vs sinners now and in the houre of our death Amen The ten Commaundementes of the Decalogue I Am thy Lord God which haue brought thee out from the land of Aegypt from the house of bondage 1. â—hou shalt haue no strange Gods before me 2. Thou shalt not take the name of our Lord God in vaine For our Lord will not hold him guiltles who shall take the name of his Lord God in vaine 3. RemeÌ„ber that thou keep holy the Sabboath day 4. Honour thy Father and thy Mother 5. Thou shalt not kill 6. Thou shalt not coÌ„mit adultery 7. Thou shalt not steale 8. Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy Neyghbour 9. Thou shalt not desire thy neyghbours house 10. Neither shalt thou desire his wife nor seruant nor handmayd nor oxe nor asse nor ought that is his The 7. Sacraments of the Catholike Church BAPTISME Confirmation the Eucharist Pennance Extreme vnction Order Matrimony The Theologicall vertues Fayth Hope and Charity The Cardinall Vertues Prudence Temperance Iustice Fortitude The guiftes of the holy Ghost Wisedome Vnderstanding Counsell Fortitude Science Piety the Feare of our Lord. The fruits of the Holy Ghost Charity Gladnes Peace Patience Benignity Goodnes Longanimity Meeknes Fayth Modesty Continence Chastity The Precepts of Charity Thou shalt loue thy lord God with thy whole hart with thy whole soule in all thy mind Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe The precepts of the Church 1. To celebrate the appointed â—east-dayes of the Church in abstayning from seruile works 2. To heare reuerently the sacred Office of the Masse on the holy dayes 3. To fast the Lent the foure Ember dayes the Vigils according to the custome of the Church and the Friday and Saturday to abstain from flesh 4. To confesse thy sins to a Priest approued to receaue the holy Eucharist about the feast of Easter and to do these thinges at the least once a yeare 5. Not to solemnize Marriage on the dayes forbidden by the Catholike Church The spirituall workes of Mercy 1. To teach the ignoraÌ„t 2. To correct the sinner 3. To assist by counsel him that needeth it 4. To comfort the afflicted 5. Patiently to suffer iniuryes 6. To pardon an Offence or Iniury 7. To pray for the liuing and the dead and thy persecutours The Corporall workes of Mercy 1. To feed the hungry 2. To giue drinke to the thirsty 3. To harbour the stranger 4. To cloth the naked 5. To visite the sicke 6. To visite those that be in prison and to ransome the captiue 7. To bury the dead The eight Beatitudes Blessed are the poore in spirit for theirs is the kingdome of heauen Blessed are the meek for they shall possesse the Land Blessed are they that mourne for they shal be comforted Blessed are they thaâ— hunger thirst after iustice for they shall bâ— filled Blessed are the mercifull for they shal obtain mercy Blessed are the cleanâ— of hart for they shall see God Blessed are the peace makers for they shal be called the children of God Blessed are they that â—â—ffer persecution for iuâ—â—ice for theirs is the â—ingdome of heauen The fiue bodily Senses â—ight Hearing Smelâ—â—ng Tast Touching The seauen Capitall sinnes which are commonly called Deadly Pride Couetousnes Leâ—hery Enuy Gluttony Wrath and Slouth Sinnes against the Holy Ghost 1. Presumption of God mercy 2. Despaire 3. Impugning trutâ— knowue more freely tâ— sinne 4. Enuying others spirituall good 5. Obstination in sin 6. To dye in sin without repentance Thinges necessary for the repentant Sinner Contrition of hart Enâ—re CoÌ„fession to a Priest capable and approued Satisfaction by Works This Contrition consisteth in harty displeasure of sinne past for the â—oue of God and full resolution not to commit any more Foure thinges crying to heauen for vengeance 1. Willfull murder 2. Sinne of â—odome oâ— against Nature 3. OppressioÌ„ of the poor Widdowes Fatherles 4. Defâ—auding labourer of their wages Nine wayes of being accessary to another mans sinne 1. By Counsell 2. By Commandment 3. By consent 4. By prouocation or inducing others 5. By prayse or flattery 6. By concealing of the â—â—ilty â— By partaking â— By holding our peace 〈◊〉 not correcting such as 〈◊〉 vnder our charge â— By dissembling or â—ot finding fault letâ—ng when we may or â—aue charge Three kinds of good works â— Almesdeeds or works â—f Mercy â— Prayer 3. Fasting Three Euangelicall Councells 1. Voluntary pouerty 2. Perpetuall Chastity 3. Entiere Obedience The foure last thinges to bâ— remembred 1. Death 2. Iudgement 3. Hell 4. Heauen A DAYLY EXERCISE VVhen thou rysest in the morning arming thy selfe with the signe of the holy Crosse say IN the name of the Father and of the Son â—nd of the holy Ghost This done thy hands ioyned â—efore thy breast say Amen Blessed be the hoâ—ly and vndeuided Trâ—nity now and for euer world without end â—men Our Father c. Haile Mary c. I beliâ—â—ue in God c. Then say I Confesse vnto Aâ—â—mighty God to thâ—â— euer Blessed Virgin Mâ—â—ry to S. Michael the Aâ—changel to S. Iohn Baptist to the holy Apostâ—â— S. Peter and S Paul 〈◊〉 to all the Saints that â—aue sinned very much 〈◊〉 thought word and â—eed by my fault by my â—ault by my most grieâ—ous fault Therefore I â—eseech the euer Bâ—essed Virgin Mary S. Michael â—he Archangel S. Iohn Baptist the holy Apoâ—tles S. Peter S Paul all the Saints to pray â—or me vnto our Lord God â„Ÿ Almighty God haue mercy on vs forgiue vs all our sins and brinâ— vs vnto euerlasting life â„Ÿ Amen vers Almighâ—ty and most mercifull Lord giue vnto vs paâ—â—don absolution and remission of al our sinnes â„Ÿ Amen Vouchsafe O Lord to keep vs thiâ— day without sinne Be merciful