none vpon whom you shal see the signe Thou In the old characters of the Hebrewes which the Samaritanes vsâ— to this day the last letter is Than hauing the similitude of a Crosse which is made in the forheades of Christians and signed by often forming it with our hand A praier after the Creede out of S. Hilary l. 1â— Trin. in fine PReserue o Lord this Religion of my faith vnspotted and til my soule departeth from me geuâ— me this voice of conscience that I may alwaies kepe that which I haue professed in the Symbole of my Regeneration when I was baptised in the Father and the Sonne and the holy Ghost that is may worship thee our Father thy Sonne together with thce and may deserue thy holy Spirit which is of thee by thy onely begotten Sonne Because there is a fitt witnesse for my faith vnto me saying Father al my thinges are thine and thine are mine my Lord Iesus Christ remayning in thee and of thee and with thee alwaies God who is blessed for euer Amen An other inter oper sancti Cipriani de Symb. which som ascribe to S. Cip. others to Ruffinus OVr Lord vouchsaife to graunt vs that keeping the Faith which we haue receaued after our course is eÌ„ded to expect the crown of Iustice laid vp in stoare and to be found among them that rise againe to euerlasting life to be deliuered from confusion and euerduring reproach by Christ our Lord by whom to God the Father almighty with the holy Ghost be glory and rule world without end Amen Meditations and praiers vpon those wordes of the Creede Communion of Sainctes may be vsed before Iournay or other busines Gen. 48. THe Angel which haith deliuered me froÌ„ al euils blesse these children The Angel of our Lord wil put him Ps 33. self in the compasse of them that feare him and deliuer them He haith geuen his Angels charge Psal 90 of thee that they kepe thee in al thy waies When thou didest pray with teares Tob. 12. buriedst the dead left thy dinner and hiddest the dead in the day in thy house and buriedst them in the night I did offer thy praier to our Lord. I am Raphael the Angel one of the seauen which stand before our Lord. The vision was this Onias which Mach. l. 2. c. vlt. had bene high Preist houlding out his handes to pray for al the people of Israel and after this an other man appearing meruelous for age and glory and with habit of great comlinesse about him and Onias answearing to haue said This is a louer of his brethren the people of Israel this is he that prayeth much for the people and al the holy Citie Ieremy the prophet of god The four and twenty Elders fel downe before the Lambe hauing euery Apoc. 5. one Harpes and Phials of Gold ful of sweete odores which are the praiers of Sainctes A Praier of Iudas Machabeus 2. Machab. cap. vlt. O Lord who hast sent thy Angel 4. Reg. 10. Tob. 21. vnder Ezechias king of Iuda and killed an huÌ„dred fourscore and fiue thousand of the army of Sennacherib and Eccl. 48. Is 7. 1. Mac. 7. c. now o Lord of heauens send thy good Angel before vs in feare and trembling of the greatnesse of thy strength that they which come against thy holy people may be affraid A Meditation out of S. Ciprian de mortalitate WE must consider and think with our selues that we haue renounced the world and liue here a while as strangers and pilgrimes Let vs embrace that day which appointeth euery one to his dwelling house which restoareth vs being deliuered from hence and freed from worldly snare to paradise and the heauenly kingdome What man being a pilgrime farr of would not hasten to returne to his Country Who seeking with speede to saile vnto his frendes would not wishingly desire a prosperous winde that he might quickly embrace his dearly beloued frendes We accompt Paradise to be our Country haue begonne to haue the Patriarkes for our parents Why do we noâ— make hast and runne that we may see our country and salute our parents A great number of our deare frendes expect vs there a frequent and abundant company of parents brethren children desireth vs now secure of their owne immortality and yet careful for our saluation What great and common ioy is it both to them and vs to come to their sight and embracing What pleasure is there of the heauenly Kingdomes without fear of dying with eternity of liuing How exceeding and euerlasting felicity There is the glorious company of the Apostles there the nuÌ„ber of reioycing prophets