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A17070	An abridgment of the Meditations of the life, passion, death, & resurrection of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ. Written in Italian by the R Father Vincentius Bruno of the Society of Iesus. And translated into English by R.G. of the same Society. VVherento is premised a briefe method for instruction & practice of meditation; Delle meditationi sopra principali misterii della vita, et passione di Christo n.s.. English. Abridgments	Bruno, Vincenzo, S.J.; Gibbons, Richard, 1550?-1632.; Dawson, Edward. aut	1614 (1614)	STC 3941; ESTC S114248	73,032	306

entertainment the Sonne made to his Mother and the Mother vnto her Sonne seeing him so gloriously risen from death Let vs learne 1. Yf we desire to be partakers of this ioy to endeauour to follow the qualities of glorified bodies and first to shine by good example before our neighbours 2. To be prompt and nimble in Gods seruice 3. To follow the puritie of Angels which we get by mortification of our senses and passions CXXXI MEDITATION How our Sauiour appeared to S. Mary Magdalene Iohn 20.1.11 1. CONSIDER how Mary Magdalene although she came to the sepulcher with the other women yet she would not go back with them so soone but remayning there wept and went now then to see if she could find her maisters body 2. How she hauing spoken to the two Angels that were within the sepulcher turning back saw our Sauiour and taking him to be the gardiner of that place for she knew him not she praied him to tell her if he had taken away her maisters body and where he had put it 3. How knowing him by his voice she ranne forthwith to prostrate her self at his feete and to adore him and imbrace him which our Sauiour would not permit her to do Let vs learne 1. To perseuer if we desire to haue any good 2. To weepe willingly since by teares we may easily obtaine of God that which we desire 3 Not to stay nor rest our selues too much in consolations when it pleaseth God to affoard vs them CXXXII MEDITATION How our Sauiour appeared to the two disciples going to Emaus Mark 16.12 Luk. 24.13 1. CONSIDER how these two disciples going on their way did intertaine and comfort themselues with holy discourses talking of those things that passed in our Sauiours death which was cause that he approached neer to thē and put himself in their companie 2 How demaunding the cause of their sorrow he taught them out of the scriptures how all had passed as it was long agoe foretold and afterwards feigned that he would go further 3. How they constrained him to enter into their lodging and suppe with them where knowing him in the manner of breaking and blessing bread their eyes were opened and they greatly comforted Let vs learne 1. To intertaine our selues willingly in vertuous discourses if we desire to haue God present with vs. 2. To instruct and teach the ignorant 3. To exercise the works of mercy and not to content our selues with only speaking of them for these two disciples were not illuminated vntil they had receaued our Sauiour CXXXIII MEDITATION How our Sauiour appeared to all the Disciples being together Mark 16.14 Luk 24.33 Iohn 20.19 1. CONSIDER how our Sauiour not content to haue shewed himself in particuler to his Mother to S. Peter to the three Maries to Ma. Magdalen was desirous to make all his disciples at one partakers of the ioy of his Resurrection 2. How therefore entring into the place where they were gathered togeather for feare of the Iewes he said vnto them Peace be to yow It is I feare not 3. How perceauing for all this that they were troubled and frighted imagining that they saw a spirite he assured them that they had no cause to be afraid Let vs learne 1. How our Sauiour for greater proofe of his Resurrection shewed his disciples his hands to teach vs to take paines and to suffer 2. Hee shewed them his wounded side to exercise vs in his loue 3. He shewed them his pierced feete to teach vs perseuerance CXXXIV MEDITATION How our Sauiour did proue his Resurrection to his disciples Luk. 24.38 1. CONSIDER how the Apostles disciples being much astonished at the wonders that they saw and scarce beleuing that which they did touch with their fingers our Sauiour did ask them if they had any thing to eate and did eate in their presence 2. How making afterwards along discourse of the figures and prophesies of the old testament he gaue them clerely to vnderstand how all had byn performed in him and so opened their vnderstanding that they might easely see the truth of the scriptures 3. How seeing them now confirmed assured and full of comfort he gaue them againe the peace and power