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
I haue just occation to shed foorth a riuer of teares yea rather of blood then of water It is truely a wonder that my harte doth not burste in sunder with vehemence of Contrition when I consider the greatnesse and enormitie of my sinne O would to God would to God I had neuer offended Would to God I had neuer letted thy grace in me Would to God I had neuer contemned thy mercie towardes me O let it please thee sweet IESV for the same thy mercie once more to washe me with thy pretious blood Once more to heale me with thy sacred woundes Once more to sanctifie me with thy death and passion O cleanse me cleanse me cleanse me perfectly Restore me the innocencie which thou gauest me in Baptisme that I may truly please thee Here I make Lorde in thy presence and before all the Angels and blessed spirits a firme purpose to amend my life I renounce al sensuall delectation I renounce all vanitie and impuritie I renounce and vtterly detest al sinne and iniquitie My deere Sauiour shed foorth thy wrath vpon this my body Afflict me Cut me in peeces Burne me in this worlde Lay thy Crosse vpon my shoulders I am content with al only that I neuer more offende thee A prayer before Confession O Most sweete Lord thâ— fountaine of all mercie giue me I beseeche thee true Contrition and sorrowe foâ— my sinnes Send me the gifte of speech and of veritie that 〈◊〉 may explicate and declare my sinnes humbly simply anâ— entierely to my ghostly Father without either disguising or concealing any thing to the end that making an entire Confession I may obtaine a full and perfect absolution Amen Another for the same O Most beningne gentle Sauiour IESV I beseeche thee by the merits of thy bitter Passion that it would please thee to haue pittie on him whom thou hast created to thyne image and likenes and bought by a painfull and dolorous death O my Lord who art the wisedome diuine let it please thee to informe me of the knowledge of my sinnes that I be not deceiued by the spirit of lying in the recitall of them which I intend to make to my ghostly father by thee established in vertue of thy pretious bloud to giue me absolution O my Lord which art the power diuine driue from me I beseech thee all feare and humane shame to the end that I be not any wayes withdrawen to open and manifest the woundes of my soule grant this by the merits of thy woorthy woundes so many tymes for me opened and renued Amen What the penitent is to doe when the Priest giueth him absolution WHILST the Confessour shall giue the Absolution the Penitent may consider the great bounty mercy of God to haue giuen vs this Sacrament for the washing and Purgation of our soules by the merits of the Passion of our Lord Iesus Christ or thinke vpon some poynt or article of the Passion or say some briefe jaculatory Prayer such as this which followeth or the like A Prayer to be said whilst the Absolution is giuen O My sweete Lord God giue me the grace that there be not in me any impediment to receaue the true entire and totall remission of all my sinnes by the merite of thy most precious blood shed for me vpon the Crosse O IESV haue mercie on me O God be mercifull to me a sinner Thou who sufferedst for me haue mercie on mee A Prayer after Confession O My Lord God the Father of mercy who hast called me expected my repentance and comming vnto thee by the Sacrament of Confession thou hast gently receaued me by thy bountie pittie and mercie and by the merits of the precious bloud of my Sauiour IESVS which hath bene applied vnto me in this holy Sacrament Thou hast giuen mee the grace to haue Contrition and sorrow for my sinnes and faults which is the first part of Penance Thou hast giuen me the force and constancy to confesse them all so farre foorth as I could remember which is the second Giue me grace now to fullfill the third which is Satisfaction in discharging me duely and deuoutly of the payne which is coÌ„manded me so that hauing accomplished the whole mysterie of Penance I may be receaued reckoned amongst the number of thy true children with Saint Peter and S. Mary Magdalen the true mirours of pennance Amen Another for the same O Soueraigne bounty bottomelesse depthe of mercie and God of all clemencie and sweetnes it is vnto thee that I come to render my selfe vnto thee I make my refuge hauing vnfoulded my faults in the Sacrament of Confession