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B07680	The rule of the religious, of the thirde order of Saint Francis, both sexes, making the three vouues, and liuing together in communitie and cloyster. VVith certaine other things vvhich the leaf following doth shevve..	Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226.; