thinges haue recourse to God requesting him of his helpe betake thy selfe to prayer before thou occupie thy mind in any other thing amongst the rest of thy deuout prayers remeÌ„ber in particular to saie the Pater noster Aue Maria and Creede So soone as thou dost awake occupie thy mind in God and thinke that euen then thy Angell doth call thee that thou goe with him to praise our Lord. In putting on thy apparell thinke vpon some spirituall thinge As for exaÌ„ple how in baptisme thou wast clothed with grace that thou art a pilgrime dost goe towards the countrie of heauen After this kneeling downe in the place appointed for praier first of al thaÌ„ke God that he hath preserued thee that night kept thee till this time and doth bestowe so many benefits vpon thee Then pray him that he will defend thee that daie euer from all sinne and that thou offend him not at any time That he giue thee grace to fulfill alwaies his holy will and to direct all thinges according to his best pleasure Offer vp thy self vnto him all that which thou art to doe say or thinke with a pure intention that al may be to his praise and gloire Commend thy selfe to the most glorius Virgin and to thine Angell keeper to thy Saint protector and to all Saints saying some good prayer to this intent Afterwards for some space of time make thy mental or vocall prayer according to the commmoditie and capacitie which thou hast FIFTHLY OF THE praier exercise to be made at euening before thou lie downe to sleepe AT euening after supper or at some other time reade if thou be able a little of some deuout and spirituall booke or of the Saints liues or such like and chieflie of the S. whose daie that is thinking for some short space vpon the same Before thou goe to sleepe kneeling downe before some holie Image first giue thankes to God for his benefits receaued in generall and speciallie that daie withal demaunde grace and true light to knowe and hate which is sinne then next examen thy conscience of whatsoeuer thou hast doÌ„ne saide or thought that daie and request his diuine maiestie to pardonne all the faultes and offences thou shalt find in thy selfe making a stedfast purpose with Gods helpe and assistance to be more warie in time to come to coÌ„fesse thee with the first opportunitie of what is past In putting off thy apparel thinke that for sinne man was bereaued of grace and that it is needeful that we cast off our euil habits and inclinations or els think of some other good thing or saie some deuout prayer SIXTLY OF THE manner how to pray and behaue a mans selfe in the Church ENdeauour thy selfe to make thy prayers kneeling and with the greatest deuotion thou canst Going to the place of prayer consider that our Lord is there present to behould what thou dost whither thou doe it as thou oughtest Hearing the peale to Masse or to the rest of the diuine seruice to which thou art to goe lift vp thy mind to coÌ„sider that thou arte to goe to pray and to assist at the oblatioÌ„ of the Sacrifice of the bodie and bloud of our sauiour Chist IESVS for the remission of thy sinnes or els to praise God And therefore thou must goe with greate contrition and deuotion Entering into the Church when thou dost take holy water lifte vp thy soule and â—â—meÌ„ber that thou art baptised and what thou didest promise there at and procure to wash thy soule from sinne with teares and pennance purposing to lead a newe life hence forward In the Church behaue thy selfe with reuerence and feare of God standing in thy place not in that of the Clergie or appointed for anie other state of meÌ„ neither do thou sit vnreuereÌ„tly with thy backe towades the blessed Sacrament nor approach not to the foote nor within the railes of the Altars and eschew being in the Church whatsoeuer speach motion gesture or acte that may be thought irreuerent or vndecent Be attentiue to the diuine seruice and looke not to any other thing but to those most holy mysteries and such things as haue deuotion At Masse be alwaies kneelling and at the Ghospell stand vp right SEVENTHLY OF exercises to be done vpon holie daies and other blessed times and Vigills BE carefull to spend the holy daies not in vanities but in good workes Procure vpoÌ„ feast-daies to heare Masse in thine owne parish-Church and there to harken to such good lessons as be giuen thee and vse what diligence thou canst to be instructed in those thinges which euerie christian is bound to know for his saluation and be carefull to vse the good ould custome of offering at Masse time Endeauour vpon feast-daies to heare Euen song diuine seruice Endeauour to heare sermons holy lessons not only vpon holy daies but vpon all other dayes when thou canst haue theÌ„ this not for curiositie but to take fruite thereby going there to heare them where thou doest finde most inward feeling procuring also with greate diligence to put them in practise When any feast or solemnitie of holy time is neere as of AdueÌ„t of