and discharged my selfe of the great burthen of my sinnes which did ouermuch oppresse my soule wherof I giue thee most humble thankes and I beseech thee to confirme in my spirit the hope of saluation which thou hast giuen me by newnes of life the which hereafter thou maist make to grow in me by thy holy grace O let it please thee for the time to come to support me by thy power to the ende that I fall not into the snares of mine enemies who seeke euery moment to deuoure me I call o Lord for thy helpe helpe me against the world the flesh the diuel that I may keep preserue me in the obseruance of thy holy commandements and diligently humbly and deuoutly serue thee and laud thee by the bloud and merits of IESVS CHRIST thy Son to whome with thee and the Holy Ghost be all prayse and glory Amen FINIS CERTAINE VERY PIOVS AND GODLY CONSIDERATIONS Proper to be exercised whilst the incruentall Sacrifice of the Masse is celebrated SET FORTH For the comfort and benefite of alâ— deuout Catholikes By IOHN HEIGHAM ANNO 1624. THE MANNER HOVV TO HEARE MASSE AND FIRST Of the Ornaments appertayning to the Priest Of the Amice WHEN the Priest putteth the Amice before his eyes I wilâ— consider the cloath wherewâ—â—â— the Iewes did blind-fould 〈◊〉 eyes of Christ buffet him on the face saying Prophecie vnto vs O Christ who was he that smit thee Of the same VVhen he puteth the same Amice vpon his head I will consider the sharpe Crowne of thornes which was sâ—t vpon our Sauiours head which peirced his braines to his exceeding torment Of the Albe VVhen he putteth on the Albe I will consider the longe white garment wherin Christ being cloathed they mocked him despised him and reputed him for a foole Of the Gyrdle VVhen he puteth on the Gyrdle I wil cal to minde how they streightly bound the handes of our Lord behinde him and like a notorious malefactor led him from place to place and from one Iudge to another Of the Manuple VVhen he putteth on the Manuple I will consider the cordes wherewith they tyed that innocent LAMBE whâ—â—â—â— he was lamentably whiâ—◠〈◊〉 and scourged at the Pillar Of the Stole When he putteth on the Stole I will consider the heauy Crosse which was layde vpon our Sauiours shoulders as
also the ropes wherwith he was ignominiously haled to the Mount of Caluary Of the vestement VVhen he putteth on the Vestement I will consider the purple Garment wherewith being reuested in most pittifull manner he was shewed of PILATE to the people saing Ecce homo Behold the man And I at the putting on of these will beseech our LORD to graunt vnto me The Amice of Sufferance The Albe of cleane conuersation The Girdle of chastitie The Manuple of coÌ„stancy The Stole of Obedience And the VestemeÌ„t of Charity Of the Introibo or entrie to the Masse WHen the Priest beginneth the entrie to the Masse I will consider the great dignity and woorthinâ—â—â—f this holy Sacrifice and mine owne greate vnworthines to be present at the same And I will beseeche our Lord that I may woorthelie asist thereat and that him selfe would put those woordes into my mouthe and those conceptions into my harte which as his owne may both be heard and receiued of him Of the Confiteor VVhen he sayeth the Confiteor I wil consider the offeÌ„ce of our first parents the offences of al the world and myne owne offences Of all which I will most hartilie aske forgiuenes Of kissing the Altar VVhen he approacheth to the Altar kisseth the same I will consider the Incarnation of CHRIST and the vnion of mans nature with the word Eternall And further the spirituall vnion of euery soule with his Lord IESVS which vnion of my soule with my Sauiour I also will desire Of the introite WHen the Intrâ—â—â— is saide I will 〈◊〉 â—â—der the grea◠〈◊〉 â—â—uent desire of the Hoâ—â—â—â—thers for the comming oâ— CHRIST And I also will desire that he will vouchsafe to come vnto me and to dwell in my soule Of the Kyrie eleison VVhen Kyrie eleison is said I will beseech the three diuine persons the Father thâ— Sonne and the Holie Ghost to haue mercie vpon me anâ— vpon the whole world Of Gloria in excelsis VVhen Gloria in excelsis iâ— said I will imagine that I see the childe IESVS borne in the manger and to heart the holie Angels sing this glorious hymne With whom I wil indeauour to prayse our Lord and to render him thanks for so great a benefit Of Dominus vobiscum VVhen Dominus vobiscum is sayed I will call