there innumerable people of Martyrs crowned for their victory of combate and suffering there Virgins triumphing which haue subdued the concupiscence of flesh and body with the force of continency there the merciful rewarded which haue done the workes of Iustice with feeding liberally rewarding the poore haue translated their earthly patrimonies to the â—elestial treasures Let vs with a greedy wishing hasten vnto these that we may desire soone to be with these and come to Christ S. Leo ser in Epiph. Dom. c. 4. Confirme your frendships with holy Angels enter into the City of god whose inhabitation is promised vnto vs and ioyne your selues in company with the patriarches Prophets Apostles and Martyrs Reioyce in such thinges as they ioy in Couet their richesse and by good emulation seeke to obtaine their suffrages S. Euseb Emiss hom de S. Stephano LEt vs enquire what neede or reason there is seeing the holy Martyrs being placed in that light of paradise neede not humane praises why they are celebrated with so great affections of men Why are their Reliques God reueling them so manifested to the world Doubtlesse for many causes First they are worshiped of careful men that they may make intercessioÌ„ for their diligent worshipers Againe that whilest they are proposed to posterity for an example of deuotion and faith they may alwaies be encreased with new merits now renowned for their vertues they may also be amplifyed by the profits of others And further that the old enemy euen before Iudgment may see the punishment of his malice by which he vnderstandeth that he haith fought for the glory of Sainctes that whom he seeth here now honoured he nedeth not doubt but there they wil be reuenged That when the whole world doth celebrate the crowne of the martired the killer of Martyrs must nedes bewaile his victory S. Augstin lib. meditat cap. 20. O House of God bright beutiful I haue loued thy comlinesse and the place of the habitation of the glory of our lord my possessor and maker Let my pilgrimage sigh vnto thee day and night Let my hart be open vnto thee Let my mind inteÌ„d thee Let my soule desire to come vnto the felowship of thy blessednes I speake vnto him that made thee that he may possesse me in thee
to our praiers and do not forgeat thy people It becometh thee to be called Mother Regeneratrix Lady and Mistris in reguard that from thee issued our King Lord and our God Thou art present vnto him who though he be terrible vnto vs yet is sweete vnto thee and geueth al grace for which cause it came to passe that thou was called Ful of grace that is Luc. 1. who didest abound with algrace and that by the comming of the holy Ghost ps 44. vpon thee Therefore al the riche of the people do besâ—ch thy countenance being made rich with such good thinges and spiritual contemplations To thee we crye remember vs o most holy Virgin who euer after thy deliuery remainest a Virgin and geue vnto vs for this litle speach great guiftes out of the riches of thy graces thou that art ful of grace Wherefore we vse theese wordes as from the thing it self by nature laudatory cheifly for the song of thy praise if at any time hymne if at any time praise be offered vnto thee either by vs or any creature To thee I say our gratious Lady Queene Mistris Mother of God Arke of the Sanctuary Behould now at this time in the beginning of the day how the Angel coÌ„posed this Eucomion to thee as the first fruites of praise sayng Haile ful of Luc. 1 grace our Lord is with thee Al orders of Angels and terrestrial thinges pronounce thee blessed and lifting vp their Hierarchial handes blesse thee who art blessed in heauen and declared blessed on earth Blâ—ssed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy wombe For with such blessinges the first sacred Order doth celebrate thee which consisteth of Thrones Cherubins Seraphins who are called Flamines or knowers of the great King that is God Blessed art thou among women and blessed is thy wombe the bearer of God thy Papps which he yet an infant sucked And the second Hierarchy which containeth Dominations Powers and Potestates as hauing learned it of the higher Hierarchy and first illuminated respecting vnto thee doth crye Blessed art thou among women anâ— blessed is thy woÌ„b which conceaued God and thy ceates which brought vp god become a child Now the third holy order of