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The layman's ritual containing practical methods of Christian duties both religious and moral drawn out of H. Scripture, the Roman ritual, the catechism ad parchos &c. / by C.T.
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Tootell, Christopher, ca. 1660-1727.
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Wing T1905; ESTC R28200
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all Conversation Holy c. Rom. 13.12 c. and 1 Pet. 1.15 See also Eph. 5.8 c. * ⎠* Now tho' the Sacrament of Baptism and Remission of Sins thereby can be received no more than once Heb. 6.4 c. yet the Memory of so great a Benefit both may and ought frequently to be renew'd as long as we live on Earth Therefore mark well the Manner and the Time of discharging this Duty And § 1. As to the Manner You are to consider the Happy Effects and Wonderful Change wrought in your Souls by Baptism the perfect State of Grace and Innocence to which it restor'd you c. as aforesaid § II. and § III. N. 1. and 2. Next Look narrowly into the present State of your guilty Conscience and say Jer. 9.1 Who will give Water to my Head and to my Eyes a Fountain of Tears And I will weep Day and Night for that both Day and Night I have broken the Covenant made for me at the Font I have forsaken God to take part with the Devil his Works and Pomps by me so solemnly there renounced I have stain'd the White Robe of Innocence there given me c. Then Sprinkle your self with the Holy Water in remembrance of Christ's Baptism and of your own Regeneration wishing you could revive in your Soul the Grace thereby received and say Job 29.1 c. Who will grant me that I may be according to former Months according to the Days in which God kept me When his Lamp shined over my Head c. the Priest saying to me Accipe Lampadem ardentem c. Thou Lord shall sprinkle me with Hysop Contrition and Sorrow for my Sins and I shall be cleansed Thou shalt wash me in the Baptism of Penance or Penitential Tears and I shall be made whiter than Snow Ps 50.9 Lastly Exhort your self and resolve to comply more faithfully with the Obligations of a Christian c. as before § III. N. 3. § II. As to the Time It may be done most properly 1. On the Epiphany or Twelf-Day when the Church makes a Commemoration of Christ's Baptism 2. On Easter-Eve and Whitsun-Eve those being Days appointed by the Church for Hallowing of the Font and for the Solemn Baptism of Catechumens or Unbaptized Converts 3. On the Anniversary-Day of your own Baptism or on the Saints-Day whose Name you bear 4. As often as you chance to be present at the Administration of this Sacrament 5. As often as you take H. Water c. CHAP. II. Of Confirmation He that Confirms us with you in Christ and he that has Anointed us is God Who also has Sealed us with a Spiritual Character and has given the Pledge of his Spirit in our Hearts 2 Cor. 1.21 22. COnfirmation is a Sacrament of the Gospel in which after Baptism we receive the Holy Ghost (e) Act. 8.14 c. c. 19. v. 5 6. and are made perfect Christians because the Charity of God is pour'd forth in our Hearts by the Holy Ghost who is given us (f) Rom. 5.5 And in like manner also the Spirit helps our Infirmity (g) Rom. 8.26 to overcome all Difficulties in the Profession and Practice of Christianity that neither Tribulation nor Persecution nor Death nor any Creature may be able to separate us from the Charity of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (h) ibid. v. 35 c. Now that such as are come to the Use of Reason may receive and retain the Vertue Grace and Gifts of the Holy Ghost by means of this Sacrament They must observe Before At and After Confirmation what follows And §. 1. Before Confirmation 1. They must be well instructed and made sensible of the Necessity and Vertue of this Sacrament 2. They must put themselves in the State of Grace by going first to Confession with all the Dispositions of a Soul truly Penitent and Converted Because Wisdom with the rest of the Gifts * Isa 11.2 of the Holy Ghost will not enter into a malicious Soul nor dwell in a Body subject to Sin Wis 1.4 3. They must give themselves some time before to holy Retirement and fervent Prayer in imitation of the Apostles Who in order to receive the Holy Ghost went into an Vpper Room where all of them were persevering with one Mind in Prayer Act. 1.13 14. Pray therefore with bended Knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ that he give you according to the Riches of his Glory Power to be strengthned by his Spirit in the inner Man Eph. 3.14 16. And for that end say the Hymns Vent Creator Spiritus c. and Veni Sancie Spiritus c. with the Office of the Holy Ghost as in the Manual and Primer 4. The laudable Custom of the Church requires that Healthful People of riper Years receive this Sacrament Fasting §. II. At Confirmation Whilst the Bishop anoils your Forehead with H. Chrism in form of a Cross saying I Sign thee with the Sign of the Cross I Confirm thee with the Chrism of Salvation In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost and gives you a light Blow on the Cheek saying Peace be with thee Reflect how by these solemn Proceedings you are made the Soldier of Christ whose Standard is the Cross (i) Mat. 24.30 whose Armor is the Armor of God to wit the Helmet of Hope the Breast-plate and Shield of Faith Charity and Justice the Girdle of Continency and Truth the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God c. (k) Eph. 6.13 c. 1 Thess 5.8 Heb. 4.12 1 Pet. 1.13 whose Enemies are the World the Flesh and the Devil who are sure to affront them with repeated Blows that will live Godly in Christ Jesus (l) 2 Tim. 3.12 But thou Lord wilt give Peace to us (m) Isa 26.12 and there is much Peace to them that love thy Law (n) Ps 118.165 even amidst their greatest Sufferings (o) Jo. 16.33 2 Cor. 4.8.9 16. c. 6. v. 9 10. c. 7. v. 4. For whereas Wickedness is fearful it gives Testimony of Condemnation against it self For a a troubled Conscience doâ—s always presume cruel Things c. (p) Wis 17.10 But a secure Mind the effect of a good Conscience is as it were a continual Feast Prov. 15.15 §. III. After Confirmation 1. Let every one imagine a Voice from Heaven says to him Thou therefore be strong in the Grace which is in Christ Jesus Labour thou as a good Soldier of Christ Jesus For he that strives for the Mastery is not Crown'd unless he strives lawfully Dread not at sudden Terror and the Power of the wicked Falling upon thee For our Lord will be at thy side and will keep thy â—â—â—t that thou be not taken Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer Be thou faithful until Death and Christ Jesus will gâ—â—â— thee the Crown of Life 2 Tim. 2.1 Prov. 3.25
Apoc. 2.10 See also 2 Tim. 4.7 8. 2. Give Thanks to God for that your Members are the Temple of the Holy Ghost who is in you whom you have of God 1 Cor. 6.19 3. Resolve to take the Apostles Advice who says Give not place to to the Devil and contristate not by Sin the Holy Spirit of God in which you are Signed unto the Day of Redemption For you that are Baptiz'd and Confirm'd are the Temple of God and the Spirit of God dwells in you But if any one violate the Temple of God God will destroy him For the Temple of God is Holy which you are Eph. 4.27 30. 1 Cor. 3.16 17. 4. Be sure to stay till the Bishop's Benediction be given And whilst he gives it say The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Charity of God and the Communication of the Holy Ghost be with us all Amen 2 Cor. 13.13 * ⎠* Tho' the Sacrament of Confirmation can be Receiv'd no more than once yet the Grace it gives may be revived in your Soul and its Obligations may be reinforced when you please 1. By Examining How you have complied with the Duties incumbent on such as are Confirm'd and whether you have play'd the Champion or Coward under the Standard of the Cross 2. By heartily lamenting the many times you have traiterously deserted Christ Jesus in compliance with the World the Flesh or the Devil 3. By renewing your Purpose of Fighting Couragiously and Resisting even to Blood and Death it self rather than yield to Sin any more And 4. By Praying earnestly for the Assistance of the Holy Ghost that henceforth you may be strengthned in our Lord and in the Might of his Power so as to stand against your Ghostly Enemies in all things perfect Eph. 6.10 c. And this Exercise may be very profitably used 1. On Whitsunday when the Apostles were Confirm'd after an extraordinary manner Act. 2.1 c. 2. On the Anniversary-day of your own Confirmation 3. As aften as you are present at the Administration of this Sacrament 4. As often as any violent Temptation or Persecution threatens you 5. As often as you have had the Misfortune to fall into any grievous Sin c. CHAP. III. Of Penance Convert and do Penance from all your Iniquities and Iniquity shall not be a Ruin to you Ezek. 18.30 See Luke 13.3 THE H. Sacrament of Penance instituted by Christ our Lord * Jo. 20.22 23. for restoring to the Grace of God those who are fallen into Sin after Baptism has Three Parts Contrition Confession and Satisfaction All which every time you come to this Sacrament ought to be as fully perform'd as if you were to Die soon after and were to have no other opportunity of Reconciliation to God §. 