ye holy Disciples of our Lord praye for him All yee holie Innocentes praye for him Saint Stephen praye for him Saint Laurence praye for him All yee holy Martyrs pray for him Saint Siluester praye for him Saint Augustine praye for him All yee holy Bishoppes and Confessors praye for him Saint Benet praye for him Saint Francis praye for him All ye holy Monkes and Eremites praye for him Saint Mary Magdalen pray for him Saint Lucie praye for him All ye holye virgins and wydowes pray for him All ye holy Saintes of God make intercession for him Haue mercy spare him O Lord. Haue mercy heare him O Lord. Haue mercy and deliuer hym O Lorde From thy anger delyuer hym O Lorde From an euill deathe delyuer him O Lorde From the daunger of deathe deliuer him O Lorde From the paines of hell delyuer him O Lorde From all euil deliuer him O Lord. From the power of the deuill deliuer him O Lorde By thy Natiuitie deliuer him O Lorde By thy Crosse and Passion deliuer him O Lorde By thy death and buriall delyuer him O Lorde By thy glorious resurrection deliuer him O Lorde By thy wounderfull ascension deliuer him O Lorde By the grace of the holy ghost the comforter deliuer him O Lorde In the day of iudgemente deliuer him O Lorde VVe sinners doe beseech thee to heare vs. That thou wouldest spare him we beseeche thee to here vs. Lorde haue mercie vpon vs. Christ haue mercie vpon vs. Lorde haue mercie vpon vs. O thou Christian soule departe thou out of this world in the name of God the father almightie who hath created thee In the name of Christ Iesus the sonne of the liuing God who hath suffered for thee In the name of the holy ghost who was powred into thee In the name of the holy Angelles and Archangelles In the name of the Thrones and dominations In the name of the Powers and Potestates In the name of Cherubin and Seraphin In the name of the Patriarches and Prophetes In the name of the holy Apostelles and Euangelistes In the name of the holie Martyrs Confessours In the name of the holye Monkes and Eremites In the name of the holie Virgins and of all the Saintes of God Lett thy place be this daye in peace and thy habitation in holye Sion through Christ our Lorde Amen A prayer O Mercyfull God O benigne God O God who accordinge to the multitude of thy mercyes doest blott out the sinnes of suche as are penitent and with thy remission and pardon doest cleane purge the blame of offences paste mercifully looke vpon this thy seruant N. and for our prayers graunt him his request who with all his harte confessynge thy name doeth most earnestlye craue for pardon of all his sinnes Renew in him O moste mercyfull father what soeuer is corrupte through the frayeltie of the flesh or that whiche hath bene defyled by the crafte of the deuill and ioyne agayne vnto the vnitie of thy bodie the church the member whiche thou haste redeemed Haue mercye O Lorde vppon his sighes haue mercy vpon his teares and admitte agayne vnto the Sacrament of thy reconciliation hym who hath no hope but in thy mercie through Christ our Lorde Amen Another prayer DEarely beloued brother I cōmende thee vnto almyghtie God and to his protection I commit thee whose creature thou art to the ende thou hauing payed by the meanes of thy death the debte of all man-kinde mayest returne againe vnto thy maker who hath framed thee of a piece of claye Lett therfore the noble compainie of Angels meete thy soule departinge out of thy bodie Lett the whole Senate of the Apostles iudges of the worlde come vnto thee Lett the triumphant armye of the gloriousse Martyrs come against thee Lett the florishing companie of the shining Confessours cōpasse thee aboute Lett the whole quire of the singinge Virgines receyue thee with embracing settle thee faste in the bosome of the Patriarches which is the place of blessed reste and quietnes Let Christ Iesus appeare vnto thee with a milde and chereful countenāce and adiudge thee to bee emonge those who alwayes attend vpon hym Be thou ignorant of all that quaketh in darkenes that crashed in fire and houleth in tormentes Lett the moste cruell fiend Satan with all his souldiars gyue place vnto thee lett him tremble at thy comming thou being accompaigned with the holie Angells and lett him flye into the huge pitte of euerlastinge darkenes Lett God arise and lett his enemyes be dispersed and lett all that hate him flye awaye from his face Lett them vanish awaye as the smoke vadeth as the waxe melteth before the face of the fire so lett all sinners perish from the face of God and lett the iuste make merie and reioyse in the sight of God Therefore lett all the legions of hell be confounded and ashamed and lett not the ministres of Satan be so bolde as to stop thy iourney Christe deliuer thee from all torments who was crucified for thee Christ deliuer thee frō death who hath vouchsafed to dye for thee Christ the sonne of the liuing God place thee in the garden of his paradise whiche alwayes is pleasaunt flourishinge he that is the true shepeherd agnise thee emong his sheepe Lett him absolue thee from all thy sinnes and place thee at his right hande in the inheritaunce of his electe God graunt thou maiest see thy redeemer face to face and that thou maist be alwayes present at hande and with thy blessed eyes beholde the moste manifest trueth God graunt therfore that thou being placed emonge the compagnie of the blessed soules maiest enioye the swetenes of the countenaunce of the diuine maiestie for euer and euer Amen Receyue O Lorde thy seruant into the place of Saluation whiche he muste hope to haue of thy mercie R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruant from all daungers of hell and from all snares that maye entrappe him to paine and from all tribulation R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou haste deliured Enoch and Elias from the cōmon death of the world R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst Noe from drowninge in the generall fludde R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst Abraham out from Vr of the Chaldees R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst Iob from his passions and paines R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst Isaac from beinge offerd in Sacrifice and out from the handes of his father R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst Loth from Sodom and from the flame of fier R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst Moyses out from the handes of Pharao Kynge of the Egyptians R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst Daniel out from the denne of the
the pleasures of the worlde and in true fayth to passe all perrils of soul and body and exercyse our selues daily more and more in thy seruice in such sorte that with them afterwards we may haue the fruition of ioye and solace eternall Amen A prayer to any of the holy Sayntes Ex tabella quadam Coloniae in templo S. Vrsul O Holy and blessed S. N. I humbly beseech thee that thou wilt haue me poore and wretched sinner in remembraunce before the face of my God and sauiour that by thy merites and intercessions I may be preserued from all daungers bodyly and ghostly that I may dayly more and more increase in vertue and good workes and at the houre of my death and departure out of this worlde vouchsafe to succour and defend me against the assaultes and deceites of mine ennemies and bring my soule deliuered and made free from all tribulatiō to the ioyes of the heauenly paradyse Amen Pray for vs O holy S. N. that we maye be made worthye of the promisses of Christ VVe humblye beseech thee O Lorde God father omnipotente to receiue the prayers of thy seruants that we worshipping the memorye of thy blessed S. N. by his merites and intercessions may be delyuered from al bodyly aduersities and that our hartes may be clensed from all euill and idle thoughtes through Iesus Christe our sauiour Amen A prayer to all the blyssed Saintes in heauen Ex herae B. M. ad vsum Sarum O All yee holy electe of God vnto whome almightie God hathe prepared his eternall kingedome from the beginninge I beseech you through the charitie by the which God dyd loue you that you doe sucker mee moste miserable sinner before death doe take mee awaye oute of this wretched world and reconcile mee vnto my creator before that hell deuoure mee O blessed Marie mother of God the mediatrix for sinners vnto Christ heare mee kepe mee saue mee O thou sweete Lady obtaine to mee righte faithe firme hope perfecte charitie true humylitie chastitie and sobrietie after the course of this lyfe the felow shippe of the euerlasting blyssednes Thou also holye Michaell with all the thousandes of Angells praye for mee that thou mayest take keepe mee from the power of my aduersaries helpe mee obtaine for mee the loue of God purenes of hart strength of faith and the pleasure of heauenlie glorie Also yee holy Patriarkes and Prophetes procure for mee of God pardon penaunce continencie and godlye perseuerance and also lyfe euerlastinge O yee blessed Apost'es of God vnlose mee from my sinnes defende mee from the paynes of hell and take mee from the power of darkenes bringe me vnto the euerlastinge kyngdome I beseche you also yee holy Martyrs of God that perfecte charitie syncere loue a pure minde a chaste lyfe and remission of my sinnes be gyuen of almightie God vnto mee O yee glorious Confessours of God praye for mee that through you the desire of heauenly thinges and reuerence of maners washinge away of my misdeedes bee of God graunted vnto mee Likewise I praye you all holy Virgines of God that you doe ayde mee to thintent I may haue a good minde and health of bodie and soule humilitie chastitie after the course of this my miserable lyfe fellowshipe of the perpetuall blessednes O all yee Saints of God I do pray and also do make humble supplication that you will woutchsafe to helpe mee and haue compassion vpon me most pytyfully and pray for mee instātly that through your intercession a pure conscience bee ingrafted within mee with compunction of harte for my sinnes and laudable endinge of my lyfe so that through your merites I maye bee able to come vnto the countrye of eternall blessednes almyghtie God graunte it Amen The end of the eleuenth Chapter THE TVVELFTH CHAPTER CONTEYNING ADVERtisments consolations with prayers and suffrages for the sicke An aduertisment for the sicke diligently to prepare him selfe to dye vvell Lud. Blosius cap. 1. posterioris li. Ench. paruulorum VVhoe soeuer doethe loue God dutifullye being at anye time ouertaken with sicknes whereby deathe is feared to be at hand let good heede be taken that with diligēce thou prepare thy selfe to end well discharge thy harte of the cares troubles of this world receiue deuoutly the Sacramentes of the Church to the ende thou maiest purchasse succour strēgth to passe through thy iourney and wholly recommende thy soule to God Remember the passion of our sweete Sauiour and redeemer embrace in thy hart his holsome crosse kisse his ruddy woundes and thrust thy selfe with all thy power into them that beinge hidden in them thou maiest be safe and happely escape from all the snares and entysmentes of the deuill humblye beseech our Sauiour Iesus Christ that he would wouchsafe to washe thee with his precious blood and that he woulde whollye abandonne all thy sinnes And for wante of meritoriouse good workes offer to God the father the merites of Iesus Christ offer him his moste holy and sacred conuersation death and passion offer him the merites of his moste sweete mother the wirgin Mary of all Saintes for so it shall come to passe that thou which art poore naked and miserable of thy selfe shalt appeare maruelously adorned with spirituall ornaments recommende thy selfe also to our blessed Ladye the glorious virgin and mother of God and to the other Cytizens of heauen and principally to that saint which thou haste accustomed most to pray vnto hoping and beleeuing certainly that they heare thy prayers and that if thou call vpon the blesse virgin with all thy hart and turne moste humbly and assuredly thy selfe to her she will without doubt make thy entraunce into the kingdome of heauen where otherwise it may be through the diuine iustice of God that thou canst not enter because of thine iniquitie for she is the mother of mercy and the Porte of of heauen Then folovveth this protestation or such lyke very profitable to be made by the sicke Lud. Blofius cap. 3. lib. sup I wicked sinner moste vnworthy redeemed with the preciouse bloode of our Lorde Iesus Christ doe confesse openlye that with an entyer and pure harte I forgyue all those that haue at any time euer offended me or done me iniurye in what maner soeuer desiring moste humblye all and euerye one that I haue offended iniuried grieued or any way angred whyther they be present or absent that they would vouchsafe also to forgyue me Here let the sicke call to minde his sinnes in particular and aske God forgynenes purposing firmely by God his grace neuer to commit sinne agayne and though his sinnes be neuer so many and the maner of his offences neuer so horrible and grieuouse yet he is to trust in the omnipotency of God whose mercyes are innumerable and to take hope and comfort in the passion of Christe our redeemer Sayeng I beleue in God the father almighty c. A prayer for the sicke person to saye
