whose Death the Sun withdrew his Light the Veil of the Temple rent in sunder and the Monuments opened O Son of Righteousness permit not I beseech thee the Beams of thy Grace at any time to forsake me But let them continually enlighten the inmost parts of my Soul Withdraw wholly from me the Veil of Hipocrisy And shake the Earth of my Soul with wholesome Repentance Rend my Stony Heart That being wholly renewed I may contemn all things transitory and love only that which is Eternal Jesus's Side pierced Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus who wouldst that thy Side should be opened with a Souldiers Lance And out of it pour out Blood and Water to revive and wash our Souls Thou wouldst O my best Beloved that thy most sacred Heart should be wounded for me O that it might please thee to make a most deep Wound in my Heart with the Lance of thy Love And unite it to thy most sacred Heart in such manner that I may have no power to will any thing but that which thou wiltest Bring in O my Lord bring in my Soul through the Wound of thy Side into the Bosom of thy Charity and Treasure-house of thy Divinity Praise Honour and Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus that sufferedst all that the Malice of Men or Devils could devise Behold with as much Devotion as possibly I can I admire the Five principal Wounds of thy sacred Body which are the glorious Seales of my Reconciliation and Salvation I humbly desire to abide and be hid in them and so by that means be secure from all Evil. Jesus taken down from the Cross and buried All Love all Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus who being with great Lamentation of thy Friends taken down from the Cross wouldst be anointed with precious Ointments wrapt in a winding Sheet and buried where no Man was buried before Bury I beseech thee all my Senses all my Forces and all my Affections in thee That being joined to thee through an efficacious Love I may become insensible in respect of all other things Jesus descending into Hell O Blessed Jesus who hast vanquished the power of the Devil and didst in Soul descend into Hell there to make known thy Conquest Let the vertue of thy Passion and of thy Blood descend now I beseech thee upon my Parents Kinsfolks Friends Benefactors and all Christian People to deliver them from the slavery of Sin and all the power of the Enemy Jesus arising out of the Grave All Love all Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus who like a Conqueror with glorious Triumph didst arise out of thy closed Sepulchre And revested with thy lovely Countenance didst replenish thy Friends with new Joy and Gladness Grant O Lord that leaving the old Paths of my vitious Conversation I may walk in newness of Life And seek and savour those things which are above in Heaven and not those things which are here upon Earth To the end that when thou my Life shalt appear at the last Day I may appear with thee in Glory Amen Jesus ascending into Heaven Praise Honour and Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus who forty Days after thy Resurrection didst gloriously ascend into Heaven in the sight of thy Disciples where thou sittest at the right Hand of thy Father Blessed for ever O that my Soul might always Languish on Earth and ascend and aspire towards Heaven May Hunger and Thirst always after thee Jesus sending the Holy Ghost All Love all Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus who didst give thy Holy Ghost to thy Disciples persevering in the practice of thy holy Precepts and joining together with one Mind in Prayer And didst send them to Teach all Nations throughout the whole World Cleanse I beseech thee the interiour of my Heart Enable me I beseech thee to forsake all deny my self take up my Cross and follow thee Give me with a stedfast Resolution and constancy of Mind that being a true Disciple of thine and disengaged from all worldly and vain Desires the Holy Ghost may in due time according to thy Promise descend upon my Soul and make it an Habitation fit for his continual Residence Replenish me with the special Gifts of his Grace till I be totally changed and sanctifyed both in Soul and Body O my Lord and merciful Saviour thou seest how weak and frail I am vouchsafe therefore I beseech thee an extraordinary Assistance of thy Holy Spirit to Comfort and Strengthen me in this my Pilgramage that I may withstand and overcome all Difficulties and Temptations and at last come safe to my Journeys end Jesus coming as a Judge at the last day All Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus who coming as a Judge at the last day wilt render unto every one according to his Works either Punishment or Reward O my most merciful Lord God grant that according to thy Will I may so innocently pass the Course of this miserable Life That my Soul departing out of the Prison of my Body I may be vested with thy Merits