Sexagesima of Lent the like see that thou renewe thy whole life and manners preparing thy selfe to celebrate the same with ConfessioÌ„ CoÌ„munion and such other godlie exercises In euerie Sunday of AdueÌ„t remeÌ„ber to doe that which a holy Bishop doth warne thee of that is to Communicate with great deuotion and purenesse and the like thou must procure to doe vpon the Sundaies of Lent Vpon fasting-daies thou must accoÌ„pany thy fasting with often prayer and also with almes-deeds if thou be able Albeit thou eate but one meale vpon fasting-daies yet as S. Austine doth warne thee thou must not loade thy table with too great store of meate That which thou doest saue in such daies and not spend in supper it shall be very good to giue to the poore for Gods sake EIGHTLY OF GOOD and godlie workes TAke delight in the workes of mercie to doe almes to visite the hospitalles those that be in prisons or sick folkes and by all meanes that thou maist to helpe the poore chiefelie those that be in necessitie Seeke to be of some holy congregation or company of godly vertuous men so to do some good work occupie thy selfe well principally vpon feast daies Be readie with that littell or much that God hath giueÌ„ thee of worldly substance where thou doest waÌ„t this with thy owne labour and sweate to helpe the Churches and specially thy parish where thine owne church is for the ornameÌ„ts and other necessities thereof that all things bee therein with such decencie as becoÌ„meth the house of God When thou doest see thy neighbour to bee in any manifest sinne or ready to fall vse towards him thy dutiful brotherlie correctioÌ„ or warning with charitie discretion thereby to gaine him Such as be noble
and destitute of grace and vertu whom he may not enrich with the store plentie of all pretious substance 5. He giueth him selfe in foode most delicious most sweete and most sufficient in such sorte that none is so feeble weake or famished that may not be healed refreshed strenghtned and sustained 6. He cometh in such splendor and brightnes that none can be so blinded obscursed or held in such darknes that may not by his presence be instructed and lightned 7. He cometh in such plenitude aboundance of grace that none is so indeuout negligent and slouthful that may not be awakened stirred excited to deuotion O great and ouer-flowing loue who is he who well considering this wil not maruaile and with sighing sey O Lord what is man that so thou doest visit him and sett thy hart towardes him Aspirations to acknowledge our great vnworthines to receiue the holy Sacrament of the pretious body and blood of our Sauiour Iesus O My Lord O my God who art thou and who am I that I should presume to come to receiue thee The Angels in heauen doe reuerence thee and the highest powers and glorious Spirits with trembling doe adore thee What then shall I doe that am here in earth dust and ashes that I am what shall I doe O my Lord o my God thy only greatnes doth humble the Angels although they acknowledg in them no sinne nor euill Yea the highest Seraphins drawe in their winges and repute them selues like litle flies before thee what then shall I doe that am charged with the burthen of my iniquitie but bowe downe my head prostrate my selfe vpon the earth and feare to lift vp myne eyes before thee O my Lord O my God if I sinful wretch had prepared my selfe a thousand yeares by deuout meditations and had in my selfe the merits of all the iust men vpon the earth and of all the glorious Saintes in heauen all this were very little nay nothing to receiue thee according to thy dignity how much lesse then O my Lord alas how much lesse shall I doe it naked that I am of all merits and charged with an infinit number of sinnes and vices Aspirations to craue puritie of minde and conscience wher with worthelie to receiue the most B. Sacrament O My Lord my sweete Sauiour and my God who may giue me at this present a pure hart a cleane hart a new hart a hart purged from all soyle a hart set on fire with diuine loue a hart lightned and shining with celestiall brightnes so that my faire and delicate spouse Christ IESVS coming he may finde a place of rest prepared to him in my hart and nothing which may offende the eyes of his Maiestie 2. O that I could if it were possible receiue thee sweete Lord at this present into my soule with that feruour loue and affection wherwith thy worthy and sacred Mother conceiued thee and with that desire loue and deuotion that euer thy deuout seruants haue receiued doe receiue or euer shall receiue thee 3. O that I had in my selfe all the beautie of the nine orders of Angels the burning charitie of the Seraphins the sanctitie and puritie of the heauenly Saintes the feruent loue deuotion and desire of all the chosen frindes of God which euer were are or shall be ether in heauen or earth Aspirations to expresse a feruent longing and impatient desire of the soule for the coming of our Sauiour in the