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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04499	An epistle in the person of Christ to the faithfull soule, written first by that learned Lanspergius, and after translated into English by one of no small fame, whose good example of sufferance & liuing, hath and wilbe a memoriall vnto his countrie and posteritie for euer; Alloquia Jesu Christi ad animam fidelem. English	Lansperger, Johannes Justus, 1489-1539.; Arundel, Philip Howard, Earl of, Saint, 1557-1595.; Marulić, Marko, 1450-1524. Dialogue betwixt a Christian, and Christ hanging on the crosse. aut	1595 (1595)	STC 14627; ESTC S105775	112,859	336

way thou wert not gone when as this waight did vexe thee sore A man by blood the steps might finde which thou hadst past along before Her weeping eies thy mother cast on thee in this thy deepe distresse Which looke did both your harts reioice and made thy paines to seeme the lesse QVite roote sweet Iesus out of vs ●ll thinges that may displease thy minde To make vs thankfull for thy loue which by these paines we plainelie finde For they of thee a spoile to make puld off thy clothes by force at last And pulling them puld off the skinne which to thy clothes then cleaued fast REuiling thee O King of Kinges they neuer left all voide of shame For when thou wert vpon the Crosse they iested at thy holie name Betweene two theeues yet hanging there in suffering death to ransome vs Thou ceasedst not for those to pray which did reuile and vse thee thus SAluation there thou promised vnto the theere that it did craue And willed Iohn whome thou didst loue of Marie still all care to haue Vnto his charge thou her bequeathd but she to see thy grieuous paine With bitter panges of griefe did feele her wofull hart quite cut in twaine THou crydst my God in this distresse why dost thou cleane me now forsake And to encrease thy paine the more they gaue thee gall thy thirst to slake Yet yeelding straight to him thy soule thy trust in him thou plainely showd And then a wretch thy side did pearce from whence both blood and water flowde VNhappie were thy friends O Lord to see thee with this torment kild But thou againe the third day rose whereby their harts with ioy were fild And in their sight with triumph didst ascend to make them know That thou wilt there all those reward which serue thee here on earth below ZIn was the cause of euerie griefe which thou sweet Iesus didst sustaine Keepe vs therefore from sinne O Christ that we may scape eternall paine Lord wash vs with thy precious blood let vs with sinne not spotted bee That we in heauen with all thy Saints for euer may sing praise to thee YEeld vs no pray vnto this world but giue vs grace to praise thee still Both with our mouthes and in our harts to honour thee with all good will Make with thy loue our harts inflamde imprint it deepe within our minde And make vs alwaies thirst for thee that we with thee all ioy may finde ZEale euer keepe in vs O Lord of seruing thee and dooing well That we may walke in vertues path and from our thoughts all vice expell Sweete Iesus still inspire our harts with lightning of thy holie Ghost And guide vs in that happie course which may content and please thee most A Hymne wherein the praise of all creatures are offered vp vnto the Creator O Christ the glorious Crowne of Virgins that are pure Which dost a loue for thee to thirst within their mindes procure Which are the spouse of those that chast and humble bee The hope the life the onely helpe of such as trust in thee Which euer louest best a chast and spotles minde And thee to loue commaundest those in whom thou both dost finde To serue thee O sweet Lord thy creatures all are prest And for to sound thy praise withall that in their might doth rest All Angels with their troopes all Saints that are aboue Doo laude thee still and neuer cease with songes of feruent loue The Skie the Land the Sea and all on earth below The glorie of thy worthie name doo with their praises show All Virgins puritie which made thy life their guide All pietie of humble harts abhorring filthie pride All Martirs constancie which did this world despise All true remorce that they declare which doo from sinne arise All charitie of those whose soules thy loue doth warme All simple plainenes of such mindes as thinke no kinde of harme All sweet delights wherewith the pacient harts abound Doo blase thy name and with thy praise they make the world resound The thunder showes thy power and lightning which we see The snow and raine with wonder tels that none is like to thee The winter yeelds thee praise and Summer doth the same The Sun the Moone the starres and all do magnifie thy name The beast the