Principalities Angels and Archangels vnto twhom it was commaunded and permitted from God by sending forth one Gabriel an Archangel doth vtter the most glorious most aboundant himne in these wordes Haileful of grace our Lord is with thee Then from these we that are the earthly Hierarchies bringing the exaltations of god in our voice whether because we haue learned or haue takâ—n these wordes one from an ps 149. other exalt thee with a great lowde voice Haile gratious our Lord is with theâ— O Mistris and Lady Queene and the Mother of God make intercession for vs. Because he that was borne of thee God incarnat is our god to whom is due glory magnifying and al honour and adoration and thankes giuing with the father without beginning and with the holy good viuificant spirit both now and euer world without end Amen An other out of S. Ephrem ser de sanctiss dei genitricis virginis Mariae laudibus O Lady replenish my mouth with the grace of thy sweetnesse and illuminat my mind o ful of grace moue my tongue and lippes cherfully and with ioyful mind to sing prayses vnto thee and cheefely that angelical delightful song by farr most renowned which the angel Gabriel in Nazareth did sing to thee a virgin mother of god most vndefiled That salutation I say most conuenient and agreeable and most worthy health of the world and medicine and preseruatiue of our soules O sacred virgin vouchsafe that I thy humble seruant may praise thee and ioyfully say Haile excellent and chosen vessel of god Haile lady Mary ful of grace Haile among women most blessed virgin Haile starre most refulgent from which Christ went forth Haile light most shining mother virgin Haile who hast most admirablly brought forth the king of al. Haile by whoÌ„ the most cleare sunne of iustice haith shyned Haile Queene and lady higher then al. Haile song of the Cherubim Seraphim and sacred hymne of Angels Haile peace ioy coÌ„solatioÌ„ health of the world Haile gladnesse of mankind Haile praise of the fathers and ornament of the prophets Haile bewty of martyrs and crowne of sainctes Haile glory of the godly Haile most excellent miracle of the whole globe of the earth Haile delight of al earthly creâ—tures Hail paradise of delightes and al pleasantnesse and immortality Haile tree of life ioy and pleasure Haile mother of al. Haile fountaine of grace and al comfort Haile refuge and harbour of sinners Haile propitiatorie of them that labour Haile sanctuarie in Ierusalem Haile most glorious throne of our Creator Haile illustrious most shyning brightnesse of eternitie Haile hope of al good meÌ„ afflicted with aduersity Haile sweete comfort and defence of conuertites Haile Queene and patronesse both of men and women Haile most effectual conciliatrix of the whole world Haile glory and â—oy of al preistes Haile viâ—gin comfort of the solitary liuers Haile Queene of the heauenly Citizens and Lady of Angels Haile our comfortesse that hast appeased our sorowes and mitigated our greefes and taken away al our oppressions Haile sure trust of our soule Haile firme sauegard of al Christians recurring sincerely and truly vnto thee Haile light most bright by which the world is illumined Haile bright mother of Christ sonne of the liuing god Haile notable protection glory of vs al. Hail who hast coÌ„preheÌ„ded him in thy bosome and armes that is comprehended in no space Haile who hast brought vp Christ the giuer of life Christ I say the most merciful creator of al. our most sweete lord Iesus to whom belongeth al honour glory renowne power foreuer praise and iubilation and magnificence together with the eternal fathâ—r and holy ghost now and euer world without end Amen By thâ— pâ—aiers and merites of the most holy mother of god Mary the virgin al the heauenly armies and whole company of Angels Cherubim and Seraphim prophets and Apostles Martyrs and CoÌ„fesors and by the intercessions of al Sainctes and supplications of al the blessed o my most merciful god haue mercy on thy creature and place thy humble seruantes on thy right hâ—nd in the houer of thy dredful Iudgment Amen .. An other out of the same S. Eprem orat ad Sauctiss dei Genitricem BE present vnto me now euer o Virgin Mother of God Mother of mercy benigne gentle a feruent protectrise helper in this present course of life turning from me al hostile inuasions and placing me in the way of saluation and in the last point of life conseruing my miserablâ— soule and driuing from it the darke horrible sight of most wicked deuils in the dreedful day of Iudgment deliuering me from euerlasting damnationâ— and finally
