Patriarks and most true praise of the vnsearchable oracles of God Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe and verily thou art trulie blessed for God hath blessed thee a Tabernacle to him self Blessed art thou among women who alone hast gott the blessing which God had promised to the Gentiles by Abrahā Verily thou art blessed who art called the Mother of the blessed child Iesus Christ our Sauiour for whom the Gentiles crie Blessed is he that cometh in the name of our Lord blessed the eternal name of his glorie Blessed art thou among women whom al generations proclame blessed kinges do glorifie whom Potentates adore whom virgins both following and going before thee do attend into the Temple of the King O haphie Marie and worthie of al praise O Virgin o glorious Mother of God o high child-bearer to whose bowels the maker of heauen and earth is committed O B. Marie admitte our praiers within the sacrarie of thy Auditorie and bring againe vnto vs grace of reconciliation Obtaine what we aske and excuse that we feare for we finde none more excellent in merits to pacify the Iudges anger then thou art who hast deserued to be the Mother of our Redemer Iudge Succour those that be in miserie assist the weake harted comfort those that weepe pray for the people intreat for the Cleargie make intercession for the company of Monkes besech for the deuout woman sexe Let al persons perceaue thy helpe that celebrate thy name Haue compassion vpon the afflicted beare a merciful affection to vs that be pilgrims from heauen present our wepinges vnto God and for vs intreate him as thine owne sonne We on earth are yet afflicted intertained with iniuries affected with reproches do hunger thirst are detained in prison But thou in heauen art preferred before al companies of virgins thou folowest the Lambe whether soeuer he goeth Thou in that most happy Region of the blessed hast gotte the cheifest dignitie To thee a kingly Queare of Angels is placed in the palace of the eternal King And the King of kinges himself louing thee aboue al with an embracing of loue doth sociate thee to him seif as his true Mother and comlie Spouse Therfore possessing these felicities turne thy self to the saluation of our soules assist the praiers of them that aske thee be careful daily to pray for the people of God thou being blessed didest deserue to beare the Redemer of the world who liueth and reigneth for euer Amen O blessed Marie who is able worthily to render dutie of thankes solemnitie of praises vnto thee who by thy singular assent hast sucoured the world which was lost What praises shal the frailtie of man yeld vnto thee who by thy negotiation alone hast found the meanes to recouer it againe Wherfore receiue such as they be very smale such as they be thankes vnequal to thy merites and when thou hast receiued our praiers by praying excuse our faultes Blessed among women pacify our Lord for his common creature For so long as thou didest conuerse on earth a litle portion of the earth had thee but since thou art translated from earth the whole world conteineth thee a common propitiatorie O Mother of God to vs that honor thee geue againe this reward of a litle guift that we may haue more precious and resplendant then riches humble praiers to thy Sonne and our Lord and King and God O vnspotted and whollie pure Virgin Goddes Mother Queene of al hope of the desolate my most glorious Ladie higher then the inhabitantes of heauen more pure then the beames brightnes of the Sunne more to be honoured then the Cherubim more holie thē the Seraphim hope of the Fathers glorie of the Prophets praise of the Apostles and honour of Martyrs ioy of Sainctes and light of the godlie Abraham Isaac and Iacob ornament of Aaron shynnig of Moyses fleece of Gedeon the Crowne of the companie of sarced Prelates and al Sainctes and Virgins inaccessible for brightnes By thee we are reconciled to Christ my God thy Sonne Thou art the helper of those that sinne and are destitute of aide comfort of the world renowmed deliuerer of the imprisoned Thou the receiuer of orphanes Thou the redemption of captiues Thou the exultation of the sicke and saiftie of al. Thou the ornament crowne ioy of virgins haue mercie on me that am defiled who with vetie manie sinnes haue offended my Creator my God and Iudge that most hateful Sathan do not glorie against me O syncere Virgin I haue none other trust for thou o inuiolate Virgin art my harbour and readie helper Lastly I am whollie vnder thy winge and protection most renowmed Mother I besech thee with frequent teares I lye prostrate to thee o my Ladie humbly crauing that thy sweete Sonne geuer of the life of al do not take me away for manie sinnes which I haue committed O thrice holie Virgin Marie looke vpon us frō heauen with a merciful eye and now lead vs from hence in peace place vs free from confusion before the Throne of the Iudge and at last make vs partakers of the station