for euer Thou rewardest vs not accordinge to our sinnes nor punishest vs accordinge to our desertes Loke howe high the heauen is in cōparyson of the earth so greate is thy mercye towardes vs. How farre as the earth is distaunt from the west so farre O Lorde remoue our sinnes from vs. Like as a naturall father hath pity vpon his children euen so O Lorde God thou haste had compassion vpon vs. Thou haste not forgotten thy creature thou remembredst that we are fleshe yea all men liuinge And that the age of men is lyke vnto grasse and may be compared to the floures in the fielde VVhich as soone as the sharpe winde hathe blowen vppon them with his blastes wither away and dye so that no man can tell where they dyd growe But thy mercie O Lorde and louyng kyndenesse is alwayes vpon them that feare thee and thy ryghteousnes endureth for euer So that we kepe our promyse and conuenaunt with thee and so remember thy commaundementes that we doe them in deede O Lorde thou haste stablished thy throne in heauen and thou gouernest all thinges by thine imperyall power I will magnifie thee O Lorde and prayse thy name worlde withoute ende I will gyue thankes alwaye and make thy name glorious fo euer O Lorde thou arte puissant and greate and thy magnyficence is vnsearcheable One generation shall shewe to another thy workes and they shall declare thine auncient noble actes They shall euer prayse the magnificence of the glorie of thy holynes the memorie of thy great goodnes For thou arte good and gracious to all men and thy mercye excedeth all thy workes The eyes of all men beholde wayte vpon thee that thou shouldest gyue them their susten aunce in time conuenient Thou openest thyne hande and fillest euery lyuinge creature with necessary foode O Lorde thou art ryghtfull in al thy wayes holy in thy deedes Thou kepest all them that loue thee and the tourmente of malice shall not touche them My mouthe shall speake thy glorie and prayse and all lyuinge creatures shall honour thy holye name for euer Prayse our Lorde oh ye his Angels mightie in power whiche doe his commaundementes and obeye the voyce of his worde Prayse ye altogyther God O all ye hostes you his ministers that do his will and pleasure Prayse our Lorde as I do and let vs magnifie his name togyther Prayse our Lorde oh all ye his Saintes for his name is glorious and his prayse goeth aboute heauen and earth Prayse our Lorde togyther O all ye his workes euerye thing that liueth prayse our Lorde Amen A thanks-giuinge to God for his innumerable benefits bestovved on man from his infancie B. August can 18. Soliloq I The sonne of thy hand-mayd in these my poore confessions doe confesse to thee my redeemer with all my hart and will call to mynde all the benefites whiche thou haste bestowed vpon me all the time of my lyfe euen from mine infancye for I knowe well O Sauiour that thou art greatlye displeased withe ingratitude for it is the roote of all spirituall euill and a certaine wynd dryenge and burninge all good stopping the fountaine of thy dyuine mercy towardes man But I O Lorde will gyue thee thankes least I be ingratefull to thee my redeemer because thou hast delyuered me howe oft had that dragon swallowed me vppe if thou haddest not taken me from his mouth how oft haue I sinned and he was redy to haue deuoured me but thou my Lorde God haste defended me when I wrought wickedly agaynst thee and did breake thy commaundementes he would haue drawen me to hell if thou haddest not letted him I did offend thee and thou diddest defend me I did not feare thee and thou didest preserue me I departed from thee and offered my selfe to mine enemie but thou diddest affraye him that he durst not take me thou diddest bestowe these great benefites vpon me O my God yet I poore wretch did not know it Thou hast often times deliuered me from the iawes of the diuell thou hast takē me out of the mouth of the lyon and haste brought me many tymes from hell I not knowinge it for I wente downe to the gates of hell but thou haste stayed them that I entred not in I did hasten to the portes of death but thou diddest not suffer them to inclose me in thou haste also often deliuered me from bodyly death O my sauiour VVhen I haue bene sore vexed with sicknes and in greate danger by lande and sea by fier and sword thou haste stoode by me and mercifully deliuered me from all for thou diddest knowe O Lorde if death had then ouertaken me hell had receyued my soule and I had bene damned for euer but thy mercye and grace preuented me and deliuered me from death both of bodye and soule O my Lorde God These and many other benefites thou haste heaped vpon me but I being blind did not perceiue it vntill thou dyddest illumynate me Now therefore O the light of my soule O my Lorde God O my life by whom I lyue O the lighte of mine eyes by the which I see loe thou haste illuminated me and I know thee for by thee I lyue And I gyue thee thankes although insufficient and nothing correspondente to thy benefites yet such as my frayltie is able to afford I offer vnto thee I confesse and acknowledge thy goodnes for thou haste broughte me from the lower hell once twyse thryse yea a hundred and a thousand tymes I was euery day going downe to hell but thou diddest bringe me backe agayne and iustly thou might a thousande tymes haue condemned me if it had bene thy pleasure but thou wouldest not because thou louedst soules and dissemblest the sinnes of men expectinge their repentance O my God my sauiour in all thy wayes their is great mercy now I see and manifestly know through the light of thy grace and my soule doth faynte in the contemplation of thy greate mercy towardes me because thou haste pluckt me from the lower hell and haste brought me backe againe to lyfe It is then by thee wholy that I liue and therfore I wholy offer my whole selfe to thee my whole soule my whole harte my whole body my whole life let it liue vnto thee O my sweet lyfe for thou haste wholy delyuered me that thou mighte wholye possesse me thou hast wholy made me that thou mighte wholy haue me agayne Therefore I will loue thee O Lord which art my strēgth I will loue thee O my ineffable ioy and comforte so that my wholle life shall liue no more but for thee which lyfe was loste in my misery and nowe reuyued agayne in thy mercy for thou art a God mercyfull to thowsands that loue thy holy name Amen A prayse and thankes gyuinge to God for his great benefites Io. Roffe psal 13. lib preca MY soule doth praise thee O my God and all that is within me doth laude thy holy name my soul doth render
thee hūble thankes I will neuer be vnminful of thy benefites for thou doest pardonne all my sinnes hast healed all my infirmities thou haste redeemed my lyfe from death and haste shewed vnto me mercy and grace Thou haste multiplied in me thy magnificēce after thine anger thou haste comforted me thou haste showed me many tribulations and aduersities but in the end thou hast brought me backe againe from the depth of deapnes thou haste made knowen to me thy wayes and from me thou haste not hid thy counsels Thou arte mercyfull and full of grace O Lorde slowe to anger prone and redy to goodnes thou wilt not alwaie be angrie and thou doest not for euer holde backe thy mercie thou rewardest vs not according to our sinnes nether doest thou punishe vs accordinge to our iniquities As the father doth pitie his children so thou haste compassion of vs O God our Lord thou forgettest not thy handy-worke thou remembrest that euery liuinge man is fleshe and that the daies of man are as grasse and as the flowers of the fielde which with a blaste of colde winde vanishe away so as none can fynde the place where they grewe But thy mercy is euerlastinge to those that feare thee and thy iustice remayneth alwayes so that we keepe thy law and fulfill thy commaundementes I will extoll thee my God and prayse thy name for euer and euer I will render thee thankes at all seasons and I will make thy name famous for euer and longer if longer may be for thou arte good to all and thy mercye exceedeth all thy workes The eyes of all thinges looke vppe vnto thee that thou wouldest gyue them meate in due time thou openest thy hand fillest with thy blessinge euery liuinge thing thou preseruest all that loue thee no tormente of malyce shall touche them my mouth shall shew foorth thy prayse and euery liuing thing shall celebrate thy holy name for euer and euer Prayse our Lorde O ye Angels mightye in power which doe his commaundementes and are obediente to the voyce of his worde prayse our Lorde O all ye Armies which doe his will magnifie our Lorde and lett vs extoll his name in it selfe Prayse our Lord all ye his Saints whose onely name is moste highe whose onely prayse doth exceede heauen and earth Prayse our Lord all ye his workes through all his dominion in euerye place euerie thinge that liueth praise our Lorde The ende of the eyghte Chapter THE NYNTH CHAPTER CONTAYNINGE NECESSArie prayers for the prosperitie of our bretheren friends and neyghbours Timoth. 2. Iacob 5. A prayer for the Churche afflicted Franc. Tittel in para Psal 78. O God the gentiles barbarous Nations and Infidelles which haue no fayth in thee nor knowleadge of thy name are entred into thy heritage they haue taken thy people by force of armes and as vanquishers they occupie our cyties they haue defyled with their abhominations thy temple dedicated to thy honor and seruice they haue polluted the vessels consecrated for the seruice of the temple and vsed them prophanely VVe are become a reproch and laughing-stocke to our neighbors in such sorte that they scorne dispise and make a ieste of vs reioysing at our afflictions and in their mirth they vpbrayd vs but thou O Lord vpon whose will we wholy depend how long wilt thou be angry with vs. And wherfore doest thou so deliuer vs into the hāds of our enemies as though thou haddest shaked vs of hereafter would haue no more care ouer vs wherefore doest thou showe the furye of thy wrathe towardes thy people which are the sheepe of thy holy pasture whereof thou art the ruler sheppard defender and protector Be myndfull O Lorde of thy holy Churche and leaue it not in the hands of thy enemyes but delyuer it by thy stronge powre beholde and consider the league and testament made with the elect Remembre thy promise made vnto thē that thou woldest not forsake them that were contrite in hart but woldest saue them that were humble in spirite For in trueth we are kepte vnder afflicted and broughte to nothing we are contemptible abiect and miserable in such sorte that we are a gasing-stocke and ignominie to all nations wherefore O Lorde doest thou not turne thy face to vs thy poore seruantes why doest thou turne thy face from them and suffer thy enemies so cruellye to rage against them why doest thou not beholde the misery and affliction wherin we thy seruantes destitute and desolate of all helpe and hauing no comfort but in thee are afflicted and tormented of our enemies Awake O Lorde God dissemble no longet but come to succour thy people and make hast to helpe thy faythfull seruants and saue vs from the hands of our enemies we humbly beseech thee for thy moste glorious names sake for thine own selfe and for thy infinite mercye that we the posteritie may a little taste the sweetnes of thy promises which our for fathers haue so abundantly felte But we that are thy people and the sheepe of thy pasture which worshippe no other God which seeke no other sheppard gouernour besides thee whiche put our whole trust cōfidence in thee desire to be fedd ruled and gouerned by thee onely we will render thee moste humble thankes and sett foorth thy glorye for euer and euer VVe will declare and shewe thy prayses from generation to generation for thou of thy meere good will haste restored vs to the libertye which we haue requyred we therefore in aduersitie as well as in prosperitie or how so euer it shall please thee to dispose of vs will serue thee with ioye and gladnes we will contine we still in thankes gyuinge attendinge patientlye thy ayde and helpe Amen A prayer for our parentes Io. Ferus in lib. precat O Almightye and omnipotente God which haste strictly commaunded vs next vnto thee to honour our father and mother and to pray for their happy and good successe graunt vnto my parentes and the whole familye health peace keepe them in the piety and trueth of thy fayth defend them from all daungers bodily and ghostly gyue them grace I humblye beseeche thee that they offende not thee in any thinge but that they may alwaye find thee a louing gentle and mercyfull father and God Amen A prayer to be sayed for them that are fallen from the Church Io. Fabius in preca christ OMnipotent benigne and moste mercifull father we moste entierly besech thee that it wil please thee to visitt with thy fatherlye affection all those that are fallen and departed from the pure Catholike and christian Church or doubt in any article thereof and are seduced or deceiued through any false perswasion to illuminate their hartes O Lorde with the beames of thy diuine light staye them and bring them backe to acknowledge their errour that being in such sort conuerted they maye with the whole vniuersall Church confesse with mouth and shewe in workes one true