and Vertues And be received into thy everlasting Joy And with all the Saints I may bless and praise thee for ever All Love all Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus whom I have most grievously offended all the days of my Life Alas I have never ceased to be ungrateful to thee resisting thy Grace in divers Manners and always adding new Faults unto my former Behold O my only Refuge look upon me the very Out-cast of all Creatures bringing with me nothing but bundles of Sin I prostrate my self at the Feet of thy Mercy and humbly implore Pardon and Remission Pardon I beseech thee and save me for thy Name 's sake For I believe and am assured that no Sins are so grievous and heinous but by the Merits of thy most Sacred Passion may be forgiven and washed away Amen Certain amorous Speeches of the Soul to her self to inflame her Desires after Jesus O My Soul when wilt thou be ready to follow the Humility of thy Lord Jesus When shall the Example of his Patience Shine in thee When wilt thou be wholly free from Passions and vitious Affections When wilt thou peaceably and gently endure all Injuries Tryals and Afflictions When wilt thou truly and perfectly love thy Saviour When wilt thou be pure simple and resigned before him How long will it be e're thou be hindred no more from his charming Imbraces O that thou didst fervently love thy God! O that thou couldst inseparably cleave unto thy chiefest good O my Soul where is thy Love where is thy Treasure where is thy Desire where is all thy Good where is thy God when shalt thou most happily enjoy him If thou hast Sinned and art wounded behold thy Redeemer behold thy Physician is ready to own thee Perhaps thou art afraid because he is thy Judge but take Heart for he who is thy Judge is thy Advocate and Intercessor His Mercy is infinitely greater than thine
in thee Amen Jesus hanging on the Cross Praise Honour and Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus who didst hang thy Hands and Feet being Pierced three Hours upon an ignominious Cross and shedding in great abundance thy precious Blood didst of thine own accord endure unspeakable Torments throughout thy whole Body Lift up I pray thee my miserable Soul groveling on the Ground O healthful Blood O reviving Blood O that thou wouldst Purge and thoroughly Heal me being washed with this thy precious Blood O that thou wouldst offer this thy Blood to thy Father for a perfect Satisfaction of all mine Iniquities Grant I beseech thee that mine inward Man may with ardent Affection mentally receive the lively Drops of thy precious Blood and may truly taste how sweet thy Spirit is Jesus praying for his Enemies All Love to thee O Blessed Jesus who wast so good even to those that were so wicked that for the very same Persons who did Crucifie thee thou didst pray unto thy Father saying Father forgive them for they know not what they do Give me I beseech thee the Grace of true Meekness and Patience by which I may according to thy Commandment and Example love mine Enemies And do good to those that hate me And pray heartily unto thee for those that hate and persecute me The Title fastned to the Cross of Jesus All Love all Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus who wouldst that the Title written in Hebrew Greek and Latin as it were the Trophy of thy Victory should be fastned to the Cross that we beholding it might couragiously Fight against our invisible Enemies Protect me Blessed Jesus under this Title against the Wiles and Deceits of the Devil Teach me under this Title to overcome all Temptations and to subdue all Vices That having by Grace conquer'd them I may freely praise and glorifie thy holy Name Amen The Garments of Jesus divided by the Souldiers Praise Honour and Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus whose Garments the Souldiers having divided amongst themselves did leave thy Coat which was without Seam and signifieth the Unity of the Church undivided Pour down into my Heart I beeseech thee the Spirit of Peace and Union That I may never through my Fault divide or trouble the Concord and Union of my Brethren But that I may always endeavour to repair Divisions and pacify Troubles Jesus on the Cross tormented and blasphemed O Blessed Jesus who suffering upon the Cross incomprehensible Torments and ineffable Anguishes wert shamefully reproached and scorned by the Jews who vomited out of their wicked Mouths sundry Blasphemies against thee Grant O Lord that being mindful of thy Humility Patience and Mildness I may quietly and chearfully suffer Pains Disgraces Persecutions Infamy c. And may remain with thee nailed to the Cross even to the end Let no violence of Temptation no storms of Adversities no tempest of Reproaches hinder me from effecting my good purposes Let neither Death nor Life nor things present nor things to come nor any Creature separate me from thy Love Jesus merciful to the