vnto vs o Lorâ— be merciful vnto vs. Leâ— thy mercy O Lord bâ— on vs euen as we haue hoped in thee O Lord â—eare my prayer and let â—y cry come vnto thee Let vs pray O Lord God Almighty who hast caused â—s to come vnto the beginning of this day saue â—s by thy power to the â—nd that this day we fall â—nto no sinne but that â—lwayes our wordes may â—roceed our thoughts â—nd works may be directed to execute thy Iustice through our Lord Iesus Christ. Amen Let vs pray VOVCHSAFE O Lord God King oâ— heauen and earth to direct and sanctify rule and gouerne this day our hartes and bodyes our senses speaches and our deeds in thy law in the workes of thy coÌ„mandments that heere and euer O Sauiour of â—he world we may deâ—rue to be safe and free â—ou assisting vs who liâ—est and raignest world â—ithout end Amen O Angell of God who â—rt my keeper illumiâ—ate guard rule and goâ—erne me this day committed vnto thee by the â—upernall piety Amen The Blessing OVR Lord Iesus blesse vs and defend vs from all euill and bring vs vnto eternall life the soules of the faythfull
through the mercy of God rest in peace Amen VVhen in the Morning Noone and Euening the signe of the Aue-Bell is giueÌ„ say at the three tols ANGELVS Domini nunciauit Mariae concepit de Spiritu sancto Aue Maria c. Ecee Ancilla Domini at mihi secundum verum tuum Aue Maria c. Et verbum caro factuÌ„â—st habitauit in nobis â—ue Maria c. Oratio GRATIAM tuam quaesumus Domine â—eÌ„tibus nostris infuÌ„de vt qui Angelo nunciaÌ„te christi filij tui incarnationem cognouimus per passionem eius cruâ— ad Resurrectionis gloriâ— am perducamur Per eâ—undem Christum Dominum nostrum Amen Et fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace AmeÌ„ The same in English At the first toll THE Angell of our Lord declared vnto Mary she conceaued of the holy Ghost Haile Mary c. 〈◊〉 the second toll Behold â—â—e Hand-maid of our â—ord be it vnto me acâ—ording to thy word â—ayle Mary c. â—t the third toll And the â—ord was made flesh â—welt in vs. Hayle Mary c. The prayer VVE beseech thee o Lord powre forth â—hy grace into our mindes that we who knew the incarnatioÌ„ of Chrisâ— thy Sonne the Angel declaring it may bâ— brought by his passioâ— and crosse vnto the glory of resurrection Thorough the same Chrisâ— our Lord Amen The soules of the faythfulâ— through the mercy of God rest in peace AmeÌ„ A Prayer before the beginning of any worke PREVENT we beseech thee O lord our actions by thy holy spiâ—it and prosecute them with thy helping hand that all our prayers and works may begin alwaies from thee begun by â—hee may be eÌ„ded Thoâ—ough Christ our Lord. After the end of the worke ACCEPT O most clement God by the prayers and merites of Blessed Mary euer a Virgin and of all the Saints this office and duety of our seruice if we haue done any thing prayse-worthy thou being mercifull regard it what is done negligently clemently pardon Who liuest and raignest God in perfect Trinity world without end Amen In going forth of the house say SHEVV me O Lord thy wayes and teach me thy pathes Direct my stepes according to thy word to the end that no iniustice do rule ouer me Make perfect my goings in thy paths that my steps be not moued Entring into the Church O Lord in the multitude of thy mercyes I will enter into thy house I will adore at thy holy Temple and will coÌ„fesse vnto thy Name In sprinckling of holy water THOV shalt sprinkle me o Lord with Hysope and I shal be cleansed thou shalt wash me I shal be made whiter then snow Vnto the holy Sacrament of the Altar ALL haile true body borne of the Virgin Mary that truly suffered was offered vpon the crosse for man whos side being pierced there flowed out water with bloud graunt that wee may tast thee in the trial of death O sweet o pittiful o Iesu the Sonne of Mary haue mercy vpon me Amen A prayer before Masse O Most clemeÌ„t Father of mercyes God of all consolation who hast bestowed not only once thy only begoten Sonne vpon the Crosse for our Recouery but wouldst that his oblatioÌ„ most acceptable vnto thee should daily be renewed in thy Church to renew in vs the fruite therof graunt vs we beseech thee so attentiuely reuerently louingly to be present at this so admirable most holsome mystery of thy Piety that we may be able most effectually to attain the participation thereof through the same our Lord Iesus Christ. AmeÌ„ The Blessing before meate for secular persons Benedicite â„Ÿ Benedicite The Prayer BLESSE VS O Lord and these thy guifts which we are to receaue of thy bounty Through Christ our lord â„Ÿ AmeÌ„ Grace after meate Blesse we our Lord. â„Ÿ Thankes be to God The Prayer VVE giue thee thaÌ„ks O Almighty God for all thy benefits who liuest and raignest world without end â„Ÿ Amen Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Our Father in secret â„£ And lead vs not â—nto temptation â„Ÿ But deliuer vs froÌ„ euill vers The name of our Lord be blessed â„Ÿ From this tyme forth for euermore Let vs pray VOVCHSAFE O Lord to render to all our benefactours for thy names sake life euerlasting â„Ÿ Amen vers And the souls of the faythfull through the mercy of God rest in peace â„Ÿ Amen VVhen thou goest to bed arming thy selfe with the signe of the Crosse say IN the name of the Father of the Sonne and of the holy Ghost Then thy handes ioyned before thy breast say Amen Blessed be the holy vndeuided Trinity now for euer world without end Amen Our Father c. Haile Mary c. I belieue in God c. I confesse c. as before Then make this act of Contrition O My lord Iesus Christ true God and man my Creatour Redeemer thou being whome thou