touchinge in thinking in slepinge in working all wayes in which I frayle man and most wretched sinner might sinne my defaulte my most greuous default Therefore I most humblye praye besech thy gentlenes which for my health descendedst from heauen whiche diddest holde vp Dauid that he shoulde not fall into sinne haue mercy on vs O Christe the which diddest forgeue Peter that did forsake thee Thou arte my creator my helper my maker my redemer my gouernour my Father my Lorde my GOD my king Thou arte my hope my truste my gouernour my helpe my strength my defence my redemption my lyse my health my resurrectioÌ„ Thou arte my stedfastnesse my refuge or succour my light and my helpe I moste humblie and hartely desier and praye thee helpe me defende me make me strong coÌ„forte me make me stedfast make me merye geue me lighte visite me reuiue me againe whiche am dead For I am thy makinge and thy worke oh Lorde despise me not I am thy seruaunt thy bondeman although euill although vnworthy and a sinner But what soeuer I am whether I be good or bad I am euer thine Therefore to whome shall I flie except I flie vnto the If thou caste me of who shall or will receiue me If thou despise me and turne thy face from me who shall looke vpon me and recognise and knowledge me although vnworthy coÌ„ming to thee although I be vile and vncleane For if I be vile and vncleane thou canste make me cleane If I be sick thou canst heale me If I be dead and buried thou canst reuiue me For thy mercy is muche more than myne iniquitie Thou canst forgeue me more than I can offend Therfore O Lord doe not consider nor haue respect to the number of my sinnes but accordinge to the greatnes of thy mercy forgeue me haue mercie on me most wretched sinner Saye vnto my soule I am thy healthe which sayedst I will not the death of a sinner but rather that he lyue and be conuerted turne to thee O Lorde bee not angry with me I praye thee moste meeke father for thy greate mercie I most humblie deseech thee that thou bring me to the blysse that neuer shall cease Amen THESE PRAYERS FOLOVVINGE are to be sayed at Masse Confiteor Deo omnipotenti c. Misereatur tui omnipotens Deus c. VVhen the Preist is at Confession O Lord God almightye longe suffering and much mercifull I haue sinned without mesure and still mine iniquities do dayly encrease I haue prouoked thine anger by coÌ„mitting euill wilfully in thy sight as it were determininge naughtinesse and multiplyinge offences I haue sinned O Lord I haue sinned and I acknowledge mine iniquitie But thou O God of thy greate goodnesse hast promised to the penitente remission of their sinnes I therefore now bow the knees of my â—arte beseeching mercy of thee O Lord and willingly detecting and detesting the sinfulnes of my conscience I say with the penitent Publicanne saye this thrise * Be mercifull O God vnto me a sinner * Do not destroy me together with my iniquities nor reserue my punishmeÌ„t to be perpetuall but saue me thy vnworthy seruaunte according to the multitude of thy mercies and I shall prayse thee all the dayes of my lyfe because all the powers of heauen prayse thee and to thee belongeth honour and glorie for euer and euer Amen VVhen the Preist goeth to the Alter after Confession TAke from vs all our iniquities O Lord that we may be worthy to enter into heaueÌ„ say this thrise * Haue mercy* on thy people o Christ whom thou haste redemed with thy preciouse blood Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Christ c. Lord c. Amen VVhen the Priest sayeth Gloria in excelsis Deo GLorie be to God on highe and in earthe peace to men of good will we prayse the o Lorde we worship thee we magntfie the we adore the we glorifie the we thaÌ„ke the for thy great glorye o Lorde God heaueÌ„ly king God the father almightie Lorde Iesu Christe the onely begotteÌ„ sonne and the holy ghost Lord God Lambe of God sonne of the father whiche takest away the sinnes of the world haue mercie vpon vs who takest awaye the sinnes of the worlde heare our prayers who sittest on the right hand of God the father haue mercy vpon vs because thou only arte holy thou onely arte Lorde thou only art moste highest Iesus Christ with the holy ghost in the glorie of God the father Amen ALmightie and euerlasting God I moste humbly beseche thee vouchsafe to looke vpon this congregation mercifuly accept the prayers of thy churche made vnto thee for vs all by the ministerie of this Priest therby for thy mercies sake geue vs remission of all our sinnes integretie of mynde healthe of bodie necessarie susteÌ„tatioÌ„ peace in our daies temperate ayre fruitefullnesse of the earthe vnitie of faithe rootinge out of all heresies destruction of all wicked councels encrease of true religioÌ„ earnest charitie sincere deuotion in prayer patieÌ„ce in troubles Ioye in hope and what soeuer is for our soules health nedefull and moste belonginge to thy glorie through Iesus Christ our Lorde Amen At the Epistle O God which hast fully accomplished in perfecte veritie that whiche the lawe dyd foretell and vnder a wounderfull SacrameÌ„t hast left vs the memorie of thy Passion Graunt vs we beseche thee so to worshipp the holy misteries of thy blessed body and bloode that we may alwaye feele the fruite of thy redemption in vs who liuest and raignest with God the father and the holy ghost in perfecte vnitie for euer Amen After the Epistle O Glorious Trinitie o venerable vnitie by the we are created to true eternitie by the are we redemed to true charitie defend saue deliuer protect clense all thy people O God almightie we adore thee O God the father we praise thee O God the soÌ„ne we thanke the o God the holie ghost to whome thre personnes and one God be all honour and glorie for euer and euer Amen O Lord deale not with vs according to our sinnes nether reward vs accordinge to our iniqui-quities Lorde remembre not our former offences but thy mercies spedely preueÌ„t vs because we haue greate neede thereof helpe vs O God our sauiour and for the glorie of thy name deliuer vs O lord and be mercyfull to vs for thy name sake After the Ghospell Credo in Deum Patrem c. GOod Lord graunt that we may all contine we in the true and sincere profession of the holy Catholicke fayth to the ende of our lyues and that we may therin fight a good battell exercisinge our selues in all holinesse and godlinesse to the end that after this lyfe we may receaue of thee O Lord a crowne of righteousnesse which thou haste layed vp for all thine electe Amen At the offertorie O lord holy father who through Iesus Christ thy onely sonne haste taught a newe oblation of a new
testament which the Church receauinge of thy holy Apostles offereth through-out the whole world to thee O God the creator of all things offring vnder a hidden misterie the first fruites of thy creatures and giftes to witt bread and wyne mingled withe water streight-wayes to be consecrated into the flesh and bood of thy welbeloued sonne that by the same oblation he may represente him whoe is the lyuely bread descendinge from heauen geuing lyfe to all the worlde who by the bloode and water which flowed from his side did washe vs from our sinnes vouchsafe almighty God mercifully to accept this oblatiō which thy Catholicke Church offreth to thee by the Prieste for all thy people whom thou haste purchased with the pretiouse bloode of thy deare-beloued sonne our lord Iesus Christ Amen VVhan the Priest turninge desireth the people to pray for him OVr Lord send thee helpe from heauen and protect thee Our Lord be mindfull of this thy sacrifice and receiue it at thy handes to the laud and glorie of his name to the healthe and comfort of our soules the soules of all faithfull liuing and dead Amen O Lorde whiche Iustyfiest the wicked and gyuest life to the dead quicken and raise me o Lord gyue me compunction of hart and teares to my eyes that I maye euer bewayle the wickednesse of my hart with humilytie Let my prayer come before thy presece O Lord Yf thou be angrie with me o god what helper shall I seeke or who shall haue mercie vpō mine iniquities remēber O Lorde that thou didst call the woman of Cananea the Publicane to repētance didst receiue Peter after his teares Receiue also my praiers O God my Sauiour who liuest raignest for euer Amen VVhen the Priest saith Sursum corda O God father moste highe lyfte vp our hartes and minds I beseche the from the cogitations of earthly cares to the meditation of heauēly loyes that we may thinke and speake of thee onely and maye in all our lyfe expresse thee and after may enioy thee for euer Amen Then say vvith the Priest IT is meete and iust righte and necessarie that we alwayes and in all places geue thee thankes O holy Lord Father almighty euerlastinge God through Iesus Christ our Lorde by whome the Angells praise thy Maiestie the dominatiōs adore the the powers tremble the vertues of heauen and the heauens and the blessed Seraphin with mutual gladnesse gyue praise vnto the with whome we beseche the that thou wilt commande our prayers to be receiued sayeing with humble confession Holie Holie Holie Lord God of Sabaothe The heauens earth are full of thy glorie Glorie be to God on the highest blessed is he that commeth in the name of our Lorde O sanna in the highest Amen At the holy Canon O Moste high Priest and true Bishoppe Iesus Christ who hast offred thy selfe to God thy father vpon the alter of the Crosse a pure and immaculate Hoste for vs wretched sinners who hast left vnto vs thy flesh and bloode in a Sacrament which is made by thy diuine omnipotencie hast ordeyned this Sacrament whiche thou commaundest to be offred in remembrance of our saluatiō by the same thy almightie power I beseche thee that thou wilt graunte me poore sinner worthely to remember thy blessed Passion and to resigne and consecrate my selfe all that I haue wholly to thee who art my Lorde and redemer to be present at this heauenly sacrifice with feare reuerēce with puretie of hart plenty of teares with spirituall gladnesse and heauenly Ioye lett my minde taste the swetenesse of thy blessed presence and perceiue the troupes of thy saints and Angells which are about the. Amen SPeake with me o blessed Virgin Mary that my prayers may take effect before thy sonne our Lorde and Sauiour Iesus Christ Entreate for me O ye Apostles make intercession for me O ye Martirs praye for me all ye Confessors and all the holye companie of heauen the prayers of such O Lord thou despisest not Inspire thē therefore to praye for me O Lord which liuest and raignest one God for euer and euer Amen Here meditate vvith your selfe till the Eleuation ANd thinke your selfe vnworthie to be present amonge so many thow sande of Angelles and saincts as are there although inuisiblie to vs tending vpō him with all reuerence whom we through our sinnes caused to die a moste bitter deathe whome through our euell lyfe we from time to time as much as in vs lyeth do crucifie Thinke how great his loue is to vs which by this dayly oblation woulde preserue vs in that estate whervnto he once brought vs. These benefittes others as time will suffer considered lett vs examine our selues our behauiour to so gracious a Lord and say with the Publicane O God be mercifull to me a sinner O Moste mercifull Lorde Iesus Christ in the remembrance of thy most blessed incarnatiō death Passion wounds sorrows greeues sighes teares and drops of thy most precious bloode and in remembrance of thy moste infinite loue to mankinde and in the vnion of this oblation and of that sacrifice by the whiche thou did offer thy selfe on the Altar of the Crosse I doe offer my selfe to thy laud and glorie humblie besechinge the to gyue to the lyuinge grace to the deceassed peace and rest and to vs all mercie and life euerlasting And I commende vnto the O Lord my soule and body all that is within me moste humblie beseching thee to haue mercy vpon me and vpon all those whome I am bounde in respect of nature or frendshippe to praye for as N. and N. c. At the Eleuation of the Host I Adore thee worshipp the O Christ with all praise benediction For by thy bitter deathe Passion thou haste redemed my soule from endlesse afflictiō Haue mercie vpon me deare Iesus and graunte that thy deathe be neuer found frustrate in me I most humblie beseche thee Amen At the Eleuation of the Chalice AL hayle moste precious and blessed blood flowinge out of the side of my Lorde and Sauiour Iesus Christ washinge awaye the spottes both of the olde and new offence clense sanctifie and keepe my soule I beseche thee to euerlastinge life VVE thanke the O Lord God mercifull father that thou did vouchesafe to send thine onelye begotten sonne Iesus Christ into this wretched worlde to die for vs all the most shamefull death of the Crosse to the end that he myght offer him selfe to thee through the holy ghoste a moste pure cleane holy and acceptable sacrifice for our sinnes and might so purge oure wicked conscience from all spottes of vncleanenesse By this thy exceding great loue to vs and by these moste cruell tormentes of thy sonne our Sauiour we moste humblie beseche the that thou wilt preserue in vs cōtinuallie those most noble fruites of his redemption and make vs also daylie to die with him to the worlde and to be crucified
