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A17070	An abridgment of the Meditations of the life, passion, death, & resurrection of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ. Written in Italian by the R Father Vincentius Bruno of the Society of Iesus. And translated into English by R.G. of the same Society. VVherento is premised a briefe method for instruction & practice of meditation; Delle meditationi sopra principali misterii della vita, et passione di Christo n.s.. English. Abridgments	Bruno, Vincenzo, S.J.; Gibbons, Richard, 1550?-1632.; Dawson, Edward. aut	1614 (1614)	STC 3941; ESTC S114248	73,032	306

Not to begin or vndertake any worke without commending it first to Almighty God by praier 2. Wholy to rely and hope in God without seeking after so many commodities in temporall things 3. Not to trust easily those persons that we haue neuer tried nor knowne XLIX MEDITATION How our Sauiour filled fiue thousand men with fiue loaues and two fishes Matth. 14.15 Mark 6.34 Luk. 9.12 Iohn 6.2 1. CONSIDER how our Sauiour casting his eyes vpon the multitude which had forsaken all to follow him took great compassion vpon them seeing them like sheepe without a sheepheard and so began to instruct thē of things appertaining to thei● saluation 2. Consider how on the other side the Apostles cōsidering that it grew late and that all those people had not wherwithall to liue in a desert place interrupted our Sauiours discourse desiring him to dismisse the assembly that euery one might goe to prouide himselfe of lodging and victualls 3. Consider how our Lord answered them that they thēselues should giue them to eate and when he had taken the fiue loaues and the two fishes he blessed them and made the Apostles distribute thē amongst the people so that they were all sat● fied and filled Let vs learne 1. To content our selues with little since the twelue Apostles carried with thē but fiue barly loaues for all their prouision 2. To take our refection with due acknowledging and thanksgiuing 3. To giue almes freely when we haue meanes for our substance shall neuer be diminished L. MEDITATION How our Sauiour did walk vpon the sea Matt. 14.22 Mark 6.46 Iohn 6.16 1. CONSIDER how the Apostles being embarked without our Sauiour to passe ouer the sea of Tiberias were surprized with a great tempest which did tosse them terribly all the night long not without great daunger to be cast away 2. Consider how about the break of day our Lord walking vpon the the sea passed by them faigned to go further but they cried out and knowing him by his voice S. Peter demaunded leaue to go vnto him and hauing obtained it was in daunger to be drowned by force of the tempest 3. Consider how our Sauiou● being entred into the boat the tempest ceased and the bark was presētly on the shore which they could not come vnto in all the night Let vs learne 1. Neuer to withdraw our selues from the vse of praier and holy Sacraments by which we are vnited ioyned with God 2. To resist couragiously the tentations that do befall vs if we haue a desire that God shall assist vs. 3. To hope alwaies for our Lords aide and fauour whose only presence is able to do much more then all our labour and industry be it neuer so great THE FOVRTH PART OF THE EVANGELICAL HISTORY Contayning the memorable acts of our Sauiour from the beginning of the third yeare of his preaching vntill the raysing of Lazarus from death LI. MEDITATION How our Sauiour cured the Chanaan womans daughter Matt. 15.21 Marke 7.24 1. CONSIDER how this woman though she were a Paynim Infidel came vnto ou● Lord and confessing him to be God Man requested him to haue mercy vpon her 2. Consider how although our Sauiour would not heare her no●●●● much as looke vpon her at the first yet did she notwithstanding continue to crie after him and pray the Apostles to be intercessors and speak for her 3. Consider how she in the end did prostrate her self at our Sauiours feete and confessed that she was worthy to be called a dogge yea shewing her selfe to be content with the crummes that is with the least fauour he would bestow vpon her she obtained the perfect recouery of her daughter Let vs learne 1. To make our praiers with great faith hope and humility 2. To haue oftentimes recourse to the Saints demaunding their aide and fauour for vs before God 3. To perseuere ●o praier vntill we be heard and obtaine what is necessary for vs. LII MEDITATION How S. Peter confessed the diuinity of Christ Matth. 16.13 Mark 8.27 Luke 9.18 1. CONSIDER how our Sauiour demaunded of his Apostles what opinion men had of him not therby to vnderstand his owne praises or to vaūt himself or to learne any thing that he knew not alredy but only to instruct them and giue them occasiō to merit by a holy confessing him to be God 2. Consider how that after he had vnderstood what the common people thought of him he would also know what the Apostles themselues did esteeme him to be and so he gaue occasion to S. Peter to confesse him to be God and man the Sonne of the liuing God 3. Consider how our Lord approuing their faith vnder the confessiō that S. Peter had made in name of them all he called him therfore Happy and Blessed because he had receaued such a reuelation frō God and made him head of the vniuersall Church Let vs learne 1. To heare willingly what others say of vs thereby to amend our faults 2. To be euer ready to confesse the faith of Christ euen with the losse of our life when it should be requisite 3. To praise men modestly acknowledging the good that we see in them to come more of God then of themselues LIII MEDITATION Of the transfiguration of our Sauiour Matth. 17.1 Mark 9.1 Luk. 9.28 1. CONSIDER how our Sauiour desirous to shew a sparkle of his glory did only chuse three of his Apostles and leade them into a high mountaine 2. Consider how praying with them he was in an instant so changed that his face did shine like the sunne and his garments did become as white as snow 3. Consider how S. Peter behoulding Moyses and Elias that did talk with our Sauiour was surprized with so great ioy that he cried out saying It is good for vs to be heere let v● make three Tabernacles for thee for these two Prophets Let vs learne 1. Not to be too carefull to do our good works before men contenting our selues that God doth know thē 2. To make great account of praier and meditation seeing it is of so great force and vertue as to change euen the very body ● Not to desire repose before we haue laboured nor glory before ignominy nor recompense before paine nor pay before we haue ended our taske of work appointed LIV. MEDITATION How our Lord cured a young man possessed with a Diuell Matth. 17.14 Mark 9.14 Luk. 9.37 ● CONSIDER how our Sauiour descending from the ●ountaine wheron he was transfiured and perceauing that there as some stirre amongst the multi●de that inuironed his disciples ●as desirous to know the cause ●erof 2. Consider how one of the number answering that he had brough his sonne grieuoufly sick and that the Apostles could not cure him our Lord commaunded that they should bring the patient before him where when he was come whiles● his father recounted the manner o● his disease the diuel did torme● him horribly throwing him to th● ground 3. Consider how our