art and for that I loue thee aboue all thinges it grieueth me from the bottom of my hart that I haue offended thy diuine Maiesty Loe heere I firmely purpose neuer to sinne any more and to flye all occasions of offeÌ„ding thee and to confesse my sins and fullfill the pennaÌ„ce which shal be enioyned me for the same And for loue of thee I do freely pardon all my enemyes do offer my life my wordes and workes in satisfaction for my sins Wherefore I most humbly beseech thee trusting â—n thy infinite goodnes and mercy that by the merites of thy precious bloud and Passion thou wouldst pardon me and giue me grace to amend my life and to perseuere therein vntill death Amen The Hymne BEFORE the lightsome day expire Creator of al we theâ— require That of thy wonteâ— clemency Thou keep vs in thy custody Let dreames from vs passe farre away And nightly fantasies decay Our ghostly foe likwise restraine Least that our bodies foule remaine Heauenly Father to this accord Throgh Iesus Christ â—ur only Lord Who doth for all eâ—ernity Raigne with the hoâ—y Ghost thee Amen Saue vs O Lord waking and keep vs sleeping that we may wake in Christ and rest in peace Keep vs O Lord as the apple of the eye protect vs vnder the shaddow of thy winges Vouchsafe O Lord to keepe vs this Night without sinne Haue mercy vpon vs O Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Let thy mercy O Lord come vpon vs euen as we haue trusted in thee O Lord hear my prayer and let my cry come vnto thee The Prayer VISITE we beseech thee O Lord this habitation and repel far from it all snares of the enemy let thy holy Angells dwell therein who may keep vs in peace thy blessing be vpon vs for euer Throgh our Lord Iesus Christ. AmeÌ„ O Angell of God who art my keeper enlighteÌ„ guard rule and gouerne me this night committed vnto thee by the supernall piety Amen The blessing Almighty and our
de manu hostium potenter defende Vers. Gloria Patri Filio Spiritui c. Hymnus SALVE Virgo florens Mater illibata Regina clementiae Stellis coronata Supra omnes Angelos Pura immaculata Atque ad Regis dexteraÌ„ Stans veste deaurata Per te Mater gratiae Dulcis spes reorum Fulgens stella maris Portus naufragorum Patens Caeli ianua Salus infirmorum Videamus Regem In aula Sanctorum Amen Vers. Oleum effusum Maria nomen tuum Resp. Serui tui dilexeruÌ„t te nimis Oremus SAncta Maria Regina Caelorum c. Vers. Domina exaudi orationem meam Resp. Et clamor meus ad te veniat Vers. Benedicamus Domino Resp. Deo gratias Vers. Et fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace Resp. Amen COMMENDATIO SVpplices offerimus Tibi Virgo pia Has Horas cononicas Fac nos vt in via Ducas cursu prospero Et in agonia Tu nobis assiste O dulcis Maria. AmeÌ„ Sequens AnÌ„a à Paulo V. Pontif. Max. approbata est qui eamdem vnâ cum Oratine de Immaculata virginis Conceptione recitantibus centum dierum Indulgentias concessit AnÌ„a Haec est virga in qua nec nodus originalis nec cortex actualis culpa fuit vers In Conceptione tua Virgo immaculata fuisti Resp. Ora pro nobis Patrem cuius Filium peperisti Oremus DEVS qui per immaculatam Virginis Conceptionem dignum Filio tuo habitaculum praeparasti quaesumus vt sicut ex morte eiusdeÌ„ Filij sui praeuisa eam ab omnilabe praeseruasti ita nos quoque mundos cius intercessione ad te peruenire concedas Per eumdem Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum filium tuum qui tecum viuit regnat in vnitate Spiritus sancti Deus per omnia saecula saeculorum Amen APPROBATIO Vidit approbauit Petrus Steuartius Vicarius Leodiensis THE LITTLE OFFICE OF THE CONCEPTION OF THE B. VIRGIN MARY to be dayly sayd AT MATTINES Vers. Ah let my lippes sing and display Resp. The Blessed Virgins prayse this day Vers. O Lady to my help intend Resp. Me from my foes strongly defend Vers. Glory be to the Faâ—her to the Son c. Resp. EueÌ„ as it was in the beginning and now and euer and world without end Amen The Hymne HAyle Lady of the world Of heaueÌ„ bright Queen The Virgin of Virgins Starre early seene Hayle full of all grace Cleere light diuine Lady to succour vs With speed incline God from Eternity Before all other Of the Word thee ordain'd To be the Mother Wherwith he created The earth sea the skye His faire spouse he chose thee From Adams sin free Vers. God hath elected and preelected thee Resp. He hath made her dwell in his Tabernacle Let vs pray O Holy Mary Mother of our Lord Iesus Christ Queene of Heauen and Lady of the world who forsakest or despisest no man behold me mercifully with the eye of Piety and obtain for me of thy beloued Sonne pardon of all my sinnes that I who with deuout affection do now honour thy holy Conception may heereafter enioy the reward of Eternall blisse through the grace and mercy of our Lord Iesus Christ whome thou o Virgin didst bring forth Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost liueth and raigneth one God in perfect Trinity for euer and euer Amen Vers. O Lady heare my prayer Resp. And let my crye vnto thee Vers. Let vs prayse our Lord. Resp. Thankes be to God Vers. And let the souls of the faythfull departed through the mercy of God rest in peace Resp. Amen AT PRIME O Lady to my help intend Resp. Me from my foes stroÌ„gly defend Vers. Glory be to the Father c. The Hymne HAILE Virgin most prudent House for God plac't With the seauenfold pillar And table grac't Sau'd from contagioÌ„ Of the fraile earth In wombe of thy parent Saint before byrth Mother of the liuing Gate of Saints merits The new star of Iacob Queene of pure spirits To Zabulon fearefull Armyes array Be thou of Christians Refuge and stay Vers. He hath