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Manuale catholicorum A manuall for true Catholickes.
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Crashaw, William, 1572-1626.
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can_v then_o let_v the_o company_n who_o stand_v by_o say_v lord_n into_o thy_o hand_n we_o commend_v his_o soul_n he_o that_o do_v thus_o be_v safe_a and_o secure_a for_o he_o shall_v never_o taste_v of_o eternal_a death_n also_o in_o another_o old_a book_n i_o find_v this_o write_v these_o be_v the_o six_o sign_n upon_o which_o a_o man_n may_v rest_v confident_a of_o his_o salvation_n 1_o if_o he_o believe_v the_o article_n of_o christian_a faith_n as_o many_o as_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o church_n 2_o if_o he_o rejoice_v to_o die_v in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n 3_o if_o he_o know_v that_o he_o have_v grievous_o offend_v god_n 4_o if_o he_o be_v hearty_o sorry_a for_o it_o 5_o if_o he_o resolve_v to_o forsake_v his_o sin_n if_o god_n give_v he_o life_n 6_o if_o he_o hope_v and_o believe_v to_o come_v to_o eternal_a salvation_n not_o by_o his_o own_o merit_n but_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o anselme_n say_v that_o these_o six_o question_n be_v to_o be_v ask_v of_o every_o one_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n and_o say_v further_a thus_o then_o say_v to_o the_o sick_a person_n if_o satan_n object_n any_o thing_n against_o thou_o oppose_v thou_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n betwixt_o thou_o and_o he_o and_o thus_o without_o all_o doubt_n he_o shall_v be_v save_v this_o consolation_n of_o the_o sick_a and_o preparation_n to_o their_o death_n be_v in_o ancient_a copy_n ascribe_v to_o anselme_n who_o live_v more_o than_o 500_o year_n ago_o even_o when_o popery_n be_v almost_o grow_v to_o perfect_a age_n now_o if_o any_o man_n make_v question_n how_o our_o father_n be_v save_v in_o these_o late_a and_o worse_a time_n when_o popery_n prevail_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n i_o answer_v that_o even_o almost_o the_o same_o preparation_n and_o same_o question_n be_v use_v long_o after_o anselme_n even_o in_o the_o deep_a darkness_n of_o popery_n for_o in_o the_o most_o evil_a time_n about_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n some_o two_o hundred_o year_n ago_o thus_o i_o find_v it_o write_v in_o ancient_a book_n and_o it_o be_v ascribe_v to_o gerson_n every_o christian_n whether_o secular_a or_o regular_a be_v thus_o to_o be_v examine_v and_o inform_v in_o his_o sickness_n touch_v his_o salvation_n 1_o do_v thou_o believe_v all_o the_o principal_a article_n of_o faith_n and_o all_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o holy_a scripture_n according_a to_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o catholic_a and_o orthodoxal_a doctor_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n and_o do_v thou_o detest_v all_o heresy_n and_o error_n and_o superstition_n condemn_v or_o reprove_v by_o the_o church_n and_o be_v thou_o glad_a that_o thou_o die_v in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o unity_n and_o obedience_n of_o thy_o mother_n the_o church_n 2_o do_v thou_o know_v and_o confess_v that_o thou_o have_v many_o way_n and_o grievous_o offend_v thy_o god_n and_o creator_n 3_o do_v thou_o sorrow_n from_o thy_o whole_a heart_n for_o all_o thy_o sin_n commit_v against_o god_n majesty_n his_o love_n and_o mercy_n be_v thou_o true_o sorrowful_a for_o the_o evil_n that_o thou_o have_v commit_v and_o the_o good_a that_o thou_o have_v omit_v and_o the_o grace_n thou_o have_v neglect_v and_o be_v thou_o aggrieve_v not_o so_o much_o for_o fear_n of_o death_n or_o any_o punishment_n as_o for_o that_o love_n which_o thou_o ought_v to_o bear_v towards_o god_n 4_o do_v thou_o beg_v pardon_n for_o all_o these_o thy_o sin_n of_o jesus_n christ_n desire_v that_o by_o he_o thy_o heart_n may_v be_v enlighten_v true_o to_o see_v and_o know_v thy_o sin_n that_o so_o thou_o may_v particular_o and_o more_o serious_o repent_v of_o they_o 5_o do_v thou_o propound_v and_o resolve_v true_o to_o amend_v