor scruple to cōmit●… as esteeming it small of no reckoning Of the first we will not speak●… of in this place because no ma●… doubteth but that it hindreth a●… good in the soule but wee w●… onely intreate of the second because it is the propertie of thes●… sinnes also to coole charitye an●… therefore to extinguish the he●… of Deuotion Therfore it is requisite and behooueful that a deuout man make continuall war with this kinde of sinnes which albeit they seeme small yet they are not to bee accounted so seeing that God hath forbidden them For as it is very well saide of Saint Hierome we must not onely looke what is commaunded but also who it is that commaundeth that is God who as vndoubtedly hee is not smal so hath he giuen no small commaundement albeit there is a difference betweene the commaundementes seeing also we are not ignorant that in the day of iudgement wee must render 〈◊〉 reason of euery idle word For ●…e that feareth God neglecteth ●…ot any thing although it bee ●…mall Furthermore wee muste haue a regard that there ought be great purity in the soule into which God powreth the most precious oyntment of Deuotion for a precious stone is not inclosed or set in earth but in golde neyther doth God put his Soueraygne balme but into a pure soule cleane and free from filthy and enormous corruption Therefore it is necessary that a man haue alwaies in his hand a rāging siffe or a fine boulter that he may wel sift and boult ouer all his actions and diligently view with what intente and howe hee doth a●… thinges that in all thinges h●… may bee pure from vanity an●… sinne Theyr opinion is diligently to bee eschewed and auoyded who are wont to saye th●… sinne is not vnpardonable n●… haynous therefore it is of no great moment if it be committed What woman will saye to her husband I will not bee an euill wife vnto thee neyther will I pollute thy marryage bed yet in other thinges I will doe as pleaseth mee although I shall knowe that I shall displease thee Who would or could dwell with such a woman Such surelye are they that of great and vast sinnes make a conscience but of little make no reckoning Ecclesiasticus sayth that he that maketh small account of little thinges shall fall by little and little As a liuing body not onelye feareth death but also Feauers Woundes yea and ●…he Itche and Scabbes also albeit they bee small so a soule that liueth in grace not onely feareth and abhorreth grosse and haynous sinnes but also those that seeme of lesser moment doe make way and entrance to those that be grosser Therefore hee that seriously studieth and endeuoureth to attaine deuotion he must auoyde eschew all sin as well that which seemeth lesse as that which is greater that hee may lift vp pure handes in prayer and that the feruour of Charity may alwaies liue in him THE SECOND IMPEdiment is the remorse of conscience CHAP. XVIII AN impediment contrary to the former is too much scrupulositie and too much griefe anxiety of hart which some doe conceiue by reason of the sinne they haue fallen into For this oftentimes doth bring more harme then the sinne it selfe For seeing that it is the property of sinne to bring remorse and sting of conscience there are some so subiect to this euill that their hearts are filled with exceeding bitternes heauines and griefe neyther can they nowe enioy that Diuine sweetnesse and quiet which Prayer requireth Furthermore seeing that sinne is like vnto deadly poyson which speedyly pearceth the heart killeth the spirites and bringeth death there be some that falling into a sinne are foorthwith so vanquished in minde that they lose all theyr inward strength which before they had attained to worke well For as there is nothing which doth more stirre vs vp vnto good then the vigour and strength of the heart so there is nothing which doth more extinguish heate and feruour in vs then the weakenes and fainting of the same For this cause the Holy Fathers in the wildernesse were wont in times past to admonish their Disciples that they should alwayes stand armed with this courage and fortitude of minde for by this meanes a man as it were leaning on a strong staffe is prepared and readye to all thinges which are to bee done but to him that faynteth or casteth downe his courage the contrary hapneth Wherefore it is the common opinion of many that moe receiue greater harme of an indiscreete estimation of sinne then of the sinne it selfe This indiscreete remorse of conscience doth somtimes spring and arise from faint-hartednes sometimes from a certaine secret pride which closely perswadeth a man that he is some body and therfore y e he ought not to fal into such a defect to whom humility prōpteth the cōtrary to whom it is no maruel if there be slidings into many defectes for humility hath alwaies set before her eyes her owne weaknes and doth meditate on it This faint-hartednes also is sometimes deriued from hence that a man doth not knowe the grace and efficacy of the redemption of Christ nor the vertue of the medicine which he hath left vnto vs in his death and passion for the healing of this defect and remedying of this feare Therefore let this be the first remedye against this euill to knowe the Lorde and the price and