of a most vyle manciple and slaue Medita 6. O Good and gracious IESV thou being fast boūd like a notorious malefactour wast led vnto the house of Cayphas the high Priest where the Iewes moste vniustely condemned thee and most filthily and vily all bespetted and spauled thy royall and moste amiable face and most spitefully they laied on thee manye a sore buffette and blowe and skornefully in mockage they did blindfolde and couer thy face and strykinge thee they with mocke scorne sayed Prophecy Christ who is he that stroke thee doinge vnto thee innumerable iniuries all that nighte Medita 7. O Good and gracious IESV thou in the morninge was brought before Pilate and with most sweet and pleasaunt countinaunce casting thine eyes downe stoodest before him in the iudgemente hall And when thou wast moste falsely accused of the Iewes and many a rebuke and reproche was geuen thee thou most meekely heldest thy peace and madest no answere Medita 8. O Good and gracious IESV thou was sente from Pylate vnto Herode This Herode of a vayne and curious minde couetinge to see some miracle at thy hande asked and demaunded many things of thee And the Iewes sturdilye accused thee still But thow amonge all these mooste wisely heldest thy peace For this cause Herode and all his despysed and contemmed thee put vpon thee a white garment a dezerds cote lyke a sot he sent thee thus againe vnto Pylate O howe vnmeasurable is this humilitie and obediēce At the will and pleasure of thine ennemyes thou wentest foorthe thou returnedst againe without gaine saying suffering thē to dooe to thee what soeuer they would Medita 9. O Good and gracious IESV thou in the iudgement hall stripped naked and without all cōpassion being bounde fast to a pillar was mooste cruelly scourged There was thy virginall tender fleshe cutte with whippes torne with stripes all together mangled and deformed with blacke and blewe and many a wounde so that the streames of thy moste precious bloude ranne downe on euery syde vpon the earthe Medita 10. O Good and gracious IESV after that sore and sharpe scourgyng of thine to put thee to more shame and vilanye thou was clothed of Sathanas souldiours with a purple reade garment vyle and torne They also makyng a crowne of thorne painefully pressed the same vpon thy moste holy heade And while the sharpe thorns pricked greuously and wounded sore thy head thy moost pure bloude ranne downe aboundantly ouer all thy louely face and necke Then they puttynge a reede into thy ryght hande and kneelyng downe before thee in scorne saluted thee saying All hayle Kynge of Iewes And then tooke they the reede with many a sore stroke they smitte thy venerable heade They also spette in thy mellifluous visage stroke thee on the blessed face Medita 11. O Good and gracious IESV thou was brought foorthe by Pylate vnto the furious Iewes to bee gased and looked vpon wearinge thy crowne of thorne and purple garment but they cried out with more cruelnesse to haue thee crucified Medita 12. O Good and gracious IESV thou was delyuered vpp vnto the will pleasure of the Iewes which by by led thee to bee crucifyed layinge the heauy crosse vppon thy sore and bloudie shoulders Thus didst thou beare moste mekely thyne owne crosse whose greate weyghte payned thee full sore and comyng vnto the place all werie breathlesse with paine for my sake thou dydst not refuse to taste wyne mingled with gall myrre which was there geuen vnto thee Medita 13. O Good and gracious IESV when thou was stripped naked then were thy sore woundes by the violent pullynge of thy clothes renewed Oh what a bytter and cruell payne dyddest thou suffre whan thy tender handes and vndefyled feete were with blounte rough nayles faste nailed vnto the crosse and when the ioinctes of thy limmes were loosed Oh with what loue and swetenesse of charitye didst thou offre thy handes and feete to be bored through Then out of the woundes of thy handes and feete as it had been out of welles thy precious bloude plentifully gushed out Medita 14. O Good and gracious IESV thou hangynge vpon the crosse in the middes betwene two theues was assayled with blasphemyes but thou praydst vnto thy father the while saying Father forgeue it them they wote not what they do Then diddest thou promise paradise vnto the theefe Then gauest thou thy deere-beloued mother who persed with the sworde of sorowe stoode by the crosse vnto thy disciple Iohn and vnto vs all to be our mother And after that thou hadest suffred three long houres intollerable paynes and thirsted verye vehemently they gaue thee eysell to drinke which when thou hadest tasted bowing downe thy venerable head thou yeldest vp thy spirite Medita 15. O Good and gracious IESV O good shepherde thus thou bestowedst thy lyfe for thy shepe and the right side of thy dead body was opened with a speare out of the which flowed both water and bloud for vs. Thou wouldest that thy tender and louinge harte should be wounded for my sake Afterwarde thy immaculate body taken downe from the crosse thy moste blessed mother tooke it in her lappe she kissed it and wett it with teares At the length Ioseph and Nicodeme wounde it vpp in Sindon and layed it in the sepulcher My dere beloued yea the deare beloued of all my desires thou diddest vouchsafe thus to die to be buried for my sake which lyuest and reygneste blessed and glorious for euer and euer world without ende Amen These asperations and ghostlye sighinges and prayers are needefull for deuoute Christians to haue by harte and often times to reuollue in minde some of them at the leaste for attayning to a ghostly and perfecte lyfe O Good Iesu o gracious Iesu o sweete Iesu o my hope my refuge and my helth haue mercy haue mercy haue mercy vpō me I am poore nedy and weake I am naught I haue naught I know nothinge I can dooe nothing of my selfe but sinne helpe me therfore swete Iesu O Lorde bee mercyfull vnto me moste vile moste abominable synner vnworthie to lyue on the earth verily it is but ryghte that euery man should despise me persecute me afflicte me ouer treade me with their feete I resigne and surrendre me yelding me wholy vnto thee Thy moste blessed and thankeful will bee euer done vpō me and in me Graunt me O good Lord full remission of all my sinnes washing me in thy precious bloude Graunt me perfecte mortification and denyinge of my selfe Destroye in me myne owne will and the sekyng of my selfe Graunt me true humilitye perfecte patience charitie of my tounge of all my senses perfecte temperaunce Graunt vnto me the puritie simplicitie nuditie and libertie of mynde and also an exacte and essenciall In-turnyng that I maye bee one accordynge to thy hartes desire Lo my singular beloued Lord lo I salute and honour thy roseruddy
and swete woundes All hayle all haile moste pleasaunte and healthsome woundes of my Lorde All hayle moste bountifull harte of my deare louer wounded for my sake of all goodnesse of all blisse the moste pleasaunt treasure house O My Lord Iesu Christ I moste humblye thanke the for thy venerable woundes Oh Lord drowne me in them hyde me in them write and prynte them deepely in my harte that I may burne al together in thy loue and that I maye take compassion vpon thee from the harte Graunt that all fraile creatures may bee vyle and of small estimacion with me and that thou onely mayest please and bee swete and delectable vnto me Make me lyke vnto thy holy humanitie O derely-beloued derely-beloued derely-beloued O the most derely-beloued of all derely-beloued O my onely beloued O my freshe and flourishinge spouse O my mellifluous and hony-sweete spouse O the swetenesse of my harte the lyfe of my soule sette me on fier burne me make me a newe and transforme me that nothinge beside thee liue in me Oh wounde very depely my harte with the darte of thy loue Then turne thy mynde to the godhead of Christ and quyetly thincke or saye thus O My Lord God o my delectable principle and beginnynge O amiable depth bottomlesse O the clere lighte of my intrailes and bottome of my verye herte O moste sincere delectable goodnesse my very and incomparable goodnesse O my God all thing what desire I besides thee Thou arte my highe full contentacion and only ynough for me Oh when shall I luckely fynde thee when shall I ardently and mooste feruently loue thee when wilt thou rauishe me all together into thee when wilt thou consume me all wholy into thee when wilt thou moste fast and sure knytte me vnto thee Oh remoue awaye mercifully all impedimētes and make me one spirite with thee to the laude and prayse of thy name All hayle glorious shyninge and euerlastinge quiet Trinitye father sonne and holy ghoste one God Oh vouchesafe to feede my soule with thy gostly influence In lyke maner to the blessed mother of God saye thus HAyle MARIE full of grace oure Lorde is with the hayle sweete Virgin the blessed mother of God The very excellēt Quene of heauen Hayle bright shinynge starre Rose verye delectable and pleasaunt The Orient white lyllie of the Trinitye O blessed ladye take pitye vpon me moste poore banished man In lyke maner to such a Sainte of God as thou hast speciall deuotion vnto and to thy holy Angell ALhayle derebeloued of God blessed and holy saincte N. or all haile noble spouse of Christe holy and blessed saincte N. Hayle holy Angell of God my faithfull keper All hayle all ye blessed sainctes of God and all ye blessed spirits Angelical which are fulfylled perpetually with the vehemente streame of all diuine voluptuousnesse heauēly pleasure pray for me now and at the houre of my death O mercifull IESV I beseche the for thy moste venerable Passiō and death graunt vnto the quicke mercy grace and vnto the deade reste and euerlasting light An other briefe exersice to be vsed dayly accordinge to the choyse of the deuoute christian as his opportunitio shall serue O Good IESV be mercyfull vnto me abhominable sinner I haue sinned I haue offended I haue done amisse before the Lord perdon me All my iniquitye my negligences and all my immortifications I put thē all into thy moste derebeloued woundes and I caste them into the bottomlesse depthe of thy mercy merites O would to God I had neuer offended thee would to God I had neuer letted thy grace in me I purpose now by thy helpe to correcte and amende my selfe Oh Lorde put awaye all my sinnes washe me cleane with thy precious bloude Make me whole with thy precious woundes Sanctifie me with thy bitter Passiō and deathe Clense me perfectlye Restore againe vnto me the innocencye whiche thou gauest me in baptisme that I maye trulye please thee I worshyp I laude glorifie thee I prayse geue thankes vnto thee my Lorde IESV CHRISTE for all thy mercies and benefites I thanke thee O sonne of the lyuing God moste highest GOD whiche for thy excedinge greate charitye that thou didste beare towarde me hast vouchesaffed to bee made mā Thou wouldeste for my sake be borne in a stable and an infant bewrapt in clothes to be layd downe in a manger to be fed with the litle milke of the mayden thy mother to suffre nedinesse and pouertye to be sore troubled thyrtie three yeres with manifolde labours and carefull paines Thou wouldest for very inwarde paine and agonie be all in a bloudy sweate to be apprehended and taken shamefully to bee bound vnworthily to bee cōdemned vniustly to bee defyled with spettle to be stricken vvith buffettes blowes to bee clothed scorned as it were a madde man in a white garment in mockage Thou wouldest bee beatē torne moste cruellye with stripes moste cruellye crowned with thornes ouerlodē with a painfull heauye crosse furiously and boysteoufly nailed vnto the crosse with sturdie nailes vnkyndely to haue offred to thee in thy thyrste eysell and gall Thou the noble clother and garnisher of the starres hangest all naked despised wounded and with innumerable sorowes afflicted vpō the crosse for my sake Thou shedst for me thy moste pure and precious bloude thou dyedst for me I embrace in the armes of my soule thy venerable crosse and for the loue honoure of thee I kysse the same Graunte that I may with whole full desire attayne vnto thee and that I maye pause reste in thee most sweetest of all Lo my Lord lo I repute and set my selfe in the lowest place vnder all creatures For I am vnworthie that the earth shoulde beare me I caste my selfe downe putt my selfe vnder the state of all men I sincerely loue all men as well as I can I forsake and leaue all corruptible thinges for thy sake I refuse what soeuer thou arte not I forsake renounce all sensuall pleasure and delite I renounce all vanitie and impuritie I forsake al the sekyng of my selfe and all immortifications I resygne and put me wholy into thy hande pleasure All my whole will ' I chaunge into thyne Thy onely will Lorde thy onely will be done in me and on me thy blessed will be doone in all times and euer lastyngly I offre me redie to suffre with the helpe of thy grace whatsoeuer it shal please thee Oh moste sweete and mercifull IESV mortifie whatsoeuer lyueth naughtillie and sensuallye in me and what soeuer is vicious and inordinate in me what soeuer displeaseth thee in me mortifye in me all propertye Garnyshe and adourne me with thy merytes and vertues Oh prepare Lorde a delectable and a pleasaunt habitacion for thy selfe in me Renewe my spirite my soule my bodie with thy excellente grace Make me like vnto thy holy humanitie Make me one vnto thy hartes desire Ridde
