of my soule / that what tyme I shall aryse both in body soule at the last day of iudgement / there appere before that same sonne of thyn Iesus Christ / there to rendre myne accompt of all my thoughtes / wordes dedes it wold please thy motherly pite to help me that by the O blessed mother virgyn I myght escape the senteÌ„ce of eternall daÌ„pnation / and graciously to come to euerlastyng ioye and glorie with all the elect chosen people of god Amen ☞ The .iiii. prayer / howe Iesus appered to Mary Magdalayne O Most swete master / O most swete Iesu / how good art thou to them that be clene in herte How swete arte thou to them that loue the. O how happy are they that sech the fynd the. How blessed are they that trust in the. It is truth that thou louest all theÌ„ that loue the. Thou neuer forsake them that truste in the. Lo lorde this Mary thy true louer of a good symple mynde sought the and truely she founde the. She was nat forsaken of the. But she had more of the than she loked for I beseche the lorde graunt me to loue the / to seche the and to truste in the / that I may deserue to fynde the and to be loued of the / and neuer to be forsaken of the. amen ⧠The .v. prayer how Iesus appered to his disciples / Thomas beyng also present O Lorde Iesu Christ which shewed vnto Thomas that douted of thy Resurrection / the places of thy nayles the spere / hath reuoked hym from errour by the puttyng of his fynger in to the holes of thy haÌ„des / of his hande into thy syde grauÌ„t to me that I hauyng euer the remeÌ„braunce of thy woundes and passion / may expend and put in my finger hande / that is what so euer good worke or discrecioÌ„ be in me I may put it in expend it all hoole in thy seruyce to thy honoure And that I may coÌ„fesse with Thomas that thou art my lorde whiche hath bought me with thy precious blode and my god which hath create made me And that whiche thou sayd before of our fayth / that blessed be they whiche haue nat sene and beleue I may haue experieÌ„ce therof in my self / and that by thy grace I may be founde blessed in thy syght Amen ☞ The .vi. prayer of the Ascencyon of our lorde O Iesu our crowne glory whiche rysyng from deth dyd ascend vnto the right hand of thy father / drawe my soule vnto the / that I myght feruently seche and desyre the onely / grauÌ„t to me I beseche the that I may with all my desire study come to that place to the whiche as I stedfastly beleue thou hast ascended And that I beyng here in body / may be with the in loue desyre / that my hert may be there where as thou arte my loue treasore most to be loued and desired / drawe me after the / that by thy grace I ascendyng from vertue to vertue may deserue to se the my lorde god in the heuenly syon Amen ⧠The .vii. prayer of the sendynge of the holy goost O Iesu the gyuer of al gyftes which sent thy holy gost vnto thy discyples in the lickenes of fyre I pray and beseche the O most mercyfull lord / that I though most vnworthy myght receyue to my ê‘petual helth by thy grace those gyftes whiche thy disciples receyued of thy only bouÌ„tious goodnes And sende vpon vs good lorde thy seruantes the spiryte of thy charyte / loue peace / whiche myght visite and comforte our hertes / purge them from vices / lighten them with vertues / bynd vs in the bondes of peace loue illumynate vs with the light of thy knowlege / and inflame vs with the fyre of thy charite / forgyue vs oure synnes and brynge vs to lyfe euerlastynge Amen ☞ The .viii. prayer of the Assumption of our glorious Lady O Lord the gyuer of ioy the grauÌ„ter of solace / the diligeÌ„t releuer of the desolate person / the chaser awaye of all heuynes sorowe / whiche hast gladded and make ioyfull the moost blessed virgyn Mary thy mother the glas of thy maiestie / the solace of aungelles / the ymage of thy goodnes / the begynner of our helth thou hast gladded her I say with manifold ioyes both in heuen in erth I beseche the grauÌ„t to me thy supplyant / that I whiche presume to come trustely faithfully to her / as to the well and fouÌ„tayne of ioye in all my sorowes and troubles may by her merites and prayers fele receyue the effecte of her prayers coÌ„forteth in this pÌ„sent lyfe And fynally to come to that ineffable ioye / to the whiche she assumpte ioyeth with the eternally in heuyns Amen ⧠The .ix. prayer of the last iudgemeÌ„t and of the commynge of the iudge to the same O Lorde Iesu Christ iudge of both quicke deed vouche safe to ordre and set me