doth lead them O●… Sauiour doth signifie so mu●… whē he saith Where your treas●… is there will your hart be also 〈◊〉 timating in what thing soeuer 〈◊〉 whole treasure of our loue is p●… vpon that is bestowed also all●… diligence all our cogi●…ions 〈◊〉 whatsoeuer proceedeth from 〈◊〉 hart Therfore the seruant of 〈◊〉 must alwaies diligently wa●… and haue his heart in sure ho●… that he may not thinke any th●… 〈◊〉 of his passions bee lead vnto 〈◊〉 thing which is not of God 〈◊〉 from God Let him not bee 〈◊〉 but for that which seperateth 〈◊〉 from God Let him not bee ●…d but for that which leadeth 〈◊〉 vnto God let no thought bee ●…e holy vnto him nor any co●…tion more vsuall then by ●…t meanes he may satisfie and ●…se God let him not liue with 〈◊〉 other feare loue desire or ●…e then of him in him for 〈◊〉 This is the crosse in which 〈◊〉 Apostle gloried when he said 〈◊〉 world is crucified vnto me and 〈◊〉 to the world which is done 〈◊〉 by the death of the body but ●…e spirit that is by the death ●…e loue of all earthly thinges 〈◊〉 whē the spirit feeleth this it is 〈◊〉 were dead vnto al creatures ●…ueth onely to his creator in ●…me his loue is solely rooted Therfore in the law comma●… dement was giuen to the hyg●… Priest that he should neyther b●… ry his father nor mother Least 〈◊〉 be defiled by them in touching 〈◊〉 dead The Lord knew that ne●… ther the sight nor the corpor●… touch did defile men but the a●… fection of the heart which h●… would haue to bee so pure an●… cleane in his friends that he wo●… not haue it trobled nor disturb●… neither through the occasion 〈◊〉 losse of father or mother Pera●… uenture my brother it will seen●… hard difficult vnto thee whic●… we heere commaund thee but 〈◊〉 is a shame if that seeme hard vn●… Christians who are as trees pla●… ted by the riuers of grace whic●… heathen Philosophers haue con●… maunded their Schollers haui●… none other thing to enlight●… them then the light of reason There haue beene Philosophers ●…d who by their precepts haue ●…euoured to make men heroi●… diuine free frō all passions 〈◊〉 affections and doe wee mar●… if wee bee commaunded to ●…y about with vs a peaceable 〈◊〉 a quiet heart that God may ●…ll in it ●…lthough it seeme difficult vn●…ee to bring so great a worke ●…o an happy end yet this doct●… shall be profitable for thee 〈◊〉 thou maist knowe the scope 〈◊〉 end to which all thy cogita●…s and desires are to be aymed 〈◊〉 directed It will also be pro●…le vnto thee least thou be al●…ether mutable and vnstable as ●…e whose heartes are like wea●… cocks set vpon the toppes of ●…ets steeples which are tur●… about with euerye winde ●…ese are neuer like vnto themselues neither continue in 〈◊〉 state for euen now they are 〈◊〉 and heauye presently after ●…cond and merrye now pleas●… forthwith angrye now graue 〈◊〉 and by light and toyish now 〈◊〉 uout straitway after dissolute 〈◊〉 be briefe inwardly they are ch●… ged into so manye colours sh●…pes as out ward accidents and ●…casions offer thēselues vnto the●… The Camelion is an vnclean c●…ature and forbidden in the la●… perhaps because he is chāged i●… to all coulours which are laid b●…fore him no lesse vncleane are 〈◊〉 they who are figured by th●… beast such are they that are m●…ued with euerye winde who a●… cōmonly wont to be men vnst●…ble vnstayed without grauit●… wisdome without honor wit●…out courage without fortitud●… light easily enclined fainth arte●… vnconstant mutable of whom no ●…t thing is to be expected ●…uch are vnworthy the names ●…en for they haue effeminate ●…light mindes at the least they ●…ot worthy the name of wise 〈◊〉 For it is written A holy man ●…s wisdome is as firm as the Sun 〈◊〉 foole is changed as the Moone ●…e that keepeth his heart free 〈◊〉 these two things that is frō●…e cogitations and inordinate ●…ons he shal easily obtaine this ●…e and puritie of heart which ●…rding to the Philosophers is ●…incipall meanes to get true ●…dome and according to