after his beleefe O Holy Trinitie I beseech thee keepe and preserue this pure religion of my fayth and graunte that it may euer be sounding in my conscience vntill my spirit departe O almightie and mercyfull Iesu I protest before thee and before all the courte of heauen that I haue a will and desire to finishe my lyfe in this fayth wherein of necessitie euery childe obediente to our Mother the holye Church ought to dye Further my sweete Sauiour I protest to beleeue wholly and vniuersally all that which is conteined in the Catholicke fayth and that which a true faithful christiaÌ„ ought to beleeue that if it happen by the assaults of the deuil or by violence of sicknes I come to thinke say or doe any thing contrary to this purpose I doe reuoke it at this present protest that I gyue no consent to any such thought word or worke I reioyce and render thankes to my louinge creator and redeemer through the maruelouse goodnes of his bounty by the which I hope vndoubtedlye to dye in the holye Catholicke fayth and so I recommende my soule and body into his moste holy handes nowe and at the houre of my death Amen Prayers in sicknesse Dionys Cart. in dial de part iudicio animarum O Swet Iesu I desire nether lyfe nor deathe but thy most holy will Thee O Lorde I loke for be it vnto mee according to thy pleasure Yf thou wil sweete Iesu that I dye receyue my soule And albeit I come to thee euen at the verye eueninge as one of the laste yet graunt that with thee and in thee I may receyue euerlasting rest Yf thou wilt sweete Iesu that I lyue longer on earthe I purpose to amende the rest of my lyfe and offer all into a burnt sacrifice vnto thee for thy honour and glorie accordinge to thy blessed will and for the perfoorminge of this I desire the assistance of thy holy grace Another prayer Nieron in Agone mortis auctore Eusebio O Mercyfull Iesu my vertue and power my comforte and ease my receyuer and my redemer in whome I haue hoped in whome I haue belyeued and whome I haue loued my swete delight my tower of strength my hope from my youthe the guide of my lyfe call mee and I will answer thee O creator of heauen and earthe stretche foorth the power of thy mercye vnto the worke of thy haÌ„ds which thou createdst of the slyme of the earth and tiedst together with bones and synowes Commaund O Lorde staye not for it is time that dust may returne into dust and my soule maye returne to thee his Sauiour who diddest sende it downe into this worlde Open vnto me the gates of lyfe for thou diddest hange vpon the Crosse for my sake and madest mee promise to receyue mee Come my sweete Lorde lett mee embrace thee lett mee not leese thee Bring mee into thy heauenlie palace Thou arte my receyuer my glorie mine aduauncer my habitation and my benedictioÌ„ Receyue me moste mercyfull Lorde accordinge to thee multitude of thy mercies For thou dyinge on the Crosse receyuedst the theefe returninge vnto thee Another prayer Ibid. I Am sycke my lyfe is weake in this poore state and therfore to thee O Lorde I runne as to my onely phisitioÌ„ Heale mee O Lord and I shal be healed And for that I haue mine affiance reposed in thee lett mee not be confounded But what am I O most mercifull God that speake so boldly to thee I am a sinner begotteÌ„ borne brought vp in sinne I am a rotten carkas a stinckinge vessell and meate for woormes VVhat victorie O Lord shall it be yf in conflict thou ouerthrow mee who am lesse than a litle strawe before the face of the wynde Forgyue O Lord forgyue all my sinnes and lyft vpp a poore man from this durty dounghill of earthe Certes good Lord this will I saye yf it please thee thou mayest not refuse him that hathe his recourse to thee For thou arte my Lord God flesh of my flesh bones of my bones For to this intent thou not leauing the right hand of thy father diddest assumpte my humaine nature and becamst God man remayning in one person the selfe same whiche thou wast from thee beginninge And why diddest thou woorke this so hard wounderfull misterie but that I should boldlye haue recourse to thee as vnto my brother thou wouldest mercifully so couer thy diuinitie that I should not be affraid of thy heauenlie power VVherfore arise O Lorde and helpe me arise and put mee not backe for euer Another prayer Ibid. LEtt my request entre into thy sight O Lord and let thy hande bee made to make me whole Beholde I am the man that cominge downe from Hiericho was taken and wounded of theeues and left half dead Doo thou receyue mee O mercyfull Samaritan I haue sinned excessiuelie in my lyfe and wrought muche iniquitie in thy syght From the sole of my foote euen to the toppe of my head there is no sounde health in mee Verely onlesse thou dying on the Crosse hadst assisted mee my soule had bene worthy to dwell in hell I am sweete Iesu a parte of that deare price for me thou diddest shed thy precious bloud cast me not away I am the sheepe that weÌ„t a stray seeke that sheepe O good shepheard put hym in thy folde that thou mayst be iustified in thy woorde For thou diddest make mee promise that at what soeuer houre a sinner did repeÌ„t him of his sinnes returne to thee he shoulde be saued I lament O Lord and moorne for my sinnes I acknowledg myne iniquities my wickednesse is in my sight I am not woorthy to be called thy sonne For I haue sinned against heauen before thee thou shalt make mee heare that whiche halbe great ioy gladnes vnto my â—eart Turne away thy face O Lord from my sinnes blotte out myne iniquities accordinge to thy great mercie Cast me not away out from thy sight Deale not with mee accordinge to my sinnes nor reward mee after the desert of myne iniquities But helpe me O Lorde my God and my Sauiour and for the glorye of thy holy name delyuer mee Deale mercifully as it femeth best to thy holy will that I maye dwell in thy howse all the dayes of my lyfe that I may prayse thee for euer more as they doe that dwell there worlde without ende Amen Prayers and suffrages to be sayd for one lyinge in death bedde LOrde haue mercie vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. Holy Marie praye for him All holy Angelles and Archangels praye for him Holy Abell praye for him All the companye of the iuste pray for him Holy Abraham praye for him Holy Iohn Baptiste praye for him All yee holye Patriarkes and prophetes praye for him Saint Peter praye for him Saint Paule praye for him Saint Andrewe praye for him Saint Iohn praye for him All yee holy Apostelles and Euangelistes praye for him All
Lyons R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst the three Children out from the fiery fournace and from the hands of the cruell vnmercyfull Kyng R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst Susanna frō the crime with which she was falsely charged R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst Dauid from the handes of kinge Saul and Golias R. Amen Deliuer O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt as thou deliueredst S. Peter and Paule out of pryson R. Amen And as thou deliueredst that blessed Virgin and Martyr Tecla from her moste cruell torments so vouchesafe to deliuer the soule of this thy seruant and make him partaker of the euerlastinge ioyes in heauen with thee R. Amen Lett vs praye VVE commend vnto thee O Lord the soule of thy seruant beseeche thee sweete Lord lefu Christ Sauiour of the worlde that thou doe not refuse to place hym in the bosome of thy Patriarches for whom thou descēdedst mercifully into the earth Acknowledg O Lord thy creature created not of any straung gods but of thee alone the true and lyuinge God for there is no other God but thou O Lorde and there is none according to thy woorkes O Lord make his soule reioyse in thy sight and remembre not his olde iniquitie and drunckenesse whiche inordinate concupiscence and raginge lustes dyd rayse in hym Albeit he sinned yet he denied not the father the sonne and the holy Ghost but belyeued stedfastly in them and he had the zeale of God in his harte and adored the God that created all of nought R. Amen Lett vs praye REmembre not we beseech the O Lorde the sinnes and ignoraunces of his wylfull youth but according to thy great mercie bee myndefull of him in the glorye of thy eternall deytie Let the heauens bee opened vnto hym Lett thy Angels reioyse of hym O Lorde receyue thy seruant into thy kyngdome Lett holy Michaell the high messenger of God that hath deserued to bee the chiefe all the holye cōpany of Angels receiue him Let all the holy Angels of God come forth and meete him conducte him into the heauēlie Citie Hierusalē Lett blessed Peter the Apostle who had the keyes of the kyndom of God delyuered vnto hym receyue hym Lett the holy Apostle S. Paule who was woorthy to bee a chosen vessell receyue hym Lett S. Iohn the elect Apostle of God to whome the heauenly secret mysteries were reuealed receyue him Lett all the holy Apostles who receyued of Christ power to loose and bynd praye for hym Lett all holye Saincts who haue sustained tormentes for the name of Christ pray for him that after he is loosed out of the pryson of this mortall flesh he may be founde woorthy to come to the glorie of the heauenly kyngdome by the assistance of our Lord Iesus Christ who with the father and the holy Ghost lyueth and raigneth worlde without ende Amen Into thy handes O Lorde we cōmen his soule O Lorde God of truth thou haste redeemed hym Lett that sweete voyce of thyne O Lorde Iesu sounde in his eares This daye thou shalt bee vvith me in Paradise Amen The ende of the tvvelfth Chapter THE THYRTIENTH CHAPTER CONTAYNING DEVOVT praiers healthfull for the departed soules An exhortation by the vvhich vve are shevved and admonyshed to praye for soules departed in the Catholicque Church Clemens I. Ponti Max. Ca. 47. lib. 8. constit Apostol MY brethren lett vs praye for our brother that resteth in Iesu Christ to the ende that our good God which hath recieued his soule may forgyue him all his sinnes willingly or vnwillingly committed and that he obteining forgyuenes may be receyued into the kingdome of the blessed in the bosome of Abraham Isaac and Iacobe with all those that from the begining haue pleased God and haue done his will from whom all sorow griefe and payne is secluded Commendations of the soule that is lately departed Albertus Castella Sacer. Rom. part 1. O Lorde we commend the soule of thy seruant that being latelye departed this lyfe he may lyue in thee and according to thy mercye pardone him his sinnes which he hath committed throughe humayne frayeltie VVe commende O Lorde the soule of this thy seruante into the handes of the holy and moste gloriouse virgin Mary the mother of mercye and clemency Also into the handes of all the holy Archangels Angels and celestiall courte of heauen into the handes of the holy Patriarches and prophets into the handes of the blessed Apostles Euangelistes and disciples into the handes of the martyrs and confessors into the handes of the virgins widowes and all votaryes who-soeuer And finally we commend the soule of this thy seruaunt into the hands of all such thy blessed saynts and seruaunts as haue pleased thee from the first creatiō of the world that by their intercession and succour he may be deliuered from the prince of darknes and from all dreadfull torments graunt this O God almightye omnipotente and full of mercy through the bitter passion of thy sweet sonne our sauiour Iesu to whom with thee and the holy Ghost be all honour and glorye for euer and euer Amen A prayer for the faythfull soule departed Precat Ecclesi in Missa O Eternall and almightye God to whom we neuer pray without hope of mercy Haue mercy of the soule of thy seruaunt N. and make him to bee vnyted to that companye of Saintes which is deceased from this life in the confession of thy name through Iesus Christe our Lorde Amen Another prayer Pontifical Rom. part 3. O God by whom all thinges lyueth and through whom our bodies diminisheth not in dyeng but are chaunged into better we moste humblye beseech thee to commaunde the soule of thy seruant to be receyued by the handes of thy holy Angels to bring him vnto the bosome of thy friend the Patriarch Abraham to ryse againe at the laste greate iudgement day pardonning him mercyfully all his sinnes which he hath committed throughe the false deceiptes and suggestion of the deuill through Iesus Christe our Lorde Amen Another prayer Clemens Aposto discip lib. 8. cap. 47. constit Apostol O God of Abraham God of Isaac God of Iacob which art God of the liuinge and not of the deade for as much as all soules of the righteouse lyueth with thee and are in thy handes they shall not be touched with any payne or torment Looke bountifully vpon this thy seruaunt which thou haste receyued into another lyfe pardone him that which he hath committed through the frayeltye of his will Appoynt him thy louing Angels to carye him into the bosomes of Patriarches Prophetes and Apostles and of all those that hath pleased thee from the begining of the worlde where is neither sorowe griefe nor horrour but an assemblye of Saintes whiche are reioysing in the countrye of the happye and iuste seeing the glory of thy Christ through whom be to thee glory honour seruice and adoration