make clere my mind and soule and make it syngle and lyghten it Graunte me free inturning vnto thee O my Lorde God O my very vnchāgeable goodnesse fulfyll me with thine owne selfe Leade me into the clere bottome of my soule and bringe me from thens into thee my originall Knitte me vnto thee moste nerely and chaung trāsforme me altogether into thee that thou maiest haue thy delyte in me Here me graciousely Lorde here me graciousely not at my will but at thy blessed pleasure Oh Lorde teache illumine directe and helpe me in all things that I maye doe nothing I maye speake nothinge I maye thinke nothinge nor desyre nothinge but that whiche maye be acceptable before thee Then to haue in minde our blessed ladye O Blessed MARIE O moste sweete Virgine haue pitye vpon me moste vile sinner I salute I honour thee Oh blessed ladie optaine for me of thy blessed sōne full remission of all my synnes optaine for me perfect mortification and forsakinge of my selfe Optaine for me very and true humilitie patiēce charitie refrainyng and temperance of my tong and of my sences Obtaine for me puritie simplicitie freedome of minde and that I maye bee once accordinge to the hartes desire of thy sonne Take in mynde all Saintes O All ye blessed saintes of God and blessed spirites Angelicall whome God with his melly fluous countenance and blessed presence maketh ioyfull and euerlastingely glad praye ye for me I salute and honour you I geue lauds thākes vnto our Lord which hath chosen you and hath preuented you in his benedictions Oh optayne for me forgeuenesse optayne for me grace and to be made one with God O Moste benigne moste mercifull IESV haue mercie vpon thy churche haue mercy vpon this place and congregacion Graunte that here be cotinuallie humilitie peace charitie chastitie puritie Graunt that we all maye worthily amende and correcte our selues that we feare thee and serue thee faithfully that we maye loue thee and please the. I commende vnto thy mercie all our businesse our necessities Lord haue mercie vpon all for whome thou haste shed thy moste holie blood Oh Lord conuerte turne and call agayne all miserable sinners graunt vnto the quicke forgeuenesse grace vnto the dead rest and light euerlasting Amen A prayer for schollares before they goe to schoole for obtayning vvisdome learning and knovvledge COme O holy spirit replenishe the harts of thy faythfull lightē in vs the fyer of thy loue which by diuersitie of all languages haste assembled and gathered the people in the vnitie of fayth O God which by the brightnes of the holy Ghost hast instructed the hartes of the faythfull graunte vs that in the same spirite we maye knowe that whiche is ryghte and truth and alwaies to be ioyfull in his consolation Amen Holesome Meditations vvich you may vse at night before you goe to reste 1 VVhen thou wouldest goe to bedde thou shalt yelde thankes to God for his greate mercy that he hath so preserued thee that daye wherein dyuers throughe their sinnes hane fallen headlonge into hell 2 Then after reuolue and call to minde diligently all the sinnes whereby any way thou hast offended God or thy neyghbour that daye and aske God mercye for them 3 Fynally thou shalte praye to God with thy hart that he would vouchsafe to haue care ouer thee and that he would not suffer thee to perish in workes of darcknesse and by these or other lyke prayers folowinge thou shalte call for the ayde and succour of our Lord and Sauiour An Eueninge prayer to be sayed as thou goest to bedde Ex viridario spirituali A Lmyghtye and euerlastinge God I render thee most hartye thankes for that thou haste vouchsafed of thy greate mercye and goodnes to preserue me this day frō all euil And I beseech thee more-ouer for thy bitter death and passion moste mercifully to pardone me wretched sinner all mine offences that this day I haue committed by thought worde or deede and hereafter to preserue and keepe me from all daunger as well of body as of soule to the end I may rise agayne in health to prayse the name of thy maiestie and ioyfully serue thee in thankes gyuinge with a chaste body and a cleare harte Amen Our Father c. Hayle Marye c. O Mary the mother of grace And of mercy mother also Defend me from the cruell foe And at my death my sou'e ēbrace I Beleeue in God the Father c. An other prayer for the night O Lord God and my heauenly Father forasmuch as by thy diuine ordinance the night approcheth and darknes begynneth to ouer whealme the earth and tyme requireth that we geue oure selues to bodylye reste quietnes I render vnto thee moost hartie thankes for thy louynge kyndnes whiche haste vouchsaued to preserue me this day from the daunger of mine enemies to geue me my healthe to feede mee and to sende me all thinges necessarie for the cōforte of this my poor eand nedye lyfe I moste humblie beseche thee for Iesus Christes sake that thou wilte mercyfullie forgeue me all that I haue this daye committed againste thy fatherlie goodnes eyther in worde deede or thoughte that thou wilt vouchsafe to shadow me this nyght vnder the comfortable wynges of thy almightie power defende me from Satan and from all his craftie assaultes that neither he or anye of his ministers haue power ouer eyther my bodye or my soule But that althoughe my body thorowe thy benefyte enioyeth sweete and pleasaunt slepe yet my Soule maye continuallye watche vnto thee thinke of thee delight in the and euermore praise thee that when the Ioyefull light of the daye returneth accordinge to thy godlye appointemēt I maye ryse againe with a faithfull soule and vndefiled bodye and so afterwarde behaue my selfe all my life time according to thy blessed will and commaundement by casting away the workes of darkenes and putting on the armoures of light that men seeing my good workes may therby be prouoked to glorifie thee my heauenlye Father which with thy onely begotten sonne Iesu Christ our onely sauiour and the holy Ghost that most sweete comforter lyuest and raignest one true and euerlasting God world without ende Amen A prayer to thy good Angell thy gardiane Ex hortulo animae secū vsum Leodiens I Beseech thee O holy Angell to whose protection and custodye I wreched sinner am committed continually to defende ayde and garde me from all inuasion and assaultes of the deuill where-soeuer I be both waking and sleepinge dryue away from me through the vertue of the holy Crosse †al the temptations of Satan that which through the deserts of mine owne merites I can not doe by thy praiers obtayne at the handes of the highest and dreadfull ludge that he may haue no place in me Amen A prayer as thou entrest into thy bed F. Sonnius tract 3 Cathe IN the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe that was
crucified for me I goe into my bedde let him blesse me †gouerne me and defende me and bringe me into lyfe euerlastinge Amen A prayer to be sayed as thou seitleste thy selfe to sleepe L. Viues in precibus general O Iesu Christ our safegarde receaue me into thy protection and graunt that when my body is a sleepe my soule may watch to thee and that it may ioyfullye and gladlye beholde that blessed moste ioyfull and heauenly lyfe where thou art gouernour together with the Father and the holy Ghost and where the Angels with the blessed soules are citizens for euer and euer Amen An exhortation to watche taken out of holy Scripture The day of our Lorde shall come as a theefe in the night Thes 1. v. 5. VVatche ye therefore because ye knovve not the day nor the houre Math. 25. v. 13. And that vvhich I say to you I say to all vvatche Marc. 13. v. 37. The ende of the first Chapter Moste holesome meditations vvhich vve ought day and night to haue before our eyes and alvvayes to haue in remembraunce VVe onght continually to remēber these three things that is to saye Tyme Paste That vve haue vnprofitably spent That good vvhich vve haue left vndonne That euill vvhich vve haue committed Tyme Present Of the shortnes of mans lyfe Of the difficultie to be saued Of the small number that shall be saued Tyme To come Of death moste miserable Of the last Indgement most horrible Of the paynes of hell intollerable THE SECONDE CHAPTER CONTEYNINGE GOODly deuout prayers to be sayed before at after the holy Sacrifice of the Masse A prayer vvhen thou doest enter into the churche Ex hortulo animae OH take from me moste mercifull Lorde all mine iniquityes to the ende I may with a pure and contrite harte enter into the holy of holyes O Sauiour of the worlde which lyuest and reignest with the father and the holy ghost A prayer to styrre vp the minde to deuotion before Masse Io. Fab. ex Aug. 33. medit ALmightye and moste mercifull Father vnto thee all the heauenly companie of the celestiall citie all the blessed orders of saued spirites doe incessantly with due reuerēce sing continuall glory and euerlasting prayse Thee O Lord all saintes and soules of holy men doe laude and magnifie with moste worthie and condigne honour as to whome all prayse honour and glorie is most iustly due Nor there is any creature be he neuer so worthy that can sufficiently accordinge to thy worthynes geue vnto thee worthye and sufficiente prayse For thou arte that vnspeakeable vncomprehensible and euerlastinge goodnes Thou good Lorde hast made me thou haste through the merites of the bitter passion of thy moste blessed Sonne which he vouchesafed to suffer for man-kind restored me to the state of saluation To thee onely is due all laude and honour if anye good thinge be found in me Oh good Lord I miserable wretche a creature of thy makinge a poore woorme of the earth haue good will to laude and magnifie thee with all my minde whole intent but without thy speciall grace I finde my selfe fainte and wonderfull weake wherfore I come to thee my God my lyfe my strength my hope and onelye comforte to craue thy mercie and grace to geue mee power to praise thee Graunte of thy vnspeakeable mercy that I may worthelie prayse honour thee and that what I doe therin may be pleasing acceptable to thee Graunt me the light of thy grace that my mouth maye speake my harte studie thy glorie my tounge may be occupied only in the song of laude praise But because all praise in a sinners mouthe is vyle and I must of force confesse my selfe manifoldelie to haue offēded with my lippes clēse thou o good Lorde my harte from all filthe and sinne Sanctifie me moste mightie Sauioure bothe inwardlie and outwardlie and make mee worthy to magnifie thee receyue of thy infinite goodnes the sacrifice of my lippes and make it acceptable in thy sighte lett the sauour therof be plesaunte well smelling vnto thee Let thy holie swetenes possesse wholie my mind and feade my soule with the fulnes of inuisible thinges lett my soule good Lorde bee quite cutte from visible things all whollie geuen to the studie of inuisible thinges cleane seperat from earthlie things and wholie addicted to heauenlie meditations make my soule see the wonderfull sight of thy Maiestie O almightie God enspire thou my harte that I maye continuallie geue thankes vnto the and honour thee for euer Graunt mee the grace that in my pilgrimage and vale of miserie I may so praise thee that through thy mercie grace I may bee associat to their holie fellowshippe whiche see the euerlastinglie singe prayse to thee worlde without ende Amen A deuoute prayer necessary to be sayed euery Sunday Cornel. Donters in his contemplations of the Passion MY most louing God and Lord and my creatour I miserable sinner doe presente my selfe this day before thine eyes beseeching thee humblye that through thine infinite bountye thou wouldeste vouchsafe to geue me grace that I may keepe holy this Sunday according to thy commaundement and the precept of our mother the holy Church geuing me true contrition of all my sinnes that I haue committed against thy diuine Maiestie and against my neighbour by thoughts wordes and deedes and by omission of good workes which I ought to haue done And I most humblie beseech thee most sweete Iesus that thou wouldest not consider the multitude of my sinnes but remember thine infinit mercy and vouchsafe to graunte me grace to spende this weeke folowing without mortall sinne and for the honour of thy death and passion to geue to al sinners knowledge and grace to do penaunce in this worlde and generally to haue mercy of al those that our mother the holy Churche desireth this day to pray for that with her we all may be partakers of thy sorowfull passion Amen A prayer to be vsed before confession or before Masse if time serue OH maker of heauen and earth king of kinges and Lorde of Lords which of nothing diddest make to thine image and lykenes and diddest redeme me with thine owne precious bloude whom I a sinner am not worthye to name neither to call vpon neither with my harte to thinke vpon humbly I desire thee mekely pray thee that gently thou do beholde me thy wicked seruaunte and haue mercy on me which haddest mercye of the woman of Canane and Mary Magdalene which diddest forgeue the Publicane the thefe hanging on the crosse vnto thee I confesse most holy Father my sinnes whiche if I woulde I can not hide frō thee Haue mercy on me O Christ for I wretche haue sore offended thee in pryde in couetousnesse in gluttony in lechery in vaine-glory in hatred in enuy in adultery in thefte in lyinge backebitinge in sporting in dissolute and wanton laughing in Idle wordes in hearinge in tastinge in