created her in his holy Spirit Resp. And hath powred her out ouer all his workes Let vs pray O Holy Mary Mother of our Lord c. Vers. O Lady heare my prayer Resp. And let my crye come vnto thee vers Let vs blesse our Lord. Resp. Thanks be to God Vers. And let the soules â—f the faithfull departed â—hrough the mercy of God rest in peace Resp. Amen AT THIRD Resp. O Lady to my help intend Me from my foes stroÌ„gly defend Vers. Glory be to the c. The Hymne HAile Arkeof couenaÌ„t Throne Salomons fame Bright rainbow of heaueÌ„ Bush safe in flame The fleece of Gedeon The flowring Rod Sweet hony of Sampson Closet of God T' was meete Sonne so noble Should saue from stayn Wherwith all Eues children Spotted remaine The mayd whome for Mother He had elected That she might be neuer With sinne infected Vers. I dwell in the Highest Resp. And my Throne in the pillar of the cloud Let vs pray O Holy Mary Mother of God c. Vers. O Lady heare my prayer Resp. And let my crye come vnto thee Vers. Let vs blesse our Lord. Resp. Thanks be to God Vers. And let the soules of the faythful departed throgh the mercy of God rest in peace Resp. Amen AT SIXTH O Lady to my help intend Resp. Me from my foes strongly defend Vers. Glory be to the Father c. The Hymne HAYLE mother and Virgin Of the Trinity Temple Ioy of Angels Cell of Purity Comfort of the Mourners Guarden of pleasure Palme-tree of Patience Chastityes treasure Thou land Sacerdotal Art blessed holy From sinne Originall Exempted solely The Citty of the Highest Gate of the East Virgins gemme in thee All graces rest Vers. As the Lilly amoÌ„g thornes Resp. So my beloued among the daughters of Adam Let vs pray O Holy Mary mother of our Lord c. Vers. O Lady heare my prayer Resp. And let my crye come vnto thee Vers. Let vs blesse our Lord. Resp. Thanks be to God Vers. And let the soules of the faythful departed throgh the mercy of God rest in peace Resp. Amen AT NINTH O Lady to my help intend Resp. Me from my foes strongly defend Vers. Glory be to the Father to the Son c. The Hymne HAyle Citty of refuge King Dauids tower Fensed with bulwarkes And armours power In thy Conception Charity did flame The fierce dragoÌ„s pride Was brought to shame Iudith inuincible Woman of Armes Faire Abisai Virgin True Dauid warmes Sonne of faire Rachel Did Aegvpt store Mary of the World The Sauiour bore Vers. Thou art all favre O my beloued Resp. And originall spot was neuer in thee Let vs pray O Holy Mary Mother of our Lord c Vers. O Lady heare my prayer Resp. And let my crye come vnto thee Vers. Let vs prayse our Lord. Resp. Thanks be to God Vers. And let the souls of the
thy Son c. AT PRIME Vers. Let the Name of our Lord be blessed for euer Versus O God incline vnto myne ayde Resp. O Lord make hast to help me Vers. Glory be to the Father c. Alleluia The Hymne NOthing more coÌ„fortable is to sing Or with more pleasure in the eare doth ring Nothing more sweet that we should think of rather TheÌ„ Iesus Christ the son of God the Father Antiph Our Lord Iesus hath humbled c. Vers. Let all the earth adore thee O God and let it sing vnto thee Resp. Let it say a psalme to thy name O Lord Iesus Let vs pray O God who hast made the most glorious Name of thy Son c. AT THIRD vers Let the Name of our Lord be blessed for euer Resp. Amen Versus O God incline vnto myne ayde Resp. O Lord make hast to help me Vers. Glory be to the Father c. Alleluia The Hymne IEsu the hope of penitents that be How mild art thou to them that sue to thee How good art thou to them that seek about To find thee what to them that find thee out Antiph Our Lord Iesus hath humbled c. Vers. Let all the earth adore thee O God and let it sing vnto thee Resp. Let it say a Psalme to thy name O Lord Iesus Let vs pray O God who hast made the most glorious Name of thy c. AT SIXTH Vers. Let the Name of our Lord be blessed for euer Resp. Amen Versus O God incline vnto myne ayde Resp. O Lord make hast to help me Vers. Glory be to the Father c. Alleluia The Hymne IESV in thee our hart all sweetnes findes Fountain of life grace light of our mindes Excesse of all contentement is in thee And of all ioyes that may desired be Antiph Our Lord Iesus hath humbled c. vers Let all the earth adore thee O God and let it sing vnto thee Resp. Let it say a Psalme to thy name O Lord Iesus Let vs pray O God who hast made the most glorious Name of thy Sonne c. AT NINTH vers Let the Name of our Lord be blessed for euer Resp. Amen Versus O God incline vnto myne ayde Resp. O Lord make hast to help me Vers. Glory be to the Father c. Alleluia The Hymne NO tongue is able to declare Writings and books too short they are Only he that doth it proue Knowes what it is Iesus to loue Antiph Our Lord Iesus hath humbled c. Vers. Let all the earth adore thee O God and let it sing vnto thee Resp. Let it say a Psalme to thy name O Lord Iesus Let vs pray O God who hast made the most glorious Name of thy c. AT EVENSONGE vers Let the Name of our Lord be blessed for euer Resp. Amen Versus O God incline vnto myne ayde Resp. O Lord make hast to help me Vers. Glory be to the Father c. Alleluia The Hymne IESV thou art our admirable King Whose noble triumphs al the world doth sing Iesu thy sweetnes cannot be exprest Thou wholy art to be desir'd and blest Antiph Our Lord Iesus hath humbled himselfe being made obedient euen to death yea the death of the Crosse for the which God also hath exalted him and hath giuen him a Name that is aboue euery Name that in the Name of Iesus euery knee may bow of those that are in heauen vpon the earth and vnder the earth vers Let all the earth adore thee O