Amen Pater noster Aue. Credo Confiteor A morning prayer vvhen ye are rysen Ex Viridario spirit O Heauenly Father omnipotente and euerlastinge God vnto thee I yealde innumerable thankes whiche haste vouchsafed to keepe me this nighte through thy great mercy and I beseech thy aboundaunt clemencye that thou graunt me so to spende the day to come in fayth hope charity patieÌ„ce feare carefulnes of minde that my seruice maye please thy heauenly Maiestie A morninge prayer vvhereby to commende thy selfe to God B. Aug. cap. 40. Medit. O Holy Trinitie heare me most miserable sinner and keepe me from all euill from all occasion of euill from all mortall sinne from all the deceptes and wilynes of the deuill and of mine enemies visible and inuisible by the prayers of the Patriarkes by the merits of the Prophets by the suffrages of the Apostles by the constancie of Martyrs by the faith of the Confessours by the chastitie of Virgins and by the intercession of al Sainctes which haue pleased thee from the beginninge of the worlde Amen A prayer to he sayed goinge out of the house Ioan Fab. in prec Christ O All ye holy Angels and saints of God I beseech you that your intercession may geue me ayde and power that no enemie may hurt me in the way that I shal walke neither sleepinge nor wakinge and that neither fier nor water nor any other noysome thing doe oppresse or harme me Amen A prayer desiring God to order and directe vs. De imit Christ li. 3. cap. 16. LOrd God thou knowest what thing is to me most profitable to doe this or that after thy will Geue me what thou wilt as much as thou wilt and when thou wilt Doe with me as thou knowest best to be donne and as it shall please thee and as shal be most to thy honour put me where thou wilt and freely doe with me in all thinges after thy will Thy creature I am and in thy handes leade me and turne me where thou wilt Loe I am thy seruaunt redie to all things that thou commauÌ„dest for I desire not to lyue to myselfe but to thee would to God it might be worthely profitably to thy honor AmeÌ„ A prayer to perseuere in goodnes Imitatio Christ li. 1. cap. 19. HElpe me my Lord Iesu Christ that I may perseuere in good purpose and in thy holy seruice vnto my death and that I may now this present day perfectly beginne for it is nothinge that I haue done in time paste An exersise to be dayly vsed in meditating the passion of our Lord Sauiour An Exhortation If thou wilt profit and growe in the loue of God thou must haue an often and frequent memorie as it were an Image before thine eyes of thy Lord and Sauiour crucyfied for thee and it shall be verye profitable for thy dayly exercyse to call to thy mind with a deuoute and diligente attention and consideration one or moe of these fiftiene litle meditations and in the ende of the same meditation say the prayer folowing for the same purpose O mylde and innoceÌ„t Lambâ— c. Medita 1. O Good gracious IESV thou beinge highest and almightie God of the infinite charitie wherwith thou louedst me wouldest be made man thou didest vouchsafe to be borne in a stable to be laide downe in an oxe stall and after that to be circumcised and to flee into Egipte Thou didest vouchsafe to be baptized to fast to be tempted to watch to teach to preach and to heale the dyseased Thou diddest vouchsafe to suffer manifolde labours painfull cares and persecutions three and thirtie yeres and at the length to come to Hierusalem and to suffer death for me This prayer folovving is to be sayed after one or moe of these meditations as the leasure of the deuoute person shall serue accordinge to the tyme and deuotion that the partye shall haue O Myld and innocent Lambe of God thus hartely thou didest loue me these thinges thou didest for me these paines most meekely most patiently and louingly thou sufferedst for me VVhat shall I render againe vnto thee I adore laud and glorifie thee I praise thee and geue vnto thee thankes as hartely and as well as I can All haile sweete IESV the sonne of the liuing God king of all kinges the very king of glorie All haile the precious stone of the diuine nobilitie that quickneth and geueth lyfe the flower that neuer fadeth of mankinds high dignitie O mercifull and kinde redeemer haue mercy vpon me for thy goodnesse sake Put awaye all my sinnes Destroye and mortifie in me what soeuer displeaseth thee Make me one according vnto thy blessed harte making me like vnto thy holy humanitye Graunte my Lord that I may to my litle power most diligently folowe thy blessed lyfe and vertues O blessed father celestial I offer vnto thee the most holy incarnation conuersacion passion of thy most deere beloued sonne Iesu for my saluation and for the saluation of all men as for full amendmente and purgation of all our sinnes and offences Graunte most mercifull father by the same onelye begotten sonne of thyne vnto them that are alyue mercy grace and vnto the soules departed rest and lyfe euerlasting Amen Medita 2. O Good and gracious IESV thou dideste eate the pascall lambe in HierusaleÌ„ with thy dere-beloued disciples and arising from supper thou diddest giâ—ddâ— thy selfe about with a Towel and powredst water into a bason and kneeling vpon thy knees thou meekely didest washe the feete of thy disciples and wypedst them with a Towell Medita 3. O Good and gracious IESV thou before thou shouldest suffer did bequeth a most excelleÌ„t good thinge vnto thy children leauinge for vs thy most sacred body to be our meate and thy most precious bloude to be our drincke There can no witt nor vnderstanding penetrate and throughly see the bottomles deapth of this thy charytie Medit. 