doubtful in faith make ship wrack Pray vnto our Lord o you most godly pray vnto him o al you armies of Sainctes and al you companies of blessed ones pray you that being helped by your praiers and merits with our ship saife and marchandise preserued we may deserue to come to the haueÌ„ of eternal saluation and rest and continual peace security neuer to haue end Missa Rom. antiq REuerencing the memory first of the euer glorious virgin Mary Mother of God and our Lord Iesus Christ and of the blessed Apostles and Martyrs Peter and Paul Andrew Iames Iohn Thomas Iames Philip Bartholomew Mathew Simon and Thadee Linus Cletus Clemens Xistus Cornelius Ciprian Laurence Chrisogone Iohn and Paul Cosmas Damianus al thy Sainctes by whose merits and praiers graunt o Lord that in al thinges we may be defended by the help of thy protection by the same Christ our Lord. Amen S. Ephrem serm in laud omniuÌ„ sanct Martyrum O Most holy Martyrs we besech you who for our Lord our Sauiour and his loue haue freely and readily sustained most cruel torments for which you are more familiarly ioyned vnto him that you would entreat our Lord for vs wretched sinners couered with the filth of negligence that he would powre his diuine grace vpon vs which may continually lighten illuminate our hearts with the beame of holy Charity by which we may be able to loue him with al our heart and with al our mind Idem supra O Most holy Martyrs of Christ I besech you stand before the Throne of the diuine Maiesty for me a vile wretched sinner that by your praiers I may deserue to obtaine saluation and enioy eternal felicity with you by the grace bounty and mercy of our Lord and Sauionr Iesus Christ to whom with the Father and holy Ghost be praise honour power and glory world without end Amen The auncient Lytanies vsed in the Romane Church especially in dedicating Churches confirmed by the primatiue Fathers and publick Lyturgies word by word registred in ord Rom. part 2. de Officus câ—p Lytanta in ord de aedificanda Ecclesia Ordo Rom. wherto this is ioyned and is cited and expounded by S. Albinus S. Amalarius Micrologus c. And may be vsed before Iournay or any businesse LOrd haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. O Christ heare vs. O Sauiour of the world help vs. O holy Mary pray for vs. Sainct Peter pray for vs. Sainct Andrew pray for vs. Sainct Iames pray for vs. Sainct Iohn pray for vs. Sainct Thomas pray for vs. Sainct Iames pray for vs. Sainct Philip pray for vs. Sainct Bartholomew pray for vs. Sainct Matthew pray for vs. Sainct Simon pray for vs. Sainct Thadee pray for vs. Sainct Matthias pray for vs. Sainct Luke pray for vs. Sainct Marke pray for vs. O al holy Apostles Euangelists pray Sainct Stephen pray for vs. Sainct Chrispine pray for vs. Sainct â—hrispinian pray for vs. Sainct Linus pray for vs. Sainct Cletus pray for vs. Sainct Clement pray for vs. Sainct Sixtus pray for vs. Sainct Cornelius pray for vs. Sainct Ciprian pray for vs. Sainct Laurence pray for vs. Sainct Chrysogone pray for vs. Sainct Denise pray for vs. O al holy Martyrs pray for vs. Sainct Siluester pray for vs. Sainct Hilarius pray for vs. Sainct Martin pray for vs. Sainct Leo pray for vs. Sainct Ambrose pray for vs. 4 If this S. Gregory be S. Gregory 1. Pope not any of the former Sainctes of that name in al probability he was for his rare saÌ„ct tie added after and so if any other in that state be heare remembred this maner of Inuocation being vsed in the Church loÌ„g before his dayes as the english protestantes theÌ„ selues doe graunt Sainct Gregory pray for vs. Sainct German pray for vs. Sainct Remigius pray for vs. Sainct Ierome pray for vs. Sainct Benedict pray for vs. O al holy Confessors pray for vs. Sainct Felicitas pray for vs. Sainct Perpetua pray for vs. Sainct Agatha pray for vs. Sainct Lucia pray for vs. Sainct Agna pray for vs. Sainct Petronella pray for vs. Sainct Regina pray for vs. Sainct Christina pray for vs. Sainct Margaret pray for vs. Sainct Eutropia pray for vs. Sainct Brigide pray for vs. O al holy Virgins and Widowes pray for vs. O al Sainctes pray for vs. Be merciful vnto vs spare vs o Lord. From