fish the depthes that in the Sea remaine With chearefull voice set forth thy praise and shew thy glorie plaine The pearles the precious stones the birds thy praise doo sing The woods the welles and all delights which from this earth doth spring The earth it selfe declares thine honour and thy state It doth bewraie how thou for vs didst all these thinges creat The flowers fruits and trees the men which thou didst frame And women eke inuite vs still to praise thy holy name The roses that appeare so faire in outward sight The violets which with their sent doo yeeld so great delight The Lillies that bring forth so pure and white a flower With sweet Poungarnets doo extoll and praise thy mightie power What creature O sweet Lord from praysing thee can stay What earthly thing but fild with ioy thine honour doth bewraie Let vs therefore with praise thy mightie workes expresse With hart and hand with minde and all which we from thee possesse O Christ whose glorious power doth far and wide extend All creatures praise thy holie name and doo thy workes commend So goodly to behold so pleasant and so sweet So faire thou art as all this praise for thee of right is meete Thou art that firme delight which neuer will depart The chaste the true and only ioy of euerie faithfull hart The comforter of such as sorrow doth torment The rayser vp of those by grace which doo their sinnes repent O Lord our life and health our whole and surest trust Remit our faults for we haue beene most wicked and vniust Forgiue vs our misdeedes remoue them from thine eyes Giue vs thy grace that we by it may earthlie thinges despise Graunt that all worldly ioyes to vs may better seeme And that we may her vaine delights as filthie dung esteeme Transforme vs vnto thee and so our harts inflame As we our force and life may spend in praising of thy name Grant that in louing thee we constant may abide That thee alone we may desire and all thinges hate beside That all in all to vs thou maist for euer be And that forsaking cleane our selues we still may cleaue to thee Flow thou into our soules with streames of thy delight Possesse vs whole and carnall thoughts may be surpressed quite Let nothing vs content that may thy minde offend Let all our ioy and whole delight on thee alone depend Make vs in louing thee to languish with desire And burne as with the flaming heate of that most sacred fire That we for thee may thirst and thou maiest vs possesse And that we may alone of thee in all our life expresse To thee make vs to runne with a desirous minde And senceles els to euerie thing that here on earth we finde Let vs in thee whole drownde reioice with happie peace And let vs sleepe in thee sweet Christ whose ioy doth neuer cease ¶ CHRISTO LAVDES ET SANTAE MATRI EIVS HONOR Amen FINIS ●n 12. 14 ●dem 36 Reg. 15.

them dishonoured or offended or that they doo breake my will and commaundement And thou oughtest to do this with a pure intention of meere charitie for mine owne sake without any other respect For there should euer aboūd in thy hart a most faithfull feruēt deuout loue of me which shuld continually flow with forcible streams euery day neerer and neerer towards mee and it should carrie thee with so great violence and runne ouer in such exceeding abundance as it shoulde make thee most readie desirous to doo all thinges that may bee for my glory for the fulfilling of my pleasure and it shuld possesse thee in such sort as thou shuldest desire nothing so much as to bee clearely deliuered quite discharged and altogether weaned from all loue respect desire or inclination towards thy selfe or anie of my creatures and to keepe thy selfe in the same state pure cleane chaste and vnspotted to me only desiring me with a pure intention and no other thing but by this meane I may haue my will without any impedimēt freely and wholie fulfilled in thee by thee and that I onlie may possesse thee and that there may bee no space or diuision betweene thee and me but that thou mayest be close vnited vnto me hauing renounced and forsaken all loue both of thy selfe or any other creature Desire likewise that my will may be done in all things and with all men and that all men may know me loue me honor me worship me and serue Thou wouldest rather choose to suffer tenne deaths if thou wert a faithfull spouse vnto me then once to consent to any sinne although it were but vernall For albeit it is not like that thou canst long stand in perfection without venial sin yet thou must not in anie wise willinglie or of set purpose yeeld to any veniall sinne but thou must euer be fully resolued in thine owne will neuer to sin againe And thou must fixe and settle this will of thine in the hope of my grace and not vppon