at the right hand that from thence being taken to heauen together with the Angels we may praise the increated and Homousion Trinitie O Virgin Mother of God and Christ at al times carrie vp our praier with the elect of thy Sonne that our sinnes may be forgeuen Be ioyful o Lady because thou hast brought forth to vs the true light pray for vs with him that he wil haue mercie on our soule pray for vs in the sight of the Throne of thy sonne Iesus Christ be ioyful o immaculate verily our Queene be glad o glorie of our parents because thou hast brought forth vnto vs Emanuel o verily Mediatrix before our Lord Iesus Christ We humblie besech thee that thou wilt be mindful of vs that our iniquities may be blotted out Verily the blessed Virgin Marie was a great miracle for what was or euer shal be found at anie time greater or more renowmed then she She alone 〈◊〉 assed heauen earth in renowme What more holie then she Not the Prophets not Apostles not Maryrs not Patriarches not Angels not Thrones not Dominations not Seraphim not Cherubim Lastly no other thing among thinges visible or inuisible can be founde greater or more excellent The same is the handmaid and Mother of God The same a Virgin Mother This is the Mother of him who before al beginning was begotten of his Father whom Angels and men acknowledge Lord of al thinges Wil you know how much this Virgin is more excellent then the celestial powers They with feare tembling do assist she offereth Mankind to him whom she brought forth By her also we obtaine Pardon of sinnes Haile therfore o Mother Heauen Maiden Virgin Throne of our Church the renowme glorie and firmament pray for vs daily to Iesus thy
Sonne and our Lord that by thee we may finde mercie in the day of Iudgment and obtaine those good thinges which are laid vp for those that loue God by the grace and bountie of our Lord Iesus Christ witâ— whom to the Father and Holie Ghost be glorie honour and Rule now and euer world without end Amen O holie Mother of God praise be to thee for thou art the precious pearle of the world Thou the vnquenchable lampe crowne of virginitie Scepter of true faith indissoluble Temple containing him who can no where be contained A Mother and Virgin Thou art blessed among women Mother of him that cometh blessed in the name of our Lord. By thee the Trinitie is sanctifyed By â—â—ee the precious Crosse is celebrated and worshipped in al the world By thee heauen doth ioy the Angels and Archangels reioice the diuels are driueÌ„ away and man him self is called backe to heauen By thee euerie creature detained in the errour of Idols is conuerted to the knowledge of the truth faithful men haue come to holy baptism churches are builded in al the world Thou being helper the Nations haue come to penance What more By thee the only begotten Sonne of God that true light hath shyned to them that sat in darknes and shadow of death By thee the Prohets foretold By thee the Apostles preached saluation to the Gentiles Who shal be able to expresse the greatnes of thy praises o Marie Mother and Virgin Let vs extol her adoring her Sonne the immaculate Spouse of the Church To whom be honour and glorie world without end Amen Of Praier and honour vnto the blessed Angels in heauen Chapter 5. O Ierusalem the eternal house of God next to the loue of Christ be thou my gladnes and consolation Let the sweete memory of thy blessed name be the releife of my sorow werisomnes O holie Angels holie Archangels holie Powers holie Potentates holie Principalityes holie Dominations holie Thrones holie Seraphines holy Cherubins holie Michael holie Gabriel holie Raphael and thou my holie Angel to whom our common maker hath committed me to be kept and al you administring spirits and heauenlie Citizens al orders of blessed Spirits make intercession and pray for me a wretch and your vnworthie seruant for al the Church of God that we may be worthie of the promises of Christ that by your praiers we may be ioyned to your B. felowship for euer Let vs aske that we may haue God and Christ and the Angels fauourers vnto vs in al our actions We besech the Angel of peace loue with praier and obsecration O you diuine armies of God immaterial O Angels intellectual reasonable But it is better by degree in order to Praise magnify and cal vpon you O Seraphines I besech you to cleanse the inward corners of my soule from the filthes of sinne and vtterly expelling and putting away the darknes of my heart lighten the internal senses of my minde O you Cherubins adorne me with the knowlege of the heauenlie word Kindle anger in me against the old serpent and powerablie carrie me on high from the earth O you Thrones who are the seate-bearers and rest of God almightie deliuer me from al deceipt and cursed work and make me worthie of the glorie and Maiestie of God O venerable Dominations graunt vnto me that I may gouerne the passions of my minde which corrupt the vnderstanding and to the last