to the lustes desirs of the fleshe and to liue to thee onely all oure life So that in the end we raigne eternallie with him where thou with the same thy sonne and the holy ghoste liuest and raignest one true and lyuing God for euer and euer Amen VVhen the Priest sayeth the Pater noster saye vvith him LEtt vs pray Being admonished by holesome preceptes and being taught by diuine institution we dare be bold to say Pater noster qui es in caelis c. Aue Maria gratia plena c. VVhen the Preist kissethe the pax O Lambe of God that takest awaye the sinnes of the world haue mercie vpon vs. O Lambe of God that c. haue mercie vpon vs. O Lambe of God that c. Gyue vs peace and quietnes Deliuer vs we beseech thee O Lord from all our euills paste presente to come and by the intercession of thy blessed and glorious mother the virgin Mary of thy holy Apostles Peter Paule of all thy saincts mercifully graunte vs peace in our dayes that we being aided by the helpe of thy mercye may continually be free from sinne and safe from all parturbation of mynde and bodye Amen VVhen you kisse the Pax. GEeue peace in our dayes O Lorde because their is no other that fighteth for vs but onely thou O Lorde God VVhen the Priest receyueth O Sacred feast wherein Christ is receyued the memorie of his passion is reuiued the minde is replenished with grace and a pledge is geuen vs of the glory to come O Mostmercifull Lord God father of mercye graunte I beseech thee that this vnbloody Sacrifice of the blessed bodye and blood of thy sonne our Lord Iesus Christ which here euery-where throughout thy holie Churche is offred to the great benefit of vs al for a coÌ„tinuall daylie memorie thankes geuing may entreat for vs at thy handes mercie remissioÌ„ of all our sinnes Amen Then blessing your selfe saye THe grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ the vertue of his moste gloriouse Passion the signe of the holye Crosse the integritie of the moste blessed Virgin Marie the blessing of all Saints the prayers of all the Elect of God be betwene me and all my ennemies visible inuisible now and in the howre of my death In nomine patris filii spiritus sancti Amen A prayer after the diuine Sacrifice of the Masse Cornelius Donters in his contemplations of the passion O Moste louinge Lorde and almighty God I beseech thee most humbly vouchsafe to receiue for acceptable the diuine seruice which I haue done this day to thy honour and glorie and to the honour of thy blessed mother and to the honour of all saintes whose feasts we celebrate in remission of our sinnes and for all our frendes and benefactours aswell those that liue as those that be departed most earnestlye requestinge that thou wouldest louinglye receyue these our deuotions in this time of thy diuine seruice and to forgyue me mercifully that which I haue done without deuotion in dedes words and thoughtes Gyue vs thy grace alwayes to walke in thy holy commaundementes and to serue thee loyally to the ende thou maist be honored glorified in vs. Amen A prayer to recommend your selfe to God In Eucholo Ecclesiast O Lorde I recommend into the hands of thy inestimable mercy my soule my body my senses my wordes and my thoughtes my counsayle my workes and all the necessities of my body and soule my entring and goinge foorth my fayth and my conuersation the course and end of my lyfe the day and houre of my departinge my death the reste and resurrection of my soule with thy saints and thine elected Amen A prayer to be sayed before a Catholicke Sermon or exhortation O Lorde Iesus Christ open the eyes and eares of my harte to the ende I may heare and vnderstand thy holy worde and to obey it according to thy holy will I am a pylgrime vpon earth keepe not hidden thy coÌ„maundements from me Open myne eyes that I may vnderstand the maruelouse things of thy lawe Gyue me wisdome to lighten my vnderstanding to purifie my hart to inflame my affection that I may loue thee and knowe thee in all and aboue all thinges Amen The ende of the second Chapter THE THIRDE CHAPTER CONTEYNINGE HOLsome prayers for remission of sinnes An humble bevvaylinge of sinnes for a sinner that hath compunction Ioan. Fab. in precat Christian O Most heauenly kinge and moste mercyfull Lorde and Sauioure Christ Iesu here do I come to thee beinge verye fainte with the infirmitie of sinne and far from the perfection which thou requirest to be in me My conscieÌ„ce doth dayely accuse me and more and more I finde the imperfection and fraveltie of my flesh I do continually offende thy Maiestie All the imaginations of my harte all my words and deedes whatsoeuer I do or leaue vndone whether I eate drincke sleepe or watche all my thoughtes all my senses are wholye bent to wickednes whether shall I turne me O Lorde Thou requirest of me integritie of life and iustice and that I shoulde walke in thy holie commaundementes wherto thou promisest mee thy gratious helpe But O Lorde I feele my owne will so peruerse ouer-thwart that I can not hartelie wishe and desire those thinges whiche be requisite to my saluatioÌ„ I haue no will to bewayle my sinnes ne yet repente my wickednes from the bottome of my harte I am so caried awaye with the vanitie of this life that I doo quite forgette the benefites of thy death and Passion whiche thou of thy bountiouse liberalitie bestowed vpon me moste vyle and abhominable wretche My offences bee so manie in number and so grieuous O most gracious God wherwith I offend thy Diuine maiestie that were not thy most mercifull pitie I had bene longe agoo drowned in the depe dongeon of euerlastinge tormente VVherfore I most humblie thaÌ„ke thy vnspeakeable goodnes mercie that I am not alredie sounkeÌ„ into the botomles pitte of hell But what shall I doo shall I despayer shall I saye with cursed Cain the murtherer of his brother my offences are greater theÌ„ can be forgyuen me No God forbyd that I shoulde haue anye suche thoughte no but this will I say my God is mercifull and full of pitie he is my comforte my strengthe consolatioÌ„ my refuge defence he will not despyse the worke of his owne hâ—â—d nâ—â— will caste from afore him me poore wretched sinner wherfore moste mercifull Sauiour I come to the openinge in thy sight the thoughtes of my harte for thou neuer fayleste me with thy graciouse helpe I coÌ„fesse most mercifull Lorde before thee my weakenes acknowledginge my owne imperfectioÌ„ and bewaylinge the multitude of my offences O euerlasting and endles swetenes o vnspeakeable mercie and moste louinge Father I haue sundrie times and manies wayes offended against heauen thee so that I am not worthie to be reputed for thy childe
For I haue abused thy fatherlie clemencie mercifull pitie to mine vtter vndoing Accepte me o Lorde for one of thy hyred seruauntes and feede mee with the comfortable bread of thy heauenlie grace that I beinge refreshed therwith maye humblie serue the in thy house in cleanes of lyfe and puritie of conscience all the dayes of my life O sweete Sauiour Christ I humblie beseche the for thy bitter Passion blessed mothers sake by that Marie Magdalene whiche soo feruentlie loued thee whose sinnes all thoughe they were manie yet thou forgauest them and madest her pertaker of thy heauenlie glorie receyue mee vnder the wynges of thy mercie take compassion vpon mee Take from me the fonde loue of this transitorie world quenshe in me all fillthie lustes of the fleshe and enkindle in my soule a burninge desire of thy gloriouse blesse Graunte mee almightie God true repentaunce for my sinnes graunt me thy grace to lameÌ„te in mee my wante of sorowe for my offences make my harte pure nette that my soule beinge cleane maye vtterlie abhorre and hate sinne Graunte mee reconciliation to thee throughe the comfortable Sacramente of penaunce to bee receiued into the blessed coÌ„panie of thy chosen Gyue mee an earneste desire to amende my life that I beinge holden vp withe thy grace may continue in holines of lyfe to the ende of the same and lastelie may attaine to thy heauenlie tabernakle where I maye praise and honoure thee world without ende Amen A prayer of penitent sinner acknovvleginge his vilenesse in the sight of God Imit Christ lib. 3. ca. 9. SHall I Lorde Iesu dare speake to the that am but dust ashes verelye yf I thinke my selfe any better then ashes and duste thou stâ—ndest against mee and aâ—so mine owne sinnes beare witnes againste mee that I may not with saye it but yf I despyse my selfe and set my selfe at naught and thinke my selfe but dust and ashes as I am then thy grace shal be nyghe vnto mee and the light of true vnderstandinge shall enter into my harte so that all presuÌ„ption pryde in mee shal be drowned in the vale of meeknes throughe perfecte knowledge of my wretchednesse I haue lost thee also my selfe by inordinate loue that I haue had to my selfe and in seking of thee againe I haue found bothe thee and mee and therefore will I more depelye from hencefourthe sett my selfe at naughte more diligently seeke thee than I haue done in time paste for thou Lord Iesu thou doest to me aboue all my merites and aboue all that I can aske or disire But blessed bee thou in all thy workes for though I be vnworthye any good thinge yet thy goodnes neuer ceaseth to do well to me and also to many other which be vnkinde to thee and that are turned righte far from thee Turne vs Lorde threfore to thee againe that we may henceforward be louinge thank full meeke and deuout to thee for thou arte our health our vertue and all our strength in body and in soule and none but thou To thee therefore be ioye and glory euerlastingly in the blisse of heauen Amen A confession of a mans ovvne vngratefulnes tovvardes God vvhereupon the sinner beinge turned vnto pennaunce prescribeth to himselfe a certaine course of lyfe Margarita euangelica ca. 3. li. 4. O God I am the prodigall child which hath sundrie wayes offended thee who being created of thee in the state of innocencye haue notwithstandinge that without all shame most vily gyuen my selfe ouer to all diuelish and lewde conuersation Thou wast crucified and did dest humble thy selfe for me and I haue swelled vppe with pryde Thou haft shewed thy selfe naked and nedy and couetousnes hath ouerwhelmed me Thou suffredst smarte and payne but I lyue in wanton delicatenes Thou wast serued with esyll and gall but I lye in bestely drounkeÌ„nes Thou wast alwayes well occupied in vertuouse exercise but I alwayes idle and neuer well occupied Thou didest pray for thine enemies and I haue bene so far from the prayinge for mine enemies that I care little for my frendes But alas what shall I do shall I fall in despayre No God forbyd Iron that is rustie may be clensed skowred cleane from rust and I will cleanse my selfe from the ruste of conscience with contrition coÌ„fession satisfaction And as I haue through pryde lyfte vp my selfe so will I plucke downe my harte by humilitie become a mockingestocke and skorne to the worlde And because I will auoyde couetousenes I will quite abandone all desire of worldlie and transitorie thinges against the wantoÌ„ones of the fleshe I will hamper my fleshe with continuall sobbing and sighing for my sinnes By the burning compassion of thy brotherlie loue and feruent charitie and the denyinge of thine owne will for thy bitter Passion haue mercie vpon mee Amen An humble confession of sinnes vvith desire of mercy and grace O Lorde creator of heauen and earth king of kinges and Lord ouer all dominion power which haste made mee of naught euen vnto thine owne likenesse by memorie vnderstandinge and will wherby I may knowe worshippe and loue thee hast also redemed mee with thy most precious bloud whome I detestable wretche and wicked creature am not worthye once to name muche lesse to call vpon thee the rather for that I do acknowllege confesse my selfe I haue bene am an horrible greuouse sinner haue so haynouslie transgreffed in the sight of thy Diuine maiestie that I aÌ„ not worthy to be called thy soÌ„ne no not so much as to haue the name of thy meanest or simplest seruant nether yet that the earthe should beare my footesteppes but rather for my wickednes to open her mouth to deuoure and swallowe me vppe to be eternallye tormented in the bottomlesse pyt of hell How muche lesse then maye I presume to offer vppe vnto thee anye sacrifice of prayse or thankes geuing For if thou hast not spared the naturall braunshes creatures of so great excelleÌ„cie that is to say Lucifer his wicked fauourers but for the offences of one rebelliouse proude thought and that scarse of so longe continuance as the minute of an howre thou haste throwen them downe from the high habitatioÌ„ of heauen euerlasting ioye felicitie vnto whiche they were created into the vale of euerlastinge darcknes there to be eternallie tormented in the flames of vnquenshable fire Alas what shall I then moste wretched sinner saye or what iuste excuse may I alledge whiche haue not offended in one sinne onely but in many and that in heapinge sinne vpon sinne from daye to â—â—y without anye repentaunce But yet most merciful father because thou arte the father of mercie and that it is thy propertie alwayes to take mercie despisest not the sighing of suche as are vnfeynedlie cotrite in harte and willeste not the death of a sinner but rather that he maye be turned againe vnto thee lyue therfore I