A MANVAL OF PRAYERS NEVVLY GATHERED OVT OF MANY and diuers famous authours aswell auncient as of the tyme present Reduced into 13. chap. very commodious and profitable for a deuout Christian PRAYER IS GOOD WITH FASTYNG AND ALMES TOB. 12 1. Pet. cap. 4. Be wise therfore watch in prayers But before all things hauing mutual charitie coÌ„tinual among your selues CVM PRIVILEGIO 1583. Aug. in Psal 42. This is the Iustice of man in this life Fasting Almes-deedes Prayer PRAYER IS GOOD WITH FASTING AND ALMES TOB. 12 Ibidem in serm 59. He that wyll haue his prayer to flye to heauen muste make it two wynges Almes-deedes Fasting and it shall spedelye ascende and bee harde THE COLLECTOVR AND traunslatour of this presente Manual to the Catholicke and Christian Reader MOst deare CouÌ„trymeÌ„ vvhose desires are to serue God in holines of life crauing aide for the acccomplishment of your religiouse intentes at the handes of his Maiestye by the merites of Christe and intercession of the blessed virgin Mary and all Angels and saynts to the intente that you may proceede dayly from one vertue to another and to be helped by the labours of God his seruauntes and sayntes vvhoe from time to time to increase the deuotions of the people haue lefte manye holye prayers and exercyses as a treasure for to comforte and strengthen the dull soule of man I haue thought good to collect and translate certayne deuoute prayers verye fitte and conueniente for this time vhich is done the more vvillingly in respecte of the greate and zelouse desire that many of our poore countrye hath rather to occupye them selues deuoutly by begging pardone for their sinnes theÌ„ curiously by searching the secrete misteries of God to spende their time in vnprofitable and insolente contradictions tendinge to no other ende but onely to rooâ—e out of the mindes of christian catholickes all true fayth firme hope and perfecte charitie vvhich dayly by deuotion and other spirituall exercyses is vvonderfully increased to the greate admiration euen of the very aduersaries of all pietie and catholicke religion as doth vvell appeare to the vvhole vvorld seÌ„ce the time that some vertuous holy learned men haue applyed some parte of their time in compyling translating and collecting particular vvorks of deuotion vvhich in the iudgement of many are presently more necessary than farther to treate of any controuersie secinge that heresie is grovven to suche rypenes that the simplest man of all can novv discypher the poyson hid vnder her but deuotion is so decayed that the learned theÌ„selues haue neede of helpes for to attayne thereunto yet is it not my mynde that any man shoulde so tye him selfe to any deuoute prayer or to anye number of prayers here colected that thereby he shoulde omit the accustomable publique prayers of our holy mother the Catholicke Churche as hereafter more at large I haue noted Farther good Christian Reader I am to let thee vnderstand that thiâ— litle Manual hath bene collected and translated in greate haste and vpon earnest requeste of dyuers godlye and vertuouse catholickes yet not vvithout the iudgemente and opinion of some number of the learned sorte in this studye vvhoe finde it very conuenient and necessary for this time specially for that they are collected and translated out of dyuers famous and holy Authors as vvell auncient as of the time preseÌ„t and are to the great increase of deuotion published in many countries and in dyuers tongues before this my collection translatioÌ„ vvhich if I may request to be gratefully accepted of thee good catholicke and christian Reader it shall gyue me the radiar occasion to take the lyke paynes in any such profitable action vvhich hereafter maye be offred and thus vvishing that increase of grace to the reader vvhich I desire to my selfe and desiring hartye repentaunce to be vvrought in the hartes of all my deare country-men I bid thee gentle reader hartely fare-vvell Thy harty welwiller to commaunde in Christe Iesus G. F. THE ARGVMENTE OF THE Chapters HAuinge expressed the causes that moued me to the collection and translation of this manuall I am now to lay downe a direction whereby thou mayest with more facilitye finde out such particular prayers as semeth beste to thy discrete deuotion that seeing the particular praiers of this booke deuided into certayne chapters thou mayest as tyme place and necessitye requireth vse these kynde of prayers whiche shall bee moste to Gods glory thy owne soules health and the profit of thy euen-christian The firste and second chapters are such as whereby the Christian Catholicke may learne and knowe howe to craue the ayde and succour of God in all his endeuours enterpryses and actions which that daye he purposeth and meaneth to take in hand and before he goe to bed to thanke God for his benifites receyued that day and to knowe how to examine his conscience calling to minde his sinnes committed the day past but specially in the seconde chapter the catholicke man may learne howe to behaue him selfe at the tyme of the dreadful misteries which christian people commonly call the Masse Further he may there learne what to craue of God and what kinde of meditations to vse in the Church and withall howe to moue him selfe to spirituall deuotion The rest which are ten chapters are put in a seuerall Index whereby the catholicke shall easely finde what prayers are thought moste conuenient for euerye day in the weeke that so he may as leasure and deuotion serueth him reade either the whole or parte as they are set downe in this Index folowing Read vpon Soundaye these chap. 10. Prayers to the holy Trinitie 8. Of thankesgyuing to God for his benefites Vpon Moundaye these chap. 11. To the B. Virgin Marie and to the holy Saintes 3. For obteyning remission of sinnes Vpon Tewesdaye these chap. 4. For ayde and comfort in tribulations and afflictions 5. For obteyning of God necessaries for body and soule Vpon VVednesday these chap. 9. For the Churche our friendes and others 13. For the departed soules Vpon Thursdaye these chap. 5. For obteyninge of God necessaries for body soule 8. Of thankes-gyuinge to God for his benefites Vpon Fydaye these chap. 3. For obteyninge remission of synnes 6. Prayers of the lyfe and Passion of our Sauiour Iesus Christ Vpon Saturdaye these chap. 13. For the departed soules 9. To the B. Virgin and to the holy Saintes THe firste weeke shall be read the chapters which are put in the firste rankes for euery daye and the nexte weeke after the chapters put in the second ranckes So shalt thou reade ouer all the within named ten chapters in the Index twyse euery moneth and some of the sayed chapters foure tymes As for the other three chapters they are conuenient at certayne times and for certayne persones for which cause they are not meete to be put in order with the other as aboue named But those that haue neither time nor leasure to read euery day a whole
chapter may yet reade of the same chapter some of the sayde prayers and suche as they thincke conueniente for the aduancement of God his glory their profit and for the profit of others notwithstaÌ„ding in no wise may they omit their dayly prayers or those prayers which they ought to say in Masse time Also when any holy day falleth that you haue no saynte by name in your chapter of Saintes then must you take one of the prayers which be common to any Apostle Martyr Confessor or Virgin Further it is necessary for all deuoute Catholickes to knowe that the accustomed prayers vsed in the Church accordinge to the auncient and laudable maner of our forefathers and obserued by continuall practise of both the learned and vnlearned to the greate glorye of God and increase of deuotion religion and pietie of lyfe are not to be omitted for the desire that any may haue to any speciall prayers either in this or anye other pamphlet translated or collected by any priuate persons which is done to moue men to deuotion but not to withdrawe men from obedience or any receyued Catholicke custome or tradition And therefore I counsayle the Catholicke Reader that of deuotion hath accustomed him selfe to these prayers folowing not to omit theÌ„ in any case for they are not deuised by the wit and priuate deuotioÌ„ of maÌ„ but by the holy spirit of God the Author and delyuerer of all trueth which are the seuen canonicall houres in the Breuiarye or in the Primer commonly called our Ladyes mattins the seuen penitentiall psalmes with the lytanies the dyrige for the soules departed the houres of the holy Ghost the houres of the Crosse prayers of the passion the fiftiene graduall psalmes the beades which consisteth in a certayne number of pater nosters angelicall salutations with the Creede of the Apostles commonly is called the Rosarye of our Lady Thus hauinge gyuen thee an order gentle Reader to vnderstand this litle Manuall of prayers with my opinion touching the vse of the same I will conclude with earnest request and humble supplication vnto thee desiring thee to remeÌ„ber me in thy vndistracted deuotions saynge this prayer folowinge for me and others whose helpes I vsed in collecting this sayed worke out of many authors and translating many prayers out of latin and french into this our vulgar tonge O Omnipotent almightie and euerliuinge God haue mercye vpon thy seruaunt N. for the loue of thy sweete sonne our sauiour Iesu Christ the true lighte and lyfe of all that shall be saued O Iesu the seconde person in Trinitie equall God with the Father and the holy Ghoste conserue and keepe him in thy grace fauour and loue and suffer him not to be drawen from thee through any suttle perswasions of the enemy O holy Ghost proceedinge from the father and the sonne the comforter of the elect the inspirer of all good giftes the onely schole-maister and teacher of all truth graunte that through thy giftes he maye euermore dwell in thy trueth replenishe his harte with all charitable desires and heauenlye inspirations necessarye to his saluation graunt this O holye Trinitie for the bitter passion of our Sauiour by the merites and intercession of the gloriouse Virgin Marye and all Angels and saintes Amen S. Peter 1. cap. 4. Be wyse therefore and watche in prayers But before all thinges hauing mutual charytie continual amonge your selues c. PRAYER IS GOOD WITH FASTYNG AND ALMES TOB. 12 Aug. in Psal 42. This is the Iustice of man in this life Fasting Almes-deedes Prayer THE FYRSTE CHAPTER CONTLYNINGE QVOtidiane or dayly prayers accommodated prescribed to certayne houres or times bothe for the day and night A briefe exhortation to praye continually extracted and taken out of Saint Chrisostome In lib. De orando Deum IT is very meete and profitable that we occupy all the course of our life in prayer that thereby our harts may receaue coÌ„tinually the sweete dewe of gods grace of the which all persons haue no lesse neede than trees and herbs haue of the moysture of waters For as trees can not bringe furth fruite except the rootes be coÌ„forted with moysture in like maner it is impossible for vs to be replenished with beautifull fruites of pietie if our hartes be not refreshed by prayer for which cause we ought to forsake our bedds and preuent the sonne-rising in gods seruice The like we ought to do when we goe to meate at night when we muste of necessitye take our rest yea it behoueth at all houres to offer some one prayer to God to the ende both daye and nighte together might be spent in prayer especially in time of winter it is conuenient to imploye the most parte of the night in prayer and so to spende the time vppon our knees in diuine seruice Tell me I praye thee how canst thou beholde the sonne if thou doest not honour him firste that made thine eyes to see that moste beautifull light How can ye goe to the table to eate if you do not first honour him who geueth and furnisheth vs daily with such great benifites How canst thou truste to passe the darcke night and to auoyde such dreames thoughts as may come to thee if thou defend not thy selfe by prayer If thou be not countergarded by prayer thou shalt easely yelde thy selfe to wicked spirites which goeth coÌ„tinually about vs espying if they can perceaue any one vnarmed that soudainly they may deuoure him But if they see him furnished with prayer they retyre presentlye euen as wicked theeues when they see the sworde towardes them Hoolsome meditations and exerfice for the morninge 1 Fyrst presently in the morninge when thou art awake thou shalt pray to God that he woulde so lighten the eyes of thine hart with the holy lighte of his holy spirite that thou be not allured or entyced to consente to sinne so consequently seduced to death 2 Secondly after thou art risen blesse thee with the signe of the crosse saying the prayer that foloweth 3 Thirdly when thou art appareled goue not thy selfe presently to babling or ianglinge or to vaine thoughtes or fansies but lift vp thy harte vnto God in silence and prepare thy selfe to saye these prayers folowing 4 Fourthly after prayer thou shalt purpose firmelye and constantly in thy selfe not to committ willingly that day any thinge whereby God or thy neighbour might be offended 5 Fyftly it shall be very necessary besides these afore-sayed to call to minde thine affayres and with quicknes of spirit sett downe with thy selfe howe thou wilt speÌ„d the day to come A prayer in the mornyng vvhen ye avvake Dauid in Psal LIghten myne eyes O Lorde leste at any tyme I ouersleepe in sinne leste myne enemy doe saye I haue preuailed against him VVhen ye doo aryse F. Sonn 5. tract 11. Christ Inst for IN the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christe crucified I doo ryse he bless me 〈…〉 me â—eepe me saue me and bringe me vnto euerlasting lyfe