to remit sinnes Let vs learne 1. To accommodate our selues to our neighbours infirmities so to induce them to goodnes 2 To desire almighty God that he neuer withdraw his light from vs. 3. To yield him thankes for the power that he hath left to the Apostles and Priests to forgiue sinnes as not willing to make other iudgment in heauen then that which by them is made on earth CXXXV MEDITATION How our Sauiour appeared to his disciples S. Thomas being present Iohn 20.26 1. CONSIDER how S. Thomas by reason of his departure from the other Apostles was for the space of eight daies depriued of our Sauiours sight and remained so obstinate in his infidelity that he would not beleeue what the rest told him of our Sauiours resurection 2. How our Sauiour notwithstanding as well for the particuler saluation of this Infidel as also for the greater assurance of all the rest would appeare againe the second time to all his Apostles and in their presence giue vnto S. Thomas such proofe as he had desired of his Resurrection 3. How S. Thomas astonished altogeather at this cried out my Lord my God not able to say any more for admiration Let vs learne 1. How good a thing it is to be in good and godly companie to be visited by God amongst others 2. That we must not alwaies seeke after sweetnes and consolation in our spirituall exercises 3. That to stirre vp our selues and nourish our faith we must exercise works of charitie CXXXVI MEDITATION How our Sauiour appeared to his Disciples that were fishing Iohn 21.1 1. CONSIDER how S. Peter and his companions though they were well assured of our Sauiours Resurrection yet not daring to go abroad publickly before they had receaued the holy Ghost went forth a whole night to fish but all in vaine 2. How about the breake of the day our Sauiour appeared to them but was not knowen and commaunded them to cast the nette on the right hand which they speedily doing tooke an hundred fifty and three great fishes 3. How by this strange and vnexpected draught they came to know our Lord drew the net to land found dinner ready to which our Sauiour himselfe did inuite them Let vs learne 1. To keepe our selues alwaies in the grace of God that so we may merit 2. To obey promptly and spedily 3. To labour diligently if we be desirous that God inuite vs one day to his holy repose CXXXVII MEDITATION How our Sauiour appeared to his disciples vpon the mount of Galilee Matth. 28.16 1. CONSIDER how our Sauiour hauing promised and oftentimes signified euen by Angels to his Apostles and other Christiās that in Galilee they should see him many went thither and expected there his comming 2. How the day appointed

and there put himself amongst publicans and other sinners to be baptized 2. Consider how much S. Iohn did admire and was amazed seeing the Sauiour of the world come vnto him as if he had byn the most abiect creature vpon the earth And we may piouslie think that he did prostrate himself at our Sauiours feete saying vnto him the wordes recorded in the ghospel I ought to be baptized of thee 3. Consider how after that our Sauiour was baptized the heauens were opened the holy Ghost descended and there was a vo●ce heard from heauen which said Thou art my beloued Sonne in whome I am wel pleased Let vs learne 1. To humble our selues more and more moued by our Sauiours example 2. Neuer to desire to seeme singular in any thing but to follow the order and vsage of others in all things that be good and holy 3. To purge and clense our conscience well if we desire to haue our praiers heard for our Sauiour praying after his baptisme was incontinently heard of his celestiall Father XX. MEDITATION How our Sauiour was tempted in the desert Matth. 4. Mark 1.12 Luk. 4.1 1. CONSIDER how after that our Sauiour had ben honoured by his heauenly Fathers 〈◊〉 and receaued the Holy Ghost wh●ch descēded visiblie vpō him he retired into the willdernes where he remained forty daies without house bed or victualls extenuating and afflicting his body 2. Consider that whosoeuer shall sound the reasons well which moued our Lord God who nourisheth all creatures that be on the earth thus to suffer hunger and permit the diuel to come and tempt him he I say will neuer refuse to be tempted and to abide hunger and thirst for IESVS Christ his sake seeing that our Sauiour himself hath ouercome all these difficulties 3 Consider the diligence with which the Angels did serue our Sauiour and the modestie that he kept albeit he were hungrie Let vs learne 1. To separate and withdraw our selues from the world not only with our bodie but also with all our affection and will 2. To striue manfullie against temptations and neuer