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A72089 The practise of Christian workes. Written in Spanish by the R. Father Francis Borgia, sometymes Duke of Gandia, and the third generall of the Society of Iesus. Togeather with a short rule, how to live well. Englished by a father of the same society. VVhereunto are adioyned certaine pious meditations vpon the beades: translated also out of the Spanish Borja, Francisco de, Saint, 1510-1572.; Everard, Thomas, 1560-1633.; Cresswell, Joseph, 1556-1623. 1620 (1620) STC 11315; ESTC S124739 63,056 286

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End of man CHAP. II. THE last end of man is euerlasting blysse For he was created by God to be foreuer happy in paradise And his soule being once separated frō the body so it be free from stayne of syn shall be conducted by his good Angell into heauen there for all eternity to enioy the vision of God And after the worlds consummation man shall enioy his end of beatitude wholy both in soule and body which shall be againe resuscitated and conioyned to the soule to appeare before the soueraigne Iudge and of him to receyue the reward of life euerlasting But alas many there be who neuer shall ariue to this end for which they were created because they put not in practise the meanes requisite for the sauing of their soules It is therefore good and needfull to know what these meanes be how they are to be practised Of the meanes to come to our End CHAP. III. SOME meanes there be absolutely necessary towards the attayning of our last end some againe very profitable for the same respect The necessary meanes be principally three 1. A man must haue faith and belief in God and further belieue al that which God hath reuealed vnto vs by his Holy Catholike Church because it is infallible verity he must haue knowledge of the things that concerne his saluation which are declared in the Catechisme whereby it appeareth how maynly it importeth all to know and vnderstand the principall points of Christian Doctrine comprehended in the said Catechisme As touching God he must know that he is omnipotent most wise most good most iust that he hath euer been and euer shall be that he is euery where that he seeth and knoweth all things that there is but one God in three persons the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost who be al of one and the same Nature of the same Omnipotency Wisdome Goodnes and Perfection Also that the second Person in Trinity which is the Sonne of God became man and tooke mans flesh in the wombe of the sacred Virgin Mary by the operation of the Holy Ghost that he hath redeemed vs by his most paynefull death 2. We must hope in God because he is our supreme and soueraigne good 3. We must loue him aboue all things seeing that for his soueraigne bounty and goodnes he is most worthy of our Loue. And the loue of God is demonstrated and practised in obseruation of his Commaundements and of the Commandements of the Church and in abstayning from all syn and in particular from mortall because the same is wholy opposite to him and diuerteth vs absolutly from our end And we must loue our neighbour as our selues for the loue of God Other meanes there be that may also greatly help vs toward the more easy more assured attayning of our end Such be 1. To exercise some things in the morning when we rise afterwards in the rest of the day following and at night when we go to bed 2. To examine our Conscience euery day 3. To frequent the holy Sacraments of confession Communion 4. To heare Masse euery day or as often as we find the oportunity but especially on sundays and Holidaies 5. To frequent vocall and mentall prayer 6. To be diligent in hearing of Sermons and the explication of the Christian doctrine 7. To be frequent in reading of spirituall books 8. To giue our selues to the exercise of al vertue good works c. Of the manner how to practise the aforesaid meanes well CHAP. IIII. MANY there be who know right well what they ought to do for the sauing of their soules but they haue not the knowledge how to practise the same and therefore the principall subiect of this short and spirituall Treatise shall be to specify the manner of practising those meanes well which may conduct vs to our end And for the easier orders sake we wil deuide it into two parts In the former wherof shall be declared the manner of the pactising of diuers spirituall exercises heere after mentioned And in the latter we will giue instructions how we ought to demeane and carry our selues towards God his Saints towards our