penitent Thief Glory be to thee O Blssed Jesus who didst tolerate one of the Thieves to upbraid thee and didst most mercifully and bountifully promise the Glory of Paradice to the other who did humbly acknowledg his own Injustice and with a devout Faith confest thee to be his King and his Lord. Behold me I beseech thee with the Eyes of Mercy which thou didst cast upon the Thief repentant for his Sins O that by thy holy Help and Grace I may lead a Life so Innocent that I may faithfully serve and purely love thee That at the end of my Life I may hera from thee most merciful Redeemer that most desired Voice This Day thou shalt be with me in Paradise Jesus destitute of all Comfort Praise Honour and Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus who in a most pitiful manner hanging upon the Cross with wide gaping Wounds didst profess thy self to be destitute of all Comfort Grant that with a firm Confidence I may always have recourse to thee my most merciful Saviour in all Adversities Temptations and Distresses And wholly distrusting my self I may trust in thee alone And commit and resign my self entirely to thee Wound the inmost part of my Soul with the remembrance of thy Wounds Imprint them in my Heart and make my Spirit even melt with thy Sacred Blood That I may rejoyce in thee attend to thee and thee only seek find hold fast and possess Jesus Athirst O Blessed Jesus who panting upon the Cross thy Body being drawn dry for want of Blood becamest very thirsty and didst Burn with an unspeakable desire of our Salvation Grant that I may most ardently thirst after thine Honour and the Salvation of Souls And may with Courage employ my self in this Affair Grant that I may not be hindred or entangled by any transitory thing Jesus tasting Gall and Vinegar All Love all Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus who from a Spunge dipt in Vinegar and Gall which was offered thee to Drink being then thirsty even to Death by tasting thereof didst leave us an Example of perfect Poverty and Patience in the want of all Comforts Give me Grace to despise unlawful Pleasures and to avoid all excess in Meat and Drink Also to use those things moderately which thou givest for the support of the Body Pacify the inordinateness of my desires that whatsoever doth please thee may please me and whatsoever displeaseth thee may be displeasing also to me Jesus Crucified All Love all Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus most enamoured of Mankind who duly performing the Work of our Redemption didst offer up thy self upon the Cross an Holy Sacrifice for the expiation of the Sins of all Men. Be thou I beseech thee the scope and end of all my Thoughts Words and Actions That in all things I may with a right and simple Intention seek thy Honour Grant I may never grow cold or faint in thy Service But that the fervour of Spirit may be daily renewed in me and that I may more and more be enflamed to Love thee Amen Jesus yielding up the Ghost Praise Honour and Glory be to thee O Blessed Jesus who of thine own accord didst embrace Death and recommending thy self to thy heavenly Father bowing down thy venerable Head yeildedst up thy Spirit Truly thus giving thy Life up for thy Sheep thou hast shewed thy self to be the good Shepherd Thou didst dye O the only begotten Son of God! Thou diedst O my beloved Saviour that I might live forever O how great Hope how great Confidence have I reposed in thy Death and thy Blood I Glorify and Praise thy Holy Name acknowledging my infinite obligations to thee O Blessed Jesus for thy bitter Death and Passion sake give me Grace and Pardon Grant that I may every Day more and more bear about in my Body the dying of my Lord Jesus Miracles at Jesu's Death O Blessed Jesus at
Iniquity is or can be Thy Saviour and thy God is most Compassionate most Tender and Gentle and wholly Amiable and wholly Desirable and loveth all things that he hath Created Let not thine Imperfections discourage thee too much for thy God does not despise thee because thou art frail and infirm but loveth the exceedingly because thou desirest and labourest to be more perfect and to be a Disciple of his dear Son Jesus Arise therefore O my Soul arise out of the Dust forsake the Puddle of this World How long wilt thou take Pleasure in Vanity How long wilt thou set up thy Rest among the Anxieties and Torments of this Life How long wilt thou sleep securely so near Destruction Return now unto the Lord thy God and give thy self up wholly to him for he expecteth thee Make hast do not delay any longer for he is ready to receive thee Joyn thy self to Jesus enclose thy self in him in the Merits of his Passion and he cannot deny thee Alas O my Soul how ungrateful hast thou been to so gracious a God He has promised those things to thee which neither Eye has seen nor Ear heard nor has it entred into the Heart of Man to conceive O my Soul if it were