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A62950 The layman's ritual containing practical methods of Christian duties both religious and moral drawn out of H. Scripture, the Roman ritual, the catechism ad parchos &c. / by C.T. Tootell, Christopher, ca. 1660-1727. 1698 (1698) Wing T1905; ESTC R28200 51,348 179

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me in thy Justice Psal 5.9 3. Whilst she kneels before the Altar let her Give thanks to God for the Blessings and Benefits he has bestow'd upon her and her Child Let her Offer her self and her little one to the Father of Mercies and let her Pray Devoutly with the Priest for a Continuation and a Holy Use of God's Gifts and Favours during Life that after Death she with her Child ●●y come to Everlasting Bliss thro' the Merits of Christ and the Intercession of his Blessed Mother Lastly Whilst the Priest gives the Benediction saying The Peace and Blessing of Almighty God the Father Son and Holy Ghost descend upon thee and remain always let her Earnest Wishes go along with his Prayer and let her Seal them up with a hearty Amen CHAP. XIII Of Prayer You have not either because you ask not or because you ask amiss Ask therefore rightly and it shall be given you Jam. 4.2 3. Mat. 7.7 § I. Before Prayer Ecclus 18. Prepare thy Soul and be not as a Man that tempts God That is 1. Think seriously what you are going to do For You are about to treat with God concerning the only necessary Affair of your Salvation c. Dust and Ashes are about to Speak and Converse with the Lord of Heaven and Earth c. Gen. 18.27 2. Setting aside all other Business chuse such Time and Place as are most free from Noise and Disturbance and that may give you power without impediment to attend upon our Lord. 1 Cor. 7.35 3. Consider your self in the Presence of God who does not hear Sinners until they Repent Jo. 9.31 Deut. 30.1 c. * Ecclus 12.3 Therefore in case you are Guilty of Morral Sin endeavour to put your self in the State of Grace by an Act of Contrition saying My God I am confounded and ashamed to lift up my Face to thee because my Iniquities are multiplied and I have sinned grievously unto this Day Nevertheless in regard thy Mercy is such that in the time of Tribulation thou forgivest them that call upon thee to thee O Lord I turn my Face to thee I direct my Eyes And now Lord be mindful of me and take not Revenge of my Sins but let thy Mercy quickly prevent me Be merciful to my Sins for thy Names sake For not in my Justifications do I prostrate Prayers before thy Face but in thy many Commiserations Now therefore hear O God the Petition of thy Servant and his Prayers for thy own sake 1 Esdr 9. Tob. 3. Ps 78. Dan. 9. 4. Make your Intention to Honour God by Praying in Union of Spirit with the Prayers and Praises of the Church Militant and Triumphant for the general Good of Christ's whole Mystical Body and for some particular Benefit to your self e. g. the Overcoming of such a Vice the Obtaining of such a Vertue c. according to the Exigency of your Present Spititual Necessities James 1.5 c. 5. Cave the Divine Aid that you may Pray well and without Distractions purposing stedfastly by the Grace of God not to entertain any willingly and for that end say Open O Lord my Mouth to bless thy Holy Name Cleanse also my Heart from all Vain Perverse and Wandring Thoughts Enlighten my Understanding inflame my Affections and recollect my Senses that I may recite this Office or these Devotions Worthily Attentively and Devoutly and may deserve to be heard in Presence of thy Divine Majesty Amen Lord in Union of that Divine Intention with which thou on Earth didst Praise God I present these Hours or Prayers unto thee § II. In Prayer Attention Devotion and Reverence are Indispensibly requisite and I. Attention is a serious Application of Mind to the Sense of the Words so as to understand what you read and know what you ask And this is to Pray in Vnderstanding with the Apostle 1 Cor. 14.15 Now for Procuring and Securing of this Attention 1. You must pronounce your Words not hastily and in a hurry but leisurely and plainly so that your self may hear them distinctly but you must not be over-loud in Company lest you distract others 2. You must take Care to keep your Thoughts free from Worldly Business Vain Curiosities and Idle Fancies by recalling your Mind from Earth to Heaven as often and as soon