Amen Pater noster Aue. Credo Confiteor A morning prayer vvhen ye are rysen Ex Viridario spirit O Heauenly Father omnipotente and euerlastinge God vnto thee I yealde innumerable thankes whiche haste vouchsafed to keepe me this nighte through thy great mercy and I beseech thy aboundaunt clemencye that thou graunt me so to spende the day to come in fayth hope charity patieÌ„ce feare carefulnes of minde that my seruice maye please thy heauenly Maiestie A morninge prayer vvhereby to commende thy selfe to God B. Aug. cap. 40. Medit. O Holy Trinitie heare me most miserable sinner and keepe me from all euill from all occasion of euill from all mortall sinne from all the deceptes and wilynes of the deuill and of mine enemies visible and inuisible by the prayers of the Patriarkes by the merits of the Prophets by the suffrages of the Apostles by the constancie of Martyrs by the faith of the Confessours by the chastitie of Virgins and by the intercession of al Sainctes which haue pleased thee from the beginninge of the worlde Amen A prayer to he sayed goinge out of the house Ioan Fab. in prec Christ O All ye holy Angels and saints of God I beseech you that your intercession may geue me ayde and power that no enemie may hurt me in the way that I shal walke neither sleepinge nor wakinge and that neither fier nor water nor any other noysome thing doe oppresse or harme me Amen A prayer desiring God to order and directe vs. De imit Christ li. 3. cap. 16. LOrd God thou knowest what thing is to me most profitable to doe this or that after thy will Geue me what thou wilt as much as thou wilt and when thou wilt Doe with me as thou knowest best to be donne and as it shall please thee and as shal be most to thy honour put me where thou wilt and freely doe with me in all thinges after thy will Thy creature I am and in thy handes leade me and turne me where thou wilt Loe I am thy seruaunt redie to all things that thou commauÌ„dest for I desire not to lyue to myselfe but to thee would to God it might be worthely profitably to thy honor AmeÌ„ A prayer to perseuere in goodnes Imitatio Christ li. 1. cap. 19. HElpe me my Lord Iesu Christ that I may perseuere in good purpose and in thy holy seruice vnto my death and that I may now this present day perfectly beginne for it is nothinge that I haue done in time paste An exersise to be dayly vsed in meditating the passion of our Lord Sauiour An Exhortation If thou wilt profit and growe in the loue of God thou must haue an often and frequent memorie as it were an Image before thine eyes of thy Lord and Sauiour crucyfied for thee and it shall be verye profitable for thy dayly exercyse to call to thy mind with a deuoute and diligente attention and consideration one or moe of these fiftiene litle meditations and in the ende of the same meditation say the prayer folowing for the same purpose O mylde and innoceÌ„t Lambâ— c. Medita 1. O Good gracious IESV thou beinge highest and almightie God of the infinite charitie wherwith thou louedst me wouldest be made man thou didest vouchsafe to be borne in a stable to be laide downe in an oxe stall and after that to be circumcised and to flee into Egipte Thou didest vouchsafe to be baptized to fast to be tempted to watch to teach to preach and to heale the dyseased Thou diddest vouchsafe to suffer manifolde labours painfull cares and persecutions three and thirtie yeres and at the length to come to Hierusalem and to suffer death for me This prayer folovving is to be sayed after one or moe of these meditations as the leasure of the deuoute person shall serue accordinge to the tyme and deuotion that the partye shall haue O Myld and innocent Lambe of God thus hartely thou didest loue me these thinges thou didest for me these paines most meekely most patiently and louingly thou sufferedst for me VVhat shall I render againe vnto thee I adore laud and glorifie thee I praise thee and geue vnto thee thankes as hartely and as well as I can All haile sweete IESV the sonne of the liuing God king of all kinges the very king of glorie All haile the precious stone of the diuine nobilitie that quickneth and geueth lyfe the flower that neuer fadeth of mankinds high dignitie O mercifull and kinde redeemer haue mercy vpon me for thy goodnesse sake Put awaye all my sinnes Destroye and mortifie in me what soeuer displeaseth thee Make me one according vnto thy blessed harte making me like vnto thy holy humanitye Graunte my Lord that I may to my litle power most diligently folowe thy blessed lyfe and vertues O blessed father celestial I offer vnto thee the most holy incarnation conuersacion passion of thy most deere beloued sonne Iesu for my saluation and for the saluation of all men as for full amendmente and purgation of all our sinnes and offences Graunte most mercifull father by the same onelye begotten sonne of thyne vnto them that are alyue mercy grace and vnto the soules departed rest and lyfe euerlasting Amen Medita 2. O Good and gracious IESV thou dideste eate the pascall lambe in HierusaleÌ„ with thy dere-beloued disciples and arising from supper thou diddest giâ—ddâ— thy selfe about with a Towel and powredst water into a bason and kneeling vpon thy knees thou meekely didest washe the feete of thy disciples and wypedst them with a Towell Medita 3. O Good and gracious IESV thou before thou shouldest suffer did bequeth a most excelleÌ„t good thinge vnto thy children leauinge for vs thy most sacred body to be our meate and thy most precious bloude to be our drincke There can no witt nor vnderstanding penetrate and throughly see the bottomles deapth of this thy charytie Medit. 4. O Good and gracious IESV thou cominge vnto the garden of Oliuet begannest to feare and to be heauy whereupon thou saidest vnto thy disciples My soule is sorowfull vntill death And then diuided sondred from them thou settest thy selfe vpon thy knees and fallinge vpon the earth flatte on thy face thou prayedst vnto thy father and fully and wholly thou resignest and yeldest thy selfe vnto him sayinge Father thy will be done And at length through most paynfull agonye where-with thou was greuouselye opprest and afflicted thou swettest throughout all thy body a bloodye sweate Medita 5. O Good and gracious IESV thou kindled and burning with the ineffable desire to redeeme me thou wentest to meete thyne enemies and suffered Iudas the traitor to kisse thee and suffered thy selfe to be taken and to be bound with all confusion and shame and most indignely to be ledd with bondes from thence and that of most vile and wicked persons vnto Annas where thou suffered most mekely a verye sore stroke on thy face most iniustly geuen thee
and swete woundes All hayle all haile moste pleasaunte and healthsome woundes of my Lorde All hayle moste bountifull harte of my deare louer wounded for my sake of all goodnesse of all blisse the moste pleasaunt treasure house O My Lord Iesu Christ I moste humblye thanke the for thy venerable woundes Oh Lord drowne me in them hyde me in them write and prynte them deepely in my harte that I may burne al together in thy loue and that I maye take compassion vpon thee from the harte Graunt that all fraile creatures may bee vyle and of small estimacion with me and that thou onely mayest please and bee swete and delectable vnto me Make me lyke vnto thy holy humanitie O derely-beloued derely-beloued derely-beloued O the most derely-beloued of all derely-beloued O my onely beloued O my freshe and flourishinge spouse O my mellifluous and hony-sweete spouse O the swetenesse of my harte the lyfe of my soule sette me on fier burne me make me a newe and transforme me that nothinge beside thee liue in me Oh wounde very depely my harte with the darte of thy loue Then turne thy mynde to the godhead of Christ and quyetly thincke or saye thus O My Lord God o my delectable principle and beginnynge O amiable depth bottomlesse O the clere lighte of my intrailes and bottome of my verye herte O moste sincere delectable goodnesse my very and incomparable goodnesse O my God all thing what desire I besides thee Thou arte my highe full contentacion and only ynough for me Oh when shall I luckely fynde thee when shall I ardently and mooste feruently loue thee when wilt thou rauishe me all together into thee when wilt thou consume me all wholy into thee when wilt thou moste fast and sure knytte me vnto thee Oh remoue awaye mercifully all impedimētes and make me one spirite with thee to the laude and prayse of thy name All hayle glorious shyninge and euerlastinge quiet Trinitye father sonne and holy ghoste one God Oh vouchesafe to feede my soule with thy gostly influence In lyke maner to the blessed mother of God saye thus HAyle MARIE full of grace oure Lorde is with the hayle sweete Virgin the blessed mother of God The very excellēt Quene of heauen Hayle bright shinynge starre Rose verye delectable and pleasaunt The Orient white lyllie of the Trinitye O blessed ladye take pitye vpon me moste poore banished man In lyke maner to such a Sainte of God as thou hast speciall deuotion vnto and to thy holy Angell ALhayle derebeloued of God blessed and holy saincte N. or all haile noble spouse of Christe holy and blessed saincte N. Hayle holy Angell of God my faithfull keper All hayle all ye blessed sainctes of God and all ye blessed spirits Angelical which are fulfylled perpetually with the vehemente streame of all diuine voluptuousnesse heauēly pleasure pray for me now and at the houre of my death O mercifull IESV I beseche the for thy moste venerable Passiō and death graunt vnto the quicke mercy grace and vnto the deade reste and euerlasting light An other briefe exersice to be vsed dayly accordinge to the choyse of the deuoute christian as his opportunitio shall serue O Good IESV be mercyfull vnto me abhominable sinner I haue sinned I haue offended I haue done amisse before the Lord perdon me All my iniquitye my negligences and all my immortifications I put thē all into thy moste derebeloued woundes and I caste them into the bottomlesse depthe of thy mercy merites O would to God I had neuer offended thee would to God I had neuer letted thy grace in me I purpose now by thy helpe to correcte and amende my selfe Oh Lorde put awaye all my sinnes washe me cleane with thy precious bloude Make me whole with thy precious woundes Sanctifie me with thy bitter Passiō and deathe Clense me perfectlye Restore againe vnto me the innocencye whiche thou gauest me in baptisme that I maye trulye please thee I worshyp I laude glorifie thee I prayse geue thankes vnto thee my Lorde IESV CHRISTE for all thy mercies and benefites I thanke thee O sonne of the lyuing God moste highest GOD whiche for thy excedinge greate charitye that thou didste beare towarde me hast vouchesaffed to bee made mā Thou wouldeste for my sake be borne in a stable and an infant bewrapt in clothes to be layd downe in a manger to be fed with the litle milke of the mayden thy mother to suffre nedinesse and pouertye to be sore troubled thyrtie three yeres with manifolde labours and carefull paines Thou wouldest for very inwarde paine and agonie be all in a bloudy sweate to be apprehended and taken shamefully to bee bound vnworthily to bee cōdemned vniustly to bee defyled with spettle to be stricken vvith buffettes blowes to bee clothed scorned as it were a madde man in a white garment in mockage Thou wouldest bee beatē torne moste cruellye with stripes moste cruellye crowned with thornes ouerlodē with a painfull heauye crosse furiously and boysteoufly nailed vnto the crosse with sturdie nailes vnkyndely to haue offred to thee in thy thyrste eysell and gall Thou the noble clother and garnisher of the starres hangest all naked despised wounded and with innumerable sorowes afflicted vpō the crosse for my sake Thou shedst for me thy moste pure and precious bloude thou dyedst for me I embrace in the armes of my soule thy venerable crosse and for the loue honoure of thee I kysse the same Graunte that I may with whole full desire attayne vnto thee and that I maye pause reste in thee most sweetest of all Lo my Lord lo I repute and set my selfe in the lowest place vnder all creatures For I am vnworthie that the earth shoulde beare me I caste my selfe downe putt my selfe vnder the state of all men I sincerely loue all men as well as I can I forsake and leaue all corruptible thinges for thy sake I refuse what soeuer thou arte not I forsake renounce all sensuall pleasure and delite I renounce all vanitie and impuritie I forsake al the sekyng of my selfe and all immortifications I resygne and put me wholy into thy hande pleasure All my whole will ' I chaunge into thyne Thy onely will Lorde thy onely will be done in me and on me thy blessed will be doone in all times and euer lastyngly I offre me redie to suffre with the helpe of thy grace whatsoeuer it shal please thee Oh moste sweete and mercifull IESV mortifie whatsoeuer lyueth naughtillie and sensuallye in me and what soeuer is vicious and inordinate in me what soeuer displeaseth thee in me mortifye in me all propertye Garnyshe and adourne me with thy merytes and vertues Oh prepare Lorde a delectable and a pleasaunt habitacion for thy selfe in me Renewe my spirite my soule my bodie with thy excellente grace Make me like vnto thy holy humanitie Make me one vnto thy hartes desire Ridde