my confidence in thine owne abillitie I doo euer please and delight him that loueth me and all my workes and iudgments seeme sweet pleasant to to him and he neuer ceaseth to praise me for them He that loueth me need not study to find somewhat for which hee might praise mee for the loue which hee bareth mee will shew vnto him what may or ought to bee praised in me And to praise me is no other thing but by louing me to thinke vpon me and by thinking vpon mee to honour me and by honouring of me to wonder at my workes and by wondring at my workes to desire that all men should extoll magnifie loue me My praise doth lighten his heart which loueth me with a pure affection it doth reioyce his spirite it driueth away all heauines from him and withall it is a safe protection for him both in prosperitie and aduersitie Whosoeuer spendeth his time in praysing of mee it maketh him with all fortitude of minde to contemne all the mischiefe that the subtiltie of man or the diuell can practise against him O howe delightfull a thing is it to my Angels to heare the sweet songes of them which do continually praise mee although it bee much more delightfull vnto them to assist their pure harts and to help them in setting forth of my praise for they see men vppon earth do imitate by this meane the order of the celestial companies in heauen as though they had receiued here the earnest penny or els some sensible feeling of eternall happines which is only a continuall praysing magnifiing of my name For there is nothing that doth so liuely resemble the state of the blessed happines in the worlde to come as the cheareful delightful voice of those which doo praise my name And touching my selfe I am of so great Maiestie and omnipotency as I stand in neede of no praise and no praise can make mee more glorious then I am already neither is any creature able to praise and magnifie me as I doo deserue Wherefore thou oughtest to thinke thy selfe most vnworthy to praise mee neuerthelesse desire yet to praise mee that thou maiest know and it may appeare manifest vnto thee how that all humane praise is nothing in respect of my worthines how I am farre greater then all the praise that can be giuen me howe all creatures when they haue praysed mee as much as they are able haue done it much inferiour to that I am worthie of and therefore muste yeeld that they are altogether insufficient to praise mee And although that I declare vnto thee how that euerie creature must giue this praise to me yet I would haue thee especially to imprint this lesson in thy minde that although thou dost endeuour neuer so much to praise me which thou oughtest at all times to doo with all thy force yet thou shouldest thinke that thou haddest done nothing at all I will tell thee my daughter what kinde of praise doth please me vocall praise although I would haue thee alwaies to vse it with thy voice to performe it whensoeuer thou art commanded by the precept of my Church to say or sing any thing yet I must needes tell thee that it dooth please mee so much as that internall praise which consisteth in the spirite A profound contemplation and perfect knowledge of thine owne basenes a consideration of thine owne weakenes how thou art of thy selfe meerely nothing and a modest shame procured by the meane of thy vnworthinesse before my Maiestie It is a most sweete smelling sacrifice and a most delightfull praise vnto mee because thou shalt be brought by it with a shamefast kinde of modestie continuallie to looke into and to despise in my glorious presence thine owne vilenes deformednes vnthankefulnes wretchednes and miserie and bee also mooued to acknowledge howe thou art of thy selfe meerely nothing and therefore bee desirous to humble and subiect thy selfe before mee and euerie one of my creatures and to be willing or rather to wish to bee in respect of thine owne basenes contemned and troden vnder of them all Such a contrite and humbled hart I can neuer despise yea the sorrowfull groane of such a heart is as muche sweeter and worthier sacrifice vnto mee than a huge heape of manye wordes a tedious multitude of vocall praiers only Moreouer thou dost then likewise truely and righty praise mee when I am as acceptable vnto thee for sending aduersitie as prosperitie and when thou giuest me as many thankes and remainest as deuoutly and zelously affected towards me in thine owne will for the one as for the other It is not also the least praise that thou mayest yeeld me to beware of sinne to take great paines in seeking after vertue to thirst for the honouring and extolling of thy name and to seeke only for the fulfilling of my pleasure and the setting foorth of my glorie Besides this it is a much purer kinde