God let it sing vnto thee Resp. Let it say a Psalme to thy name O Lord Iesus Let vs pray O God who hast made the most Glorious name of thy only begotten Sonne our Lord Iesus christ amiable to thy faythfull with a most great affection of sweetnes and dreadfull and terrible to the malignaÌ„t spirits graunt fauourably that al who deuoutly reuerence this Name of Iesus vpon earth may for the present receaue the sweetnes of holy coÌ„solation in the world to come may obtain the ioy of exultation neuer-ending iubilation Throgh the same Lord Iesus Christ thy Son c. AT COMPLINE Vers. Let the Name of our Lord be blessed for euer Resp. Amen Versus COnuert vs O Lord our Sauiour Resp. And auert thy anger from vs. Vers. O God incline vnto myne ayde Resp. O Lord make hast to help me Vers. Glory be to the Father c. Alleluia The Hymne O Lord from vs neuer depart EnlighteÌ„ with thy light our hart Expell the darknes of our mind In whom the world doth sweetnes find Antiph Our Lord Iesus hath humbled c. vers Let all the earth adore thee O God c. Resp. Let it say a psalme to thy Name c. Let vs pray O God who hast made the most glorious Name of thy c. THE COMMENDATION THese houres canonical with hart affected To thee Sweet Iesus I haue now directed Be mindful of me in my last extremity That I may raigne with thee for all eternity FERIA IIII. OFFICIVM PARVVM ANGELI CVSTODIS AD MATVTINVM vers Angelis suis Deus mandauit de te vt custodiant te in omnibus vijs tuis Resp. Amen Versus DOmine labia mea aperies Resp. Et os meum annuÌ„câ—abit laudem tuam vers Deus in adiutoriuÌ„ meum intende Resp. Domine ad adiuuandum me festina vers Gloria Patri Filio Spiritui sancto Resp. Sicut erat in principio nunc semper in saecula saeculorum Amen Alleluia A Septuagesima vsque ad Pascha loco Alleluia dicitur Laus tibi domine Rex aeternae gloriae Hymnus CVstodes hominum psallimus Angelos Naturae fragili quos Pater addidit Caelestis comites insidiantibus Ne succumberet Hostibus AnÌ„a Sancti Angeli Custodes nostri defendite nos in proelio vt non pereanius in tremendo iudicio vers In conspectu Angelorum psallam tibi Deus meus Resp. Adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum confâ—â—â—bor nominituo Oremus DLus qui ineffabili prouidentia sanctos Angelos tuos ad nostraÌ„ custodiaÌ„ mittere dignaris largire supplicibus eorum semper protectione defendi aeterna societate gaudere Per Dominum nostrum Iesu Christum Filium tuum qui tecum viuit c. AD PRIMAM Vers. Angelis suis Deus mandauit de te vt custodiant te in omnibus vijs tuis Resp. Amen Versus DEVS in adiutorium meum intende Resp. Domine ad adiuuandum me festina Vers. Gloria Patri Filio Alleluia Hymnus NAM quòd corruerit Proditor Angelus Concessis meritò pulsus honoribus Ardens inuidia pellere nititur Quos caelo Deus aduocat Ana. Sancti Angeli Custodes nostri c. vers In conspectu Angelorum psallam tibi Deus meus Resp. Adorabo ad templum sanctuÌ„ tuum confitebor nominituo Oremus DEus qui ineffabili prouidentia c. AD TERTIAM vers Angelis suis Deus mandauit de te vt custodiant te in
ad adiuuandum me festina Vers. Gloria Patri Filio c. Alleluia Hymnus TAntum ergo Sacramentum Veneremur cernui Et antiquum documentum Nouo cedat ritui Praestet fides supplemeÌ„tum Sensuum defectui AnÌ„a O sacrum conuiuium in quo Christus sumitur recolitur memoria passionis eius mens impletur gratia futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur Vers. Panem de caelo praestiti eis Domine Resp Omne delectamentum in se habentem Oremus DEus qui nobis sub Sacramento mirabili Passionis tuae memoriam reliquisti tribue quaesumus ita nos Corporis Sanguinis tui sacra mysteria venerari vt redemptionistuae fructum in nobis iugiter seÌ„tiamus Qui viuis regnas cum Deo Patre in vnitate Spiritus sancti Deus per omnia saecula saeculorum Amen AD COMPLETORIVM Vers. Panem Angelorum manducauit homo paratur ei mensa Domini â„Ÿ Amen Versus COnuerte nos Deus salutaris noster Resp Et auâ—rte iram tuam à nobis vers Deus in adiutoriuÌ„ meum intende Resp. Domine ad adiuuandum me festina vers Gloria Patri Filio c. Alleluia Hymnus GEnitori Genitoâ—ue Laus iubilatio Salus Honor Virtus quoque Sit benedictio Procedenti ab vtroque Compar sit laudatio AnÌ„a O quà m suauis est Domine spiritus tuus qui vt dulcedinem tuam in filios demonstrares pane suauissimo de caelo praestito esurientes reples bonis fastidiosos c. vers Panem de Caelo praestitisti eis Domine Resp. Omne delectameÌ„tum in se habentem Oremus DEvs qui nobis sub Sacramento c. COMMENDATIO HAs Horas canonicas cum deuotione Dixi in memoria tui Iesu bone Corporis sanctissimi pia ratione Fac vt illo perfruar caeli regione Amen THVRSDAY THE LITTLE OFFICE OF THE B. SACRAMENT AT MATTINS Vers. Man hath eaten the â—read of Angels and the table of our Lord is prepard for him Resp. Amen Versus O Lord thou wilt open my lips â„Ÿ And my mouth shall shew forth thy prayse Vers. O God incline vnto myne ayde Resp. O Lord make hast to help me Vers. Glory be to the Father to the Son c. Resp. At it was in the beginning both now and euer and world without end Amen Alleluia From Septuagesâ—ma to Easter insteed of Alleluia is sayd Praise be to thee o lord K. of eternal glory The Hymne SIng thou my tong with accent cleere The glorious bâ— mystery And of those droâ—â— bloud most deare By which he let the lost-world free Whome the most noble wombe did beare To whome all Nations subiect be Antiph O how sweet O Lord is thy spirit who that thou mightst shew thy sweetnes towardes thy children by most sweet bread sent froÌ„ heaueÌ„ fillest the huÌ„gry with good things sending the fastidious rich empty