to minde how our Sauiour manifested himselfe to the three Kinges and in them to all the Gentiles And I will pray him that he will also manifest himselfe to me although most vnworthy and full of miscry Of the first Collects VVhen the first Collects are sayed I will consider how Christ at twelue yeares age went vnto the temple to pray and to worship his heauenly Father how his B. Mother with great sorrowe sought him three dayes together supposing she had lost him And I will beseech him that whensoeuer I loose him by my sinne I may by true Contrition Confession and Satisfaction neuer cease to seeke him vntill I finde him in the temple of my soule Of the Epistle VVhen the Epistle is read I will remember S. IOHN Baptist how he remayned in the wildernes and preached vnto the people that the Messias was come I will call to minde also how CHRIST was baptised of him and began to preach the Gospell to the Iewes who yet receaued no fruit thereby and I will account my selfe to be worsse then they for that by the doctrine of our Sauiour and his Saintes I haue so little amended my life Of remouing the Booke WheÌ„ the Booke is remoued I will feare considering how Christ forsaking the Iewes turned to the Gentiles and will humbly beseech him that he will neuer forsake me although far vnworthie of his grace and mercie Of the Ghospell When the Ghospell is read I will thinke of the Conuersioâ— of the holie Apostles and other Disciples of our Lord by his preaching vnto them and of the wonderfull zealâ— of their hartes who forsooke al that they had to followe him and I will desire of God to increase in me faith and his holie grace wherby I may forsake all to followe IESVS CHRIST my Lord. Of the Creede VVhen the Creed is rehearced I will consider the multitude of Gentils which were illuminated with the light of fayth by the preaching of the Ghospell and I will instantly beseeche Almighty God to giue me that holy light and liuely fayth with which I may beleeue all the mysteries of the Catholike fayth Of Dominus vobiscum When Dominus vobiscum is sayed I will consider how our Lord did manifest his power wisedome and goodnes in working so many miracles in healing so many infirmityes and in raysing the dead and I will beseech him that he will rayse me to a new feruour and loue of him and with his power and grace heale all the diseases of my soule Of the Offertory When the Offertory is read and the Host is offered I wil consider that most prompte will wherewith our Lord in euery action of his life did resigne himselfe to his Father especially in offering himselfe to suffer his passion and death for my sake with which oblation I will also offer my selfe with desire to fulfill his diuine pleasure and patiently to suffer all aduersityes yea death it selfe for his honor and glory Of the mingling of water with VVine WheÌ„ the Water is mingled with the wine I will consider the streight vnion which is betwixt Christ our Lord and his Church And I will desire that vnseperable vnion beetwixt my soule my Sauiour IESVS Of Washing the Priestes fingers WheÌ„ the Priest Washeth the endes of his fingers I wil consider the great puritie cleanes which is required in handling and receiuing the body of Christ and I will earnestly beg of him to graunt the same to me Of Orate fratres When Orate fratres is fayed I will meditate on this admonition as made by Christ to me and from thence forth I will raise vp my selfe more feruently to prayer and deuotion in the rest of the Masse Of the secret Collect. When the Secret is sayed I will consider how our Sauiour some fewe dayes before his Passion with-drue him selfe in secret from the malice of the Iewes And how his owne disciple consented to sell and deliuer him into their wicked handes And I will beseeche our Lord neuer to permitt me to sell him to my proper desires as heretofore I haue done nor to deliuer him into the handes of my disordinate pleasures Of the Preface When the Preface is sayed I wil consider the coÌ„ming back of our Sauiour to Hierusalem vpon Palme sunday and I will imagine to heare the voices of the children crying aloude Bendictus qui venit in nomine Domini Osanna in excelsis Blessed is he that cometh in the name of our Lord Osanna in the highest And I with great ioy preparatioÌ„ wil dispose my selfe to receiue my Sauiour Of the Canon When the Canon is sayed I will consider the prayer which our Lord made