necessary daily to suffer Torments yea to endure Hell it self for a long time together that we might see Christ in his Glory and be joyned in Fellowship with the Saints in his Heavenly City were it not worth while to sustain all manner of Misery to be made partakers of so great a Good so great a Felicity Love him then love him of whom thou are beloved Love him who has first loved thee and who is the Fountain from whence thy Love flows O my Soul sigh ardently and aspire fervently to that glorious City so highly spoken of Heaven and Earth and all Creatures do continually exhort thee to love thy God Fear not therefore O my Soul nor be ashamed or disquieted or troubled hope thou in God who will be the help of thy Countenance Draw near to him and be enlightned that thy Face may not be ashamed The sweet and amiable Jesus is present with thee be therefore ready to embrace him and with reverence and love attend unto him Short Representations of the Sufferings of Jesus taken out of the Prophecies of the Old Testament being another View of his Love O My most loving Saviour who being the Brightness of thy Father's Glory and express Image of his Person didst humble thy self and take upon thee the Form of a Servant how shall I express my love to thee sufficiently admire and praise thee Thou wast Poor and in Labour from thy Youth thou stretchedst out thy Hand all the day to a faithless Generation All we like Sheep have gone astray and the Lord laid on thee the Iniquities of us all Truly thou hast borne our Griefs and carry'd our Sorrows yet we did esteem thee stricken smitten of God and afflicted Thy Lovers and thy Neigbours stood looking upon thy trouble and thy Kinsmen stood afar off even he that did eat Bread with thee lift up his Heel against thee Thou the Breath of our Nostrils the anointed of the Lord wast taken in their Pits Thou gavest thy Cheek to him that smote thee thou wert filled with Reproaches False Witness rose up against thee they laid to thy Charge things that thou knewest not yet thou heldst thy Peace wast Silent wast Patient Thou gavest thy Back to the Smiters and thy Cheeks to them that pulled off the Hair Thou didst not hide thy Face from Shame and Spitting The Plowers Plowed upon thy Back and made long Furrows Thou wert brought as a Lamb to the Slaughter and as a Sheep before his sheerers is dumb so thou openest not thy Mouth The Kings of the Earth stood up and the Rulers took Counsel together against the Lord and against his Anointed Thine Enemies beheld thee with a terrible Countenance and they that were mad upon thee were sworn together against thee They questioned thee with Reproaches and Torments and condemned thee to a cruel Death Remember O Lord thy Affliction and Misery the Wormwood and the Gall. They pierced thy Hands and thy Feet they might tell all thy Bones They stood stareing and looking upon thee they divided thy Garments amongst them and cast Lots upon thy Vesture They gave thee Gall to Eat and when thou wast thirsty they gave thee Vinegar to Drink The Lord hath made thee the offscouring and refuse in the midst of thy People and thou wast numbred among the Transgressors All they that passed by the way clapped their Hands at thee thine Enemies hissed and wagged their Heads at thee They said we have swallowed him up behold this is the Day we looked for we have found it we have seen it Thou didst deliver thy Soul to Death thou wert cut off from the Land of the Living for the Transgression of thy People wast thou smitten Thy Soul went down into the Lake and they laid a Stone upon thee O what great Troubles how many and how evil did thy Father shew thee and yet did he return and quicken thee and brought thee from the depth of the Earth Thou ascendest up on high thou leadst Captivity Captive and gavest Gifts unto Men even to thine Enemies that the Lord God might dwell among them Behold how thou hast loved me thy love was strong as Death What couldst thou have done more for thy Vineyard which thou hast not done and wherein couldst thou have commended thy Love more to us to suffer so much for us even while we were Sinners and rebellious against thee What shall I render unto the Lord for all these benefits that he hath done unto me Let Heaven and Earth praise thee and all that therein is for Praise becometh thee O thou hope of Israel and his Saviour in the Day of his Calamity Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive Power and Riches and Wisdom and Strength and Honour and Glory and Blessing For thou wast slain and hast redeemed us unto God by thy Blood out of every Nation and Kindred and Tongue and People Be mindful of thy Word unto thy Servant wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust Thou hast said that if I be lifted up I will draw all men after me Behold thou art exalted above the Heavens O Lord draw me after thee and let me run after the adour of thy Ointments FINIS