neighbours and towardes our selues The former part of the Way to lyue well THE VII EXRCISE What we should do in the Morning CHAP. I. A good Christian as soone as he awaketh in the morning must blesse himselfe making the signe of the holy Crosse that therewith he may defend himselfe as a buckler against all his enem●es and whatsoeuer euill may befall him the day following That done let him raise his mind vp to God yealding him his first thought And being vp he must practise foure things 1. He must giue God thanks for al benefits receyued of him in generall and in particular for preseruing him that night from all euill 2. He must offer vnto God his both body and soule to serue him and consecrate vnto him all his actions with an intent and purpose to do them to his greater honour and glory 3. He must make a purpose firme resolutiō of a better life then he hath lead the dayes past and of abstayning from all syns in particular from those whereunto the findeth himselfe most inclined 4. He must make petition to God that he would please to take him into his protection and safegard and craue grace that he may be able to put his good purposes in practise and to do all his good works most acceptable to the diuine will It will be very good also to the same effect to implore the aide and assistance of the most sacred Virgin Mary of our good Angell Patrone and other Saints for as much as they can do very much with God and may easily obtayne what we demaund And this done let him say a Pater and Aue. What we are to do at Night CHAP. II. BEFORE we take our rest it profiteth very much 1. To be thankfull to God for his benefits namely for those in particular which we haue receyued that very day 2. To make an examen of our conscience in the manner which we shall set down afterwards 3. To aske of God that he will vouchsafe to preserue keepe vs that night from sicknes from sodaine death from euill dreames disquiet and from all offending him To recommend our selues also to the Blessed Virgin mother of God and to our good Angell other Saints according to our deuotion and after to say some prayer as we did in the morning 4. Then to take holy water with deuotion and compunction of hart for as much as by the prayers of the Church it hath great effect to purge and wash away veniall syns 5. Beeing laid downe in bed to endeauour to fall a sleepe with some good thought or other in our mind What it is meete for vs to do in the day tyme CHAP. III. IN the day tyme it is good to exercise foure things 4. To take heed we spend not the tyme vnprofitably
of all purity which so louest it in soules made to thy in owne Image that to clense them from syn thou hast washed them with thy precious bloud neuer suffer me to loose the beauty of thy grace And graunt to all synners that haue lost the same true sorrow repentance Amen Credo in Deum A Coronary or Crowne with the principall Mysteries of the life death of Iesus Christ our Sauiour A Prayer to the B. Trinity O Diuine and indiuiduall Trinity who hast manifested thy Iustice and Mercy and withall thy infinite Power wisdome and Goodnes in the Redemption of mankynd more then in all the other works which thou hast done teach me the Soueraigne mysteryes examples of the life and Passion of my Redeemer that I may worthily reuerence them and procure to imitate them for thy loue Amen 1. To the Omnipotency of the Father Aue Maria. 2. To the infinite wisdome of the Sonne Aue Maria. 3. And to the incomprehensible goodnes of the Holy Ghost Aue Maria. A prayer in honor of the Mother of God proper to the first Decade 1. O Eternal Prouidēce who didst work this so great and incomprehensible a wonder by giuing to the Diuyne word a Mother of the Children of Adam make me worthy to serue her with all humility and purity of hart Pater Noster 1. In honor of her immaculate Conception Aue Maria. 2. To her birth so much desired of mankind Aue Maria. 3. To her Presentation in the Temple Aue Maria. 4. How she cooperating carefully with the diuyne inspirations increaseth continually in vertue and grace Aue Maria. 5. By consenting with faith humility to the embassage from heauen God is incarnate and she becommeth mother remayning a Virgin Aue Maria. 6. She goeth with diligence vp to the mountaynes to congratulate with S. Elizabeth her cosen Aue Maria. 7. And with her presence and voyce S. Iohn exulteth his mother receyueth the spirit of prophesy Aue Maria. 8. The Virgin Queene in the house of Zachary imployeth her selfe in workes of Charity and humility Aue Maria. 