to suffer them to surmount vs. 3. To serue God in the person of our neighbours with as great diligence as the Angels did vse in seruing our Lord himselfe XXI MEDITATION Of the calling of the fiue first Disciples Iohn 1.35 1. CONSIDER the piety and deuotion with which S. Iohn Baptist did pronounce these words Behould the Lambe of God the immaculate Lambe whose bloud must blot out all the sinnes of the world 2. Consider with what diligence S. Iohns two disciples did follow our Sauiour and marke his lodging where he made his aboad so to bring vnto him other disciples 3. Consider Nathanaels simplicitie and how our Sauiour brought him to know the truth and to confesse that he was the sonne of God Let vs learne 1. To endeauour what lieth in vs to help and assist our neighbours shewing them IESVS Christ whome they ought to follow 2. To follow promptly our selues the good inspirations that God doth send vs. 3. To haue alwaies before our eyes our Lord God who seeth and knoweth all things as he made Nathanael plainly perceaue XXII MEDITATION Of our Sauiours first Miracle donne at the wedding Iohn 2.1 1. CONSIDER how our Sauiour for the loue he did beare vnto men was pleased to abase himself so much as to go to their banquets and honour their tables with his presence not so to fill his body but to feede their soules 2. Consider the care that our Blessed Lady had of the temporall good and reputation euen of those that had inuited her which care she shewed in representing their necessitie and want vnto her sonne at whose hands she expected speedie redresse of the same 3. Consider the admiration and as it were amazing with which the bridegroome was surprized vnderstanding that there yet remained such quantitie of exquisite wine Let vs learne 1. Neuer to disdaine any honest companie nor poore mens tables 2. To haue great compassion of the need and necessity temporall of poore folkes whosoeuer they be 3. Neuer to make shew of the best that may be in vs at the beginning but to reserue it for the end seing it is this that must crowne out worke XXIII MEDITATION How our Lord did cast out of the Temple the buyers and sellers Iohn 2.13 1. VVE must consider how carefull our Lord was to keep and solemnize the feast daies so he was amongst the rest of the Iewes and not without great trauaile went a foot to Ierusalem 2. Consider how our Sauiour entring into Ierusalem went forthwith to the Temple there to pray and adore his Father with the other Iewes 3. Consider how he that is goodnes it self cannot endure the wrong which he seeth done vnto the Temple a holy place and a place of praier which the auarice and couetousnes of men had turned into a place of traffique and merchandise but he casteth out the buyers and fellers Let vs learne 1. To sanctifie the holy daies 2. To pray willingly in euery place but chiefly in the Church 3. To be zealous of Gods honour in cleanenes and sanctifying of those places things that are dedicated vnto him XXIV MEDITATION Of our Sauiours conference with Nicodemus Iohn 3.1 1. CONSIDER how Nicodemus hauing heard a report of the Miracles which our Sauiour had wrought came vnto him by night to be instructed of the way that he was to hold to arriue to the port of saluation 2. Consider how our Sauiour hauing proposed vnto him the doctrine of the regeneration of our soules caused by the Sacrament of Baptisme did reprehend him sharply for that he vnderstood not a similitude taken from earthly things and said vnto him Thou art a maister in Isra●l and art thou ignorant of these things 3. Consider how Christ did afterward discourse vnto him very amplie of his past on and of the deat● he was to suffer vpon the altar o● the Crosse shewing him principally in this point the grea●nes of God loue towards man kind Let vs learne 1. To seeke with great care ar● diligence such things as may forward vs to our saluation 2. To render incessant than● vnto almighty God for the benef● of Baptisme receaued at his hands 3. To haue alwaies our S●uiours passion in our remembranc● XXV MEDITATION Of S. Iohn Baptist his imprisonment Matth. 14.1 Marke 6.14 1. CONSIDER how S. Iohn Baptist leauing now the desert into which he was retired from his tender age went oftentimes to the Court to exhort and admonish King Herod who did reforme himself in some things that S. Iohn had told him 2. Consider how after some space of time he did reprehend him more eagerly then he was accustomed to doe because the matter did so require forsomuch as he kept his brothers wife he being yet aliue contrary to all right and reason 3. Consider how Herodias being much grieued at S. Iohns words did ●oue the King in such sort that