1. Of Contrition 1. Beg Light to know and Grace to rectifie the Evil State of your Conscience saying My God enlighten my Darkness (a) Ps 17.29 How great Iniquities and Sins have I my wicked Deeds and my Offences shew thou me (b) Job 13.23 'T is for want of thy Light that the Way of the Wicked is darksom they know not where they fall (c) Prov. 4.19 And there is a Way which to a Man seems just and right but the latter ends thereof lead to Death (d) Prov. 14.12 c. 16. v. 25. Regard therefore and hear me O Lord my God Enlighten my Eyes that I sleep not in Death or deadly Sin at any time lest sometime my Enemy say I have prevail'd against him (e) Ps 12.4 5. lest sometime He as a Lion violently take my Soul whilst there is none to redeem or save it c. (f) Ps 7.3 2. Examine your Conscience diligently by considering when it was you made your last Confession and whether you then left not some deadly Sin unconfessed either purposely or thro' negligence in examining your self whether you were not Deficient in Sorrow for your Sins or in Purposes of Amendment and whether you fulfilled the Penance enjoin'd you Because if at any time your Confession Sorrow or Purposes have been insincere they must all be renew'd and made over again But if you have complied faithfully with these Duties of Penance give Thanks to God and then proceed in Examining how you behaved your self at your last Communion and from that time till this present Reflect what Places and Company you have been in What Employments you have follow'd and how you have comporâ—â—â— your self therein towards God your Self and your Neighbor in 〈…〉 Words and Deeds 〈…〉 of your Understanding 〈…〉 What Misgovernment of your Senses in Seeing Hearing Smelling Tasting Touching 〈…〉 c What 〈◊〉 of your Duty in not doing 〈◊〉 and in not hindring Evil according to your Ability and Obligation What Sins you are most inclined unto and most accustomed to commit c. And you must weigh each Sin you find your self guilty of in all its 〈◊〉 Circumstances by consider 〈◊〉 the Quality of the Person as to your self offending and as to those with whom and against whom you offended the Importance of the Matter about which you transgressed the Length of the Time and the Holiness of the Place in which you signed the Intention you had or End you aim'd at the Means you used the Manner with which you acted the Number of your Relapses into the same Sin the Damage and Scandal or ill Example that follow'd c. And besure to mark well the Occasions you took or gave others of falling into any great 〈◊〉 that you may avoid them for the future And when you have an Examination to make of a whole Month or 〈◊〉 time you may help your Memory by perusing the Table of Sins in the Manual But those that study to have a Conscience without Offence towards God and towards Men always Acts 24.16 and are accustom'd to examin themselves daily and to confess often need no 〈◊〉 Helps for calling to Mind the Sins they have to confess besides a moderate Reflection upon the Observation they made in their Daily Examinations An easie Task in comparison of what they have to do who neglect those frequent Inspections into their Conscience and go seldom to Confession Short half-made Accompts are summ'd up and adjusted with less Labor and more Exactness tham long Intricate Reckonings 3. Having found out the Nature and Number of your Sinful Commissions and Omissions abhor and detest them all in general * Psal 118.163 and those in particular which seem most enormous and into which you fall most frequently Detest them I say with hearty Sorrow proceeding from the Love of God and with a firm Purpose to do Penance for what 's past and to Amend for the future c. Thus you shall call to Mind your Ways and all your wicked Deeds in which you were polluted And you shall misâ—â—ke your selves in your own sight in all the Malices which you have done And when thou shalt seek the Lord thy God thou shalt