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Here begynneth a ryght profytable treatyse co[m]pendiously drawen out of many [and] dyuers wrytynges of holy men, to dyspose men to be vertuously occupyed in theyr myndes [and] prayers
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Betson, Thomas.
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STC 1978; ESTC S110939
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¶ Here begynneth a ryght profytable treatyse coÌ„pendiously drawen out of many dyuers wrytynges of holy men to dyspose men to be vertuously occupyed in theyr myndes prayers And declared the Pater noster Aue. Credo in our moder tonge with many other deuoute prayers in lyke wyse medefull to religyous people as to the laye people with many other moost holsomest Instruccyons as here after it shall folowe ¶ The famous doctour Iohan gerson ChauÌ„celer of Parys takynge his grouÌ„de of holy scrypture accordynge with all other doctours sayth thus OVre moost mercyfull fad lord god knowyng our freelte redynes to all syÌ„nes is euer redy duryng this wretched mortall lyf by many dyuers ways to forgyue vs our trespace to grauÌ„te gyue vs his grace yf so be that truly we ordeyne vnto hym these treuthes folowynge sayd done with all our herte The fyrst thou shalt saye Blessyd lorde I knowleche that I haue synned ayenst thy goodnes thus and thus Rehersynge thy synnes And I am dyspleaseth therwith by reason of the whiche I do penaunce wyll do For I knowe well that I haue greued the broken thy coÌ„mauÌ„dementes In the whiche thou only ought to be worshypped The seconde saye this treuthe Good lorde I haue good purpose desyre with thyn helpe to be ryght ware herafter that I fall not in to synne I entende to flee the occasions after the possibilyte of my power The thyrde is this Mercyful lorde I haue a good wyll to make an hole confessyon of all my synnes whan place tyme coÌ„uenient may be had acordynge to thy coÌ„mauÌ„dement all holy chirche These thre treuthes who soeuer sayth with his herte vnfaynyngly in what place that euer it be he may be sure that he is in the state of helth grace he shal haue euer lastynge lyf though he had done all the synnes of the worlde And yf he decessed wtout ony other confession for lacke of a preest as slepyng sodayn deth he sholde be saue suffrynge afore harde payne of purgatory wherfor it is a good couÌ„sel that euery crysten man ones or twyes a daye erly or late or els at lest on holy dayes examyne his conscyence remeÌ„bre yf he may with al his herte vnfaynyÌ„gly say these thre treuthes yf he do he may be sure that he is in the state of grace And yf he may not but is in wyll to synne ayen to haue his delectacion with dede wyll not flee the occasyons of mortall synnes so drowned wyl not aryse as vsurers fals marchauÌ„ or that desyren vengeauÌ„ce with suche other suche may be certayne that the pope may not assoyle◠〈◊〉 Not for thy holsom couÌ„sell is that suche praye gyue almesse do other good dedes after theyr power the god the rather may lyghten theyr hertes the sooner torne them to goodnes Amen ¶ This Pater noster taught our lorde his dyscyples and all people by his gospell â—Ader our that art in heuens halowed be thy name Thy kyngdom come to ye. Thy wyll be do as in heuen so in erthe Our eche dayly brede gyue vs to daye And forgyue vs our dettes ryght as we forgyue to our dettours And lede vs not in to temptacyon But delyuer vs from euyll Amen that is to saye So be it ¶ This is the Aue maria that Gabryell sayd salutynge our blessyd lady it is the gospell HEyll Mary full of grace the lorde is with the blessyd be thou amonge wymen blessyd be the fruyte of thy wombe Ihesus Amen ¶ These ben the artycles of our Crede and oure byleue that who is baptysed and trusteth in hem shall be saued I Byleue in god fad almyghty shaper of heuen erthe And in Ihesu cryste his oonly sone our lorde the whiche is conceyued of the holy goost borne of Mary the mayde suffred payne passyon vnd Ponce Pylate Crucefyed deed buryed he lyghted downe to helles The .iij. daye he arose froÌ„ deth to lyue He styed vp in to heuens He sytteth at the ryght syde of god the fad almyghty From thens he is to come to deme both quycke deed I trowe in the holy goost holy chirche vnyuersall commynge of sayntes forgyuenes of synnes ayen rysynge of flesshe euerlastynge lyf Amen HOpe is truste by the mercy of god to be saued And it standeth in the grace of our lorde our good werkes ¶ Charyte is the ende the perfeccion of all the coÌ„mauÌ„dementes of god and it standeth in the loue of god aboue all thynges thy neyghbour as thy self ¶ These ben the seuen vertues ayenst the seuen vyces ¶ Mekenes ayenst pryde ¶ As in boostynge despysynge scornynge hyghe herte fayrnes connynge strengthe vertue pryde of kynne vayne glory dispyte of other ypocresy ¶ Pacyence ayenst Wrathe ¶ As fyghtynge chydynge hurtyng betyng waryeng cursynge grutchynge desyre of vengeauÌ„ce cruelnes c. ¶ Charyte ayenst Enuye ¶ As gladde of an other euyll fare to be heuy sory of theyr welfare bacâ—ytynge sowynge of dyscorde scornynge and suche other ¶ Largenes ayenst Couetyse Auaryce ¶ In wynnynge in byenge in sellynge in metyÌ„ge in waynge gyle trechery sacrylege symony vsury theeft receyuyÌ„ge of stolen goodes wronge withholdynge of ony dute to the chirche c. ¶ Good occupacyon ayenst Slouth ¶ As ydelnes delyte in slepe neclygent to coÌ„ne the lawes of god vnlusty to the seruyce of god myspendynge of tyme dyspayre wanhope suche other ¶ Abstynence ayenst Glotony ¶ As in moche etynge drynkynge brekynge of faste desyrynge of delycate metes drynkes c. ¶ These ben the fyue goostly wyttes Mynde reason wyll ymagynacyon vnderstandynge ¶ These ben the fyue bodely wyttes Herynge seynge smellynge tastynge and touchynge ¶ Chastyte ayenst Lechery ¶ As in thought wyll werke in syght in felyng in puokyng or synne ayenst kynde with many other ¶ The .vij. goostly dedes of mercy Teche couÌ„sel chastyte comforte forgyue suffre praye for thy enemyes ¶ The .vij. bodely dedes of mercy Fede the hongry gyue drynke to the thursty clothe the naked herborowe the herbourles comforte the seke vysyte prysoners burye the deed ¶ These folowynge ben the .vij. gyftes of the holy goost that euery man sholde desyre to haue and kepe Wysdome counsell knowynge pyte vnderstandynge strength and drede of god ¶ These folowynge be the .iiij. cardynall vertues ¶ TemperauÌ„ce Is a meane betwix to moche to lytell it standeth in takynge suffycyently that nedeth in refusyng that is to moche or to lytel vtterly ¶ Ryghtwysnes is a paynge of a dute to eche thyÌ„ge that it duly longeth vnto as to god praysyng thaÌ„kyng to thy neyghbour loue charyte to thyself besynes to fulfyl goddes wyl his coÌ„mauÌ„demen◠¶ Prudence or Wysdome Is a vertue that departeth good from euyll it standeth in chesynge good refusynge euyll ¶ Strength maketh ony myghty and hardy to do grete thynges for the
loue of god in suffrynge pacyently aduersyte and mekely takynge prosperyte ¶ These ben the .vij. sacrementes of holy cherche Baptysme wedloke the sacrament of the awter coÌ„firmacoÌ„n ordre penauÌ„ce the last enoyntynge ¶ Here folowen the .x. coÌ„mauÌ„demen◠¶ Worshyp no fals god In whiche is forboden wytchecrafte enchauÌ„temenâ— mawmentry redyng of dremes al mysbyleue such other ¶ Take not his name in vayn In which is forboden all heresyes forsweryng of all mysmenyng vnworshyp of god takyÌ„ge his name iÌ„ vayn other ¶ Halowe the holydays herynge deuoutly thy seruyce kepyng the out of dedely syÌ„ne visyte the poore helpe to acorde them that ben at debate suche other ¶ Worshyp thy fad thy moder God thy fad holy chirche thy mod thy goostly fads thy flesshly fader mod people of age prelates of holy chirche ¶ Slee no man with hande smytynge nor with thy mouth in bacbytyng with herte cursynge ne wyll ony euyll or vengeauÌ„ce ¶ Do no lechery In this is forboden all spousebreche with bodely dede or goostly all wylfull polucoÌ„ns or prouokynge â—o the same ¶ Do no theefâ— as iÌ„ stelyng wronge getyng trechery oker dysherytage of heyres wronge amercymeÌ„â— fals mesure wrong purchasyng ¶ Bere no fals wytnes in this is forboden tals byenge bacbytyng fals accusyng and all such other ¶ Desyre not thy neyghbours wyf In this is not only forboden the dede doyng but also the desyre wyll of herte ¶ Desyre not thy neyghbours thynge as house londe beest seruaunt nor ony thynge that is his ¶ These .vij. thynges folowynge sholde we haue euer in our mynde THe synnes that we dayly do The short tyme that we shall abyde here The vncertayne of the daye of our deth The vnstablenes fraylte of vs. The strayte ferefull Iugement of god The bytter vnspekable paynes ordeyned for synnes The euerlastynge losse of eternall glorye ¶ Here foloweth a short remeÌ„brauÌ„ce for confessyon to al peple in especyal to al religious folke SEldom shalt thou fynde tyme in all the yere in whiche thou shalt not haue