in the last iudgement on thy right hand And that I may than here thy moost swete voyce to my comforte / which thou shal thaÌ„ speke to thy chosen people that is Com ye blessed childern of my father / and take possessyon of the kyngdome of glory that was prepared for you before the begynnynge of the worlde And also kepe me that I fere nat the hearynge of that mooste terryble sentence / whiche than thou shalte speake vnto the reproued synners / sayenge Go ye cursed people in to euerlastynge fyre prepared for the deuylle and his company O thou onely begoten sonne of god haue mercy on vs / that we neuer feale that incurable and intollerable payne / that is to be excluded from the glorye and sight of god And to burne perpetually in euerlasting fyre O my god my mercy socour / be mercifull to vs. Amen ¶ Imprynted by me Roberte Redman Cum priuilegio
¶ Deuoute prayers in englysshe of thactes of our redemption ¶ Here begynneth fyue deuoute prayers / mouynge man vnto the meditacyon of Chrystes passyon O Lorde Iesu Christ the sonne of the liuyng god / for thyne vnspekable pytye / and the mooste excellent lyfe of thy moste holy mother Mary / and for the merytes of saynte Francyse and of al thy sayntes graunt we beseche the vnto vs moost wretched synners vnworthy any of thy benefytes / that we myght loue the alone / euer be burnyng or ferueÌ„t in thy loue / and that we myght continually magnify the werke of redeÌ„ption / that we myght euer desyre thy honor / dayly bere remeÌ„bre in our hert the benefyt of thy passyon That we myght know considre our misery / and coÌ„tinually desyre to be despiced rebuked for thy loue So that nothyng shulde comfort vs or abyde in our hert / but thy deth and passyon / and nothing displease or trouble vs but our owne synne and wretchednes Amen ¶ Here foloweth a prayer O Lorde Iesu Christ whiche frely with thyn owne wyl came vnto thy passion come also to me a wretch / by thy grace into my hert or soule And thou that then dyd repare me by thy deth on the crosse / repare me agayne that am fallen to synne / repare me I say by the merytes of that same most blessed passyon GrauÌ„t to me lord that in al thyngê I myght kepe myldenes mekenes / and subdue my flesshe and my spiryt holly vnto the. And that I may be made as a beest vnto the / that thou syttynge vpon me and rulyng me as thy beest may lede me now vnto the taste of inwarde peace and desyre of heuenly peace And at last may bryng me into the vision and syght of the same eternall peace Amen ¶ A prayer O Lorde thou made a generall signe or token of thy terryble iudgemeÌ„t whan thou cast out of the temple al byers sellers with a whyp made of .iii. cordes / shewyng in thy face or cyne the flame of thy diuinite I pray beseche the lorde to grauÌ„t me to remeÌ„bre and so to coÌ„sidre thy terryble pÌ„sence That I myght feare the with an holy feare / for thy iugemeÌ„tes be great nat to be searched / whiche whan I coÌ„sidre al my bones quake for feare For there is no maÌ„ liuyng vpon the erth that is sure of thy glory / but al thynges be reserued as vncerten vnto the tyme herafter to come That we shulde euer serue the deuoutly and ver uously in feare and also ioy in the with drede Amen ¶ A prayer O Lorde Iesu Christ / whiche in the cuyntyde made thy laste supper with thy discyples in a great and large chambre / strawed made redy for the / and there fed theÌ„ with thy most sacrate body blode make my hert a great and large chaÌ„bre prepared for the / enlarge in it true fayth / hope charyte Magnify or make it great with loÌ„gammite / pacyence and mekenes And strawe it with all maner of vertues Graunt me lord that my hert contrite and thus prepared may take receyue the after my pore maner / whom heuen and erth are nat able to take conteyne and by thy grace inhabytant in me I may thynke and perfourme in dede all thynges pleasynge to the / and declyne or auoyde all vice and synne by perfite hate of them And so coÌ„tinuyng vnto the end / I may worthely receiue thy precious body and blode in the sacrameÌ„t of the aulter AmeÌ„ ¶ A prayer O Mylde Iesu and the examplar of very mekenes / which wasshed the fete of thy disciples I aske and also beseche the lorde / purge clense thou my affections / that I so purifyed in bothe fete / and kyndeled with a double charyte / that is with the loue of god of my neighbour I myght suerly come to the my purifyer cleÌ„ser kepe me good lord vnto the ende of my dayes / and clense me from all