thy_o life_n if_o so_o be_v thou_o live_v and_o never_o hereafter_o to_o sin_n so_o again_o but_o rather_o to_o loose_v any_o thing_n how_o dear_a soever_o unto_o thou_o yea_o even_a life_n itself_o then_o to_o offend_v thy_o god_n again_o 6_o do_v thou_o also_o desire_v of_o god_n grace_n to_o continue_v in_o this_o purpose_n that_o thou_o may_v not_o fall_v again_o 7_o do_v thou_o forgive_v from_o thy_o whole_a heart_n all_o that_o have_v do_v thou_o any_o wrong_n in_o word_n or_o deed_n for_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n jesus_n thy_o lord_n and_o saviour_n and_o as_o thou_o hope_v for_o pardon_n from_o he_o and_o do_v thou_o hearty_o desire_v to_o be_v forgive_v of_o all_o man_n who_o thou_o have_v any_o way_n offend_v 8_o will_v thou_o that_o there_o be_v full_a restitution_n make_v according_a to_o thy_o power_n yea_o though_o it_o shall_v extend_v to_o thy_o whole_a estate_n if_o otherwise_o there_o can_v be_v satisfaction_n make_v 9_o do_v thou_o believe_v that_o christ_n die_v for_o thou_o and_o that_o thou_o can_v be_v save_v no_o otherwise_o but_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o do_v thou_o give_v god_n thanks_n for_o this_o from_o thy_o whole_a heart_n as_o much_o as_o thou_o be_v able_a and_o whosoever_o can_v give_v true_a answer_n to_o these_o question_n affirmative_o out_o of_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o faith_n not_o feign_v it_o be_v a_o evident_a and_o sufficient_a testimony_n of_o salvation_n and_o let_v he_o not_o doubt_v but_o if_o he_o so_o depart_v he_o be_v one_o of_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v behold_v here_o good_a reader_n our_o religion_n practise_v in_o the_o most_o misty_a time_n of_o popery_n behold_v here_o the_o true_a holy_a catholic_a and_o ancient_a way_n to_o heaven_n namely_o by_o christ_n and_o his_o merit_n alone_o here_o be_v no_o trust_n on_o man_n merit_n either_o our_o own_o or_o other_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o agnus_n this_o or_o wooden_a crucifix_n he_o be_v not_o bid_v to_o trust_v in_o the_o prayer_n suffrage_n requiem_n dirge_n mass_n trental_n or_o other_o obsequy_n that_o shall_v be_v say_v for_o he_o after_o his_o departure_n he_o be_v send_v to_o no_o angel_n no_o nor_o to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n for_o matter_n of_o salvation_n nay_o all_o be_v exclude_v &_o christ_n death_n alone_o even_o it_o alone_o be_v make_v the_o mean_n of_o his_o salvation_n and_o the_o maker_n hereof_o be_v so_o resolute_a and_o zealous_a in_o this_o point_n that_o they_o use_v such_o variety_n of_o word_n as_o though_o they_o can_v not_o sufficient_o express_v the_o excellency_n and_o the_o nececessity_n of_o cleave_v to_o christ_n alone_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o salvation_n and_o if_o any_o man_n suspect_v that_o this_o be_v but_o devise_v by_o we_o and_o false_o father_v upon_o antiquity_n let_v he_o know_v that_o not_o only_o we_o have_v the_o ancient_a copy_n who_o age_n will_v speak_v for_o themselves_o but_o even_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o papist_n that_o be_v learned_a do_v know_v this_o well_o enough_o a_o learned_a papist_n of_o this_o age_n 1589._o gasper_n ulenbergius_fw-la in_o lib._n de_fw-fr causis_fw-la causa_fw-la 14._o pag._n 462._o editionis_fw-la colon._n 1589._o write_v that_o in_o a_o church_n in_o colaine_n this_o very_a book_n be_v extant_a manuscript_n and_o that_o he_o have_v see_v it_o and_o that_o this_o manner_n of_o comfort_v the_o sick_a be_v use_v in_o former_a age_n and_o confess_v that_o it_o contain_v the_o very_a treasure_n &_o kernel_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o say_v further_a that_o this_o manner_n be_v use_v not_o in_o germany_n only_o but_o over_o all_o the_o christian_a world_n indeed_o to_o the_o jesuit_n i_o confess_v this_o be_v hold_v a_o ridiculous_a manner_n of_o comfort_v the_o sick_a such_o a_o spirit_n possess_v they_o thus_o do_v gretzer_n their_o champion_n flout_v we_o lutheran_n as_o he_o call_v we_o for_o thus_o do_v the_o lutheran_n say_v he_o do_v jesuit_n jae._n gretzerus_n in_o refutat_fw-la