9. S. Ioseph wondereth at that which he seeth and remayneth perplexed vntill the Angell reuealeth to him the Mystery Aue Maria 10. Such a new and incomparable worke required approbation from heauen and an Angel for witnes although the conuenience be manifest that God becomming man should be born of a Virgin mother Aue Maria. A prayer to the infancy of Christ 2. O Prince of all Eternity thy Fathers best beloued whom Legions of Angells do serue in heauen seeing thou vouchsafest to come downe to earth reason it is that all thy Creatures should go forth to meet thee and serue thee admit me o Lord for one of the meanest seruants of thy family Pater Noster 1. He that of nothing made and vpholdeth all that is created is borne poore and naked in a stable at Bethleem Aue Maria. 2. His Angells sing to him glory and peace vpon earth to men of good conscience Aue Maria. 3. The eighth day he sheadeth his bloud and taketh the shape of a synner And his Father honoreth him with the name of Iesus which signifieth a Sauiour Aue Maria. 4. Heauen proclaymeth him King Herod is troubled And heathen Princes guided by a star come from far contries to do him homage Aue Maria. 5. His Parents offer him in the Temple And where Symeon and Anne foretel his conflicts and victoryes Aue Maria. 6. With the cruell and lamentable death of the Innocents his byrth is published to all nations Aue Maria. 7. Aegypt receaueth imbraceth the King of heauen earth whome Iury persecuteth Aue Maria. 8. The Angell signifieth the death of his Persecutors And the Child returneth to Nazareth Aue Maria. 9. He discouereth his Diuine wisdome to the Doctors in the Temple and subiecteth himselfe with al obedience to his parents Aue Maria. 10. He liueth retired eighteene yeares in Nazareth to teach vs to liue vnknown when it is conuenient to expect due season for all our workes Aue Maria. A Prayer to Christ as the Guide Example of our life 3. O Soueraigne Doctor syth the tyme is come wherin thou art pleased to discouer thy Eternall secretes vnto men Make me a worthy disciple of thy heauenly doctryne Pater Noster 1. The tyme being come for him to performe his office he leaueth the comfort of his Mother his house quietnes to serue the common good Aue M. 2. He passeth alone to the riuer Iordan where S. Iohn Baptist discouereth him And they contend in acts of humility Aue Ma. 3. The heauens open themselues and the holy Ghost descendeth vpō him in a visible forme And the Eternall Father acknoledgeth him for this Sonne And commaundeth vs to heare him Aue Maria. 4. The great Maister of pennance retyreth himselfe to the desert to teach vs the same by his example and to be beginne our works with prayer And there he ouercommeth the infernall Spirit Aue Maria. 5. After he had vanquished the infernal enemy that tempted him the Angells come to adore and serue him Aue Maria. 6. He entertayneth the disciples of Saynt Iohn And with his curtesy sweetnes obligeth them to his seruice Aue Maria. 7. He sheweth compassion vpon synners And fatherly care of his subiects Aue Maria. 8. His patience in all corporall wants and incommodities Aue Maria. 9. His meeknes in the wrongs and calumniations of his enemyes Aue Maria. 10. His miraculous works for the benefit of man returning alwaies good for euil Aue Maria. A prayer to Christ in the sorrowes of his Passion 4. O Louing Maister most faythful only friend seeing thou giuest me leaue to call thee by this Name giue me also leaue and courage to accompany thee as a friend with loyalty and loue in all the passages of thy Passion Pater Noster 1. Hauing fynished the Sacrifices and ceremonyes of the old Law with the Paschall Lambe he washeth the feete of his disciples and of Iudas the Traytor Aue Maria. 2. He leaueth vs for a memoryall and pledge of his infinite loue the new and admirable Sacrament of his pretious body bloud Aue Maria. 3. He ouercometh all humane infirmities with the force of prayer And perseuereth in the same sweating bloud Aue Maria. 4. He sheweth his omnipotency before he permitteth himselfe to be taken that his enimies might see it was his will to suffer Aue Maria. 5. That night the Iewes treated him vnworthily and cruelly in the place of Iudgment and for reason of State conspired his death as they thought to saue their Commonwealth which they came to loose for this very same syn Aue Maria. 6. In the morning they accuse him before the heathen President who admiring his magnanimity patience laboureth to set him free Aue Maria. 7. He is despised of Herod and by him attyred with contempt bycause he answereth not to his curiosityes Aue Maria. 8. They teare his