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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06450	A spiritual doctrine conteining a rule to liue vvel, vvith diuers praiers and meditations. Abridged by the Reuerend Father Levvis de Granada of the holie order of preachers. And deuided into sixe treatises, as is to be seene after the prefaces. Nevvlie translated out of Spanish into English.	Luis, de Granada, 1504-1588.; Gibbons, Richard, 1550?-1632.	1599 (1599)	STC 16922; ESTC S108929	160,268	410

and a faithful captaine be resolued to dye rather then to commit anie treason th' one against her husband and th' other against his king so likevvise a good Christian man ought to haue this determination to neuer commit this kind of treason against God vvhich is donne by one mortall sinne And by mortal sinne vve vnderstand heere breeflie vvhatsoeuer thing is donne against anie of the commaundements of God or our holie mother the Catholique Church But albeit there be diuers sorts of these sinnes yet the most ordinarie in vvhich men ar vvoont most to fall be fiue to vvit Hatreds Carnalities Othes in vaine Theftdoms and Detraction or diffaming of our neighbours and other such like He that shall vvith dravve him self from these shall easilie auoide all the other sorts of sinnes This is the abridgment of al that vvhich a good Christian ought to doe comp●ehended in fevve vvoords and this is sufficient for his saluation Yet because to accumplish this obligation is a thing that hath greate difficultie in respect of the great snares and daungers of the vvoorld and of the euil inclination of our fleash and of the continual combats of the enimie therfore a man must help him self vvith al such things as may further him to this purpose and in this poinct consisteth the kaye of this affaire The first Remedie NOVV amongst those things the first is to consider deepelie hovv great an euil one mortal sinne is that so a man may prouoke him self to the abhorring and detesting of it and for this end he must consider tvvoe things amongst manie others The first is vvhat is that vvhich a man loseth thorough mortall sinne The second is hovv much almightie God detesteth and abhorreth mortall sinne As concerning the first a man thorough mortal sinne commeth to lose the grace of God and together vvith it all the infused vertues vvhich proceede from the same And albeit faith and hope be not lost by mortall sinne yet by the same is lost at that verie instant the right claime to euerlasting life vvhich is not giuen but to such vvoorks as be donne in grace There is also lost the amitie of God the adoption and title of the children of God the entertainment and cherishing of children and the fatherlie prouidence vvhich almightie God hath of those vvhome he taketh to be his children There is lost also the fruite and merite of all those good vvoorks vvhich a man hath donne from the time that he vvas borne euen vntil that present hovvre There is likevvise lost the participation and communication of such good vvoorks as a man doeth at that present and finallie by sinne is lost God him self vvhoe is infinite goodnes and is gotten hell vvhich is infinite euil seeing it depriueth vs of God and dureth for euer Heerehence it ensueth that the soule vvhich before vvas the liuing temple of God and the spovvse of the holie Ghost remaineth the slaue of the diule and the denne of Satan And this in breefe is that vvhich is lost by sinne But novv hovv much almightie God abhorreth sinne vve may vnderstand by the terrible punishments that he hath vsed against it euen from the beginning of the vvorld especiallie by the punishment of that greate Angel and of that first man Isai 14. Gen. 3. Gen. 7. Gen. 19. and of al the vniuersal vvorld vvith the vvaters of the diluge and of those fiue cities vvhich vvere burned vvith flames of fiar from heauen and of the destruction of Ierusalem Babylon and of manie other cities kingdoms and empires and aboue all by the punishment vvhich is giuen in hell to sinne and much more by that so vvonderfull and terrible punishment and sacrifice vvhich vvas donne vppon the shoulders of Christ vvhome God vvould haue to die by this meanes to destroie banish out of the vvorld a thing vvhich he so greatlie abhorred as is sinne He that shall deepelie and vvith attention consider these things can not but remaine astonied to see the facilitie vvith vvhich men at this time commit sinne This is then the first thing vvhich helpeth exceeding much to eschevv and abhorre sinne The second Remedie THE second helpeth also heereunto vvhich is to auoide the occasions of sinnes vvith vvisdome such as be gaming 's naughtie companies conuersations of men