thou vouchesafedst with thy precious bloud to wash awaye our sinnes I praye thee gracious Lorde that thou forgyue me all the sinnes that I haue done thought or said in pride in wrath in enuie in couetousnes in gloutonie in slouth in lecherie in vncleanes of body and of soule in mispendinge of my fiue wittes in breaking thy commaundementes in wastinge the tyme of my lyfe in vice in that I haue not folowed vertue nor done those ghostlye deedes that I myghte haue done O mercyfull Iesu with that precious bloud that thou diddest shed on the Roode for our saluation wash all the sinnes away that I haue done since my birth comfort and make me whole with the holy Sacrament which thou hast ordeined and left here on earth to be our medicine and life through whiche we should liue after thee and with thee thou in vs. For good Lord thou saydst at that holye worke when thou madest it gauest it to thy Disciples Iohan. 6. Panis quem ego dabo caro mea est pro mundi vita qui manducat me ipse viuit propter me ipse manet in me ego in eo O thou holy mightfull Prieste and Bishop that by thy diuine might madest the worthy Sacrament of thy precious Body in fourme of breade gyue me grace to receyue it this day with puritie of heart cleanes of soule with loue dread stedfast beleefe O benigne god I acknowlege confesse to thy high goodnes that I am not worthy to come vnto thy boorde to be fed with so royall meate as is thy blessed Body But gracious Lord I beleeue verily that thou maiest make me worthy who haste made all thinge of nought and of sinfull haste made righteous and holy O almighty God for this thy greate might I praye thee that thou make me worthy and able to receyue the precious Bodie deuoutly with all reuerence with perfect mekenes and holines with full contrition teares of deuotion with spirituall comfort gladnes of thy presence O blessed Bodie in fourme of bread come and entre into my mouth and hart that by thy diuine presence my soule bee fed yea and fastened to thee with perfect charitie O Lord fill me with grace strēgthen me that I may euer hereafter lyue after thy will and that I may lyue in thee and thou in me Iesu for thy great bountie saue me from all perils teache and comfort my soule in all doubtes and dreads clense me from all vices suffer nothing to abide in my hart but onely thy selfe whiche arte my soules lyfe leach O heauenly meate O ioye of Angels O soules strēgth O precious Bodie that gyueth endlesse helpe mercifull Lorde Iesus thus didst thy selfe saye Iohan. 6. Ego sum panis viuus qui de coelo descēdi si quis manducauerit ex hoc pane viuet in aeternum O thou Bread of life that diddest descēde from heauen who that eateth this bread shall lyue euerlastingly O blessed Iesu make me nowe at this time worthy to receyue this Sacrament that is thy precious Body that I maye liue euerlastingly with thee in thy prefence see thee face to face euer to ioye in thy goodnes in blisse euerlasting Amen A deuoute prayer to be sayed at the Eleuation of the moste blessed and Sacred Hoost Anselm cap. 2. in specu sermo euangel VVE adore and worship thee O Iesu Christ king of Israell light of the Gentils and prince of the kinges of the earth Lord of Sabaoth and moste stronge power and puissance of the omnipotente and almightie God we worshippe thee O precious pryce of our redemption O peaceable Hooste which by thy smellinge sweetnes onely diddest inclyne thy Father which reygneth in heauen to beholde our poore estate and diddest reconcyle him to vs his children O sauiour Iesus Christ we prayse the multitude of thy mercies we plentifully sounde out the memorie of thy sweetnes we offer vnto thee O sauiour Christ the sacrifice of laude and praise for the greatnes of thy bountye which thou haste shewed vnto vs sinners beinge a wicked seede and vngracious children of perdition A prayer to be sayed before the blessed Sacramente of the Aulter Io. Fab. ex cap. 2. soliloq B. August O Mnipotent and most mercifull God thou art truely good and in deede I am euill thou arte holy I am wretched thou art iuste I am vniuste thou arte the lighte I am blinde thou art the lyfe I am dead thou arte a conuenient medicine I am weake and sicklye thou arte ioy I am heuines thou art the soueraigne veritie I am the vniuersall vanitie and so is euery liuinge man VVhat shall I saye then my creator heare me my maker I am thy creature and the worke of thy handes but O Lorde I am nowe brought to nothing and I am dyeing dayly thy handes haue made and framed me euen those handes I saye which were nayled to the Crosse for my sake Most benigne redeemer dispise not the worke of thy handes but looke vpon the woundes of thine owne handes loe my Lorde God thou haste written me in thy hands reade the wrytinge and heale me beholde I thy creature doe sighe vnto thee thou arte my creator comfort me I cry vnto thee thou arte the lyfe quicken me and gyue me lyfe to thee I lift vp my voyce helpe me and restore me Spare me O God for my dayes are nothinge what is man that he can thus speake to God his creator pardonne me thy seruaunte which presumeth to speake to so great a Lorde neede hath no lawe griefe and sorowe compell me to speake the calamitie and miserye which I indure enforce me to crye out I am sicke therefore I call to the phisition I am blind therefore I hasten vnto the light I am deade therefore I sigh after lyfe To thee O Iesus of Nazareth I hasten thou arte the fountayne of lyfe O Iesu sonne of Dauid haue mercy vpon me haue mercy vpon me O fountayne of mercy thou haste hard me being sicke callinge vpon thee reach me thy hande O moste gentle Father bring me to thee that I may come to thee and in thy lighte may see that euerlasting light spare and pardonne me O Lorde I am the vnhappie man borne of a woman lyuinge but a shorte time and yet replenished with much misery I am earth and ashes and by and by in griefe and anguishe I muste dye and then I shall be but wormes meate VVhat other thing is my lyfe O my Lorde God then a shadowe which soudenly vanisheth awaye lyke as the flower which doth florishe and is greene by by doth wither euen so my frayle and deceiptfull lyfe passeth away and yet notwithstanding it is on euery side hedged in with the snares of death I knowe assuredly that I must dye but when or howe I can not tell I therefore beseeche thee O meeke and mercifull God to helpe me holde me vppe and staye me in thy power and strength appeare vnto
me O euerlasting lighte and shine in my hart that I may reioyse in thee come vnto me O my lyfe moste noble and most sweete that through thee I maye lyue in thee and with thee in thy kindome for euer heare me O Lorde God to the glory of thy name and the felicity and blisse of my soule Amen A prayer to be sayd after the receiuing of the Blessed Sacrament By Sir Thomas Moore I Adore and worshippe thee and gyue my humble and heartie thankes vnto thee moste mercifull Lorde Iesu Christe whiche haste vouchsafed to admit me moste vile sinner vnto the noble and liuely feast of thy moste holy table Alas poore wretch that I am For I haue receyued this moste venerable Sacrament to-to vnworthily Lorde haue mercy on me Lord forgyue me I commēd that which I haue done vnto thy Diuine hart there to be amended to be made perfect Receyue I beseeche thee Lorde these moste holy mysteries of thy blessed Body whiche I haue receyued to the euerlasting glorie of thy holy name to the honour of thy most swete Mother the Virgin Marie to the honour of thy blessed Saint N. Here name the Sainte of that daye to the honour of all thy blessed holy Saints and Angels of heauen for my soule healthe and for the soule health of all Christen people quicke and dead Receyue good Lorde this moste excellent Sacrament in full amendment purgatiō and satisfaction for all my sinnes negligences and for the sinnes of all the worlde Restore by it and make vp againe all my ghostly ruines and decayes and supplie my needy pouertie Mortifie by it in me what soeuer doth displease thee and make me one accordinge to thy heartes desire By it make my spirite my soule and my body conformable to the spirite soule and body of thy holy Humanitie and lighten me altogyther with the light of thy Diuinitie Graunt by it that I may be stablished in thee that I perfytly with perseuerance loue thee that I may be incorporate vnto thee most nerely vnited vnto thee and that I maye be chaunged all whole into thee to the laude of thy blessed name Amen COnuert Lorde miserable sinners call againe heretikes and schismatikes Lighten the infidels that knowe not thee helpe all that be in anye necessitye and trouble helpe all them that haue commended them selues or desired to be cōmended vnto my prayers Haue mercy vpon my parentes benefactours Haue mercy vpon all thē for whome I am bound to praye that thou wouldest be intreated for Haue mercy on this place and companie Graunte that here bee alwaye humilitie peace charitie chastie and puritie Graunt that we all may worthily amend and correct our selues that we may feare the and serue thee faithfully that we may loue thee and please thee I commend vnto thy mercy all our businesses and all our necessities Lorde be mercifull vnto all people for whome thou hast shedde thy precious bloude Graunt vnto the quicke forgyuenes and grace vnto the faithfull departed reast and lyfe euerlasting Amen Another Prayer after receyuing of the Sacrament By Sir Thomas Moore THankes be vnto thee O holy Father God almightie that thou diddest vouchesafe of thy greatpitie to sende thy only Sōne from thy high Throne into this vale of wo miserie here to take our nature and shape in the same to suffer moste sharp paines bitter death to bring our soules to thy kingdome and to leaue that precious Body here to be our strēgth and comfort I thanke thee moste mercifull Lorde Iesu with all the mighte and strength that thou hast gyuen me I offer to thee thankes that thou this daye haste fed me with thine owne precious Body by whiche I hope to haue healthe of soule and euerlasting lyfe with ioye when I depart hence O holy Ghost come good Lorde and enflame my hart with thy brenninge beames of loue and make me with vertuous swetenes continually to yolde acceptable thankes to the holy and glorious Trinitie O ye three Persons one God glorie laude and honor with all reuerence be offered to you of all creatures without ende Amen The ende of the seuenth Chapter THE EIGHT CHAPTER CONTEYNING LAVDES PRAIses and thankes-gyuing for the benefites that God hathe bestowed vpon vs. A psalme in vvhich a sinner yeldeth thankes to God that his enemyes haue not preuayled agaynste him nor gotten the vpper-hand of him I VVill magnifie praise thee O Lord God for thou haste exalted me and sette me vp mine ennemies haue not gotten the ouer hand of me O Lorde of hoastes I haue cried vnto thee and thou haste saued me Thou haste broughte my soule out of hell thou haste holden me vp from fallynge into thee deepe lake from whence no man retourneth Thou haste not closed me vp in the handes of myne ennemies but thou haste sette my feete in a place both wyde and broade I haue sought thee and thou hast hearde me thou haste brought me into libertie oute of great distresse Thou haste turned my sorowe into gladnes thou haste ceased my mourning compassed me round aboute with myrth Thou haste declared thy great magnificence in helpinge thy seruaunt Thou haste done meruaylouslie with me in my miseries Thou haste regarded the paine of the poore thou haste turned awaye thy face from me I will be synging and speakyng of thy mercyes and I will publishe to other thy fidelitie and truthe so long as I shall lyue My mouthe shall neuer cease to speake of thy rytghteousnes of thy benefites which be so manye that I can not number them But I will gyue thee thankes tyll death take me awaye I wyll syng in the prayse of thee so longe as I shall continue I will triumphe and reioyce in thy mercy for thou haste looked vpon my necessityes and regarded my soule in great dystresse Thou haste bene my sure refuge and the strength of my truste and hope I thanke thee Lorde for thy goodnes alwaye and for thy excedinge mercie Thou haste bene my comfort in the time of my trouble thou hast bene mercifull vnto me O Lorde and haste reuenged the wronges that myne enemyes haue done to me Accordinge to the multitude of the heauy thoughtes that I had in my minde thy cōfortes haue cheared and lyghtned my hart Thou hast sente me nowe ioyes for the dayes wherein I was in sorowe and for the yeares in whiche I suffred many a painfull storme Thou haste called to remembraunce the rebuke that thy seruaunt hathe bene put to and howe furiously myne enemies haue persecuted me O Lorde God of hostes who may be compared vnto thee thou arte great greatly to be praysed Thou arte hyghe vpon all the earth thou art exalted farre aboue all goddes Glory and honour before thy face holynes and magnificence in thy sanctuary VVith iustice and iudgement thy royall throne is stablished mercye and truthe go before thy face Blessed arte thou O Lorde which haste not