B. Sacrament 1. O Sweete IESV sweete IESV sweete IESV a thousand times doe I longe for thee a thousand times doe I desire thee when wilt thou come my sweete Sauiour when wilt thou come wheh shall I see thee when shall I feele thee within my soule 2. O deare IESV deare IESV deare IESV when shall I according to my desire possesse thy blessed presence within my soule when wilt thou come that I may louingly ioyne my hart to thine Come therefore O sweete IESVS come O bread of Angels O heauenly manna O foode of faithfull soules Come O my sweete loue come and transforme into thee all my intentions conceptions and inwarde parts come and rauish me from all thinges created euen fom my life euen from my owne selfe 3. O diuine fire come and inflame my hart O the spouse of my soule come quickly vnto me Wound my hart with thy loue Come take thy repose within my conscience Come sweete IESVS come quickly and defer no longer to come Come the health the life and only desire of my hart Aspirations proper to be said wheÌ„ the time of reaming the B. Sacrament is neere at hande 1. O My soule behould thy spouse is coming arise and goe earth to meete him enter now and ioyne thee neere vnto him Be glad and reioyce of the approaching of so great a guest because there cometh vnto thee thy Creator thy Lord and thy Louer thy Father thy Pastor and thy Spouse Christ IESVS thy beloued he who gaue for thee his dearest life that he might redeeme thy soule from eternall death 2. Open o my soule open the gate to thy Lord and thy God coming towardes thee giue place to thy Creator giue accesse to thy spouse who with such loue approacheth vnto thee 3. Them imagin that you heare the sweete and amiable voice of our Sauiour calling vnto you and saying Veni amica mea veni sponsa mea veni Come my beloued come my spouse come vnto me To who make answere saying Paratum cor meum Deus â—ratum cor meum Ingredere benedicte Domine miserere mei O God my hart is readie o God my hart is readie Enter blessed Lord and haue mercie on me Aspirations to be said inwardly when the B. Host is in your mouth 1. O Most sweete most potent most faire most noble most highe most geÌ„tle most amiable and most gratious IESV Vouchsafe to enter into the poore house of they seruaÌ„t whose burning desire is wholy to enioy thee and whom all the creatures in heauen and earth cannot satisfie without thee 2. My God enter into my soule and sanctifie it enter into my hart purifie it my God enter into my body and countergarde it and from thy loue neuer separate it 3. Into thy handes o Lord IESV I commend my spirit to thee I resigne my life my soule receiue me sweete Sauiour and so keepe me that I neuer escape out of thy handes Aspirations after receiuing admiring the loue of our Sauiour expressed vnto vs in the most B. Sacrament 1 I Remember sweete IESV the woordes thou spakest to thine Apostles after thou hadst washed their feete saing Knowe you what I haue done vnto you o how wel maist thou now say vnto me Knowe you what I haue done vnto you For what couldest thou doe more for me or what gteater loue o good IESU couldest thou shew vnto me then first to giue this thy body to death for me now againe to giue the selfe same body and blood in meate
meum corpus meum adhuc mundum in conspectu tuo Lord is my body and my mynde yet cleane before thee Somtimes againe by way of huÌ„ble prayer that he wold not leaue you saying with the holy Prophet Ne derelinquas me Domine Deus meus ne discesseris à me Leaue me not O my Lord o my God depart not from me Sometimes likewise you may with great ioy of spirit recite the song of the 3. childreÌ„ DaÌ„ 3. saying Benedicite omnia opera Domini Domino laudate superexaltate eum in soecula c. Benedicite Angeli Domini Domino benedicite caeli Domino c. All yee workes of our Lord blesse yee our Lord prayse and ex tolle him for euer Blesse our Lord yee Angels of our Lord ye heaueÌ„s blesse our Lord c. As in the office of our Lady Moreouer to exercise some other actes of greate deuotion you may sometimes imagin your selfe as one wounded in soule with sundry woundes and that IESVS CHRIST the true phisitian of soules cometh to cast his woundes vpon yours to the end perfectly to heale you You may likewise sometimes by imgination transforme your selfe into the forme of a little Bee mounting vpoÌ„ the tree of the Crosse flying busily from one wound to another to gather and suck into your soule the sweete honie of his most pretious blood A briefe prayer for conclusion SWeete IESVS by the vertu of this most B. SacrameÌ„t I beseeche thee to roote vp and extirpate in me all the branches and seeds of my euil passions renue me wholy into thee so that in thee I may take a new force and viguere and that in vertu of thy grace of vicious which I haue alwayes bene I may for time hereafter become vertuous of a childe of vanitie a contemner of the world of leacherous chast of gluttenous sober of slouthfull feruent and diligent of