vvith vvomen and principallie the daungerous sight of our eyes and other such like things For yf man be become soe fraile through sinne that of him self he falleth from his ovvne proper state and sinneth vvhat vvil he doe vvhen occasion shall pluck him by the sleeue alluring him vvith the presence of the thing set before his eys and vvith the opportunitie and facilitie to sinne much more sith that is true vvhich is commonlie saide that the iust man sinneth by reason of the coffer set open before him The third Remedie THE third thing that helpeth also for this purpose is to resist in the beginning of temptation vvith greate speede and diligence to quenche the sparkle of euil thoughts before it be kindled in the hart for in this sort a man resisteth vvith greate facilitie and merite But in case he make delaie then is the labour in resistance much increased and he committeth therby a nevv sinne vvhich at the least is venial and somtimes deadlie Novv the manner of refisting euil thoughts is to se●liuelie before the eys of oure sovvle the image of our Sauiour Christ crucified vvith al the angvvishes and painful passion vvhich he suffred to destroie sinne and by the same to demaund his assistance Somtimes likevvise it is very good to make vvith greate speede the signe of the Crosse vppon our hart thereby to driue avvay more easilie the naughtie invvarde thought vvith this externall signe The fourth Remedie IT helpeth also verie much for this that a man examine his conscience euerie night before he goe to sleepe see vvherin he hath sinned that daie and accuse him self therof in the presence of almightie God requesting pardon grace to amend the same Let him also in the morning vvhen he riseth arme and fortifie him self vvith praier vvith a nevv determination against such a sinne or such sinnes to vvhich he seeeth him self most inclined let him there vse more diligence and circumspection vvhere he feeleth more daunger The fist Remedie IT helpeth likevvise verie much to eschevv so much as maie be venial sinnes because they doe dispose vs to mortal sinnes For euen as those that doe greatlie feare death doe prouide as much as is possible to escape those diseases that doe dispose to that end so also ought they that desire to escape mortal sinnes vvhich be the death of the soule to eschevve likevvise vvith all possible diligence venial sinnes vvhich ar the diseases that doe dispose vs to deadlie sinnes Moreouer he that is careful and faithfull in a little it is to be esteemed that he vvil be faithful likevvise in much and that he that vseth diligence to eschevv the lesser euils shall be the more secure from the greater And by venial sinnes

out vppon the vvoode of the Crosse and his most innocent handes gushing out bloud and be thou content to pardon those euils vvhich my hands haue committed Consider his naked brest pearced vvith that cruel iron of the speare and renue mee vvith that sacred fountaine vvhich I beleeue to haue runne from thence Behold those most holy feete vvhich neuer past through the vvay of sinnes novv pearced vvith those hard nails and let it please thee to direct my feete in the vvay of thy holie commaundements Doest not thou perchaunce o most pitiful father consider the head of thy most louing sonne fallen doune his vvhite neck bovved dovvne vvith the presence of death Consider o most merciful Creator in vvhat plight the bodie of thy beloue I sonne emaineth and haue mercie vppon the seruant vvhich he hath redeemed Behold hovv his naked brest remaineth all vvhite hovv his bloudie side remaineth all redde hovv his bovvels extended remaine drie hovv his bevvtiful eys remaine dimme hovv his kinglie presence and figure remaineth pall and vvanne hovv his armes stretched out remaine stiffe hovv his knees like alabastre remaine hanging hovv the streames of that diuine bloud vvash his pearced feete Behold o glorious father the mangled membres of thy most louing sonne and remember the miseries of thy poore seruant Behold the torments and paines of our Redeemer and forgiue the offenses of the redeemed This is our faithful Aduocate before thee o father almightie This is that high priest vvhich hath no neede to be sanctified vvith other bloud seeing he shineth embr●ed vvith his ovvne This is the holy sacrifice agreable and present offred and recea●ed in the sauour of svveetenes This is the lamb vvithout spotte vvhich heald his peace before those that did sheare him vvhich being charged vvith stripes defiled vvith spittle and iniuried vvith reproches did not open his mouth This is he vvhich hauing committed no sinne suffered for our sinnes and cured our vvounds vvith his vvounds Novv vvhat hast thou donne o most