breath of my life subdue the deceiptes of the diuel which greuosly hurt my soule O Potentates named agreable to your office geue power vnto me against the visible and inuisible enemies which rise against my soule labour to bring my mind into captiuitie endeuour to ouerthrow my waies O you immoueable and mightie powers compasse me about with heauenly strength and power that am weake and infirme and make me apt that I may manfully driue away and tread vnder foote those spritual snakes scorpions O Principalities cheife in the third order of Angels be faithfully present and vse your careful diligence that I may triumphe ouer my most noysome enemies and resist them without feare wound euen to the end O you the rest of the Angels Archangels I aske and besech your bounty o you good without blemish Angels and Archangels o vndefiled spirits I intreate your magnificence preserue my life without offence my hope vnmoued manners blamelesse my loue towardes God and my neighboure perfect and free from al transgression I besech you leade and guide me with your hand and direct me to euery way of saluation and acceptable to God Al places are ful of Angels o Angel come receiue one cenuerted froÌ„ old error from doctrine of diuels from iniquity speaking against God and receiuing him as a good Phisitian cherish and instruct him and cal vnto thee other fellowes of thy ministery that al you together may instruct them to faith which sometime were deceiued For there is greater Ioy in heauen for one sinner doing penance then nyntie nine iust Haue mercy vpon me haue mercy vpon me o my freindes he seemeth to request the Angels to pray for him or surely the Saincts to pray for a penitent O holy Michael holy Gabriel holy Raphael o you holy Quiets of Angels and Archangels I presume to aske you by him that hath chosen you and of whose sight you reioyce that you vouch saife to pray for me to God a sinner O Michael Prince of the heauenly armie we vnworthie do besech thee that thou wilt defend vs by thy intercessions keepe vs with the shadow of thy winges of an immaterial nature We fal downe and without ceasing crie vnto thee deliuer vs from daungers as prince of the heauenly powers Be present vnto me o you Angels of my God which are neuer absent constituted in your ministerie for them that shal receiue the inheritance of saluation Consider and behold how Syon the Citie of our God is made vyle become as it were polluted among her enemies Al comlines and delightes are gone from her countenance Her Virgins yong people brought vp in Monasteries haue learned to treade sharp wayes O you Angels succour vs. O God omnipotent we humbly aske intreate that the intercession of Archangels be vnto our Lord for vs the Intercessions of Michael and Gabriel Raphael that we may appeare worthy before our Sauiour by the intercession of the neene orders of Angels The Thrones Dominations and Principalities and Powers also Cherubins and Seraphimes vouchsaife to pray for vs. O thrice most holie and much beloued and reuerenced Prince and cheife of the Angels Michael when at the last al those admirable thinges which are expected shal be ended by the sounde which thou shalt geue then o holy Arch-prince teacher of those that erre raiser of them that fal defender of soules
offer they honour no man departeth in sadnes as though thou wert alwaies present embracing in thy nurcing bosome thy countrie Citizens norish them with a fatherly loue Among these o honour of Christ heart me also confessing the sinnes of my heart and bewraying my deedes I acknowledge and know my selfe vnworthy to be heard of Christ him selfe yet I may receiue cure by his Martyrs my Patrones O bountiful heare thy Suppliant vnbind him from the bandes of the world Blessed Ciprian vouchsaife to helpe vs with his praiers in the mortalitie of this flesh as labouring in a dark cloude that by the guift of God we may so much as we can imitate his good thinges O noble Maryr looke downe mercifully on vs from aboue and direct our speach and life and feede this holy fold or gouerne it and so much as is possible dispose other thinges to the best Where two or three be gathered together in the name of our Lord there is God But where fourtie shal be who wil doubt but God is present there He that is oppressed with anie distresse let him flee to these he that doth ioy let him pray to these The one to be deliuered from thinges that be euil the other to continew in his ioyes O holy Queare o sacred order o common kepers of mākind most excellent fellowes of cares offerers vp of praiers and Vowes most potent Ambassadoures with God the Starres of the world Floures of the Churches O holie S. Albane I besech thee to pray to our Lord for me that it wil please him to send his Angel to leade me securely that I be not hindered in my way by the cursed enemie the diuel O holy Father Albane who leauing thinges terrestrial hast ascended the high seate of heauen with glorie