catholicke and christian faith and remayninge in it they maye worke their owne saluation so that they and we beinge of one minde and will in one foolde may heare and followe thee our shepparde through Iesus Christ our Lorde Amen A prayer that chilldren may be instructed in vertue and in the feare of God Ioan. Ferus in lib. precat O God graunt that not onely we our selues cleaue to thy holye worde and doctrine but also that we may instruct and bringe vp our children in thine honor in thy feare and discipline in vertue and obedience and that they may encrease and growe in comelynes fayth and piety that we may haue perfect ioy without any sorrowe and that we may laude and prayse thee all the dayes of our lyfe Amen A prayer for a friende and generallye for anye that is commended vnto our prayers O Moste sweete sauiour Iesus I moste humbly beseech thee to vouchsafe to illuminate with the lighte of thy grace the harte of N. thy seruaunte and my harte also and to comfort and replenishe our hartes with thy moste louing charitie to the ende that we may wholy seeke thine honour and blessed will and thee alone with all our hartes to serch and loue and wholy altogyther to leaue our selues and our owne wills and to resigne them wholy to thee so that alwaies and at all times we may lyue accordinge to thy holy pleasure in obseruing and sulfilling thy holy wil. Iesus for thy holy name and for thy bitter passiō saue vs from sinne and shame and endlesse damnation and bring vs to the blisse which neuer shall haue ending Amen A generall prayer for the lyuinge and the departed in the Catholicke fayth Ex lib. veterum orat groecorum O Sweete sauiour Iesu forgyue those that hate vs and handle vs oūtragiouslye render good to them that doe vs good graunt vnto our brethren those necessaries which they doe aske and lyfe euerlasting comforte the sicke directe saylers and keepe the passengers in their righte waye O Lord according to thy great mercy haue pitye vpon those that are recommēded vnto our vnworthy prayers remember our fathers and bretheren departed this lyfe bringe them to that place where they may beholde the light of thy countenaunce call to minde our brethren which are in captiuitie and delyuer them from their affliction Assiste all those that doe good and labour in rulinge of the Churche graunt them their iust requests and gyue them euerlastinge blisse be not vnmindful O lord of vs poore wretched sinners thy vnworthye seruaunts powre into our harts the lighte of thy knowlege and keepe vs in the path of thy commaundementes by the intercession of the moste holy sacred and blessed virgin Mary and of all the saintes of heauen for thou arte blessed for ouer and euer Amen The end of the ninth Chapter THE TENTH CHAPTER CONTEYNINGE HOLESOME prayers to the holy Trinitie A prayer or thankes geuynge vnto the holy Trinitie O Blessed Lorde Father Sonne and Holy Ghoste three personnes and one God my Lorde my God my maker my redemer my nourisher my defender my swetenes my mercie my refuge my strēgthe my victorie my ioye my glorie eternal I laude thee I glorifie thee I honor and worshippe thee O blessed Trinitie for that thou arte in thy selfe for thou arte the hiest good from whome floweth all goodnes thou arte gracious eternitie thou art eternall felicitie thou arte onely God and there is none without thee I laude and honour thee o blessed Trinitie that mightfully haste made of nought heauen and earth sonne and moone and althinges that be in them and for that it pleased thee to make the holye Angels to laude to prayse thee eternally and that they might assiste vs faithfully in this exile and bannishement with there good counsayles and helpings and to declare thy in effable goodnes thou madest all thinges for man and moreouer thou madest man with thy propre handes to thine owne ymage and similitude onely for thee and thou formedst in him vnderstanding adornedst him with free wil. I laude glorifie thee for that great gifte Thou didest set him in paradise flowing with delites that he might haue the thinges that are aboue to enioye and gouuerne the thinges inferioure to possesse all things and to worshippe thee for euermore And thou made not these noble creatures Angels men for any necessity thou hadest of them for truly all thinge was sufficient in thee to thine eternall ioye glorie but of the feruoure of thy charitys thou wast moued to create them that suche creatures shoulde bee partakers of thy ineffable ioye and glorie I laude and honour thee good Lorde for that it pleased thee among all thy blessed workes to make mee a reasonable man and hast gyuen mee wisedome reason vnderstanding and free libertie haste fourmed mee with all right lymmes and features of bodie and haste gyuen mee manye blessed giftes spirituall and temporall and also meate drincke clothe and all thinges necessarie whiche manie a good creature that hath serued the better than I haue done hathe wanted and for that thou hast visited my harte many times with many graces and spirituall motions deliuering mee oft from many perilles both of bodie and soule and from slaunders shames and rebuks of this worlde into the whiche for my sinnes I myght haue fallen and for that also thou hast suffered mee in all mine iniquitie and all myne horrible and abhominable sinnes pacientlye alwaye abydinge for my conuersion and amendemente whereas at innumerable times thou myghtest haue slayne mee and of righte haue putt mee to eternall paines and dampnation I laude and glorifie thee O Lorde God for all thy mercie whiche alwayes thou haste shewed to sinners pacientlie abyding for them mercyfully callinge them beninglye receyuinge them abundantlye geuing grace to them to such familiaritie admittinge them as though they had neuer sinned O mercyfull Lord and paciente God what shall I saye to thee for all these benefites VVhat laudes and thankes shall I yelde to thee VVhat and all my sinnes were cleane taken a waye from mee trulie yet were not I worthy for the leaste of thy benefites and mercies to gyue thee condigne lande But as a wretched sinner can with all my hart I laude thee I prayse thee I thanke thee I honoure and worshippe thee yea all honor laude prayse be gyuen to thee nowe and euermore Amen A prayer to God the father S. Cyprianus author esse scribitur O God father of our Lorde Iesus Christ thy sonne God of Patryarckes God of Prophetes God of Apostles God of Martyrs God of Virgins God of all beleeuers I beseech thee O father of maiesty which without limitation of tyme haste taken pitie vpon vs sendinge vnto vs Iesus Christ thy sonne our Lorde and sauiour borne of the virgin Marye by the operation of the holy ghost by the annunciation of the Angel Cabriel by whom thou haste delyuered vs from iminente and
after his beleefe O Holy Trinitie I beseech thee keepe and preserue this pure religion of my fayth and graunte that it may euer be sounding in my conscience vntill my spirit departe O almightie and mercyfull Iesu I protest before thee and before all the courte of heauen that I haue a will and desire to finishe my lyfe in this fayth wherein of necessitie euery childe obediente to our Mother the holye Church ought to dye Further my sweete Sauiour I protest to beleeue wholly and vniuersally all that which is conteined in the Catholicke fayth and that which a true faithful christiaÌ„ ought to beleeue that if it happen by the assaults of the deuil or by violence of sicknes I come to thinke say or doe any thing contrary to this purpose I doe reuoke it at this present protest that I gyue no consent to any such thought word or worke I reioyce and render thankes to my louinge creator and redeemer through the maruelouse goodnes of his bounty by the which I hope vndoubtedlye to dye in the holye Catholicke fayth and so I recommende my soule and body into his moste holy handes nowe and at the houre of my death Amen Prayers in sicknesse Dionys Cart. in dial de part iudicio animarum O Swet Iesu I desire nether lyfe nor deathe but thy most holy will Thee O Lorde I loke for be it vnto mee according to thy pleasure Yf thou wil sweete Iesu that I dye receyue my soule And albeit I come to thee euen at the verye eueninge as one of the laste yet graunt that with thee and in thee I may receyue euerlasting rest Yf thou wilt sweete Iesu that I lyue longer on earthe I purpose to amende the rest of my lyfe and offer all into a burnt sacrifice vnto thee for thy honour and glorie accordinge to thy blessed will and for the perfoorminge of this I desire the assistance of thy holy grace Another prayer Nieron in Agone mortis auctore Eusebio O Mercyfull Iesu my vertue and power my comforte and ease my receyuer and my redemer in whome I haue hoped in whome I haue belyeued and whome I haue loued my swete delight my tower of strength my hope from my youthe the guide of my lyfe call mee and I will answer thee O creator of heauen and earthe stretche foorth the power of thy mercye vnto the worke of thy haÌ„ds which thou createdst of the slyme of the earth and tiedst together with bones and synowes Commaund O Lorde staye not for it is time that dust may returne into dust and my soule maye returne to thee his Sauiour who diddest sende it downe into this worlde Open vnto me the gates of lyfe for thou diddest hange vpon the Crosse for my sake and madest mee promise to receyue mee Come my sweete Lorde lett mee embrace thee lett mee not leese thee Bring mee into thy heauenlie palace Thou arte my receyuer my glorie mine aduauncer my habitation and my benedictioÌ„ Receyue me moste mercyfull Lorde accordinge to thee multitude of thy mercies For thou dyinge on the Crosse receyuedst the theefe returninge vnto thee Another prayer Ibid. I Am sycke my lyfe is weake in this poore state and therfore to thee O Lorde I runne as to my onely phisitioÌ„ Heale mee O Lord and I shal be healed And for that I haue mine affiance reposed in thee lett mee not be confounded But what am I O most mercifull God that speake so boldly to thee I am a sinner begotteÌ„ borne brought vp in sinne I am a rotten carkas a stinckinge vessell and meate for woormes VVhat victorie O Lord shall it be yf in conflict thou ouerthrow mee who am lesse than a litle strawe before the face of the wynde Forgyue O Lord forgyue all my sinnes and lyft vpp a poore man from this durty dounghill of earthe Certes good Lord this will I saye yf it please thee thou mayest not refuse him that hathe his recourse to thee For thou arte my Lord God flesh of my flesh bones of my bones For to this intent thou not leauing the right hand of thy father diddest assumpte my humaine nature and becamst God man remayning in one person the selfe same whiche thou wast from thee beginninge And why diddest thou woorke this so hard wounderfull misterie but that I should boldlye haue recourse to thee as vnto my brother thou wouldest mercifully so couer thy diuinitie that I should not be affraid of thy heauenlie power VVherfore arise O Lorde and helpe me arise and put mee not backe for euer Another prayer Ibid. LEtt my request entre into thy sight O Lord and let thy hande bee made to make me whole Beholde I am the man that cominge downe from Hiericho was taken and wounded of theeues and left half dead Doo thou receyue mee O mercyfull Samaritan I haue sinned excessiuelie in my lyfe and wrought muche iniquitie in thy syght From the sole of my foote euen to the toppe of my head there is no sounde health in mee Verely onlesse thou dying on the Crosse hadst assisted mee my soule had bene worthy to dwell in hell I am sweete Iesu a parte of that deare price for me thou diddest shed thy precious bloud cast me not away I am the sheepe that weÌ„t a stray seeke that sheepe O good shepheard put hym in thy folde that thou mayst be iustified in thy woorde For thou diddest make mee promise that at what soeuer houre a sinner did repeÌ„t him of his sinnes returne to thee he shoulde be saued I lament O Lord and moorne for my sinnes I acknowledg myne iniquities my wickednesse is in my sight I am not woorthy to be called thy sonne For I haue sinned against heauen before thee thou shalt make mee heare that whiche halbe great ioy gladnes vnto my â—eart Turne away thy face O Lord from my sinnes blotte out myne iniquities accordinge to thy great mercie Cast me not away out from thy sight Deale not with mee accordinge to my sinnes nor reward mee after the desert of myne iniquities But helpe me O Lorde my God and my Sauiour and for the glorye of thy holy name delyuer mee Deale mercifully as it femeth best to thy holy will that I maye dwell in thy howse all the dayes of my lyfe that I may prayse thee for euer more as they doe that dwell there worlde without ende Amen Prayers and suffrages to be sayd for one lyinge in death bedde LOrde haue mercie vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. Holy Marie praye for him All holy Angelles and Archangels praye for him Holy Abell praye for him All the companye of the iuste pray for him Holy Abraham praye for him Holy Iohn Baptiste praye for him All yee holye Patriarkes and prophetes praye for him Saint Peter praye for him Saint Paule praye for him Saint Andrewe praye for him Saint Iohn praye for him All yee holy Apostelles and Euangelistes praye for him All