svveete Lord that thou vvast so iudged vvhat hast thou cōmitted o most innocent lamb that thou vvast so dealed vvithail vvhat vvere thy faults vvhat the cause of thy cōdemnation Trulie o lord I am the vvound of thy paine I am the occasion of thy death and the cause of thy condemnation O meruailous dispensation of God! He sinneth that is euil and he is punished that is good he offendeth that is g●iltie and he is vvounded that is innocent the seruaunt committeth the fault and the lord paieth for it Hovv far o sonne of God hovv far hath thy humilitie abased it self hovv far hath thy charitie extended it self hovv far hath thy loue proceeded Hovv far hath thy compassion arriued I haue committed the offense and thou endurest the punishment I haue donne the sinnes and thou suffrest the torments I am he that vvaxed provvd thou art humbled I am the disobedient and thou art becom obedient euen to death and so paiest the fault of my disobedience Behould heere o king of glorie behould heere thy pietie and my impietie thy iustice and my vvickednes Consider the fore novv o ete nall father hovv thou oughtest to haue mercie vppon me seeing that I haue offered thee so deuoutlie the most pretious offer that could be offred thee I haue presented to thee thy most louing sonne set betvvixt thee me this faithful aduocate Receiue vvith a cheerefull coūtenance the good pastor consider the straied sheepe vvhich he beareth vppon his shoulders I beseeche thee o king of kings by this holie of holies that I may be vnited to him in spirite seeing he disdained not to bevnited to me in flesh and I humblie request thee that by the means of this praier I may deserue to haue him for my helper for so much as of thy meere grace vvithout that I deserued it at thy hands thou hast giuen me him for my Redeemer A DEVOVT PRAIER TO OVR blessed Ladie CHAP. XII O GLORIOVS and happie virgin more pure then the Angels more bright then the startes hovv shall my praier appeare before thee seeing the grace that I merited through the passion of him vvhich redeemed me I haue lost it thorough the vvickednes of mine ovvne fault But yet although I be so great a sinner knovving my request to be iust I vvil make bold to beseeche thee that thou vvilt heare me O my Queene and Ladie I humblie request thee to praie thy sacred sonne that for his infinite goodnes and mercie he pardon me vvhatsoeuer I haue donne against his vvill and commaundement And yf this may not be graunted me in respect of my vnvvorthines yet let me obtaine it to the end that that perish not vvhich he hath created to his Image likenes Thou art the light of darknes Thou art the mirrour of Saincts Thou art the hope of sinners All generations praise thee all those that be afflicted call vppon thee all those that be good behold thee all creatures reioice in thee the Angels in heauen vvith thy presence the sovvles in purgatorie vvith thy comfort the men vppon earth vvith thy hope All call vppon thee and thou doest avvnsvvere to all and praie for all Novv vvhat shal I doe vnvvorthie sinner that I am to obtaine thy fauour for so much as my sinne troubleth me my demerite afflicteth me and my malice maketh me speachles I beseeche thee o most pretious virgin for that thy so greeuous and mortall sorovv vvhich thou diddest feele seeing thy beloued sonne going vvith the Crosse vpon his shoulders to the place of his death that thou vvilt morti●ie all my passions and tentations that I lose not thorough mie vvickednes that vvhich he redeemed vvith his bloud Put alvvaies in my thought those pitiful teares vvhich thou did ●est shedde vvhen thou diddest see the vvounds and the bloud of thy blessed sonne that thorough the contemplation of them there runne such quantitie of teares out of myne eyes that they may be sufficient to vvash avvay all the spottes of my sinnes For vvhat sinner vvill be so bold as to appeare vvithout thee before that eternal Iudge vvhoe although though he be mild in his suffering yet is he iust in his punishment for so much as neither revvard is denied for doing good nor paine eschevved for doing euil VVhoe then shal be so iust that in this iudgment he shal not haue neede of thy helpe vvhat shal becom of me o blessed virgen yf I vvin not by thy intercession that vvhich I haue lost thorough myne ovvne sinne I demaund a great thing of thee according to my faults but in deede verie little according to thy povver All that I can request thee is nothing in respect of that vvhich thou art able to giue me O Queene of the Angels amend my life and dispose all my vvoorkes in such manner that albeit I be but euill yet I may deserue to be heard of thee vvith pitie Shevv o Lady thy mercie in afording me remedie