leyseri_fw-la de_fw-la histor_n ord._n jesuit_n thus_o comfort_v their_o sick_a relic_n crucifix_n agnus_n this_o and_o such_o matter_n be_v but_o dead_a thing_n and_o nothing_o worth_a the_o scripture_n have_v not_o a_o word_n of_o they_o it_o be_v therefore_o very_o ungodly_a to_o trust_v in_o they_o but_o god_n be_v our_o hope_n and_o god_n be_v our_o strength_n trust_v in_o he_o etc._n etc._n on_o this_o wise_a fashion_n do_v these_o godly_a comforter_n comfort_v their_o sick_a person_n thus_o in_o the_o jesuite_n judgement_n it_o be_v but_o a_o silly_a course_n to_o trust_v in_o god_n mercy_n and_o christ_n merit_n in_o point_n of_o salvation_n hereby_o it_o may_v be_v discern_v of_o what_o spirit_n they_o be_v but_o let_v they_o mock_v we_o as_o long_o as_o with_o we_o they_o mock_v the_o scripture_n antiquity_n and_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o their_o own_o side_n for_o we_o appeal_v to_o this_o that_o have_v be_v say_v whether_o this_o manner_n of_o comfort_v the_o sick_a be_v not_o in_o
manvale_n catholicorum_n a_o manual_a for_o true_a catholic_n london_n print_v for_o leonard_n becket_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o the_o temple_n near_o the_o church_n 1611._o enchiridion_n piarum_fw-la precum_fw-la et_fw-la meditationum_fw-la exit_fw-la vetustiffimis_fw-la manuscript_n pergamenis_fw-la descripta_fw-la exit_fw-la bibliotheca_fw-la w._n crashavi_fw-la theol_n bacchal_n &_o verbi_fw-la diu._n mnistir_v apud_fw-la temp._n lond._n a_o handful_a or_o rather_o a_o heartful_a of_o holy_a meditation_n and_o prayer_n gather_v out_o of_o certain_a ancient_a manuscript_n write_v 300_o year_n ago_o or_o more_o by_o william_n crashaw_n bachelor_n of_o divinity_n and_o preacher_n at_o the_o temple_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a lord_n henry_n the_o noble_a earl_n of_o northhampton_n lord_n privy_a seal_n lord_n warden_n of_o the_o cincque_a port_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n honourable_a privy_a counsel_n right_o honourable_a our_o adversary_n among_o their_o many_o objection_n against_o we_o and_o our_o religion_n use_v this_o for_o one_o that_o if_o we_o refuse_v their_o church_n and_o condemn_v their_o faith_n we_o condemn_v to_o hell_n all_o our_o forefather_n but_o it_o follow_v not_o for_o in_o such_o fundamental_a point_n as_o necessary_o concern_v salvation_n as_o matter_n of_o merit_n and_o mean_n of_o justification_n etc._n etc._n our_o father_n in_o former_a time_n be_v not_o of_o the_o romish_a faith_n but_o of_o our_o religion_n exclude_v disclaim_v &_o renounce_v all_o their_o own_o merit_n and_o cleave_v only_o to_o god_n mercy_n and_o the_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o their_o salvation_n this_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n etc._n etc._n saint_n 114._o basillius_fw-la in_o homel_n in_o psal_n 114._o basil_n say_v eternal_a rest_n remain_v for_o they_o which_o have_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n in_o this_o world_n yet_o not_o for_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o work_n but_o through_o the_o rich_a mercy_n of_o god_n in_o who_o they_o trust_v saint_n hillary_n say_v our_o 51._o hillarius_n in_o psal_n 51._o work_n suffice_v not_o to_o merit_v eternal_a life_n but_o our_o hope_n be_v in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o saint_n augustine_n say_v merita_fw-la augustinus_n concione_fw-la 1_o in_o psal_n 70._o tua_fw-la peccata_fw-la sunt_fw-la merita_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la supplicium_fw-la tibi_fw-la debetur_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la praemium_fw-la venerit_fw-la sva_fw-la dona_fw-la coronabit_fw-la non_fw-la tua_fw-la merita_fw-la sin_n be_v we_o merit_n be_v god_n punishment_n be_v our_o due_n but_o if_o reward_n come_v god_n crown_v his_o own_o gift_n not_o our_o merit_n 14._o gregory_n moral_a lib._n 9_o ca._n 14._o saint_n gregory_n a_o pope_n say_v if_o i_o do_v well_o i_o shall_v have_v eternal_a life_n not_o by_o my_o merit_n but_o god_n mercy_n and_o long_o after_o even_o in_o 90._o bernardus_n sermone_fw-la 15._o in_o