harslie cholericke and impatient sweet meeke and patient of vnpittifull charitable of proude humble of presumptuous and ill aduised discreete and modest of vaine and light graue and settled of inconâ—â—ant firme and stable finally of a sinner and enwrapped in â—iseries I may become by thy grace just and of exemplar holie conuersation Graunt this sweete Sauiour IESV for thy infinite loue and mercie sake Amen THE LITANY OF the blessed Sacrament LOrd haue mercie Christ haue mercie Lord haue mercie Christ heare vs. O Christ heare vs. O God the Father of heauen Haue mercie vpon vs. o God the Sonne redeemer of the world Haue mercie vpon vs O God the Holy Ghost Haue mercie vpon vs. O holie Trinitie one God Haue mercie vpon vs. Liuely Bread that didst descend from heauen Haue God hidden and my Sauiour Haue mercie vpon vs. Bread of the elect Haue Wine budding foorth virgins Haue mercie vpon vs Fruitfull Bread and the delight of kinges Haue Holie Sacrifice Haue Pure oblation Haue Lambe without spot Haue Table of proposition Haue mercie vpon vs. Most pure Table Haue Foode of Angels Haue Hidden Manna Haue Memoriall of the woÌ„derfull woorkes of God Haue SupersubstaÌ„tial bread Haue Woorde made flesh and dwelling in vs Haue Holy host Haue Chalice of benediction Haue mercie vpon vs. Mysterie of faithe Haue Most highe and venerable Sacrament Haue Sacrifice of all other most holy Haue mercie vpon vs. Truly propitiatorie for the quick and dead Haue HeaueÌ„ly Preseruatiue wherby we are preserued from sinne Haue Miracle aboue al others astonishing Haue Most sacred coÌ„memoration of our Lordes death Haue Gift surpassing al fulnes Ha Chiefe memoriall of diuine Loue Haue Abundance of diuine bountie Haue Holie and most majesticall mystery Haue mercy vpon vs. Medicine of immortallity Haue mercy vpon vs. Dreadful and life-giuing Sacrament Haue Bread of the Almighty word made flesh Haue Vnbloudy Sacrifice Haue Most sweet banquet whereon the ministring Angels attend Haue Sacrament of Piety Haue Bond of Charity Haue Offerer and oblation Haue Spirituall sweetnes tasted in his proper fountaine Haue Refection of holy soules Haue mercy vpon vs. Voyage food of those which dye in our Lord. Haue mercy vpon vs. Pledge of future glory Haue mercy vpon vs. Be mercifull Spare vs o Lord. Be mercifull Heare vs o Lord. From the vnworthy receiuing of thy body blood Deliuer vs o Lord. From concupiscence of the flesh Deliuer vs. From concupiscence of the eyes Deliuer vs From pride of life Deliuer From all occasion of sinne Deliuer vs o Lord. By that desire wherewith thou desieredst to eate this Passeouer with thy Disciples Deliuer vs o Lord. By thy great humility wherewith thou didest washe the feete of thy Disciples Deliuer vs o Lord. By thy burning Charitie wherwith thou didest ordaine this diuine Sacrament Deliuer vs. By thy most pretious blood which thou hast left vnto vs vpon the Altar Deliuer vs. By the fiue woundes of this thy most holy body which thou receiuedst for vs. Deliuer vs o Lord. We sinners Doe beseech thee to heare vs. That thou wouldst increase keepe in vs true faith reuerence and deuotion of this holy Sacrament VVe beseech thee That thou wouldst voutchsafe to bring vs to the frequeÌ„t vse of this holie Eucharist by true coÌ„fession of our sinnes VVe beseech That thou wouldest voutchsafe to deliuer vs froÌ„ all heresie infidelitie blindnes of hart VVe beseech thee That thou wouldst voutchsafe to impart vnto vs the pretious heauenly fruites of this holy Sacrament VVe beseech thee That in the hower of our death thou wouldst streÌ„gthen and defend vs with this heauenly viaticum VVe beseech thee Sonne of God VVee beseech Lambe of God which takest awaye the sinnes of the world Spare vs o Lord. Lambe of God which takest awaye the sinnes of the world Heare vs o Lond. Lambe of God which takest awaye the sinnes of the world Haue mercie THE PRAYER O God who vnder this wonderfull SacrameÌ„t hast left vnto vs the memorie of thy passion Graunt vs so to woorship the sacred mysteries of thy body and blood that we may continually feele in vs the fruit of thy redemption who liuest and raignest with God the Father in vnitie of the holy Ghost one God for euer and euer Amen This which followeth may be fitlie sayed when the benediction of the B. SacrameÌ„t is giuen or coming to adore before the Tabernacle or Altar where the same is reserued IN the name of IESVS euery knee bow of the celestials terrestrials and infernals and euery tongue confesse that our Lord IESVS CHRIST is in the glorie of God the Father Phil. 2.10 And lett all the people say Amen Amen Psal 105.47 Who shall not feare the o Lord magnifie thy name because thou only art holie because all natioÌ„s shal come adore in thy sight because thy judgments be manifest Apocalip 15.4 And lett all the people say Amen Amen The lambe that was slaine is worthie to receiue power strenght honor glorie benedictioÌ„ Apoc. 5.12 And lett all the people say Amen