spottes of synnes / that all my negligences and synnes forgyuen myne enemyes confouÌ„ded and rebuked might go fro me at the hour of my deth Whiche specially wyll lye in a wayte of me at that hour Directe and ordre my fete lorde in to the waye of peace / that I delyuered from the handes power of all myne enemyes myght blesse and prayse the with all thy electe seruantes worlde without ende Amen ¶ Here endeth the .v. prayers / concernyng .v. particles of Christes passyon ¶ Here begynneth .lxv. prayers of our lordes passion with a .ix. other prayers of the Resurrection / Ascencyon cÌ„ ⧠The fyrst prayer of the feare and heuynes of Christe Math. xxvi D. O Lorde Iesu Christ sonne of the liuyng god which at midnyght thy passion drawyng nygh wold take vpon the fere and heuynes for me most wretched synner graunt me continually faithfully to referre all my tribulations / heuynes paynes vnto the the god of my hert / that thou wold vouchsafe to bere them with me in the vnion of thy passyon and heuynes That so by the merites of thy most holy passion / they myght be made to me frutefull and profytable Amen ☞ The second prayer of the blody sweat of Christe Luce. xxii E. O Lorde Iesu Christ sonne of the lyuynge god / whiche in thy longe prayer wolde be comforted of thangell / and in thy agonie swette merueylously droppes of blode graunt to me by the vertue of thy prayer / that thy holy aungell myght euer assyst me in my prayer and comfort me / that I restyng in the swete remembraunce of thy most bitter passion might deuoutly sweat the droppes of teares for thy blode in thy syght and knowlege Amen Math. xxvi B. ⧠The thyrde prayer of the vendicion or sellyng of our lorde O Iesu which wold be set at nought and sold of one of thy disciples for a vyle pryce GrauÌ„t to me that I neuer chauÌ„ge the my god and creatour for any transytory thynge And also that I may pacyently beare all rebukes and despisynges for the glorye of thy holy name Amen Math. xxvi E. ☞ The .iiii. prayer of the betrayeng of our lorde O Iesu that suffred thy self to be betrayed by a kysse of Iudas grauÌ„t to me that I neuer betray the in my self nor in my neighbour And also that I neuer denye to myne aduersaries thoffyce of loue / that is charite to loue theÌ„ / and to correcte them with charytie Amen ⧠The .v. Math. xxvi E. prayer of the takynge of Christe O Iesu Christ the sonne of the liuing god / whiche wold be wylfully taken and holden of the Iewes graunt to me that I may continually subdue all my sensys and vnderstandyng vnto thy seruyce / that by thy infinite goodnesse I may be delyuered from eternall deth and captiuitie Amen ☞ The .vi. Iohan. xviii C. prayer of the byndyng of our lorde O Iesu which wolde be
bounde with the handes of wycked men I besech the loose the bondes of my synnes / and so bynd me to the with the bondes of thy preceptes / that neuer the membres of my body / nor the powers of my soule be loosed and at lyberty to do any thynge contrary to thy wyl Amen ⧠The .vii. Math. xxvi F. prayer of the fleyng or departyng away of the disciples of Christe O Iesu that dyd suffre al thy elect and chosen disciples to fle from the / receiue thou me thy fugityue seruant for thy great vertue omnipoteÌ„t power suffre me nat to waÌ„dre froÌ„ the / through the lyberty of my froward wyll Amen Marci xiiii E. ☞ The .viii. prayer of the leadynge of Christe O Iesu which bounde as a thefe and an euyll doer / wolde be led by the armed handes of wicked meÌ„ from place to place with rebuke and great shame graunt to me that grace / that I neuer be led vnto any synne / thoughe the persuacyon of the deuyll or counsell of any wicked person / but that I may be ledde by thy holy spirite vnto all thyngê that shal be / pleasaunt vnto the. Amen Iohan. xviii C. ⧠The .ix. prayer / how Christ was presented vnto Annas O Iesu which wolde be first led and pÌ„sented vnto the bysshop Annas graunt to me that I neuer feare to be ledde or presented for thy name fayth / before any tyrraunt or secular iudge of this worlde And also that thy grace and ryght reason haue euer the domynyon in me / that I may lerne to present all myne actes / wylles and desyres vnto the examinacyon of ryght reason before that I do them in dede thy grace at all tymes beynge assistant vnto me Amen Math. xxvi G. ☞ The .x. prayer of the denyenge of Petre. O Iesu whiche suffred thy self to be denyed thryce of the prince of thy Apostles / whome also thou mercyfully beholdynge / made hym to weape bytterly for his synne I beseche the beholde me with the eye of thy mercye / that I may worthely wepe in thy sight for my synnes / and that I neuer denye the my lorde god / nother in wordes nor in dedes Amen ⧠The .xi. Math. xxvi G. Iohan. xviii D. prayer / how our lorde was smytten vpon the cheke O Iesu which wolde be smytten for me most vnworthy / of the vyle ministre and seruant of Annas graunt to me I besech the thy grace / that I may stoppe my mouth from al euyll vayne speche / and that I neuer cease from thy laude and praysynges Amen ☞ The .xii. prayer / how Iesus was presented to Cayphas Math. xxvi F. Iohan. xviii E. O Iesu which for me most vnkynde wretch / wold be sent from Annas vnto Cayphas also wolde be examyned before hym grauÌ„t to me I beseche the for the loue of thy name / that I feare nat the iudgement of euyll ê‘sons And also that I may appere in thy syghte with a good pure conscyence Amen Math. xxvi F. ⧠The .xiii. prayer of the bryngynge forth of false testimony against Christ O Iesu whiche wolde for me be blamed of the Iewes / by theyr false testimony accused grauÌ„t to me that I neuer blame or rebuke man for the / nor falsly that I accuse any person And also that I paciently suffre al false accusacyons for thy honour and glory Amen Math. xxvi G. ⧠The .xiiii. prayer of the blasphemy imputed to Christe O Iesu whiche dyd suffre the abhominable synne of blasphemy to be put vpon the kepe me that thy name be neuer blasphemed by me in worde nor in dede And that neuer any blasphemy or any other euyll worde be spoken or vttered with my mouthe Amen Marci xiiii G. ⧠The .xv. prayer of the condempnacyon of Christe O Iesu which feared nat the wicked voyce of the moost cruell Iewes whan they sayd of the / Reus est mortê he is worthy deth / pacieÌ„tly dyd suffre / the same for me most wretche kepe and preserue me / that I neuer be fouÌ„de worthy eternall deth in thy syght Amen Math. xxvi G. ⧠The .xvi. prayer of the buffetynge or smytyng in the necke of Christ O Iesu whiche wolde be smytten by the cruell Iewes in the necke for my loue graunt to me that I may so coÌ„fesse the my lord god with my mouth that I neuer do coÌ„trary thy preceptes in my dedes Amen ⧠The .xvii. Math. xxvi G. prayer of the spittyng in Christes face O Iesu which wolde suffre thy most fayre amiable face to be defyled for my loue with the felthy spittynges of the Iewes grauÌ„t to me that I neuer defile the face of thy ymage in my soule / by my siÌ„ful actê or filthy cogitatioÌ„s AmeÌ„ ⧠The .xviii. Math. xxvi G. prayer of the smytynge of Christe in the face O Iesu whiche wolde suffre for my loue / thy moost louely face to be smyten with the handes of the most wicked Iewes grauÌ„t to me that I may euer kepe the face of thy ymage pure and vndefyled in my soule / that it neuer be spotted or hurt by the sinful haÌ„des workes of my iniquities or synnes Amen ⧠The .xix. Marci xiiii G. prayer of the coueryng or blyndfyldynge of Christes face O Iesu which dyd suffre for my loue thy most gracious face the which AuÌ„gelles desire to behold to be couered of the wycked Iewes to thy greate rebuke I besech the make thy face shynt vpoÌ„ me thy most wretched seruaÌ„t / that thy godly ymage iÌ„ me be neuer derked or couered And that mercyfully thou wold take away the cloke of synne / and the derkenes of ignorauÌ„ce froÌ„ my hert / with the light of thy heueÌ„ly grace AmeÌ„ Math. 〈◊〉 ◠☞ The .xx. prayer of the mockynge of Christ whaÌ„ they bad hym prophecy O Iesu which with scorneful mockê of the Iewes was smytten vpon the heed / bydden to a rede or prophecy who smote the. I besech the good Iesu prophecie shewe to me / that I myght knowe what a wretche and synner I am / which so oft alas for sorowe haue smytten the with the hande of myne euyll and synfull dedes Amen Math. xxvii A. ⧠The .xxi. prayer / how Christe was presented before Pylate O Lorde Iesu Christ sonne of the lyuyng god / which in the first hour of the day for our helth / wolde be pÌ„sented by the Iewes vnto Pilate a pagan iudge graunt to me for the loue of thy name / that I dispice no maner of power but that I may gyue due worthy honor to my superiours to al iudges Amen ☞ The .xxii. Math. xxvii B prayer howe the Iewes falsly accused Christ before Pylate O Iesu which wolde for me be falsly accused in many false thyngê before the iudge pilate teche me to auoide the disceytes of wicked men / truely to ê“fesse thy faith with good workê