4. O Good and gracious IESV thou cominge vnto the garden of Oliuet begannest to feare and to be heauy whereupon thou saidest vnto thy disciples My soule is sorowfull vntill death And then diuided sondred from them thou settest thy selfe vpon thy knees and fallinge vpon the earth flatte on thy face thou prayedst vnto thy father and fully and wholly thou resignest and yeldest thy selfe vnto him sayinge Father thy will be done And at length through most paynfull agonye where-with thou was greuouselye opprest and afflicted thou swettest throughout all thy body a bloodye sweate Medita 5. O Good and gracious IESV thou kindled and burning with the ineffable desire to redeeme me thou wentest to meete thyne enemies and suffered Iudas the traitor to kisse thee and suffered thy selfe to be taken and to be bound with all confusion and shame and most indignely to be ledd with bondes from thence and that of most vile and wicked persons vnto Annas where thou suffered most mekely a verye sore stroke on thy face most iniustly geuen thee
12. 13. 14. An other briefe exercyse to be daylye vsed more shorter than the other before as thy leasure shall serue folio 15. 16. 17. 18. A prayer for schollers before they goe to schoole for obtayning wisdome learning and knowledge folio 19. Holesome meditations to vse at night before you goe to reste folio 19. An euening prayer to be sayed as thou goest to bed folio 20. An other prayer for the night fol. 20. A prayer to thy good Angell thy gardian folio 22. A prayer as thou enterest into thy bedde folio 22. A prayer to be sayed as thou setlest thy selfe to sleepe folio 22. An exhortation to watch taken out of holy scripture folio 23. Moste holsome meditations which we ought day and night to haue before our eyes and alwaies to haue in remembraunce folio 23. The seconde chapter contayning goodlye and deuoute prayers to be sayed at the holye Sacrifice of the Masse as also both before and after A Prayer when thou doest enter into the Church folio 24. A prayer to stirre vp the minde to deuotion before Masse folio 24. A deuout prayer to be sayed euery Sounday folio 26. A prayer to be vsed before confession or before Masse if time serue fol. 27. These prayers folovving are to be sayed at Masse VVhen the priest is at confession fol. 29. VVhen the priest goeth to the Aulter after confession folio 30. VVhen the priest sayeth Gloria in excelsis Deo folio 30. At the Epistle folio 31. After the Epistle folio 31. After the Ghospell folio 32. At the offertory folio 32. VVhen the priest turning desireth the people to pray for him folio 32. VVhen the priest sayeth Sursum corda folio 33. At the holy Canon folio 34. Howe to meditate before the eleuation folio 35. At the eleuation of the Host fol. 36. At the eleuation of the Chalice fol. 36. VVhen the priest sayeth the Pater noster folio 37. VVhen the prieste kisseth the Pax. folio 37. VVhen you kisse the Pax. fol. 37. VVhen the priest receyueth folio 37. A prayer in blessing your selfe fo 38 A prayer after the diuyne Sacrifice o◠the Masse folio 38 A prayer to recommend your selfe to God folio 39 A prayer to be sayed before a Catholicke sermon or exhortation fo 39 The thirde Chapter contayning holesome prayers for remission of sinnes AN humble bewayling of sinnes for a sinner that hath compunctiō f. 40. A prayer of a penitente sinner acknowledging his vilenes in the sight of God folio 42. A confession of a mans owne vngratefulnes towardes God where-vpon the sinner beinge turned vnto pennaunce prescrybethe to him selfe a certayne course of lyfe folio 44. An humble confession of sinnes with desire of mercy and grace folio 45. A prayer for a penitent sinner after his relapse or fallinge to sinne agayne folio 49. A moste profitable protestation to be made whyles we are yet in health and prosperity folio 50. The fourth Chapter contayning verye goodly prayers for comforte strength and delyuery by God his assistaunce in all sorovves tribulations afflictions and aduersities A Praier when thou feelest thy selfe tempted folio 51. A prayer of any captiue accordinge to the forme of Dauid when he was hid in the caue folio 52. A prayer of Iob in his moste gryeuous aduersitye and losse of his goodes folio 53. A prayer in trouble of conscience folio 53. A prayer for patience folio 55. A prayer against the enemies of christe his trueth