now we besech thee with earnest praier thee who art our true glorie vnbind by thy deuout praiers the sinnes of thy seruantes Pray for the English Nation and for the euerlasting peace thereof obtaine for vs thy suppliants the eternal ioyes of life where Alleluya doth soūd continually O Sainct Albane pray for vs. O S. Albane make intercession for the soules of the deceased O twice renuomed descend hither a while bringing Christes fauour with thee that our greeued senses may feele the ease of pardon Let no death now remaine but the noble Soule receiue flesh againe that as it hath bene partaker of laboures and common daunger so it may be coheire of glorie for euer O Romanus constant Confessor of Christ our God be frendly vnto me moue the organe of my speachles mouth graunt me to declare the meruelous thinges of thy praises for thou knowest that the dūme may be made to speake O blessed Theodorus be Present vnto vs we want manie benefites Make intercession and pray for thy coūtrie to our common King and Lord. We feare afflictions we expect daungers As a souldier defend vs that the madde and wicked Barbarian rage not against Churches or Altares that the prophane and impious do not spurne the holy thinges And if there be need of greater aduocation and praier then assemble the companie of thy brethren Martyrs and pray together for vs with them al. Let the praiers of manie iust blotte out the sinnes of the multitude people Moue Peters stirre vp Paule also Iohn the Diuine and beloued Disciple that they wil be careful for the Churches which they haue founded for which they haue borne Chains for which they haue suffered daungers and death that heresses do not as thornes ouergrow the vineyard let not cocle choake vp the wheate but by vertue of thine owne and thy felowes praiers o admirable man let the Christian common wealth become a feild of corne which feild may remaine to the end in a fertile and fruitful foile of faith in Christ alwaies bringing forth fruit of eternal life O Felix o Sainct of God o beloued of God be a right hand and most saife Towre of defence vnto me Receiue the praiers of thy suppliants and commend thē to God Intreate the dreadfull Maiestie of our Lord that by thy abundā◠praiers and merites he wil pardon our offences O great Basile looke downe vpon vs from heauen and either command my greife to go away or help me and perswade me so patiently to endure it that when I shal at last depart from hence thou maist receiue me into the eternal Tabernacles and that with thee I may behold the Blessed Trinitie in such maner as it is O Athanasius looke downe gently vpon vs from aboue and direct this holy people worshipper of the holy Trinitie and nourish vs in peace defend vs. Direct vs in our combate receiue vs and place vs with thy self and those that be as thou art O holy Ephrem excellent Father Doctor of the Church standing by the heauenly Altare and Prince of life together with the Angels sacrificing to the sacred Trinitie remember al vs obtaine pardon of sinnes for vs that we may enioy the euerlasting blessednes of the celestial Kingdome in Christ Iesus our Lord. To whom be glorie for euer Amen O merciful haue mercie vpon me a wretch that when the high Iudge of the world shal come thou wilt procure that my sinnes be blotted out Be a mediator betwene our Lord and me Let thine intercessiō vnbind him whom his offence doth binde Let thy gentle pietie harken vnto me for with praier thou art powerable with him whose thou art what I aske thou art able to doe because he geueth al to his frendes I besech thee craue pardon thou who hast gotte the crowne o sheephard deliuer thy sheepe that it be not lame nor shutte forth Be vnto me a Medidiator betwene God and the guiltie Be mindful of thy seruants by him whose light thou shalt see for euer O beloued of God remember remember vs continually Thou standest without blemish before God singing that new song and following the Lambe whether soeuer he goeth Thou that art a follower of him be a Patrone vnto vs an interpreter of our Praiers an acceptable strong Aduocate Make intercession for vs to our Lord Iesus Christ that we may deserue to obtaine the song of the heauenly Trmupet the voice of that desired sound and the ioyes of the holy Resurrection I desire Intercession which holy Simeon can geue and I know I shal obtaine it For he wil graunt my petition Imitating the Bountifulnesse of our Lord. I pray also that I may haue the Intercession of holy Aphrates I aske that I may also haue the Benediction of holy Theodosius Holie Iames vouchsaife with his praiers to sustaine vphold our weaknes that being strengthned we may receiue manie victories from others that haue gotten them against vs and so depart out of this life with them as Conquerours O most blessed Agnes glorious vnto Christ bewtiful to the