to the lustes desirs of the fleshe and to liue to thee onely all oure life So that in the end we raigne eternallie with him where thou with the same thy sonne and the holy ghoste liuest and raignest one true and lyuing God for euer and euer Amen VVhen the Priest sayeth the Pater noster saye vvith him LEtt vs pray Being admonished by holesome preceptes and being taught by diuine institution we dare be bold to say Pater noster qui es in caelis c. Aue Maria gratia plena c. VVhen the Preist kissethe the pax O Lambe of God that takest awaye the sinnes of the world haue mercie vpon vs. O Lambe of God that c. haue mercie vpon vs. O Lambe of God that c. Gyue vs peace and quietnes Deliuer vs we beseech thee O Lord from all our euills paste presente to come and by the intercession of thy blessed and glorious mother the virgin Mary of thy holy Apostles Peter Paule of all thy saincts mercifully graunte vs peace in our dayes that we being aided by the helpe of thy mercye may continually be free from sinne and safe from all parturbation of mynde and bodye Amen VVhen you kisse the Pax. GEeue peace in our dayes O Lorde because their is no other that fighteth for vs but onely thou O Lorde God VVhen the Priest receyueth O Sacred feast wherein Christ is receyued the memorie of his passion is reuiued the minde is replenished with grace and a pledge is geuen vs of the glory to come O Mostmercifull Lord God father of mercye graunte I beseech thee that this vnbloody Sacrifice of the blessed bodye and blood of thy sonne our Lord Iesus Christ which here euery-where throughout thy holie Churche is offred to the great benefit of vs al for a coÌ„tinuall daylie memorie thankes geuing may entreat for vs at thy handes mercie remissioÌ„ of all our sinnes Amen Then blessing your selfe saye THe grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ the vertue of his moste gloriouse Passion the signe of the holye Crosse the integritie of the moste blessed Virgin Marie the blessing of all Saints the prayers of all the Elect of God be betwene me and all my ennemies visible inuisible now and in the howre of my death In nomine patris filii spiritus sancti Amen A prayer after the diuine Sacrifice of the Masse Cornelius Donters in his contemplations of the passion O Moste louinge Lorde and almighty God I beseech thee most humbly vouchsafe to receiue for acceptable the diuine seruice which I haue done this day to thy honour and glorie and to the honour of thy blessed mother and to the honour of all saintes whose feasts we celebrate in remission of our sinnes and for all our frendes and benefactours aswell those that liue as those that be departed most earnestlye requestinge that thou wouldest louinglye receyue these our deuotions in this time of thy diuine seruice and to forgyue me mercifully that which I haue done without deuotion in dedes words and thoughtes Gyue vs thy grace alwayes to walke in thy holy commaundementes and to serue thee loyally to the ende thou maist be honored glorified in vs. Amen A prayer to recommend your selfe to God In Eucholo Ecclesiast O Lorde I recommend into the hands of thy inestimable mercy my soule my body my senses my wordes and my thoughtes my counsayle my workes and all the necessities of my body and soule my entring and goinge foorth my fayth and my conuersation the course and end of my lyfe the day and houre of my departinge my death the reste and resurrection of my soule with thy saints and thine elected Amen A prayer to be sayed before a Catholicke Sermon or exhortation O Lorde Iesus Christ open the eyes and eares of my harte to the ende I may heare and vnderstand thy holy worde and to obey it according to thy holy will I am a pylgrime vpon earth keepe not hidden thy coÌ„maundements from me Open myne eyes that I may vnderstand the maruelouse things of thy lawe Gyue me wisdome to lighten my vnderstanding to purifie my hart to inflame my affection that I may loue thee and knowe thee in all and aboue all thinges Amen The ende of the second Chapter THE THIRDE CHAPTER CONTEYNINGE HOLsome prayers for remission of sinnes An humble bevvaylinge of sinnes for a sinner that hath compunction Ioan. Fab. in precat Christian O Most heauenly kinge and moste mercyfull Lorde and Sauioure Christ Iesu here do I come to thee beinge verye fainte with the infirmitie of sinne and far from the perfection which thou requirest to be in me My conscieÌ„ce doth dayely accuse me and more and more I finde the imperfection and fraveltie of my flesh I do continually offende thy Maiestie All the imaginations of my harte all my words and deedes whatsoeuer I do or leaue vndone whether I eate drincke sleepe or watche all my thoughtes all my senses are wholye bent to wickednes whether shall I turne me O Lorde Thou requirest of me integritie of life and iustice and that I shoulde walke in thy holie commaundementes wherto thou promisest mee thy gratious helpe But O Lorde I feele my owne will so peruerse ouer-thwart that I can not hartelie wishe and desire those thinges whiche be requisite to my saluatioÌ„ I haue no will to bewayle my sinnes ne yet repente my wickednes from the bottome of my harte I am so caried awaye with the vanitie of this life that I doo quite forgette the benefites of thy death and Passion whiche thou of thy bountiouse liberalitie bestowed vpon me moste vyle and abhominable wretche My offences bee so manie in number and so grieuous O most gracious God wherwith I offend thy Diuine maiestie that were not thy most mercifull pitie I had bene longe agoo drowned in the depe dongeon of euerlastinge tormente VVherfore I most humblie thaÌ„ke thy vnspeakeable goodnes mercie that I am not alredie sounkeÌ„ into the botomles pitte of hell But what shall I doo shall I despayer shall I saye with cursed Cain the murtherer of his brother my offences are greater theÌ„ can be forgyuen me No God forbyd that I shoulde haue anye suche thoughte no but this will I say my God is mercifull and full of pitie he is my comforte my strengthe consolatioÌ„ my refuge defence he will not despyse the worke of his owne hâ—â—d nâ—â— will caste from afore him me poore wretched sinner wherfore moste mercifull Sauiour I come to the openinge in thy sight the thoughtes of my harte for thou neuer fayleste me with thy graciouse helpe I coÌ„fesse most mercifull Lorde before thee my weakenes acknowledginge my owne imperfectioÌ„ and bewaylinge the multitude of my offences O euerlasting and endles swetenes o vnspeakeable mercie and moste louinge Father I haue sundrie times and manies wayes offended against heauen thee so that I am not worthie to be reputed for thy childe
yet neuerthelesse it is now through thy grace made very meritoriouse and by example of thee and of thy holy Sainctes it is now made to weake persons more patient clearer and also much more comfortable then it was in the olde Lawe when the gates of heauen were shut and the way thyther warde was darke and so fewe did couet to seeke it And yet they that were then righteouse and were ordeyned to be saued before thy blessed passioÌ„ and death mighte neuer haue come thyther O what thankes am I bounde therfore to yelde to thee that so louingly haste vouchsafed to shewe to me and to all faythfull people that will folow thee the very true and straight way to thy kingdome Thy holy lyfe is our way and by thy pacience we walke to thee that arte our heade and gouernoure But that thou Lord haddest gonne before and shewed vs the waye who woulde haue endeuored him self to haue folowed O how many should haue taried behynd if they had not seene thy blessed example going before we be yet slowe and dull although we haue seene and hard thy signes and doctrines what should we then haue bene if we had seene no such light goinge before vs Truely we should haue fixed our mind and our loue wholy in worldly thinges Make therfore O Lorde that possible to me by grace which is vnpossible by nature Thou knoweste well O Christ that I can suffer little and that I am anone caste downe with a little aduersitie wherefore I beseech thee that trouble and aduersitie may hereafter for thy names sake be beloued and desired of me For truelye to suffer and to be vexed for thee is very good and profitable to the healthe of my soule A prayer agaynst the enemies of Christs trueth Psal 139. DElyuer me O Lord from the vngodly stiffe necked persones for thou seest howe in their hartes they imagyn mischiefe and haue greate pleasure to picke quarels their tonges bee more sharper then anie Adders stingge vnder their lyppes lyeth poyson of Adders but O mercifull Lorde let me not fall into their handes that they handle me not after their owne lustes Thou onely arte my God thou muste heare my piteous coÌ„plainte Lorde that rulest all together that arte the strength and power of my defence be thou as a helmet vpon my head whensoeuer the vngodly shall assaulte mee neither suffer thou not the wicked thus to prosper in their matters Suffer not their canckarde and malicious stomackes to increase and spitefullye to reuile me Looke vpoÌ„ thy poore wretches cause and ryd me out of these dayely greuaunces then shall I with an vp right hearte and pleasaunt countenaunce extoll magnifie thy holy name Amen A prayer vvherin is desired freedome of the minde and auoydance of vvorldly desires Imitat o Christ li. 3. ca. 30. I Besche thee moste meeke and mercyfull Lorde Iesu that thou keepe me from the busines and cares of the worlde and that I be not taken with the voluptuouse pleasure of the worlde nor of the fleshe and that in lykewise thou preserue me from all hindraunce of the soule that I be not broken with ouermuch heuines sorowe nor worldly dreade And by these petitions I aske not onely to be deliuered from such vanities as the world desireth but also from such miseries as grieue the soule of me thy seruaunte with the common malediction of mankinde that is with corruption of the bodelye feeling wherwith I am so grieued and letted that I may not haue libertie of spirite to beholde thee when I would O Lord God thou art sweetenesse vnspeakable turne into bitternesse to me all fleshely delightes which would drawe me from the loue of eternall thinges to the loue of a shorte and a vile delectable pleasure Lette not flesh and bloud ouercome me nor the worlde with his shorte glorie deceyue me nor the fiende with his thousand-foulde craftes supplante me but gyue me ghostly strength in resistinge pacience in suffering and constancie in perseuering Gyue me also for al worldly consolations the moste sweete consolation of the holy Ghoste and for all fleshly loue sende into my soule the loue of thy holye name Loe meate and drinke clothinge and all other necessaries for the bodye are paynefull and troublesome to a feruent spirite which if it mighte would alwayes rest in God and in ghostly things graunte me therefore grace to vse such bodely necessaries temporally and that I be not deceyued with ouermuch desire to them To forsake all thinges it is not lawfull for the bodely kinde must be preserued and to seeke superfluous thinges more for pleasure than for necessitye thy holy lawe prohibiteth for so the flesh would rebell against the spirite wherfore Lord I beseech thee that thy hande of grace maye so gouerne me and teach me that I exceede not by any maner of superfluitie A prayer before vve take in hande any Iourney By Arnould Sobin O Good God whom it pleased to direct Abraham Iacob and young Tobias in their peregrinations and brought theÌ„ in health safety into their country Graunt I besech thee to be my direct our in this Iourney which I would in no respect vndertake much lesse followe and finishe if I knew it any waye contrarye to thy holy will Therefore O Lord gyue me Raphael for my conductor to whose custodye I may be deliuered and thereby be broughte with happy successe to the accomplishinge of that worke whereunto I prepare and dispose my selfe Directe my vnderstandinge O Lorde to the ende that my feete no where straye from the obseruations of thy holye commaundementes In the name of thy welbeloued sonne Iesus Christe our redeemer whoe with thee in vnitie of the holy Ghost lyueth reigneth eternally Amen Here folovveth for the vse of those that are desirous to rede latine prayers certayne verses collected by Sir Thomas Moore foorth of Dauids psalter in the time of his trouble and persecution for the Catholicke faith conteining an inuocation to God for his helpe against temptation vvith an insultatioÌ„ against vvicked spirites vpon hope and confidence in God IMPLORATIO DIVINI AVXILII contra â—entaâ—â—onem cum insultatione eontra Daemones exspe fiducia in Deum DOmine quid multiplicati sunt qui tribulaÌ„t me multi insurgunt aduersum me Multi dicunt animae meae non est salus ipsi in deo eius Tu autem domine susceptor meus es gloria mea exaltans caput meum Ego dormiui soporatus sum exurrexi quia dominus suscepit me Non timebo millia populi circundantis me exurge domine saluum me fac deus meus Psa 5. Domine deduc me in iustitia tua propter inimicos meos dirige in coÌ„spectu tuo viam meam Quoniam non est in ore eorum veritas cor eorum vanum est Sepulchrum patens est guttur eorum linguis suis dolose agebant iudica illos deus Decidant a cogitationibus suis secunduÌ„ multitudineÌ„ impietatum eorum