the ●…ement of the Schoole-men ●…nd of a spirituall life as 〈◊〉 sheweth more at large in ●…rst Collation 〈◊〉 conclude this is the last dis●…ion which is required to the ●…emplation of diuine matters according to that of our SAVIO●… Blessed are the pure in heart 〈◊〉 they shall see God For euen as in bright and cleere glasse the S●… beames do make the greater sp●…dour so a purified cleane sou●… the beames of the diuine truth●… shine more cleerely God would not haue Dau●… albeit he was a righteous and 〈◊〉 holy man to build the temple 〈◊〉 which he would dwell becau●… he was a warriour but he woul●… haue it builded of Salomon 〈◊〉 peaceable Sonne that hee mig●… signifie that a peaceable qui●… hart is y e true place in which Go●… desireth to dwell For the sam●… cause when the Lorde appear●… to Elias in the mount he was 〈◊〉 in the mighty stronge winde 〈◊〉 in the earthquake nor in the fi●… but in the still and soft voyce th●… is in a peaceable quiet heart OF THE FOVRTH cause of Deuotion which is a continuall remembrance of God CHAP. VII ●…O this keeping of the heart there is nothing more profi●…e or cōmodious then alwaies ●…alke in the presence of the ●…d to haue him alwayes be●… our eyes not only in the time ●…ayer but in all places and at ●…mes for there be many that ●…o long modest and quiet as 〈◊〉 Master is present but hee ●…g gone they disorder them●…es and doe follow the rage 〈◊〉 vyolence of theyr owne af●…ons ●…he seruant of the Lord must not imitate these but he must rather labor that he may keep th●… heate which he hath got in praier and to continue those cogitations holy which hee hath fo●… these being continued and kep●… do lift a man to the top heigh●… of perfection He that doth otherwaies a●… his life passeth away in doing vndoing in weauing and vnweauing neyther shall hee euer come to his wished end●… This is that happy vnyo●… of our spirit with God whic●… the Saints haue so hyghly esteemed and made so great accoun●… of for the attainement of whic●… they haue taken so great paines●… and which they haue appointe●… the last end of all their exercise●… This is that that Dauid intimate●… that he had obtained when he repeateth so often in his Psalmes●… that God was alwaies before his ●…es that he did cōtinually medi●…te vpon his law that his praise ●…as euer in his mouth So that al●…eit he was a King very much ●…ployed in manye businesses ●…oth of war and peace yet in the ●…yddest of so many cogitations ●…d consultations hee was quiet ●…d albeit so many seruants and ●…ttendors stood about him yet he

in these woordes O Virgin bee circumspect and choyce in thy way least thou offend in thy tongue for often times good words in Virgins are taken for faultes THE EIGHT THING that encreaseth Deuotion is solitarines CHAP. XI EXteriour solitarines doth also verye much help this keeping of the senses the heart as a certaine Schoole-man testifieth in these words Solitarines seemeth much to auaile to the contemplation of heauenly thinges for prayer cānot well decently be performed in tumultes hurly burlies and to heare and see manye things can scarcely be done without impuritye and offence For death entreth by our windowes vnto our soules therfore after the example of our Lord goe into the desert that is as much as thou canst seperate thy selfe from the company of others be solitary if thou wilt be ioyned vnto him see him by the purity of thy heart flye also the frequent meetings talkatiue conferences especially of worldly persons Seeke not for newe deuotions amities fill not thine eyes eares with vaine fantasies eschew all things which disturbe trouble y e quyet of the minde and the tranquilitye of the soule as venemous hurtfull to the soule For not without cause the holy Fathers desired to liue in woods and in places farre remote from the company frequenting of men This saith the schoolman But that thou maist be more confirmed strengthned in this hear what Saint Bernard saith If thou beest mooued with the prouocation instigation of the holy spirit dost by all meanes endeuor to make thy soule the spouse of God sit by the Prophet solitarily because thou hast lifted thy selfe aboue thy selfe longing to be espoused to the Lord of Angels Is it not aboue thy selfe to be ioyned vnto God and to be one spirit with him Sit solitarilye as a Tvrtle haue nothing to doe with thy selfe nor with the multitude and throng of others yea forget thine owne people thy Fathers house and the King shal haue plesure in thy beautye O holy soule get thee aparte that thou maist perform thy seruice to him alone whome thou hast