A MANVAL OF PRAIERS VSED BY THE FATHERS OF THE PRIMAtiue Church for the most part within the foure first hundred yeares of Christ al before the end of the sixt hundred yeare diuided into seueral Chapters Wherin by the very praiers of the Apostles and their successors here related without anie word or sillable added or altered al the cheifest questioÌ„s now in controuersie are inuincibly proued for the holy doctrine of the present Roman Church by which we are instructed how to beleeue and what to practise in deuotion By R. B. P. Simb Apostol I beleeue the holy Catholicke Church With Licence 1618. TO OVR MOST REnowmed Queene Anne And al her Right honorable and other Ladies MOST GRATIOVS QVEENE RIght noble and other worthy Ladies as by place of dignitie you are honorable in this world and honour is that which many of you enough if not to much affect to haue and being had continue as careful to encrease and feareful not to loase it So seeing you consist as al men and women doe of two portions the cheif and best by nature immortal and the other after a short life and death to be cloathed with immortalitie and al honors and pleasures here be fading mortal and no obiects of delight for creatures immortal It is wisdome in time for al that loue and desire honor to prouide how to ioyne honor immortality together for most sure it is that both you and al humane kinde shal be immortal and if we seeke not here for a better honour then this which is mortal we shal remaine without honour and be in dishonour for euer And al who haue or claime title vnto honour must also render true and due honour to euerie one more honourable in degree For to render honour is the vrgent and bynding law of God Nature and Nations But they which be often honourable in this world are not alwaies so strictly bound for accepting or seeking honour And because I do not doubt but manie or most of you are expert enough in the second case of admitting honour vnto your sâ—â—ues and as negligent or ignorant in the former so generally commanding precept of performing honour office and dutie I haue to condemne ignorance wilfulnes and al vaine euasions perused the bookes of armorie of the best and most anutient Heraldes in the Religion of Christ next vnder him his holie Apostles their happie successors the practises of Apostolick and al Churches with the learned vertuous Fathers of this sacred Primatiue vnspotted Church of the first second third fourth fift and none after the sixt hundred yeare after Christ and out of them gathered together and set downe in this breife Summarie of true honour To whom when where how and what honour these most diuine and honourable persons yelded vnto others nor by anie priuate inference or exposition of mine owne but in the very wordes praiers them selues without anie sillable added or altered by which those holie Churches Fathers publikly professed and proposed to al posterities that inward faith which they beleued and also that office dutie and honor which they and al good ChristiaÌ„s owe and ought to render That except anie men or women naming them selues Christians wil be so impious Antichristians to condemne these most holie guides and Pastors in the kingdome of Christ and now by these professions of their faith performinges of dutie and honour glorious and happie Sainctes in heauen and our most B. Sauiour Redemer him self Christ Iesus to be a seducer the cheifest controuersies of this time in Religion being in this short Treatise by these inuincible Argumentes and authorities demonstratiuely proued made euident and adiudged for the most sacred doctrine of the present Romane Church wil haue an end the wilful and obstinate inuincibly refuted the ignorant truly instructed the vniustly persecuted truly rewarded and pitied most sacred preisthood and Sacrifice by many so prophanly vsed wil here thus proued appeare most reuerent holy and glorious To be breife what homage honour dutie loue pitie compassion or releife we owe and must render to the Church Triumphant Militant or patient that we may truly with the other Articles of our holie Creede beleue and confesse the holie Catholicke Church the Communion of Sainctes they are here thus manifestly and vndeniably determined and al cheifest matters now called into question so decided Diuers praiers of this subiect I haue wholly here omitted being alreadie lately published in my Manual of Meditations and Prayers And in some few CoÌ„trouersies though of least momeÌ„t because their praiers do not belong to al estates for which this booke is published I haue bene silent The cause why I principally dedicate it to you is not to make you patrons of the praiers of Sainctes and their holie faith but to make them Patrones vnto you not to constitute you Iudges of the honour which is due to the High Queene and Ladie in Heauen but to make you ladies there nor to make your vnlearned sexe vmpeare ouer the whole Church of God but to procure you to be true members of that holie companie forth of which there is no saluation not because I woud exclude