me O euerlasting lighte and shine in my hart that I may reioyse in thee come vnto me O my lyfe moste noble and most sweete that through thee I maye lyue in thee and with thee in thy kindome for euer heare me O Lorde God to the glory of thy name and the felicity and blisse of my soule Amen A prayer to be sayd after the receiuing of the Blessed Sacrament By Sir Thomas Moore I Adore and worshippe thee and gyue my humble and heartie thankes vnto thee moste mercifull Lorde Iesu Christe whiche haste vouchsafed to admit me moste vile sinner vnto the noble and liuely feast of thy moste holy table Alas poore wretch that I am For I haue receyued this moste venerable Sacrament to-to vnworthily Lorde haue mercy on me Lord forgyue me I commēd that which I haue done vnto thy Diuine hart there to be amended to be made perfect Receyue I beseeche thee Lorde these moste holy mysteries of thy blessed Body whiche I haue receyued to the euerlasting glorie of thy holy name to the honour of thy most swete Mother the Virgin Marie to the honour of thy blessed Saint N. Here name the Sainte of that daye to the honour of all thy blessed holy Saints and Angels of heauen for my soule healthe and for the soule health of all Christen people quicke and dead Receyue good Lorde this moste excellent Sacrament in full amendment purgatiō and satisfaction for all my sinnes negligences and for the sinnes of all the worlde Restore by it and make vp againe all my ghostly ruines and decayes and supplie my needy pouertie Mortifie by it in me what soeuer doth displease thee and make me one accordinge to thy heartes desire By it make my spirite my soule and my body conformable to the spirite soule and body of thy holy Humanitie and lighten me altogyther with the light of thy Diuinitie Graunt by it that I may be stablished in thee that I perfytly with perseuerance loue thee that I may be incorporate vnto thee most nerely vnited vnto thee and that I maye be chaunged all whole into thee to the laude of thy blessed name Amen COnuert Lorde miserable sinners call againe heretikes and schismatikes Lighten the infidels that knowe not thee helpe all that be in anye necessitye and trouble helpe all them that haue commended them selues or desired to be cōmended vnto my prayers Haue mercy vpon my parentes benefactours Haue mercy vpon all thē for whome I am bound to praye that thou wouldest be intreated for Haue mercy on this place and companie Graunte that here bee alwaye humilitie peace charitie chastie and puritie Graunt that we all may worthily amend and correct our selues that we may feare the and serue thee faithfully that we may loue thee and please thee I commend vnto thy mercy all our businesses and all our necessities Lorde be mercifull vnto all people for whome thou hast shedde thy precious bloude Graunt vnto the quicke forgyuenes and grace vnto the faithfull departed reast and lyfe euerlasting Amen Another Prayer after receyuing of the Sacrament By Sir Thomas Moore THankes be vnto thee O holy Father God almightie that thou diddest vouchesafe of thy greatpitie to sende thy only Sōne from thy high Throne into this vale of wo miserie here to take our nature and shape in the same to suffer moste sharp paines bitter death to bring our soules to thy kingdome and to leaue that precious Body here to be our strēgth and comfort I thanke thee moste mercifull Lorde Iesu with all the mighte and strength that thou hast gyuen me I offer to thee thankes that thou this daye haste fed me with thine owne precious Body by whiche I hope to haue healthe of soule and euerlasting lyfe with ioye when I depart hence O holy Ghost come good Lorde and enflame my hart with thy brenninge beames of loue and make me with vertuous swetenes continually to yolde acceptable thankes to the holy and glorious Trinitie O ye three Persons one God glorie laude and honor with all reuerence be offered to you of all creatures without ende Amen The ende of the seuenth Chapter THE EIGHT CHAPTER CONTEYNING LAVDES PRAIses and thankes-gyuing for the benefites that God hathe bestowed vpon vs. A psalme in vvhich a sinner yeldeth thankes to God that his enemyes haue not preuayled agaynste him nor gotten the vpper-hand of him I VVill magnifie praise thee O Lord God for thou haste exalted me and sette me vp mine ennemies haue not gotten the ouer hand of me O Lorde of hoastes I haue cried vnto thee and thou haste saued me Thou haste broughte my soule out of hell thou haste holden me vp from fallynge into thee deepe lake from whence no man retourneth Thou haste not closed me vp in the handes of myne ennemies but thou haste sette my feete in a place both wyde and broade I haue sought thee and thou hast hearde me thou haste brought me into libertie oute of great distresse Thou haste turned my sorowe into gladnes thou haste ceased my mourning compassed me round aboute with myrth Thou haste declared thy great magnificence in helpinge thy seruaunt Thou haste done meruaylouslie with me in my miseries Thou haste regarded the paine of the poore thou haste turned awaye thy face from me I will be synging and speakyng of thy mercyes and I will publishe to other thy fidelitie and truthe so long as I shall lyue My mouthe shall neuer cease to speake of thy rytghteousnes of thy benefites which be so manye that I can not number them But I will gyue thee thankes tyll death take me awaye I wyll syng in the prayse of thee so longe as I shall continue I will triumphe and reioyce in thy mercy for thou haste looked vpon my necessityes and regarded my soule in great dystresse Thou haste bene my sure refuge and the strength of my truste and hope I thanke thee Lorde for thy goodnes alwaye and for thy excedinge mercie Thou haste bene my comfort in the time of my trouble thou hast bene mercifull vnto me O Lorde and haste reuenged the wronges that myne enemyes haue done to me Accordinge to the multitude of the heauy thoughtes that I had in my minde thy cōfortes haue cheared and lyghtned my hart Thou hast sente me nowe ioyes for the dayes wherein I was in sorowe and for the yeares in whiche I suffred many a painfull storme Thou haste called to remembraunce the rebuke that thy seruaunt hathe bene put to and howe furiously myne enemies haue persecuted me O Lorde God of hostes who may be compared vnto thee thou arte great greatly to be praysed Thou arte hyghe vpon all the earth thou art exalted farre aboue all goddes Glory and honour before thy face holynes and magnificence in thy sanctuary VVith iustice and iudgement thy royall throne is stablished mercye and truthe go before thy face Blessed arte thou O Lorde which haste not
catholicke and christian faith and remayninge in it they maye worke their owne saluation so that they and we beinge of one minde and will in one foolde may heare and followe thee our shepparde through Iesus Christ our Lorde Amen A prayer that chilldren may be instructed in vertue and in the feare of God Ioan. Ferus in lib. precat O God graunt that not onely we our selues cleaue to thy holye worde and doctrine but also that we may instruct and bringe vp our children in thine honor in thy feare and discipline in vertue and obedience and that they may encrease and growe in comelynes fayth and piety that we may haue perfect ioy without any sorrowe and that we may laude and prayse thee all the dayes of our lyfe Amen A prayer for a friende and generallye for anye that is commended vnto our prayers O Moste sweete sauiour Iesus I moste humbly beseech thee to vouchsafe to illuminate with the lighte of thy grace the harte of N. thy seruaunte and my harte also and to comfort and replenishe our hartes with thy moste louing charitie to the ende that we may wholy seeke thine honour and blessed will and thee alone with all our hartes to serch and loue and wholy altogyther to leaue our selues and our owne wills and to resigne them wholy to thee so that alwaies and at all times we may lyue accordinge to thy holy pleasure in obseruing and sulfilling thy holy wil. Iesus for thy holy name and for thy bitter passiō saue vs from sinne and shame and endlesse damnation and bring vs to the blisse which neuer shall haue ending Amen A generall prayer for the lyuinge and the departed in the Catholicke fayth Ex lib. veterum orat groecorum O Sweete sauiour Iesu forgyue those that hate vs and handle vs oūtragiouslye render good to them that doe vs good graunt vnto our brethren those necessaries which they doe aske and lyfe euerlasting comforte the sicke directe saylers and keepe the passengers in their righte waye O Lord according to thy great mercy haue pitye vpon those that are recommēded vnto our vnworthy prayers remember our fathers and bretheren departed this lyfe bringe them to that place where they may beholde the light of thy countenaunce call to minde our brethren which are in captiuitie and delyuer them from their affliction Assiste all those that doe good and labour in rulinge of the Churche graunt them their iust requests and gyue them euerlastinge blisse be not vnmindful O lord of vs poore wretched sinners thy vnworthye seruaunts powre into our harts the lighte of thy knowlege and keepe vs in the path of thy commaundementes by the intercession of the moste holy sacred and blessed virgin Mary and of all the saintes of heauen for thou arte blessed for ouer and euer Amen The end of the ninth Chapter THE TENTH CHAPTER CONTEYNINGE HOLESOME prayers to the holy Trinitie A prayer or thankes geuynge vnto the holy Trinitie O Blessed Lorde Father Sonne and Holy Ghoste three personnes and one God my Lorde my God my maker my redemer my nourisher my defender my swetenes my mercie my refuge my strēgthe my victorie my ioye my glorie eternal I laude thee I glorifie thee I honor and worshippe thee O blessed Trinitie for that thou arte in thy selfe for thou arte the hiest good from whome floweth all goodnes thou arte gracious eternitie thou art eternall felicitie thou arte onely God and there is none without thee I laude and honour thee o blessed Trinitie that mightfully haste made of nought heauen and earth sonne and moone and althinges that be in them and for that it pleased thee to make the holye Angels to laude to prayse thee eternally and that they might assiste vs faithfully in this exile and bannishement with there good counsayles and helpings and to declare thy in effable goodnes thou madest all thinges for man and moreouer thou madest man with thy propre handes to thine owne ymage and similitude onely for thee and thou formedst in him vnderstanding adornedst him with free wil. I laude glorifie thee for that great gifte Thou didest set him in paradise flowing with delites that he might haue the thinges that are aboue to enioye and gouuerne the thinges inferioure to possesse all things and to worshippe thee for euermore And thou made not these noble creatures Angels men for any necessity thou hadest of them for truly all thinge was sufficient in thee to thine eternall ioye glorie but of the feruoure of thy charitys thou wast moued to create them that suche creatures shoulde bee partakers of thy ineffable ioye and glorie I laude and honour thee good Lorde for that it pleased thee among all thy blessed workes to make mee a reasonable man and hast gyuen mee wisedome reason vnderstanding and free libertie haste fourmed mee with all right lymmes and features of bodie and haste gyuen mee manye blessed giftes spirituall and temporall and also meate drincke clothe and all thinges necessarie whiche manie a good creature that hath serued the better than I haue done hathe wanted and for that thou hast visited my harte many times with many graces and spirituall motions deliuering mee oft from many perilles both of bodie and soule and from slaunders shames and rebuks of this worlde into the whiche for my sinnes I myght haue fallen and for that also thou hast suffered mee in all mine iniquitie and all myne horrible and abhominable sinnes pacientlye alwaye abydinge for my conuersion and amendemente whereas at innumerable times thou myghtest haue slayne mee and of righte haue putt mee to eternall paines and dampnation I laude and glorifie thee O Lorde God for all thy mercie whiche alwayes thou haste shewed to sinners pacientlie abyding for them mercyfully callinge them beninglye receyuinge them abundantlye geuing grace to them to such familiaritie admittinge them as though they had neuer sinned O mercyfull Lord and paciente God what shall I saye to thee for all these benefites VVhat laudes and thankes shall I yelde to thee VVhat and all my sinnes were cleane taken a waye from mee trulie yet were not I worthy for the leaste of thy benefites and mercies to gyue thee condigne lande But as a wretched sinner can with all my hart I laude thee I prayse thee I thanke thee I honoure and worshippe thee yea all honor laude prayse be gyuen to thee nowe and euermore Amen A prayer to God the father S. Cyprianus author esse scribitur O God father of our Lorde Iesus Christ thy sonne God of Patryarckes God of Prophetes God of Apostles God of Martyrs God of Virgins God of all beleeuers I beseech thee O father of maiesty which without limitation of tyme haste taken pitie vpon vs sendinge vnto vs Iesus Christ thy sonne our Lorde and sauiour borne of the virgin Marye by the operation of the holy ghost by the annunciation of the Angel Cabriel by whom thou haste delyuered vs from iminente and