as you perceive it wandring and straying abroad and by making a Pause now and then for Recollecting your self and Renewing your Attention to the Presence of God 3. Your Exterior Senses must likewise be diligently guarded that neither your Ears may hear nor your Eyes behold the Vanities to the Discomposure of your Mind Lastly All other Causes and Occasions of Distractions must be carefully avoided otherwise your Prayers will not please but provoke Heaven c. H. Devotion consists in exciting and producing Affections of the Heart suitable to the Senses of the Words you repeat Thus for Example in reading the Psalms which make up the major part of Church-Offices your Hearts must keep pace with your Mouths and your Affections must correspond to the Psalmist's Expressions By Fearing where he Fears by Loving where he Loves by Praising where he Praises by Sorrowing where he Sorrows by Petitioning where he Petitions by Humbling your selves where he Acknowledges his own Vileness by giving Thanks for Benefits bestowed on Christians Spiritually which he relates to have been conferr'd on the Israelites Corporally c. Thus teaches S. Augustine on Ps 30. Therefore after this manner let us lift up our Voices and Hands to our Lord in the Heavens (a) Lam. 3.41 and Pour ye out your Hearts before him (b) Psal 61.9 that so you may Pray in Spirit with S. Paul (c) 1 Cor. 14.15 and not incurr the Displeasure of Heaven with those Insincere Devotes whom God Almighty Reproves saying This People approaches with their Mouth and with their Lips glorifies me but their Heart is far from me Isa 29.13 III. Reverence consists in such Dress Posture and Comportment of Body as may most promote Attention and Devotion and may qualifie you best for testifying an Humble Subjection to and Dependance on the Majesty of God Like that of the Publican who standing afar off would not so much as lift his Eyes toward Heaven but knocked his Breast saying God be merciful to me a Sinner (d) Luk. 18.13 For the Prayer of him that Humbles himself thus shall pierce the Clouds (e) Ecclus 35.19 See Ps 101.18 But all such Exterior Carriage and Actions must be utterly forborn as diminish rather than encrease Attention as savour more of Humour than Devotion and as are Inconsistent with that Reverence which is required at Prayer § III. After Prayer The End crowns the Work of Prayer the Fruit and Merit whereof depends much on its Beginning more on its Progress and most on its End And therefore better is the end of Prayer than the beginning Eccles 7.9 Hence to conclude your Devotions well 1. Examine briefly how you have
For what is your Life It is a Vapour appearing for a little while and afterwards it shall vanquish away and after Death Judgment ensues Jam. 4.14 Heb. 9.27 O that Men were wife and understood and would provide for their last things Deut. 32.29 § II. As to Comforting of the Sorrowful Pensiveness in the Heart of a Man shall humble him and with a good Word he shall be made glad Prov. 12.25 Hence David sent Messengers to comfort Hanon upon the Death of his Father and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their Brother Lazarus deceased 1 Par. 19.2 John 11.19 31. In like manner Christians ought to comfort one another when in Sorrow for their deceased Relations and Friends by putting them in Mind of the Spiritual Dangers we live in and what a Mercy is it to be in better Circumstances How happy are they that are gotten well out of this miserable Life And tho' we be separated from them at present the time will come when we shall meet them again in Joy without end Wis 4.10 c. Apoc. 14.13 1 Thess 4.13 c. § III. As to Praying for the Dead It is a Holy and Healthful Cogitation to pray for the Dead that they may be loosed from Sins and Punishments remissible in the next World 2 Mach. 12.46 Mat. 12.32 Luke 12.59 1 Cor. 3.15 Therefore from the Dead stay not Grace (a) Ecclus 7.37 but endeavour their Releasment by Prayer and other Suffrages (b) 2 Mach. 12.43 c. 1 Cor. 15.29 especially whilst the Corps is on its way to the Grave and whilst the Office and Mass is saying for the Soul departed And do this Charitable Duty so as you could wish to have it done for you after your Decease * ⁎ * How Meritorious a Devotion it is to Bury the Dead Religiously the Angel declared to Tobie saying When thou didst Pray with Tears and didst Bury the Dead c. I offer'd thy Prayers to our