your Lordes whom I duly honour but to haue it presented to them by you and you in knowing and performing the true honours and duties here remembred to be more honourable both to them and others and them by this and your example to learne and do the honours and duties they owe to others Neither do I omitte the inferiour of your kind to be grateful vnto you though the vertuous among you I honour with double honour that liue in state But because vertue or vice is often learned from the higher I wish you the first and you therin to be imitated and made a Rule And so in al dutie I shal euer rest Your Maiesties dutiful subiect and Ladiships true seruaÌ„t and frend R. B. P. The Table of the contentes The first Chapter containeth praiers concerning Iustification which is not by faith alone The 2. Chapter Iustification and merite of Almes Sacrifice suffering persecution Praiers of Sainctes other good deedes in grace The 3. Chapter of the Communion of the Militant Church with the Triumphant in honour praier protection and first of our B. Ladie S. Marie the Mother of God The 4. Chapter of the same The 5. Chapter of Praier and honour to the holie Angels and their Protection The 6. Chapter of praier and honour to al the Sainctes in heauen in general their protection The 7. Chapter to Sainctes in particular deceased before the Passion of Christ The 8. Chapter of praier honour vnto and the patronage of Sainctes in particular after the Passion of Christ The 9. Chapter the old Lytanies of the Church The 10. Chapter Reuerence of holie Reliques The 11. Chapter praiers for one departed out of this life The 12. Chapter praiers for al faithful deceased The 13. Chapter praiers before receiuing the B. Sacrament
necessitie from al temptations of the diuel Be our Reconciliatrix and Aduocate in the hour of Iudgment Deliuer vs from the fire to comand darknes and vouchsaif vs the glorie of thy Sonne for thou art the most holie hope of Christians with God To whom be honour world without end Amen O holie and immaculate Virgin Marie Mother of God and Mother of our Lord Iesus Christ vouchsaife to make intercession for me to him whose Temple thou deseruedst to be I besech the Intercession of blessed Marie the Virgin that my praier may be effectual O holie Mother of God Virgin Marie pray for vs. O Queene of heauen and Ladie of earth euer most holie Virgin Mother of God our Lord Iesus Christ pray for vs and daily yea continually make intercession for me thy seruant and for al the holy Church of God for remission of sinnes purging of vices for increase and perfection of vertues for the peace and health of the faithful people for the fruictes of the earth for the stabilitie of the Church the order of Sainctes and for al seruantes of God men and women both liuing and departed that by thy praiers and holie merites God almightie may take mercie on a people ful of sinnes here and for euer Haile o Queene Mother of mercie life sweetenes and our hope al haille We that are the banished children of Eue do crie vnto thee To thee we sigh groaning and weping in this vale of teares Therfore o thou our aduocate turne those thy merciful eyes vnto vs and shew vnto vs after this exile blessed Iesus the fruite of thy wombe O merciful o ful of pitie o sweete Virgin Marie Pray for vs o holie Mother of God That we may be made worthie of the promises of Christ Harken o daughter of Dauid Abraham and incline thine eare to our praiers and forgeat not thy people We crie vnto thee o most holie Virgin remember vs and render vnto vs for this litle speech great guiftes out of the riches of thy graces thou who art ful of grace We vse these wordes for thy praise If at anie time Himne if at anie time praise be offered vnto thee either by vs or anie creature to thee I say our gracious Ladie Queene Mistris Mother of God Arke of the Sanctuarie Al orders of Angels and earthly thinges pronounce thee blessed We exalt thee with a great and lowde voice saying Haile gratious our Lord is with thee o Mistris and Ladie and Queene and Mother of God make intercession for vs. O venerable Virgin chast most happy adorned with the garment of immortalitie accompted as a Goddesse be mercifuly present to my praiers receiue my petitions O Ladie graunt that I may so depart forth of this life that hauing thee so great a gouernesse of it I may alwaies find thee for me a most acceptable Patronesse to thy Sonne Suffer me not to be deliuered ouer as it were to be crucified and exposed to the scorne of him that is the sworne enemie plague of al mortal men O maiden equalled by none in grace Mother and Virgin comly aboue al virgins and the greatest who excedest al orders of heauenly inhabitantes Queene Ladie the good of mankind be alwaies a frend to mortal men and to me euerie where the greatest saifguard O thrice blessed Mother o light of virgins which inhabitest the most glorious Temple of heauen free from the stianes of mortalitie now thou