away vers Thou hast giuen them bread c. Resp Hauing all delightfullnes within it Let vs pray O God who vnder an admirable SacrameÌ„t hast left vnto vs the memory of thy Passion grant vs we beseech thee so to reuereÌ„ce the sacred mysteryes of thy body and bloud that we may continually feele in our selues the fruite of thy redemption who liuest and raignest with God the Father in the vnity of the holy Ghost c. AT PRIME Vers. Man hath eaten the bread of Angells and the table of our Lord is prepared for him â„Ÿ Amen vers O God incline vnto myne ayde Resp. O Lord make hast to help me Vers. Glory be to the Father c. Alleluia The Hymne HE giuen for vs born for our sakes A pure mayde for his Mother chose He in the World his dwelling makes And heer his seed of doctrine sowes This stay when he the earth forsakes He doth with wondrous order close Antiph O how sweet O Lord c. Vers. Thou hast giuen them bread c. Resp. Hauing all c. Let vs pray O God who vnder an admirable c. AT THIRD Vers. Man hath eaten the bread of Angels and the table of our Lord is prepared for him Resp. Amen Versus O God incline vnto myne ayde Resp. O Lord make hast to help me Vers. Glory be to the Father c. Alleluia The Hymne AT his last supper made by night He with his brethren takes his seate And hauing kept the auncient rite Vsing the lawes prescribed meate His twelue discipls doth inuite From his owne handes himselfe to eate Antiph O how sweet O Lord is thy c. Vers. Thou hast giuen them bread from heauen o Lord. Resp. Hauing al delightfullnes within in Let vs pray O God who vnder an admirable c. AT SIXTH vers Man hath eaten the bread of Angells and the table of our Lord is prepared for him Resp. Amen Versus O God incline vnto myne ayde Resp. O Lord make hast to help me Vers. Glory be to the Father c. Alleluia The Hymne THe Word made flesh to wordes imparts Such strength that bread his flesh is made He wine into our bloud conuerts And if our sense heere faile and fade To satisfy Religious hartes Fayth only can the truth perswade Antiph O how sweet O Lord is thy c. vers Thou hast giuen them bread from heauen O Lord. Resp. Hauing all delightfullnes within it Let vs pray O God who vnder an admirable c. AT NINTH vers Man hath eaten the bread of Angells the table of our Lord is prepared for him Resp. Amen vers O God incline vnto myne ayde Resp. O Lord make hast to help me Vers. Glory be to the Father c. Alleluia The Hymne THe bread Angelical Is giueÌ„ to al mankind This bread celestiall Vnder the forms we find O wonder of al wonders the most great A seruant poore base his Lord doth eate Antiph O how sweet o Lord is thy spirit who that thou mightest shew thy sweetnes c. Vers. Thou hast giuen them bread from heauen o Lord. Resp. Hauing al delightfullnes within it Let vs pray O God who vnder an admirable c. AT EVENSONGE Vers. Man hath eaten the bread of Angells the table of our Lord is prepared for him Resp. Amen Versus O God incline vnto myne ayde Resp. O Lord make hast to help me vers Glory be to the Father c. Alleluia The Hymne THen to this Sacrament so high Low reuereÌ„ce let vs now direct Old rites must yield in dignity To this with such great graces deckt And faith withall those wants supply Wherein the senses feele defect Antiph O holy banquet in which Christ is receaued the memory of his passion is renewed the soule is filled with grace a pledge of the glory to come is giueÌ„ vnto vs. vers Thou hast giuen them bread from heauen o Lord. Resp. Hauing all delightfullnes within it Let vs praâ— O God who vnder an admirable SacrameÌ„t hast left vnto vs the memory of thy Passion grant vs we beseech thee so to reuereÌ„ce
of IESVS SVNDAY Of Christs Humility 1. COnsider the humility which the Son of God manifested in his Incarnation in which for thee he annihilated himselfe taking vpon him the form of a seruant the Lord of Maiesty became thy seruant to do thee seruice he came downe heauen where the Angells were attendant vpon him for an ample testimony of his humble seruice to thee he pleased to be borne in a stable 2. Consider how this Lord of heauen a while after hūbled himselfe much more in his Natiuity when first he subiected his most tender and delicate body to circumcision and declared himselfe as a sinner and standing in need of a remedy for Circumcision was a signe of sin and a remedy against it he vouchsafed to nūber himselfe among sinners al the world beholding it and how more vile and abiect could he make himselfe then to take vpon him the forme of a seruant and to be borne in a stable 3. Consider the great affection of humility that our Sauiour exercised in Iordan when he pleased to be baptized by S. Iohn Baptist where contemning his own reputation he stood amiddest base persons and sinners was baptized by his Precursour as one of the multitude and more contemptible sort 4. Consider how in his last supper girding himselfe with a lynnen cloth and falling downe vpon his knees before euery one of his Apostls he washed their feet At the strangenes of which fact they were so astonished and confounded as that S. Peter meruailing at it more then the rest that the Sonne of God abased himselfe so farre would not that he should wash his feet 5. Consider the humility that the King of Glory declared in his death when he disdayned not to be crucifyed out of Hierusalem in the midst betweene two theeues in the feast of the Pasche whither the people were come from all partes in great number by reasō of the feast where he made a representation of the shamefullnes of his most ignominious death to the view of the whole world when as at another