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A12649
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A short rule of good life To direct the deuout Christian in a regular and orderly course.
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Southwell, Robert, Saint, 1561?-1595.
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1622
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STC 22970; ESTC S106293
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behauiour deliberation in my speeches purity in my thoughts rigtheousnes in my actions Iesu be my sunne in the day my food at the table my repose in the night my cloathing in nakednes my succour in all my needs Iesu let thy bloud runne in my mind as a water of life to clense the filth of my sinnes and to bring forth the fruit of life euerlaâ—â—ing Iesu stay minâ— inclinations from bearing down my soule bridle mine appetites with thy grace and quenche in me the fire of all vnlawfull desires Iesu keepe mine eies from vaine sights mine eares from hearing euill speeches my tongue from talking vnlawfull things my sences from euery kind of disorder Iesu make my wil pliable to thy pleasure and resigned wholy to thy prouidence grant me perfect conteÌ„tmeÌ„t in that which thou allottest O Lord make me strong against all occasions of sinne and steedfast in not yeelding to euil yea rather to die then to offend thee Iesu make me ready to pleasure al loth to offeÌ„d any gentle in speaking courteous in coÌ„â—ersation louing to my friends and charitable to mine enemies Iesu forsake me not lest I perish leaue me not to mine owne weakenes lest I fall without recouery Iesu graunt me an earnest desire to amend my faultes to renew my good purposes to peâ— forme my good intentions and to begin a fresh in thy seruice Iesu direct mine inteÌ„tions correct my errours erect my infirmities protect my good endeuours Iesu alay my passions and make me able to master theÌ„ that they neuer drawe me beyond the rule of reason and piety Iesu make me humble to my Superiours freÌ„dly to my equals chariâ—able to my inferiours and carefull to yeeld due respect to all sorts Iesu grant me sorrow for my sinnes thankâ—ulnes for thy benefits feare of thy iudgements loue of thy mercies and mindfulnes of thy presence Amen A praier before we settle our selues to our deuotions O Moste gratious Iesu giue mee leaue to presente my selfe before thy diuine maiesty and to poure out my vnworthy praiers vnto thee in sight of all the glorious court of heaueÌ„ Behould O Lord not in my merites but in the multitude of thy mercies I nowe come to make manifest my necessities and to vtter my grieâ—es vnto thee I come as a poore and needy wretch vnto a God of infinite glory I come as a worme of the earth vnto my soueraigne maker and creator I come as a guilty and heinous offendour vnto a most iust and seuere iudg I am not worthy to lift vp mine eâ—es to heaueÌ„ much lesse to open my mouth in thy glorious presence or presume to taâ—ke with a Lorde and King of such maiesty being my selfe but slime and ashes But O father of mercies and God of all comfort thou promisest that who asketh shal receiue who knocketh shal be let in who seeketh shal find Thou inuitest the greatest sinners and refusest not to yeeld thy assistance to any that will vse it Granâ— me therfor grace now to pray vnto thee as my duety and thy desert requireth Graunt me a pure intention a ferueÌ„t deuotion an atteÌ„tiue mind that I bee not carried away with impertineÌ„t thoughtes nor any other distraction but with humble heart firme hope and perfect charity I may effectually pray vnto thee and aske of thee that which thou seest most for thy glory my good to graunt sweet Iesus Amen An other O Gratious Iesu helpe mee to pray worthely that thou maiâ—st mercifully graunt my petitions keepe my thoughtes from wandering restraine my imaginations preserue my â—ences from being distracted Defend O Lord my weak hart from all ghostlie assaultes and so fixe my mind vpon thee that I be not carried away from consideration of thy presence graunt me distinctly to pronouÌ„ce my wordes attentiuely to apply my thoughtes and to be wholy rauished and posessed with zeale and true deuotion O Lord graunt me to aske forgiuenes with deep coÌ„trition and full purpose of ameâ—dement graunt me to craue thy benefits with harty thankefulnesse and gratitude for those which I haue receiued Grant me to pray for my self with perfect resignatioÌ„ vnto thy will and for others with true charity 〈◊〉 sincere affection Afford O Lord such comfort to my soule as thou seest fitte for me and by the assistauÌ„ce of thy spirit inspiâ—e thy good motions into me that I may feele them forcibly accept them thankfully and fulfill them effectually Finally I huÌ„bly beseech thee of thy mercy and goodnes that I may deuoutly spend this time of praier endeuouring with thy Angels and Saints to praise thee with true repentant sinners to appease thee and with all thy creatures dutifully to serue thee sweet Iesus Amen A short meditation of mans miserie WHat was I O Lord What am I What shall I be I was nothing I am now nothing worth am in hazzard to be woâ—se than nothing I was conceiued in originall sinne I may hereafter feele the eternall smart of sinne I was in my mother a loathsome substance I am in the world a sacke of corruption I shal bee in my graue a prey of vermine When I was nothing I was without hope to be saued or feare to be damned I am now in a doubtfull hope of the one and in manifest daunger of the other I shal be ether happy by the successe of my hope or most miserable by the effect of my daunger I was so that I coulde not then bee damned I am now so that I can scarce be saued What I haue beene I know to wit a wretched sinner what I am I caÌ„not say being vncertaine of Gods grace What I shall be I am ignoraÌ„t being doutfull of my perseuerance O Lorde erect my former weaknesse correct my present sinfulnesse direct my future frailtie Direct it O Lorde from passed euill in present good to â—uâ—ure reward sweete Iesus Amen AN EPISTLE OF A RELIGIOVâ— PRIEST vnto his Father Exhorting him to the perfect forsaking of the world To the worshipfull his verie good father R. S. his duetifulle sonne R. S. wisheth all happines IN children of former ages it hath binne thought so behouefull a point of duety to their parents in presence by seruiceable offices in absence by other effectual significations to yeelde proofe of their thankfull mindes that neyther any child could omit it without touch of vngratefulnes nor the paâ—ent forâ—eare it without iust displeasure But nowe we are fallen into such calamitie of times and the violence of heresie hath so crossed the course both of vertue and nature that their engraffâ—d lawes neuer infringed by the most sauage and bruite creatuâ—es cannot ' of Gods people without perill be obâ—erued I am not of so vnnaturall a kinde of so wilde education or so vnchristian a spirite as not to remember the roote out of which I branched or to forget my secondary maker and author of my being It is not the carelesnesse of a cold affection nor the want of a due and reuereÌ„t respect