art adorned with the stoale of immortalitie harkē gently from aboue to my wordes and I besech thee o Virgin receiue my praiers It is worthy and iust to glorify thee Goddes Mother alwaies most blessed wholly vndefiled Mother of god more honourable then the Cherubins and incomparably more Glorious then the Seraphins which without corcorruption hast brought forth God verily we magnify thee Goddes Mother O glorious Mother of God who brought forth true God pray vnto him to saue our soules O Mother of God because thou art more excellent then al creatures we which are not able to praise thee worthily do freely besech thee haue mercie vpon vs. Haile ful of grace our Lord is with thee Haile organe of ioy by which the condemnation of our offence is purged and ful cōpensation of true ioy is made Haile truly blessed Haile illuminated Haile magnificent Temple of Diuine glory Haile consecrated Palace of the King Haile bride chamber in which humanitie was espoused to Christ Haile elected to God before thou wert borne Haile Goddes Reconciliation with men Haile treasure of life which neuer fadeth Haile heauen celestial Tabernacle of the sunne of glory Haile most ample feild of God whom none other place but thou alone could comprehend Haile holie virginal earth of which the new Adam by an vnspeakable framing was formed which should restoare the old Adam to saluation Haile Marie ful of grace our Lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe for thou hast brought forth the Sauiour of our soules It is worthie it is worthie that we cal thee who art trulie blessed the Mother of God alwaies blessed euerie way irreprehensible the Mother of our God more honourable thē the Cherubins and more glorious then the Seraphins who without corruption hast brought forth God the word We truly magnify thee the Mother of God o ful of grace to thee euerie creature maketh ioy the companie of Angels and mankind thou who art the sanctified Temple the spiritual paradise the glorie of virgins of whom God receiued flesh and became a child our God who is before the world for he made thy belie his Throne and thy wombe more spacious and large then the heauens them selues To thee o ful of grace euerie creature doth gratulate glorie to thee O holie Marie Mother of God pray for vs I say sinners Amen O Mother of God Queene of heauen doare of paradise Ladie of the worlde begin praiers for my sinne Amen O my blessed Ladie and defence of mankind the harbour and protection of them that flee vnto thee I know o my Ladie Mother of God that I haue greatly offended thee For who o my Ladie hath hoped in thee and was ashamed or what man hath faithfully asked thy help able to al thinges hath at anie time bene forsaken verly no man at anie time Wherfore I a sinner also and wicked person aske thy euer-during fountaine from which cures do flowe to our soules be merciful vnto me Of the same praying vnto and honouring this most blessed Virgin Marie Chapter 4. HAile ful of grace our Lord is with thee He that said Let light be made let the firmament and the rest of the workes of wonderful creation be made Haile Mother of immeasurable ioy Haile new Arke of glory in which the spirit of God descending rested Arke in which rested the sanctification of new glorie Haile ornament of al Prophets and
vnspotted Sacrifices which we offer vnto thee for thy Catholicke church We aske and pray that thou wilt receiue this Oblation in thy high Altare by the handes of thine Angels as thou didest vouchsaife to receiue the guiftes of thy seruant Abel the iust and which thy high Preist Melchizedech hath offered vnto thee Being mindful of Christes most glorious passion and Resurection from those below and ascension into heauen O Lord we offer vnto thee this immaculate Oblation vnbloudy Sacrifice this holy bread and Chalice of eternal life And we aske and pray that thou wilt receiue this Oblation in thy high Altar by the handes of thine Angels as thou didest vouchsaife to receiue the guifts of thy seruant iust Abel and the Sacrifice of our Patriarch Abraham which the high Preist Melchizedech offered vnto thee O Lord I being mindful of thy venerable passion do come to thine Altare although a sinner that I may offer vnto thee the sacrifice which thou hast instituted and commanded to be offered in commemoration of thee for our saluation O high God receiue it I besech thee for thy holy Church and for the people which thou hast gotten with thy bloud O high Preist and true Bishop Iesus Christ who hast geuen vnto vs thy flesh to eate and thy bloud to drinke hast put this Mysterie in vertue of the holy Ghost saying So often as you do these you shal do them in memory of me I aske by the same thy bloud the price of our saluation I ask by this meruelous vnspeakable Charitie with which thou hast vouchsaifed to loue vs wretches vnworthy that thou wouldest wash vs frō our sinnes in thy bloud Teach me thy vnworthy seruāt whom thou hast