tyme he made a manifestation of some little part of his glory to three of his discipls alone in the desert neither yet while he liued would speake any word at al touching this matter This Meditation being ended you that turne the eyes of your mind vpō your selfe and you shall stir vp these 〈◊〉 most profitable and practicall documents 1. SInce that the K. of heauē my Lord hath humbled himselfe so many waies is it meet that I the seruant and a most vile worme of the earth should extold my selfe 2. Neither ought I to make outwardly any more reckoning of my selfe then I am in very deed 3. Neither is it meet that for the conseruing and entertaining of a vaine reputation of my name credit I should abandon or giue ouer the care of my soule 4. I must not in any sort withdrawe my selfe frō the exercise of those thinges which I haue giuen ouer 5. I ought not also to conceale and keep hidden those thinges that may serue for my mortification or to propose to the view of all men those thinges that are wonte to turne to my honour MVNDAY Of the Obedience of Christ. 1. COnsider what the Apostle saith of Christ He was made obediēt euen vnto death yea to obey the precepts of the law wherunto he was not bound at all he refused no aduersityes torments ignominyes such as he suffered in his circumcision and in his whole sacred passion 2. Consider how he being the only Sonne of God and the wisedome of the Eternall Father was most obedient to his Mother and to S. Ioseph his reputed Father And though he were for infinite causes more holy more wise then they yet he neuer resisted against that they commāded nor murmured against them nor censured them but with greatest humility promptitude executed and did whatsoeuer they commanded him 3. Consider the great affection wherwith our Sauiour tēdred the vertue of Obedience for which from the very beginning he protested to all that he came into the world not to do his owne will but the will of his Father And therfore in another place he called Obedience his meate and therby he signifyed that it was greatly pleasing vnto him 4. Consider how he loued obedience whiles he not only considered not the person of him who commanded nor also the difficulty of the thing commanded but was further obedient to his enemyes who tormented him in his Passion and treated him most ignominiously when they crowned him with thornes For being willed to strip himselfe of his garmentes he delayed not to doe it willed to sit downe he obeyed when the crown of thornes was put vpon his head he contradicted not and he tooke the Reed in his hand that was giuen him for a Scepter 5. Consider how the Lord of the Vniuerse obeyed without any reply or further appeale in so much as he vsed not the very least word accepted of the most vniust sentēce of death vniustly pronounced against him by his peruerse Iudges and being willed by the Ministers and officers to carry his owne Crosse he gladly did it and tooke it vpon his bruized and torne shoulders and with it vpon his necke as another obedient Isaac he went vp to mount Caluary there to be sacrificed for our sinnes The documents that may be gathered of this Meditation be that we omit nothing defectiue against obedience 1 SInce the Sonne of God without any obligation at all obeyed with so great promptitude what shall be my punishment if I shall not be obedient vnto him to whome I am bound 2. How grieuous shal my sinne be if I shall peraduenture murmure or rise against the commandmentes of them who haue power ouer me 3. What excuse can I pretend if for the doing of myne owne will I neglect the will and pleasure of my Lord God 4. How great a shame and confusion will it be to me if that I may not endure any aduersity I shall contemne to obey 5. Who shall exempt me from confusion and fault if I shall iarre and contend with him who is my Superiour if which is worse I shal censure that vniust which is cōmanded me TVESDAY Of Christ his Patience 1. COnsider how Christ our lord from the very instant that he came into the world began to exercise patience For when there was not any found in all Bethleem that would receaue his Mother into their house he was forced to make choice of a poore Cot for the place of his natiuity where the Manger serued for his bed cradle to lye in Consider what manner of intertainment he had when his Mother was but a yong Virgin a poore stranger and wearyed by the payns of her long iourney in the midest of winter in a poore stable in the night tyme and from home and out of her countrey 2. Consider how he was no sooner borne thē that he was persecuted when
he was forced to flye into Aegypt because Herod sought his life to make him away Consider how many miseryes aduersityes the poore little child suffered in so long and paynfull a iourney and in Aepypt a strange and barbarous coūtrey wher he liued in a most poore manner for some yeares by the labours paines of S. Ioseph his poore Mother 3. Consider the patience that the Iewes put him vnto when they often called him a seducer of the people seditious a Magitian raiser vp of Diuels an enemy of God blasphemer a preuaricatour transgressour of the Law gaue out that he was a drinker of wine sometymes in a fury they rose against him and had a desire one tyme to stone him another tyme to thrust him downe headlong from the top of an hill but our meeke Iesus is not recorded either to haue reuenged himselfe of so great iniuryes or to haue been incensed at al against the ingratefull people but to haue studyed to do them good euery way 4. Consider how patient he was in al his dolourous passion When he was layed hand