folio 56. A prayer wherein is desired freedome of the minde and auoydance of worldly desires folio 57. A prayer before we take in hande any iourney folio 58. A collection of the psalmes in latin to call on God for helpe agaynst temptation with an insultation against wicked spirites vpon hope and considence in God folio 59. The fifthe Chapter contayninge dyuers prayers very commodious for obtaining that vvhich is profitable both for bodye and soule A Prayer to obtayne fayth hope and charitie folio 69. A deuout prayer to obtayne of God feruent loue towardes God our neighbors and our enemies folio 70. A prayer for obtayning of heauenly wisdome folio 71. A prayer moste godly and deuoute which S. Thomas of Aquine vsed dayly to pray folio 73. A prayer to God that he will vouchsafe to preserue the fruites of the earth folio 76. A prayer to God that we may vse all temporall thinges for the health of our soules onely folio 76. The sixte Chapter contayninge holesome praiers of the life and passion of out Sauiour and redeemer Iesus Christ A Prayer to be sayed before the crucifix folio 77. A prayer acknowledging that man was the cause of Christ his suffering fol. 78. A prayer wherein man doeth offer to God the Father the passion of his Sonne our Lorde and Sauyour Iesu-Christ folio 82. A deuoute prayer with the remembrance of the passion of our sauiour Iesus Christe to obtayne succour and fauour of him folio 84. The seuenth Chapter contayninge deuout and holesome prayers to be sayed before and after the receyuing of the B. Sacrament ADuertismentes for more worthelye receyuing the holy Euchariste folio 86. A prayer to be sayed before the receyuing of the B. Sacrament folio 88. An other prayer before the receyuing of the B. Sacrament folio 89. A deuout prayer to be sayed at the eleuatiō of the most blessed and Sacred Hooste folio 91. A deuout prayer to be sayed before the B. Sacrament of the Aultar folio 92. A prayer to be sayed after the receyuing of the B. Sacrament folio 94 An other prayer after the receyuing of the Sacrament folio 96. The eyght chapter contayning laudes prayeses thankesgyuing for the benefytes that God hath bestovved vpon vs. A Psalm in whiche a sinner yeldeth thankes to God that his enemyes haue not preuayled against him nor gotten the vpper hand of him folio 97. A psalm in which the goodnesse of God is praysed folio 100. A psalm of the benefites of God with thanckes for the same folio 103. A thanksgyuing to God for his innumerable benefites bestowed on man from his infancie folio 106. A prayer and thankesgyuing to God for his great benefites folio 108. The nynthe chapter contayning necessarye prayers for the prosperitye of our brethren frendes and neyghbours A Prayer for the Churche afflicted folio 110. A prayer for our parentes folio 113. A prayer for them that are fallen from the Churche folio 113. A prayer that children maye be instructed in vertue and in the feare of God folio 114. A prayer for a friend and generally for anye that is commended vnto our prayers folio 114. A generall prayer for the lyuing the departed in the Catholique faythe folio 114. The tenthe chapter contayninge holesome prayers to the holy Trinitie A Prayer or thankesgyuinge to the holy Trinitie folio 116. A prayer to God the father folio 118. A prayer to God the sonne called O bone Iesu
yet neuerthelesse it is now through thy grace made very meritoriouse and by example of thee and of thy holy Sainctes it is now made to weake persons more patient clearer and also much more comfortable then it was in the olde Lawe when the gates of heauen were shut and the way thyther warde was darke and so fewe did couet to seeke it And yet they that were then righteouse and were ordeyned to be saued before thy blessed passioÌ„ and death mighte neuer haue come thyther O what thankes am I bounde therfore to yelde to thee that so louingly haste vouchsafed to shewe to me and to all faythfull people that will folow thee the very true and straight way to thy kingdome Thy holy lyfe is our way and by thy pacience we walke to thee that arte our heade and gouernoure But that thou Lord haddest gonne before and shewed vs the waye who woulde haue endeuored him self to haue folowed O how many should haue taried behynd if they had not seene thy blessed example going before we be yet slowe and dull although we haue seene and hard thy signes and doctrines what should we then haue bene if we had seene no such light goinge before vs Truely we should haue fixed our mind and our loue wholy in worldly thinges Make therfore O Lorde that possible to me by grace which is vnpossible by nature Thou knoweste well O Christ that I can suffer little and that I am anone caste downe with a little aduersitie wherefore I beseech thee that trouble and aduersitie may hereafter for thy names sake be beloued and desired of me For truelye to suffer and to be vexed for thee is very good and profitable to the healthe of my soule A prayer agaynst the enemies of Christs