world lyueth Bowe downe thyne eares O mother of pitye and mercy vnto my poore prayers and be to me wretched sinner a pitiouse helper in all thinge O most Blessed Ihon Euangelist the farnyliar frend of Christ which of the same Iesu Christ our Lorde was a chosen Virgin amonge all others muche beloued and aboue all others instructed and learned in heauenly Secrettes and mysteries thou was made his Apostle and Euangelist moste excellent therefore I call vpon the and Marie the mother of the same Lorde Iesu Christ our Saniour that thou and shee would vouchsaf to help me O ye two heauēly Gemmes Marie and Ihon. O two diuine Lampes euer shyninge before God dryue away with your blessed bearnes the darke cloudes of my sinnes for ye are the two in whom the onely begotten sonne of God for the merit of pure virginitie confirmed the priuilege of his singuler loue while he was hanging on the crosse saying thus to the one of you VVoman beholde thy sonne and after to the other Beholde thy mother Therefore in this sweetenes of such sacred loue wherin ye were then conioyned by the mouth of our Lorde as Mother and Sonne to you two I moste wretched sinner commend this day my body and soule that in euery houre and momente inwardly and outwardly ye woulde vouchsafe to be my suer keepers and pitifull intercessors to God for me Aske I beseech you health of body and soule for me Helpe I praye you helpe with your gloriouse prayers that the holy Ghost the noble gyuer of graces woulde wouchsafe to visite adorne and inhabite my harte to purge me from all filthe of sinne to bewtifye me with all holy vertues and make me stand perfectly and perseuer in the loue of God and my neyghbour And after the course of this lyfe I may be ledde to the ioyes of the elect by the same holy Ghost who with the father and the sonne eternally lyueth and raigneth one God almightye worlde without ende Amen A prayer to all the holy Angelles Victor Vticensis libr. de persecutione Vandalica HEare vs O holy Angells of our God whose ayde neuer faileth for you are constituted in your seruice for them that shal be heires of euerlasting saluation watch and take heede and behold howe Sion the Citie of our God is become of litle estimation and as it were polluted with infection amongest her enemyes the enemy hathe abused and wastfully occupyed all her pleasaunt beautyfull ornamētes for he hathe seene infidelles and vnworthy persones assaile enter within the gates whoe our Lorde had commaunded should not enter into his Churche Saye vnto God our protector euen as those whiche haue a sure trust to obteyne that whiche you require that his Church is afflicted trauelled her wombe sore troubled with her outcries for she is set amongest infidels doth find no rest not any to comfort her She hathe soughte who woulde mourne with her but coulde finde none she hath sought who woulde gyue her comforte but no person was to be founde euen when shee dyd eate Gaule in her meate and in her thirst tooke vynager for her drincke folowinge the Passion of her spouse and Lorde who suffred for hyr to the end that shee might followe his steppes A prayer to S. Iohn Baptist Ludo. carthusianus li. de vita Christi O Moste blessed Iohn the forerunner of Christe the crier of the Iudg frend of the spouse voice of the diuine word which haste deserued to declare fortell the ioy and comfort of our redemption obtaine for me poore and miserable sinner of the same Lord Iesus by thy most holy prayers that my harte being clensed from vice and adorned with vertues I may according to thy hoolsome admonitiōs prepare the way of our Lord and make streyght his pathes in suche sort as in the laste and finall Iudgemēt when he shall clense the floore of his Church shall seperate the good corne from the chaffe I may deserue to be found amongest the wheate his elect with thē may be layde vpp in the barne of his heauenly mansion Amen A prayer to any of the Apostles O Lord God which amongest al and aboue al thy other saintes haste moste maruelouslye chosen thy moste blessed Apostles to be the firste pillers and foundation of thy Church and before all other haste firste sent them to preach thy Ghospel through the whole world confirminge and establishing their doctryne by maruelous workes wounders and miracles and thou more-ouer by the same Apostles haste sought allured and inuited vs Gentyles to the knowledge and prayse of thy holy name VVe humblye beseech thee O Lorde mercyfully to graunte that we beinge by thee founded vpon the rocke of the Apostolicke confession and in the vnion of the same fayth are chosen and called to obeye prayse thee perpetually be neuer seperated from thee through any errour or temptation make vs pertakers of the intercession of S. N. and of the twelue Apostles in the strength and fortification of a true fayth amendment of our lyfe and auoyding and eschueing of all euil through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen A prayer to any of the holy Martyres Hora B. virgi secund vs ord D. Bene. O God which haste so strenghthned in thy fayth and loue thy blessed Martyr S. N. as no fleshlye delites no threatninges of tyrantes no sworde or torture of tormentors could withdraw him from the worshipping of thee graunte vnto vs miserable sinners by his worthy merites and intercessions helpe in tribulation comforte in persecution that we may manfully fighte against all the deceites of the deuill despise the worlde and all that is in it that we may feare no aduersitie but may obtaine that which by thy holye inspiration we doe desire through Christ our Lorde Amen A prayer to any Confessor Petrus Canisius li catho prec ALmightye and euerlasting God which art the wounderful light of thy beloued saintes and principally thou haste appoynted for vs blessed bishopps pastors doctors and confessors as burninge lightes in thy house and by their doctrine exhortations writinges and testimonies recallest and reducest sinners from euill to good VVe humbly beseech thee that thou wilte vndoe lose the bonds of our sinnes and although we be vnworthie yet make vs partakers of that intercessiō of blessed S.N. all thy holy confessors that we forsakinge our sinnes and walking in true fayth and charitie folowinge them in good workes may at laste enioy their companie in the eternal beatitude through Iesus Christ our Lorde Amen A prayer to any holy Virgin Idem in eodem lib. O God which amongest the other miracles of thy power and might doest gyue and graunte in a fraile sex to all virgins wydowes matrones the victorie of martyrdome and immaculate chastitiye mercyfully graunte that we which amongest thy other holye virgins and widowes do celebrate the memory of thy blessed sainte N. may by her example and intercession despise the allurements of the flesh
in the holy Ghost eternallye Amen A prayer for the soule of thy father Io. Damase in historia barl Iosa O Lorde God of insearcheable and ineffable bountye bringe my father to the place of rest and refreshing where the light of thy countenaunce dothe gloryouslye shine do not remembre his former offences but accordinge to thy great mercy blotte out cancell the obligations of his sinnes teare and rent them asunder for thou art worthy of all glorye for euer and euer Amen A prayer for the soule of thy mother B. Agustinus ca. vlti li. 9. confessionum O The God of my hart my life and my prayse I humbly desire thee to pardone the sinnes of my mother graciously heare me for his sake which is the medicyne of our woundes whiche did hange vpō the tree now sitting on thy righte hande maketh intercession for vs sinners I know that she hath delt charitably frō her hart hath forgyuen all her debtors release also vnto her all those sinnes what soeuer since her baptisme she hath fallen into Release them O Lorde release them I beseech thee and enter not into iudgemente with her let thy mercy exceede thy iudgement for thy wordes are true and thou haste promised mercy to the mercyfull For my mother when the day of her death approched did request and desire this that we wolde remember her soule at thy holye Aultar where she had serued thee wherby she did know and beleeue that the holy oblation of the body and precious bloode of our sauiour Iesus Christ was made wherby the obligation made against vs was cancelled whereby the enemie was vanquished counting our sinnes searchinge what he might obiecte against vs and finding nothinge in vs by the meanes of Iesus Christ in whom we haue victorye whoe shall render to Iesus Christe his innocent bloode who shall requite the pryce wherwith he hath bought vs that he might pull and draw vs from our enemye To the misterye of the which price thy seruaunt hath vnited and bounde her soule by the bonde of fayth let no man withdrawe her furth of thy protection let not the dragon nor lyon intrude him selfe neither by force nor deceipt neither as yet will thy hand-mayd answere that she is not in debte leste she be conuinced and possessed of that crafty accuser but she will answere that her debtes are released by him whom none cā repay that which he owinge nothinge hath payed for vs let her therefore rest in peace with her husband before whom and after whom she was neuer maried to any other whom she hath serued and broughte foorth fruite to thee with great patience to the ende she mighte gayne him to thee Inspire O my Lord God inspire thy seruauntes my brethren thy childrē my superiours whom with voyce harte penne I doe serue that who soeuer shall reade these they may remember at thy Aultar thy seruant Monica with Patricius her late husband by whose fleshe thou haste broughte me into this worlde by what meanes I knowe not how let them remember with deuoute zeale my parentes in this transitorye lyfe and my brethren vnder thee their Father in the lapp of their Catholicke Mother and my countrye-men in the eternall Ierusalem which thy people in their pilgrymage from their departure vntill their returne desire to attayne vnto that shee may attaine by the prayers of many those thinges which she requyred at my handes when she departed Amen A prayer for the soule of thy parentes O God which haste commanded vs to honour and reuerence our father and mother haue mercy I beseeche the on the soules of my father and mother and of all my other parentes forgyue them their offences and graunt that I may see them in the ioye of thy euerlasting blysse Amen A prayer for thy friend departed O God the gyuer of pardon and louer of mans saluatiō we beseeche thy clemency through the intercession of the glorious Virgin Marie and of all the holy Saints of heauen that thou wilt graunt that the brethē sisters friends departed in the vnitie of the Catholicke Church with all our benefactours maye come to the blysse of thy euerlastinge kyngdome throughe Iesus Christ our Lorde Amen A prayer for the lyuing the deade ALmighty and euerlasting God Lorde of the lyuinge and the dead thou shewest mercye to all those whome by faythe and good worcks thou knowest to be thine we humbly beseech the that those for whome we haue determined to pray whom ether this presēt world yet retayneth in fleshe or the worlde to come hath alredie receyued maye through the clemencye of thy bountye intercession of all thy blessed Saints obtayne full remission of their sinnes Amē A prayer for the departed to be sayd at masse B. Ambr. praecatio 1. praepa VVE humbly beseech thee O holy father for the soules of the faythfull departed this life that the holy Sacrifice of the masse may be to them eternall saluatiō perpetuall health ioy rest euerlasting O my Lorde God lett this wounderfull and excellent mysterye of pyetie and bountie be vnto them this day full perfect ioye graunt that they maye bee replenished with thee the lyuing true bread which descēdest from heauen and gyuest lyfe to the world and with that holy and blessed flesh of thee the immaculate Lambe which takest awaye the sinnes of the world and make them to drinke of that fontaine of thy pyetie whiche by force of the souldiars lance issued from the syde of our Lorde Iesus Christ crucified that so beinge cōforted they may reioyce in thy holy laude and glorie Amen The ende of the thyrtienth Chapter FINIS Aug. in Psal 42. This is the Iustice of man in this life Fasting Almes-deedes Prayer PRAYER IS GOOD WITH FASTING AND ALMES TOB. 12 Ibidem in serm 59. He that wyll haue his prayer to flye to heauen muste make it two wynges Almes-deedes Fasting and it shall spedelye ascende and bee harde A TABLE OF PRAYERS MEDITATIONS EXHORTAtions and aduertismentes contayned in this presente Manuall of prayers The first chapter contayning quotidiane or dayly praiers accomodated and prescribed to certayne houres times both for the day and night A Briefe exhortation to prayer contynuallye extracted and taken out of S. Chrisostome folio 1. A prayer in the morning when ye awake folio 3. VVhen ye doe aryse folio 3. A morning prayer when you are rysen folio 3. A morning prayer whereby to commende thy selfe vnto God folio 3. A prayer to be sayed goinge out of the house folio 4. A prayer desiringe God to order and directe vs. folio 4. A prayer to perseuer in goodnes folio 5. An exercyse to be dayly vsed in meditatinge the passion of our Lorde and Sauiour with an exhortation contayning fiftiene meditationes with a prayer belonginge to them or to euery one of them folio 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Certayne asperations ghostly sighinges and prayers to be daylye vsed folio