Lord c. Tob. 12.12 See also 2 K. 2. above CHAP. XXI Of Alms-giving Alms delivers from all Sin and from Death and will not suffer the Soul to go into Darkness Tob. 4.11 See also c. 12. v. 9. Ps 40.2 c. Dan. 4.24 Prov. 16.6 Ecclus 29.15 c. FOR the due Ordering and Regulation of your Charity you must mark well 1. In what Measure 2. In what Manner 3. To what Persons your Alms are to be given And I. As to the Measure Of thy Substance give Alms and turn not away thy Face from any poor Person for so it shall come to pass that neither the Face of our Lord shall be turned from thee As thou shalt be able so be merciful If thou hast much give abundantly If thou hast little study to impart also a little willingly Tob. 4.7 And Thus the just Man is merciful and will give Ps 36.21 because the just Man as the Gloss has always something to give as for Example a Farthing (a) Mar. 12.42 a Cup of cold Water (b) Mat. 10.42 a Comfortable Word (c) Chap. XIX § II. or at least a Prayer Therefore let no one say I have not any thing to give c. § II. As to the Manner of giving you must bestow your Alms. 1. With all possible Secrecy and with an Intention to please not Men but God Mat. 6.2 c. 2. Readily because it is written Do not prohibit him to do Good that is able If thou be able thy self also do Good Say not to thy Needy Friend Go and return and to Morrow I will give to thee whereas thou may'st give forthwith Prov. 3.27 28. Afflict not the Heart of the Needy and defer not thy Gift to him that is in Distress Ecclus 4.3 Qui cito dat bis dat A speedy Alms is a double Charity when it has for its Motive the speedy Relief of the Necessitous But when one gives quickly that he may quit himself of the Importunity of his Petitioner then he loses both his Gift and its Merit as S. Augustine has it 3. Courteously because it is written Make thy self effable to the Congregation of the Poor Bow down thy Ear to the Poor without Sadness and pay thy Debt and answer him peaceable Words in Mildness Ecclus 4.7 8. And when thou hast given upbraid not Ecclus 41.28 In good Deeds give no Blame and in every Gift give not the Sadness of an evil Word Shall not Dew cool Heat So also a Word better than a Gift Is not a good Word above a good Gift But both are with a Justified Man A Fool will upbraid bitterly Ecclus 18.15 c. The Gift of the Vnwise shall not be Brofitable for thee He will give few things and upbraid many and the opening of his Mouth is an Inflammation that does more Harm to the Soul than his Gifts do Good to the Body of the distressed Receiver Ecclus 20.14 15. 4. Cheerfully because it is written In every Gift make thy Countetenance cheerful Ecclus 35.9 And let every one give as he has determin'd in his Heart not of Sadness or Necessity For God loves a cheerful Giver 2 Cor. 9.7 Therefore from the Poor turn not away thy Eyes for Anger and leave not them that ask of thee to curse thee behind thy Back For the Prayer of him that curses thee in the Bitterness of his Soul shall be heard and he that made him will hear him Eccles 4.5 6. § III. As to Persons on whom you may bestow your Alms. If thou wilt do Good know to whom thou dost it Do Good to the Just and thou shalt find great Reward and if not of him assuredly of our Lord. Give not to the Wicked that will abuse thy Kindness to the Dishonour of God his own or his Neighbour's Harm For thou shalt find double Evils in all the Good whatsoever thou shalt do to him Because the Highest hates Obstinate Sinners and will repay Vengeance to to the Wicked Ecclus 12.1 c. Nevertheless if you have reason to hope that your Kindness may be a Means to invite the Wicked to Goodness then Be ye Merciful as also your Heavenly Father is merciful Who makes his Sun to rise upon the Good and the Bad and rains upon the Just and the Vnjust Luk. 6.36 Mat. 5.45 And if thy Enemy Hunger give him Meat if he Thirst give him Drink Be not overcome of Evil but overcome Evil with Good Prov. 25.21 22. Rom. 12.20 21. And for that end To every one that asks give Luke 6.30 And whilst we have time let us do Good to all but especially to the Faithful Gal. 6.10 as to Christ our Lord who esteems what 's done to them as done to himself Mat. 25.40 See 1 John 3.17 18. But what cannot be given to all must be given to the more Needy and if one be not more Needy than another then chuse by Lot to whom it must be given S. Aug. de Doctr. Christ l. 1. c. 28.