cause to shryue the of some of these folowynge that is to wete of hasty or neclygence saynge the seruyce of god or of lesynge of tyme or els of vayne thougt or of vndue reuerence to god or to our lady or his saynt or to the other that ben thy souerayns Or in forgetynge god his dayly benefayt not thankyng hyÌ„ for his creacion his redempcoÌ„n that he gat the that mynde to dyspose the better than other ben with suche other And also not thankynge hyÌ„ for thy dayly sustenaunce clothynge helth of thy body for remissyon of thy synnes for thyn enherytauÌ„ce of heuen with other Innumerable Also remeÌ„bre thy wode wordes or noysom or els fals Iugementes in thy mynde or fals suspycoÌ„n Alâ—â— of ony mouynge to wrath or to vayne heuynes or vayne gladnes â—lso serche in thy mynde yf thou haue well spended the daye nyght without synne as yf thou haue prayed or rede to lytell with suche other Also yf thou haue past thy bouÌ„des in wordes or in etynge or drynkynge slepynge or laughynge with suche other Also remembre how thou haste kepte the maundementes of thy souerayne chastyte pouerte sylence in places houres accordynge as thou art called for to do Also yf ony persone in worde sygne or dede thou haste offended gyuen ony cause or occasyon of greuauÌ„ce Remembre also yf thou hast ouerskypped in the seruyce of god ony wordes verses or ony Inclynacyons suche other And of the wauerynge of thy mynde thyn eyen other vnmanerly behauyour of all thy body Also of thy vnhonest noysom thoughtes that thou sholde myghtly resyst not taryenge with them by thy wyll Serche also yf thou haue grutched for mete or drynke or other necessaryes for bycause they were not gyue to the after thy pleasyr Loke also yf thou haue â—ynned in moche takynge of mete drynke or ony other necessaryes more than nede requyred c. ¶ Saynt Bernarde to a newe begynner in relygyon YF thou entende to please god woldest obteyne grace to fulfyll the same two thyngê ben to the necessary Fyrst thou must withdrawe thy mynde from all transytory erthely thynges as who saye yâ— carest as lytell for them as there were none suche thynges The seconde is yâ— thou gyue thyself to god that thou saye nor do ony thynge but that only that yâ— verely byleuest sholde please god And in this wyse folowynge thou mayst gete grace for the fyrst In all thynges counte thyself vyle symple and as nothynge in regarde of vertue byleue all other to be good better than thyself so shalt thou moost please god What soeuer thou here or see of ony relygyous peâ—sone or of ony other good peâ—sones thynke alwaye that all is done sayd for good entent though they seme the contrary for oft man by suspycyon is begyled Dysplease no creature vtter no langage to laude of thyself though it were to thyn â—ost famylyer be loued felowe studye euer more to kepe more preuy thy vertue than thy vyce spâ—ke neuer euyll of ony man or woman though iâ— be neuer â—o tâ—ue â—pen it not without it be in confâ—ssyon that whan thou can not elles shewe clerely thyn owne conâ—essyon Be more gladde to gyue thyn eere whan ony man is praysed than whan ony peâ—sone is dyspraysed Whan thou spekest haue fewe wordes true ladde euer of god yf ony worldely persone speke with yâ— and purpose or vtter vayne wordes as soone as thou mayst brebe out of suche comunycaâ—oÌ„n talkynge talke of god of his vertues or elles departe gyue that to some goodly goostly occupaâ—oÌ„n What soeuer befall the or ony other of thy frendes gyue no charge of it yf it be prosperyte reioyse not ther of yf it be trouble or aduersyte be not sory for it But take or acompte all suche thyngê as nought euer prayse thanke god gyue charge as moche as thou mayst to the wele prosperyte of thy soule flee places of moche speche as moche as thou canst For it is moche betâ— one to kepe his tonge than to speke After complyn speke no worde tyl the masse be done the next daye folowynge without a grete cause requyre Whan thou seest ony thynge that dyspleaseth the see yf the faute be in thyself than haue compassyon yf it be not thynke that it may be so lete all thynges be to the as it were in a glasse to see thyself Grutche not ayenst ony persone without thou see that thou may profyte what soeuer cause thou haue Afferme neyther denye nothyng ouerthwartly but lete thy nay or ye or thy doubte be powdred euer with salt that is to saye lete hem be spokan with discrecion pacyence Be euermore ware of mockynge of scornynge Yf thou be lyght of contenauÌ„ce