al euil o Lord deliuer vs. From the deceipts of the deuil o Lord deliuer vs. From thine anger o Lord deliuer vs. From al iniquity o Lord deliuer vs. From euerlasting death o Lord deliuer vs. By thy Natiuity o Lord deliuer vs. By thy Crosse o Lord deliuer vs. By thy Passion o Lord deliuer vs. By thy Death o Lord deliuer vs. By thy Resurrection o Lord deliuer vs. By thy Ascension o Lord deliuer vs. By the comming of the holy Ghost the Comforter o Lord deliuer vs In the day of Iudgment o Lord deliuer vs. We sinners besech thee heare vs. That thou wilt geue vs peace we besech thee heare vs. That thou wilt graunt vs seasonable wether we besech thee c. That thou wilt geue vs the frutes of the earth we besech That thou wilt graunt vs space of penance we besech That thou wilt geue vs remission of our sinnes we besech thee That thou wilt vouchsaife to infuse the grace of the holy Ghost into our hearts we besech That thou wilt vouchsaife to preserue our Lord Apostolick and al ecclesiastical order in holy Religion we besech That thou wilt vouchsaife to exalte thy Church we besech That thou wilt vouchsaife to consecrate this house made to the honour of thy name a Kingly palace to thee our God we besech That thou vouchsaife to be merciful to vs sinners we besech That thou wilt vouchsaife to bring vs to the promised reward of thy glory we besech That thou vouchsaife to heare vs we besech thee That thou vouchsaif to kepe vs we Sonne of god we besech Lambe of god that takest away the sinnes of the world spare vs o Lord. Lambe of god who takest away the sinnes of the world haue mercy vpon vs. O Christ heare vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Meditations and prayers when we ryse in the morning IN my bed I haue sought him whoÌ„ Cant. 3. my soule doth loue I wil ryse goe about the citie by Townes streetes I wil seeke him whoÌ„ my soule doth loue O Lord thou art my receauer my Ps 3. glory and raising vp my head with my voice I haue cryed to our lord and he haith hard me from his holy mouÌ„taine I haue slept and slumbered and haue risen because our lord haith receaued me O God my god I do awake to thee Ps 62. from the light my soule haith thirsted in thee O Lord haue mercy vpon vs for we Is 33. haue expected thee be thou our strength in the
and knower of secrets forgeating al the offences that euer I committed open vnto me the doare of the immortal bride-chamber that is thy heauenly glory O immortal Bride-groame let vs heare the voice of blessing O bountiful accompt me in the number of the iust and make vs partakers of thy ioy by the praiers of thine vnspotted Mother making intercession for vs and holy Angels and Apostles and Prophets and Martyrs and al the Iust that euer were who with the Father and holy Ghost art blessed now alwaies and world without end Amen An Examination of conscience or prayers before bed IF I shal enter into the tabernacle Ps 131. of my house if I shal ascend the bed of my coche if I shal geue sleepe vnto mine eyes and slumbering vnto theire liddes and rest to the temples of my head vntil I fynd a place for our Lord. I haue laboured in my groaning I Ps 6. wil euery night wash my bed and I wil watter my coche with teares I wil sleepe and I wil rest in peace Ps 4. for thou o Lord hast singularly placed me in hope A Meditation before sleepe out of Aurel. prudent in Cathemer himn ante somnum O Worshipper of God remember that thou hast bene regenerate with the sacred water of the font of baptisme and renewed with Chrisme Looke that when being oppressed with slâ—epe thou goest to bed that thou signe â—â—y forehead and place of thy heart with the signe of the Crosse The Crosse putteth away al sinne darknesse doth flee the Crosse The soule dedicated to that signe can not wauer O you vaine phantasies of wandering dreames be you farre and farre of O thou winding serpent that by a thousand wiles and deceiptful fraudes doest trouble the quietnesse of the heart depart hence Christ is here tremble the signe which thou knowest condemneth thyne army Although my fainting body lye downe a while to rest yet in sluÌ„ber it self I wil meditate on Christ An other out of S. Basile l. q. diffus explicat q. 37. WHen the day is ended let thankes geuing be made for those thinges that in it were geuen vnto vs or happily done and a confession made of sâ—ch thinges as we haue omitted