vouchsaifed to cal vnto preistly functiō teach me I besech thee by thy holy Spirit to handle so great a Mysterie with that reuerence and honour with that deuotion and feare with which it behoueth and becometh For thy great clemency graunt me to celebrate the solemnities of Masse with a cleane heart and pure minde For with how great contrition of heart and fountaine of teares with how great reuerence and trembling with how great chastity of body and purity of soule is that diuine and heauenly Sacrifice to be celebrated where thy flesh in truth is receiued where thy Bloud in truth is drunke where lowest thinges are ioyned to the highest earthly thinges to diuine where the presence of holy Angels is where thou meruelously and vnspeakably art constituted Sacrifice and Preist We aske thee also o Lord for the soules of the faithful departed that this great Sacrament of pietie be vnto them saluation health ioy and refreshing O Lord let that inuisible and incomprehensible Maiestie of thy holy Spirit descend as long agone it did vpon the Oblations of the Fathers and make our Oblations thy Body and Bloud and teach me an vnworthy Preist to handle so great a Mysterie with puritie of heart and deuotion of teares with reuerence and dread that thou maist receiue pleasedly and gently of my handes for the saluation of al both liuing and dead We aske that the holy Ghost coming may with his holy good and glorious presence sanctify and make this bread the holy Body of thy Christ this Chalice the pretious Bloud of thy Christ that it may be vnto al receiuing of them to remission of sinnes O louer of men we humbly besech thee that thou wilt shew thy face vpon this bread and Chalice vpon this portable Altare Blesse sanctify cleanse and change this bread into thine immaculate flesh and this wine into thy pretious bloud O Lord Iesus Christ our God attend from thy holy Tabernacle from the Throne of the Glorie of thy Kingdome come to sanctify vs vouchsaife with thy powerable hand to impart vnto vs thine impolluted bodie and pretious Bloud and by vs to al the people O Lord make this bread the glorious Body of our Lord Iesus Christ for expiation of offences remission of sinnes and life euerlasting to them that receiue it Amen And this Chalice the pretious bloud of our Lord God Sauiour Iesus Christ for expiation of offences and forgeuenes of sinnes life euerlasting to them that receiue it Amen O Lord send forth thy spirit vpon vs and vpon these guiftes proposed and make this bread the pretious body of thy Christ and that which is in this Chalice the pretious bloud of Christ thy Soone transchanging them with thy holy Spirit O Lord we besech thee that pacified thou wilt accept this Oblation of our seruice and of al thy family Which Oblation o God vouchsaif we besech thee in al thinges to make blessed ratified acceptable that it may be made for vs the body and bloud of thy most beloued Sonne our Lord Iesus Christ O lord we thy seruantes and thy holy people mindful of so blessed passion rysing from hel and ascention into heauen of the same Christ thy Sonne our Lord do offer to thine excellent Maiestie out of thy guiftes a pure oblation holy oblation immaculate oblation the holy bread of eternal life and Chalice of euerlasting saluation Vouchsaife to accept them as thou didest the guiftes of thy seruant iust Abel and the Sacrifice of our Patriarch Abraham that which Melchizedech thy high Preist offered vnto thee holy Sacrifice immaculate Oblation Humbly we besech thee o god almightie that as many of vs as shal receiue of this participatiō of the Altare the holy Body and Bloud of thy Sonne may be filled with celestial Benediction and grace by the same Christ our Lord. Amen O Lord we offer this Sacrifice vnto thee that we may remember al those which before vs are departed from this world First the Patriarkes Prophets Apostles Martyrs that God by their praiers wil receiue our praiers We pray for our holy Fathers and Bishops after we pray for al which are dead among vs beleuing it to be the greatest help of soules for whom is offered praier of that holy and dreadful Sacrifice which is placed vpon the Altar When we pray for the dead although they be sinners we offer vp Christ who was slaine for our sinnes that we may procure him who is most bountiful to be merciful both to our selues and them O Lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world looke vpon vs and haue mercie vpon vs. Thou art made vnto vs a Sacrifice who art our Preist Thou art our reward who art our Redemer kepe vs whom thou hast redemed from al euils What preeminence aboue al others S. Peter his Successors in his Sea Apostolick haue in this sacred Preisthood Chapter 17. O Peter the Rocke and firmament of the Church highest topp of the Apostles I besech thee to be present this day taking pitie vpon vs and in spirit conuerse in this place O B. Peter why art thou silent for the sheepe and Lambes commited vnto thee by