Lyons R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst the three Children out from the fiery fournace and from the hands of the cruell vnmercyfull Kyng R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst Susanna frō the crime with which she was falsely charged R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst Dauid from the handes of kinge Saul and Golias R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst S. Peter and Paule out of pryson R. Amen And as thou deliueredst that blessed Virgin and Martyr Tecla from her moste cruell torments so vouchesafe to deliuer the soule of this thy seruant and make him partaker of the euerlastinge ioyes in heauen with thee R. Amen Lett vs praye VVE commend vnto thee O Lord the soule of thy seruant beseeche thee sweete Lord lefu Christ Sauiour of the worlde that thou doe not refuse to place hym in the bosome of thy Patriarches for whom thou descēdedst mercifully into the earth Acknowledg O Lord thy creature created not of any straung gods but of thee alone the true and lyuinge God for there is no other God but thou O Lorde and there is none according to thy woorkes O Lord make his soule reioyse in thy sight and remembre not his olde iniquitie and drunckenesse whiche inordinate concupiscence and raginge lustes dyd rayse in hym Albeit he sinned yet he denied not the father the sonne and the holy Ghost but belyeued stedfastly in them and he had the zeale of God in his harte and adored the God that created all of nought R. Amen Lett vs praye REmembre not we beseech the O Lorde the sinnes and ignoraunces of his wylfull youth but according to thy great mercie bee myndefull of him in the glorye of thy eternall deytie Let the heauens bee opened vnto hym Lett thy Angels reioyse of hym O Lorde receyue thy seruant into thy kyngdome Lett holy Michaell the high messenger of God that hath deserued to bee the chiefe all the holye cōpany of Angels receiue him Let all the holy Angels of God come forth and meete him conducte him into the heauēlie Citie Hierusalē Lett blessed Peter the Apostle who had the keyes of the kyndom of God delyuered vnto hym receyue hym Lett the holy Apostle S. Paule who was woorthy to bee a chosen vessell receyue hym Lett S. Iohn the elect Apostle of God to whome the heauenly secret mysteries were reuealed receyue him Lett all the holy Apostles who receyued of Christ power to loose and bynd praye for hym Lett all holye Saincts who haue sustained tormentes for the name of Christ pray for him that after he is loosed out of the pryson of this mortall flesh he may be founde woorthy to come to the glorie of the heauenly kyngdome by the assistance of our Lord Iesus Christ who with the father and the holy Ghost lyueth and raigneth worlde without ende Amen Into thy handes O Lorde we cōmen his soule O Lorde God of truth thou haste redeemed hym Lett that sweete voyce of thyne O Lorde Iesu sounde in his eares This daye thou shalt bee vvith me in Paradise Amen The ende of the tvvelfth Chapter THE THYRTIENTH CHAPTER CONTAYNING DEVOVT praiers healthfull for the departed soules An exhortation by the vvhich vve are shevved and admonyshed to praye for soules departed in the Catholicque Church Clemens I. Ponti Max. Ca. 47. lib. 8. constit Apostol MY brethren lett vs praye for our brother that resteth in Iesu Christ to the ende that our good God which hath recieued his soule may forgyue him all his sinnes willingly or vnwillingly committed and that he obteining forgyuenes may be receyued into the kingdome of the blessed in the bosome of Abraham Isaac and Iacobe with all those that from the begining haue pleased God and haue done his will from whom all sorow griefe and payne is secluded Commendations of the soule that is lately departed Albertus Castella Sacer. Rom. part 1. O Lorde we commend the soule of thy seruant that being latelye departed this lyfe he may lyue in thee and according to thy mercye pardone him his sinnes which he hath committed throughe humayne frayeltie VVe commende O Lorde the soule of this thy seruante into the handes of the holy and moste gloriouse virgin Mary the mother of mercye and clemency Also into the handes of all the holy Archangels Angels and celestiall courte of heauen into the handes of the holy Patriarches and prophets into the handes of the blessed Apostles Euangelistes and disciples into the handes of the martyrs and confessors into the handes of the virgins widowes and all votaryes who-soeuer And finally we commend the soule of this thy seruaunt into the hands of all such thy blessed saynts and seruaunts as haue pleased thee from the first creatiō of the world that by their intercession and succour he may be deliuered from the prince of darknes and from all dreadfull torments graunt this O God almightye omnipotente and full of mercy through the bitter passion of thy sweet sonne our sauiour Iesu to whom with thee and the holy Ghost be all honour and glorye for euer and euer Amen A prayer for the faythfull soule departed Precat Ecclesi in Missa O Eternall and almightye God to whom we neuer pray without hope of mercy Haue mercy of the soule of thy seruaunt N. and make him to bee vnyted to that companye of Saintes which is deceased from this life in the confession of thy name through Iesus Christe our Lorde Amen Another prayer Pontifical Rom. part 3. O God by whom all thinges lyueth and through whom our bodies diminisheth not in dyeng but are chaunged into better we moste humblye beseech thee to commaunde the soule of thy seruant to be receyued by the handes of thy holy Angels to bring him vnto the bosome of thy friend the Patriarch Abraham to ryse againe at the laste greate iudgement day pardonning him mercyfully all his sinnes which he hath committed throughe the false deceiptes and suggestion of the deuill through Iesus Christe our Lorde Amen Another prayer Clemens Aposto discip lib. 8. cap. 47. constit Apostol O God of Abraham God of Isaac God of Iacob which art God of the liuinge and not of the deade for as much as all soules of the righteouse lyueth with thee and are in thy handes they shall not be touched with any payne or torment Looke bountifully vpon this thy seruaunt which thou haste receyued into another lyfe pardone him that which he hath committed through the frayeltye of his will Appoynt him thy louing Angels to carye him into the bosomes of Patriarches Prophetes and Apostles and of all those that hath pleased thee from the begining of the worlde where is neither sorowe griefe nor horrour but an assemblye of Saintes whiche are reioysing in the countrye of the happye and iuste seeing the glory of thy Christ through whom be to thee glory honour seruice and adoration
holden backe thy mercy from thy seruaunt After that I had longe looked for thee O Lorde at the laste thou diddest attende vpon me and heardest my crye Thou haste taken me oute of the lake of miserie and set my fete vpon a rocke made my steppes sure Thou haste gyuen me my desyer I haue seene thy ioyfull countenaunce Thou haste stricken all my aduersaryes and haste abated their strength Thou haste rebuked the rablemente of them that vexed me and haste plucked me forthe of their handes Thou hast cast them headelong into their owne pytte their feete be wrapped in the net whiche they layed priuilye for me Myne enemyes are retyred backe they are fallen downe and destroyed from thy syght Thou haste bene the poore mannes defence and his helper in tribulacion when most neede was Thou haste done iudgemente for me thou hast desēded my cause against my accusers And although thou was verye angrye with me a litle whyle yet nowe I lyue throughe thy mercye and goodnesse Verely I supposed with my selfe that I was cleane caste oute of thy fauour But thou haste harde my prayers and accordinge to thy greate mercye haste taken me agayne into thy fauour O Lord of thyne owne minde and will thou haste gyuen strength vnto my soule but when thou hiddest thy face from me O Lorde howe greatly astonyed was I VVhen I was in aduersitie then I cried vnto thee and thou diddest aunswere me when my soule was in great anguishe and trouble then O Lorde I remembred thee I haue tasted and seene howe sweete thou art truly blessed is the man that trusteth in thee Accordinge to thy name so is thy commendation and praise but thy counsayles touchynge vs be without example and greater then with wordes can be expressed Dominion power and glorie be thyne for thou haste made all thynges and because thy will is so they do styll continue Thy name be blessed praysed and magnifyed bothe nowe and euer and worlde withoure ende Amen A Psalme in vvhiche the goodnesse of God is praysed O Lorde oure gouernoure how wounderfull is thy Maiestye through oute the whole worlde whiche haste set thy glorye aboue all the heauens VVhat is man that thou magnifiest him so greatlye or the sonne of man that thou doest visite him O Lorde thou arte greate and muche to be praysed in thy holye hyll Prayse be vnto thee O Lorde God lett our vowes made to thee be alwayes perfourmed Confession and magnificence are thy worke and thy righteousnesse continueth for euermore Thou haste done many thinges O Lord God both maruailous greate and there is none that can bee lyke vnto thee in thy workes Thy wayes be iuste and true who will not feare and dread thee and magnifie thy name I thanke thee O Lorde God with all my harte and I will sanctifie thy name for euer O Lorde thou art my strength and my prayse Thou haste broughte downe myne enemyes which arte a iudge euen from the begynning Thy righte hande is exceding stronge thy righte hande worketh manye great actes Thyne arme is myghtye and strong and be cause it hath pleased thee thou hast strengthened myne infirmitye I will prayse thy greate and dreadfull name for it is holy Although I haue fallen yet I am not crushed in pieces for thou hast sustayned my hande I haue opened and shewed my waye vnto thee and in thee I haue trusted and thou at length haste accomplished my desires Thou haste broken the heades of myne ennemies and haste made them to stoupe whiche walked proudely in their sinnes Thou haste dominion ouer their power and when they be exalted and set alofte in their wayes thou abatest their courage and destroiest them with thy mighty arme In thy name I wil euer reioice and in thy mercy is all my glory Thou louest righteousnes and iudgement the earth is replenished with thy mercy Thy eye looketh fauourably vpon them that dreade thee and trust in thy mercy There shall no good thing be lackinge to them that seeke thee and they that feare thee shall not be helpelesse For thou directest their wayes and hearest them when they crye vnto thee That thou mayest deliuer their soules from death and swage their paynes when they be grieued For thou helpest them whose hartes be broken with sorowe and bearest vp with thy hand them that be contrite in spirite Thou fauest the soules of thy seruauntes and all they that truste in thee shall not be dystroyed VVherfore my toung shall sing thy prayse O Lord God I will alwayes magnifie thee I will loue thee O Lord which art my strength my stay my might my Sauiour and my refuge My God my defend our and my buckler the strength of my saluation and my supporter After that I had called vpon thee with due laude and prayse thou hast saued me from myne enemies VVhen I was in trouble I called vpō the thou hast hearde my voice oute of thy holy temple my crie hathe entred vp into thine eares Thou haste saued me from mine aduersaries that rose vp agaynst me thou haste deliuered me from wicked enemies Thou haste taken me from the compagnie of euell men and mine eye hath seene vpon mine enemies the thinges that I desired And therfore if it should fortune me to passe through the darke vale of miserie I will goe without feare for thou wilte be with me thy rodde and thy staffe shall comfort me Thou shalt delvuer me from tribulation thou shalt kepe me frō them whiche seeke to destroy me Myne eyes be vpon thee O Lord for thou shalt bring my fete forth of the snare Vnto thee O Lord God I will perfourme my vowes I will gyue thee thankes bothe nowe euermore and world without ende Amen A Psalme of the benefytes of God vvith thankes for the same MY soule prayseth thee O Lord and all that is within me prayseth thy holye name My soule gyueth thee humble thankes and thy benefites I will neuer forget VVhiche forgyuest all my sinnes and healest all mine infirmities VVhiche haste saued my lyse from destruction shewed in me thy grace and mercye VVhich haste satisfyed my desier with good thinges and shalte once restore my youth agayne Thou haste entreated me mercifully at all times and haste reuenged me of myne enemyes Thou haste bene a defence to me O Lorde and a sure foundation of my wealth Thou haste guyded me with thy counsaile taken me to thee through thy mercie Thou haste manye wayes declared in me thy greate myght and power and after thine anger hathe bene paste thou haste turned agayne and comforted me Thou haste sente me many grieuous troubles but at the lengthe thou haste brought me oute of the bottomles depenesse Thou haste made me preuye to thy wayes and haste not hydde thy counsayles from me Thou arte full of mercye and grace O Lorde slowe to wrathe and ready to goodnes Thy displeasure lasteth not alwaye thou kepest not backe thy mercies in thine anger