made choyce of before all others Flye publicke assemblyes auoide also those that are domesticall with thee seperate thy selfe from thy friendes from them that are the neerest vnto thee and from him that ministreth vnto thee Doost thou not knowe that thy bridegroome is shamefast and will not affoord thee his sweete and pleasant pre-presence others being present Therefore seperate thy selfe not in body but in minde but in intention but in deuotiō but in spirit For the spirit before thy face is Christ thy Lord and the spirit requireth not solitarines of body albeit somtimes seperate thy selfe in body when thou maist doe it fitly especially in the time of prayer And afterwardes Thou art alone if thou thinkest not vpon common matters if thou dost not affect thinges present if thou dispisest that which manye loue if thou cōtemnest that which many desire if thou eschewest brawlings if thou dost not languish for losses if thou dost not remember iniuryes otherwayes although thou beest alone in body yet thou art not alone Doost thou not see that thou maist bee alone yea among many seeing y u art alone amonge manye thou art alone in what assemblye of people soeuer thou art only beware that thou be not too curious a searcher or too rash a iudge of other mens conuersations Hetherto Bernard Therfore let a deuout man loue and seeke for solitarines not only that which is internall but also that which is externall for it is certaine that the one is helped by the other It is reported that Arsenius heard a voyce saying vnto him Arsenius flye be silent at rest Let euery one think that the same is also spoken vnto him and let him fly and auoyd all kinde of commerce society conuersation conference consolation visitation yea of friendes and parents vnlesse eyther charitye require it or necessitye commaund it Let a man alwayes desire to be alone let him meditate with himselfe let him liue to himselfe let him confer with God who is the louer of solitarines And let no man think that such a life is full of melancholye and heauines it is so much the more delectable and pleasant by how much the societie and familiaritie with God is sweeter then that which is with men For this cause Saint Hierome saith The towne is a prison vnto me but the desert a Paradice And Bernard saith With whome God is he is neuer lesse alone then when he is alone for then he freelye enioyeth his heartes ioy then hee is his owne man to enioy God in himselfe himself in God c. what Paradice can be more pleasaunt in this pilgrimage then that which God promiseth to a soule deuout and attendinge vppon him when as hee sayth Beholde I will allure her bring her into the wildernes speake friendly vnto her I wil giue her her vineyardes from thence the valley of Achor for the doore of hope she shall sing there as in the dayes of her youth as in the day when she came vp out of the land of Egipt These be the songs himmes of a soule ascēding from y e earth and going out of this world and by little and little more and more encreasing in the loue and knowledge of her Creator These be the dayes of her spirituall youth when the loue is stronger more vehement These songs are sung in the wildernes and in the valey of Achor which is of trouble by which is vnderstood the humility of contrition for there the way vnto hope is first opened vnto the soule and there she receiueth remission of sinnes there she prayseth and lawdeth her Creator because with so mighty an arme and with so mercifull an hand he hath deliuered and freed her from this world These be the wages which God giueth vnto his friendes for the troubles and turmoyles of the wildernes This solitarines is not onely profitable and conducent vnto deuotion but also vnto all other vertues for it cutteth off all the occasions of sin which are wont to happen in the assemblyes and companies of men but especiallye the occasions of falling in the tongue which almost are infinite Therefore Seneca giueth very good counsaile that solitarines is to be sought for of him that would keep his innocencye NINTHLY APPOINted times certaine sette howres do very much make to the encreasing of Deuotion CHAP. XII ALl which before hath bene spoken doth especiallye belong to the keeping of the heart which not onely is the mother of pure prayer but also of all other vertues But that which hereafter we are to speake doth chiefly belong to stirre vp deuotion And first it is required that a deuoute man prescribe vnto himselfe appoynted times and certaine sette howers to praye in that alone he may speake with God alone The Prophet Daniel