folio 119. A prayer to the holy Ghost folio 120. The eleuenth Chapter conteyning Christian Catholicque prayers to Saints and Cytyzens of the glorie of heauen A Prayer vnto the holy Virgin Mary folio 122. An other prayer to our B. Lady and to S. Iohn EuaÌ„gelist called O intemerata folio 123. A prayer to all the holy Angells folio 124. A prayer to S. Iohn Baptiste folio 125. A prayer to anye of the Apostles folio 126. A prayer to anye of the holy Martyrs folio 126. A prayer to anye Confessor folio 127. A prayer to any holy Virgin fol. 127. A prayer to anye one of the holye Saintes folio 128. A prayer to all the blessed Saintes in heauen folio 129. The tvvelfth chapter contayninge aduertismentes and consolations vvithe prayers and suffrages for the sicke AN aduertisment for the sicke diligently to prepare hym selfe to dye well folio 131. A protestation very profitable to be made by the sicke folio 133. Prayers in sicknesse folio 133. Another prayer folio 134. Another prayer folio 135. Another prayer folio 136. Prayers and suffrages to be sayd for one lyeing in death bedde folio 137. A prayer for the same folio 139. Another prayer folio 140. Another prayer folio 143. Another prayer folio 143. The thyrtienth chapter contayning deuout prayers healthfull for the departed soules AN exhortation by the which we are shewed and admonyshed to praye for the soules departed in the Catholicque Churche folio 145. Commendation of the soule that is lately departed folio 145. A prayer for the faythfull soule departed folio 146. Another prayer folio 146. Another prayer folio 147. A prayer for the soule of thy father folio 147. A prayer for the soule of thy mother folio 148. A prayer for thy parentes departed folio 150. A praier for thy friende departed folio 150. A prayer for the lyuinge and the deade folio 150. A prayer for the departed to be saied at Masse folio 150. The ende of the Table Certaine differences betvvene loue tovvardes God and loue tovvards creatures and vvhat loue he hath and vvill haue to those that vvill perfectlye loue and serue him 1. IF I loue a creature it can not know how much nor in what maner my loue is but yf I loue God he knoweth better the loue of my harte then my selfe 2. If I loue a creature oftentimes I receyue no rewarde or recompence but if I loue God he rewardeth a hundreth folde 3. If I loue a creature I finde it not at al times nor so often as I would and I can not speake to it so often as I desire and as neede requireth neither doeth it harkeÌ„ to my wordes as I wishe but yf I loue God I haue hym at all times with me I maye speake with hym as often as I please and at all times he harkeneth to my wordes yea and to the desires of my harte 4. If I loue a creature often times it putteth me to trouble is hindrance to me in my praiers for that I think of it but yf I loue God he bringeth peace into my harte and conscience if I thinke on him as I ought in my praiers he gyueth to me hym selfe whiche is soueraigne sanctitye 5. If I loue a creature oftentymes I haue care of it but if I loue God he hathe a care ouer me 6. If I loue creatures I knowe not their secrets but yf I loue God he openeth often to me the trueth of all hydden and secret things 7. If I loue a creature it yeldeth not my hartes desire but yf I loue God he will gyue me wholy all my desires 8. If I loue a creature it is out of me but yf I loue God he dwelleth in me and I in hym 9. If I loue a creature it knoweth not all my affaires nor the thinges to me appartaining but yf I loue God he knoweth theÌ„ better then I doe my selfe 10. If I loue a creature sometimes it deceiueth me but if I loue God he will truely assure me 11. If I loue a creature oftentimes it moueth me to heauinesse greife but yf I loue God he gyueth me ioy and consolation 12. If I loue a creature it seeketh at my hand a profit and gayne to it selfe but yf I loue God he wisheth my profit and commoâ—ytie 13. If I loue a creature often it departeth from me and for that cause I haue short ioy and pleasure of it but yf I loue God he remaineth with me so long as I am without deadly sinne from whome I haue all ioye and pleasure 14. If I loue a creature I knowe not yf I be loued of it but yf I loue God I am assured of his loue 15. If I loue a creature it perisheth or decayeth but yf I loue God he dwelleth withe me euerlastingly 16. If I loue a creature I finde it often a lyar variable and inconstant but yf I loue God I finde him moste trew and his will firme and constant 17. If I loue a creature I see often in it that displeaseth me but yf I loue God nothinge that I see in hym can displease me 18. Therefore I take and choose for my Louer Spouse our Lord Iesu Christ who through his owne pleasure is myne and so am I his none is to me so good so faire so sweete so riche so noble so myghty so wise so piteouse so benigne nor so amyable as is my harty louer Iesus VVho liueth and raigneth with the father and the holy ghost worlde without ende Amen CERTAINE DEVOVT AND GODLY Petitions commonly called IESVS PSALTER Nomen datum Non est aliud hominibus Act. 4. IHS There is none other name vnder heauen geuen vnto men in vvhiche vve must be saued Act. 4. CVM PRIVILEGIO Anno. 1583. Â
12. 13. 14. An other briefe exercyse to be daylye vsed more shorter than the other before as thy leasure shall serue folio 15. 16. 17. 18. A prayer for schollers before they goe to schoole for obtayning wisdome learning and knowledge folio 19. Holesome meditations to vse at night before you goe to reste folio 19. An euening prayer to be sayed as thou goest to bed folio 20. An other prayer for the night fol. 20. A prayer to thy good Angell thy gardian folio 22. A prayer as thou enterest into thy bedde folio 22. A prayer to be sayed as thou setlest thy selfe to sleepe folio 22. An exhortation to watch taken out of holy scripture folio 23. Moste holsome meditations which we ought day and night to haue before our eyes and alwaies to haue in remembraunce folio 23. The seconde chapter contayning goodlye and deuoute prayers to be sayed at the holye Sacrifice of the Masse as also both before and after A Prayer when thou doest enter into the Church folio 24. A prayer to stirre vp the minde to deuotion before Masse folio 24. A deuout prayer to be sayed euery Sounday folio 26. A prayer to be vsed before confession or before Masse if time serue fol. 27. These prayers folovving are to be sayed at Masse VVhen the priest is at confession fol. 29. VVhen the priest goeth to the Aulter after confession folio 30. VVhen the priest sayeth Gloria in excelsis Deo folio 30. At the Epistle folio 31. After the Epistle folio 31. After the Ghospell folio 32. At the offertory folio 32. VVhen the priest turning desireth the people to pray for him folio 32. VVhen the priest sayeth Sursum corda folio 33. At the holy Canon folio 34. Howe to meditate before the eleuation folio 35. At the eleuation of the Host fol. 36. At the eleuation of the Chalice fol. 36. VVhen the priest sayeth the Pater noster folio 37. VVhen the prieste kisseth the Pax. folio 37. VVhen you kisse the Pax. fol. 37. VVhen the priest receyueth folio 37. A prayer in blessing your selfe fo 38 A prayer after the diuyne Sacrifice o◠the Masse folio 38 A prayer to recommend your selfe to God folio 39 A prayer to be sayed before a Catholicke sermon or exhortation fo 39 The thirde Chapter contayning holesome prayers for remission of sinnes AN humble bewayling of sinnes for a sinner that hath compunctiō f. 40. A prayer of a penitente sinner acknowledging his vilenes in the sight of God folio 42. A confession of a mans owne vngratefulnes towardes God where-vpon the sinner beinge turned vnto pennaunce prescrybethe to him selfe a certayne course of lyfe folio 44. An humble confession of sinnes with desire of mercy and grace folio 45. A prayer for a penitent sinner after his relapse or fallinge to sinne agayne folio 49. A moste profitable protestation to be made whyles we are yet in health and prosperity folio 50. The fourth Chapter contayning verye goodly prayers for comforte strength and delyuery by God his assistaunce in all sorovves tribulations afflictions and aduersities A Praier when thou feelest thy selfe tempted folio 51. A prayer of any captiue accordinge to the forme of Dauid when he was hid in the caue folio 52. A prayer of Iob in his moste gryeuous aduersitye and losse of his goodes folio 53. A prayer in trouble of conscience folio 53. A prayer for patience folio 55. A prayer against the enemies of christe his trueth folio 56. A prayer wherein is desired freedome of the minde and auoydance of worldly desires folio 57. A prayer before we take in hande any iourney folio 58. A collection of the psalmes in latin to call on God for helpe agaynst temptation with an insultation against wicked spirites vpon hope and considence in God folio 59. The fifthe Chapter contayninge dyuers prayers very commodious for obtaining that vvhich is profitable both for bodye and soule A Prayer to obtayne fayth hope and charitie folio 69. A deuout prayer to obtayne of God feruent loue towardes God our neighbors and our enemies folio 70. A prayer for obtayning of heauenly wisdome folio 71. A prayer moste godly and deuoute which S. Thomas of Aquine vsed dayly to pray folio 73. A prayer to God that he will vouchsafe to preserue the fruites of the earth folio 76. A prayer to God that we may vse all temporall thinges for the health of our soules onely folio 76. The sixte Chapter contayninge holesome praiers of the life and passion of out Sauiour and redeemer Iesus Christ A Prayer to be sayed before the crucifix folio 77. A prayer acknowledging that man was the cause of Christ his suffering fol. 78. A prayer wherein man doeth offer to God the Father the passion of his Sonne our Lorde and Sauyour Iesu-Christ folio 82. A deuoute prayer with the remembrance of the passion of our sauiour Iesus Christe to obtayne succour and fauour of him folio 84. The seuenth Chapter contayninge deuout and holesome prayers to be sayed before and after the receyuing of the B. Sacrament ADuertismentes for more worthelye receyuing the holy Euchariste folio 86. A prayer to be sayed before the receyuing of the B. Sacrament folio 88. An other prayer before the receyuing of the B. Sacrament folio 89. A deuout prayer to be sayed at the eleuatiō of the most blessed and Sacred Hooste folio 91. A deuout prayer to be sayed before the B. Sacrament of the Aultar folio 92. A prayer to be sayed after the receyuing of the B. Sacrament folio 94 An other prayer after the receyuing of the Sacrament folio 96. The eyght chapter contayning laudes prayeses thankesgyuing for the benefytes that God hath bestovved vpon vs. A Psalm in whiche a sinner yeldeth thankes to God that his enemyes haue not preuayled against him nor gotten the vpper hand of him folio 97. A psalm in which the goodnesse of God is praysed folio 100. A psalm of the benefites of God with thanckes for the same folio 103. A thanksgyuing to God for his innumerable benefites bestowed on man from his infancie folio 106. A prayer and thankesgyuing to God for his great benefites folio 108. The nynthe chapter contayning necessarye prayers for the prosperitye of our brethren frendes and neyghbours A Prayer for the Churche afflicted folio 110. A prayer for our parentes folio 113. A prayer for them that are fallen from the Churche folio 113. A prayer that children maye be instructed in vertue and in the feare of God folio 114. A prayer for a friend and generally for anye that is commended vnto our prayers folio 114. A generall prayer for the lyuing the departed in the Catholique faythe folio 114. The tenthe chapter contayninge holesome prayers to the holy Trinitie A Prayer or thankesgyuinge to the holy Trinitie folio 116. A prayer to God the father folio 118. A prayer to God the sonne called O bone Iesu