psal_n 90._o the_o dark_a time_n devote_v bernard_n say_v a_o man_n whole_a merit_n be_v to_o put_v the_o whole_a affiance_n of_o his_o heart_n in_o he_o that_o have_v save_v the_o whole_a man_n and_o therefore_o in_o another_o place_n he_o conclude_v my_o merit_n be_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o these_o bellarmine_n can_v domini_fw-la sermone_fw-la 61._o in_o cant._n meritum_fw-la meum_fw-la miseratio_fw-la domini_fw-la deny_v and_o himself_o produce_v some_o of_o they_o or_o all_o but_o shape_v such_o answer_n to_o they_o as_o it_o will_v satisfy_v a_o indifferent_a man_n even_o to_o read_v he_o in_o that_o pont_n and_o this_o be_v not_o the_o faith_n 6._o bellar._n to_o 4._o lib._n 5._o the_o lust_n cap._n 6._o of_o the_o principal_a father_n only_o but_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n it_o be_v derive_v even_o unto_o the_o inferior_a and_o vulgar_a sort_n not_o of_o the_o clergy_n alone_o but_o even_o of_o the_o laity_n also_o if_o the_o monument_n of_o elder_a age_n be_v extant_a &_o uncorrupted_a it_o be_v more_o they_o marvellous_a how_o clear_o this_o truth_n will_v shine_v that_o our_o forefather_n be_v not_o damn_v though_o they_o believe_v not_o as_o do_v the_o present_a romish_a church_n nay_o further_o that_o they_o be_v save_v by_o the_o same_o faith_n by_o which_o we_o be_v at_o this_o day_n though_o they_o be_v mislead_v by_o some_o error_n and_o nuzz_v in_o some_o superstition_n for_o which_o be_v sin_n of_o infirmity_n or_o rather_o of_o ignorance_n we_o hope_v the_o lord_n be_v merciful_a unto_o they_o know_v that_o even_a david_n himself_o cry_v to_o god_n to_o cleanse_v 19_o psal_n 19_o he_o from_o his_o secret_a sin_n but_o such_o have_v be_v the_o craft_n and_o malice_n of_o popish_a policy_n that_o partly_o the_o old_a book_n be_v embezil_v and_o extinguish_v and_o those_o that_o remain_v be_v so_o alter_v corrupt_v and_o deprave_a from_o that_o they_o be_v that_o there_o now_o remain_v not_o one_o of_o many_o of_o the_o testimony_n which_o the_o former_a age_n yield_v to_o this_o truth_n notwithstanding_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n have_v not_o fail_v his_o church_n for_o do_v what_o they_o can_v yet_o he_o who_o say_v the_o gate_n of_o hell_n 16._o math._n 16._o shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o the_o true_a faith_n have_v take_v order_n in_o spite_n of_o all_o plot_n to_o the_o contrary_a that_o so_o many_o testimony_n shall_v be_v preserve_v as_o shall_v sufficient_o witness_v to_o the_o world_n that_o our_o faith_n flourish_v in_o former_a age_n my_o purpose_n be_v if_o the_o lord_n will_v to_o gather_v up_o such_o antiquity_n though_o they_o be_v scatter_v and_o almost_o lose_v in_o these_o old_a worm_n eat_v manuscript_n wherein_o they_o lie_v bury_v which_o as_o god_n providence_n have_v deliver_v from_o the_o force_n and_o fury_n of_o the_o inquisitor_n fire_n so_o it_o be_v all_o christian_n duty_n to_o preserve_v they_o to_o posterity_n i_o have_v here_o begin_v with_o a_o handful_n or_o rather_o a_o hartfull_a of_o holy_a prayer_n &_o meditation_n worthy_a to_o be_v wear_v in_o the_o hand_n and_o bear_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o every_o christian_a by_o which_o it_o may_v evident_o appear_v that_o the_o faith_n and_o religion_n of_o the_o former_a age_n four_o &_o five_o hundred_o year_n ago_o be_v even_o the_o same_o by_o which_o we_o look_v to_o be_v save_v at_o this_o day_n let_v this_o have_v leave_v right_a honourable_a to_o come_v abroad_o out_o of_o the_o corner_n of_o obscurity_n into_o public_a view_n in_o the_o light_n &_o lustre_n of_o your_o renown_a name_n who_o be_v know_v to_o be_v a_o reverencer_n of_o antiquity_n a_o maecenas_n of_o learning_n a_o practiser_n of_o piety_n a_o enemy_n to_o the_o idolatry_n superstition_n ambitious_a practice_n traitorous_a device_n and_o machiavellian_a plot_n of_o jesuite_n and_o a_o detester_n of_o such_o especial_o who_o under_o a_o pretence_n of_o religion_n do_v cloak_n and_o convey_v impiety_n against_o god_n and_o against_o his_o anointed_n the_o 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