eâ—â—heâ— volunâ—aâ—ily or o-otherwise also whetheâ—â—â—e sinne was committed secâ—etly â—iâ—â—er in wordes or in deedes or in thâ— hâ—art that for al these thinges we may appease God by praiers For consideration of thinges past bringeth gâ—eat profit to this purpose that afterward we fal not into the like Wherefore Dauid saith Those Ps 4. thinges which you say in your heartes haue compunction of them in your loâ—giâ—ges The Confucor appointed by S. Damasus I Confesse to God almighty to the B. Mary euer Virgin B Miâ—haâ—l Archangel B. Iohn baptist to tâ—e holy Apostles Peter and Paule and al Sainctes that I haue greauously â—ffâ—nded in thought word and deede through my fault my fault my greatest fault Therefore I pray the B. Mary euer Virgin B. Michael Archangel B. Iohn Baptist the holy Apostles Peter Paule and al Sainctes to pray for me to our Lord God S. August lib. Medit. cap. 10. O Lord I know I know confesse that I am not worthy for thee to loue but surely thou art not vnworthy whom I should loue Truly I am vnworthy to serue thee but thou art not vnworthy of the seruice of thy creature therefore geue vnto me of that thou art worthy and I shal be worthy of that I am vnworthy Cause me as thâ—u wilt to cease from sinne that I may serue thee as I ought Graunt that I may so keepe and gouerne and end my life that I may sleepe in peace and rest in thee Graunt me such end that sleepe with rest rest with security security in eternity may receaue me Amen S. Ephrem apud Seuer Patriarch Alex. in precat Syr. GRaunt vnto me o my Lord that waking I may stand watchful in thy sight and if I shal chance to sleepe againe let my sleepe be without sinne And if in my awaking I shal commit any offence by thy grace o my Lord graunt me pardon and if in my sleepe I shal offend thy clemency forgeue me And by the Crucifix of thy humiliation geue me the sleepe of rest and deliuer me from â—uil dâ—eames and filthy imaginations and bring me al night into sleepe ful of quietnesse lest thinges that be euil and cogitations ful of peruersity haue dominion ouer me Geue me the Angel of light to keepe al my members and from cursed concupiscence deliuer me by that liuely body which I haue eaten I wil goe to bedde and sleepe and rest and thy bloud be keeper of me and of my soule which is thy Image Geue liberty to thy creature and thy right hand defend my body which thy handes haue framed and compasse me about with a wal of mercies as with an acceptable saifguard and trench that when my body shal rest and sleepe it may be kept by thy power and let my sleepe be as a perfume of sweete spices before thy Maiesty Let not the euil one come to my lodging by the intercession of her that brought thee forth and by the Sacrifice that is offered by me driue Sathan away I wil heare and execute thy wil o my Lord that heapest also the night with the quietnesse of the iustice of Iesus Christ my Râ—deemâ—r because thou art the true light and thy glory dwelleth in light and the children of light doe adore thee dwelling in light and abiding in light Iesus the word God saue to lif the deceased by thy Crosse spare for thy mercy And to thee and the Father that sent thee and to the holy Ghost in al time be praise Aurel. Prudent in Cathemer Himn ante somn O Fatther most high whom no man at any time haith seene Christ the word of the Father and holy Ghost O one power and light of this Trinity God eueâ—lasting of God God sent from them boâ—h be present with me The labour of the day is ended the hour of rest is come and sleepe doth refresh againe our weary limmâ—s Graunt that a delightful qâ—ietnesse norish our wearied bodâ—e and vaine Imaginations haue no power against vs. Ioannes Virid in Virid ALmighty euerlasting God I geue thankes that thou hast vouchsaifed by thy grace to keepâ— me this day from euil I besech thee that whatsoeuer this day I haue offended in thought word or deede thou wilt vouchsaife by thy passion and death mercifully to pardon it to me a sinner and hereafter to keepe me from al daunger of body and soule that I may in saifty arise to praise the name of thy Maiesty be able gladly to serue thee with a pure heart and a chast body with thankes geuing Amen Our Father which c. Haâ—le Mary c. O Mary Mother of grace Mother of mercy defend vs from the enemy remember vs in the hour of death I beleue in God c S. Augustinus lib.