trueth Psal 139. DElyuer me O Lord from the vngodly stiffe necked persones for thou seest howe in their hartes they imagyn mischiefe and haue greate pleasure to picke quarels their tonges bee more sharper then anie Adders stingge vnder their lyppes lyeth poyson of Adders but O mercifull Lorde let me not fall into their handes that they handle me not after their owne lustes Thou onely arte my God thou muste heare my piteous coÌ„plainte Lorde that rulest all together that arte the strength and power of my defence be thou as a helmet vpon my head whensoeuer the vngodly shall assaulte mee neither suffer thou not the wicked thus to prosper in their matters Suffer not their canckarde and malicious stomackes to increase and spitefullye to reuile me Looke vpoÌ„ thy poore wretches cause and ryd me out of these dayely greuaunces then shall I with an vp right hearte and pleasaunt countenaunce extoll magnifie thy holy name Amen A prayer vvherin is desired freedome of the minde and auoydance of vvorldly desires Imitat o Christ li. 3. ca. 30. I Besche thee moste meeke and mercyfull Lorde Iesu that thou keepe me from the busines and cares of the worlde and that I be not taken with the voluptuouse pleasure of the worlde nor of the fleshe and that in lykewise thou preserue me from all hindraunce of the soule that I be not broken with ouermuch heuines sorowe nor worldly dreade And by these petitions I aske not onely to be deliuered from such vanities as the world desireth but also from such miseries as grieue the soule of me thy seruaunte with the common malediction of mankinde that is with corruption of the bodelye feeling wherwith I am so grieued and letted that I may not haue libertie of spirite to beholde thee when I would O Lord God thou art sweetenesse vnspeakable turne into bitternesse to me all fleshely delightes which would drawe me from the loue of eternall thinges to the loue of a shorte and a vile delectable pleasure Lette not flesh and bloud ouercome me nor the worlde with his shorte glorie deceyue me nor the fiende with his thousand-foulde craftes supplante me but gyue me ghostly strength in resistinge pacience in suffering and constancie in perseuering Gyue me also for al worldly consolations the moste sweete consolation of the holy Ghoste and for all fleshly loue sende into my soule the loue of thy holye name Loe meate and drinke clothinge and all other necessaries for the bodye are paynefull and troublesome to a feruent spirite which if it mighte would alwayes rest in God and in ghostly things graunte me therefore grace to vse such bodely necessaries temporally and that I be not deceyued with ouermuch desire to them To forsake all thinges it is not lawfull for the bodely kinde must be preserued and to seeke superfluous thinges more for pleasure than for necessitye thy holy lawe prohibiteth for so the flesh would rebell against the spirite wherfore Lord I beseech thee that thy hande of grace maye so gouerne me and teach me that I exceede not by any maner of superfluitie A prayer before vve take in hande any Iourney By Arnould Sobin O Good God whom it pleased to direct Abraham Iacob and young Tobias in their peregrinations and brought theÌ„ in health safety into their country Graunt I besech thee to be my direct our in this Iourney which I would in no respect vndertake much lesse followe and finishe if I knew it any waye contrarye to thy holy will Therefore O Lord gyue me Raphael for my conductor to whose custodye I may be deliuered and thereby be broughte with happy successe to the accomplishinge of that worke whereunto I prepare and dispose my selfe Directe my vnderstandinge O Lorde to the ende that my feete no where straye from the obseruations of thy holye commaundementes In the name of thy welbeloued sonne Iesus Christe our redeemer whoe with thee in vnitie of the holy Ghost lyueth reigneth eternally Amen Here folovveth for the vse of those that are desirous to rede latine prayers certayne verses collected by Sir Thomas Moore foorth of Dauids psalter in the time of his trouble and persecution for the Catholicke faith conteining an inuocation to God for his helpe against temptation vvith an insultatioÌ„ against vvicked spirites vpon hope and confidence in God IMPLORATIO DIVINI AVXILII contra â—entaâ—â—onem cum insultatione eontra Daemones exspe fiducia in Deum DOmine quid multiplicati sunt qui tribulaÌ„t me multi insurgunt aduersum me Multi dicunt animae meae non est salus ipsi in deo eius Tu autem domine susceptor meus es gloria mea exaltans caput meum Ego dormiui soporatus sum exurrexi quia dominus suscepit me Non timebo millia populi circundantis me exurge domine saluum me fac deus meus Psa 5. Domine deduc me in iustitia tua propter inimicos meos dirige in coÌ„spectu tuo viam meam Quoniam non est in ore eorum veritas cor eorum vanum est Sepulchrum patens est guttur eorum linguis suis dolose agebant iudica illos deus Decidant a cogitationibus suis secunduÌ„ multitudineÌ„ impietatum eorum