on in the garden and carryed away as a thiefe bound fast was in the sight of Annas censured for arrogant and receaued that vnworthy buffet at the hands of a most vile bound-slaue Caiphas held him for a blasphemer and Herod for a foole and being treated for such an one he endured all without any perturbation of mind and with exceeding patience Consider the singular acts of patience which our Sauiour exercised in the house of Pilate where he was boūd fast to a pillar scourged as some notorious malefactour scorned mocked in putting on the crowne of thornes vpon his head grieuously payned therewith his diuin face not only buffeted but also defiled with most loathsome spittle and when he had much a do to stand they forced him to carry his own crosse whereon he was nailed and did hang till death All this much more our Lord suffered with so great patience as he complained not at al. Of this Meditation you shall conceaue a confusion and shame for that you haue suffered so little or nothing at all for our Lord who hath suffered so much so great matters for vs. 1. THov who seeest how much thy Sauiour hath endured for thee say now who dost complayne so much what thou hast suffered for him 2. Thou hast not yet from the first instant of thy natiuity begun to suffer 3. Thou hast not yet beene persecuted vnto death nor against all equity and conscience 4. Thou hast not byn scourged nor crowned with thorns nor nayled to a crosse nor so much as shed one droppe of bloud for thy Creatour 5. What manner of patience is thyne when for euery little aduersity or word thou art troubled or fillest the ayre with complaints WEDNESDAY Of Christ his Meeknes 1. COnsider how the Scripture sayd of Christ to the Countrey of Iury Loe thy King commeth vnto thee meeke For where the worlds desert was that our lord shold haue come downe from heauen armed with the sword of Iustice to take vengeance on the iniquityes of it he descended all benigne and gentle that he might redresse it and giue a remedy vnto it by meeknes and not chasten it with the seuerity and rigour of his diuin iustice 2. Cōsider how Christ was most meek towards his disciples and gently bare with their defects when they contented about the primacy amōg themselues when they were angry with Mary Magdalen at her annoynting his head with precious oyntment whē they forsook him in the garden when-he was betrayed into the Iewes hands For in these and the like defects Christ out of his Gentlenes chose rather meekly and benignly to blame them the in a more seuere māner to checke them by shar◠reprehension 3. Consider the meeknes that he vsed towards the Scribes Pharisies his enemyes who calūniated his workes and iniustly persecuted him affirming that he droue out vncleane spirits in the power of Beelzebub when he pardoned him his sins who was troubled with the palsey and that he blasphemed that he had a diuell whē he reprehended them For our Lord by answering with mildnes to these other their like calumniatiōs confounded their ill meaning boldnes and ouermuch presumption 4. Consider further how our Lord discouered his meeknes in the presence of the Diuell For he permitted himselfe to be tempted of him and though he best knew the peruerse wil of the bad and malignant spirit and might at the first haue confounded him put him to silence and driuen him away yet he chose rather to ouercome him with mild answeres and in that manner to controle the extreme boldnes of the infernall friend 5. Consider the wonderfull signes of meekenes that Christ vsed towards Iudas who betrayed him For though he knew that he had sold him for money yet he louingly admitted him to his table washed his feete and when the houre was come that he deliuered him into the handes of his enemyes he friendly imbraced him permitted him to giue him a kisse and by calling him friend in a mild manner wished him to remember himselfe and did put him in mind of the sin that he then committed Finally like a meek lambe he suffered himselfe to be bound and to be lead whithersoeuer his Aduersaries thought best The fruit of this meditation shal be to vnderstand the defect and want of meeknes that lyeth hid in thee and to take paines for the gayning of it 1. HOw farre thou comest short of thy meeke master Iesus who art not able to bear with the very least defect in thy Neighbours 2. How little thy meekenes is who art angry at euery least word and threatnest therfore 3. What wouldst thou now doe if calumnyes were raised against thee or that thou wert iustly persecuted 4. What wouldst thou do if thou wert sold betrayed of him who had receaued singular benefits at thy hands as Christ our lord was sold and betrayed of his disciple Iudas vpon whom he had cōferred so great benefits THVRSDAY Of Christs contempt of the world 1. COnsider how our Sauiour cōtemned all those things that men of the world desire and seeke after For first he contemned the riches of this world and lead so poore a life as he would not haue possessiō of any earthly thing at all but liuing of almes was contented with those thinges that were necessary for his state of pouerty and for cloathing 2. Consider how he despised al pleasures and carnall delectations For the Iewes who had treated him ignominiously many wayes neuer durst infame him touching Chastity which he so plainely demonstrated in his very face as it induced and moued euery one who beheld him to chastity and purity of life 3. Consider how he not only contemned the honours dignityes of this world but also at what tyme the Iewes would once haue made him King he accepted it not but went away from them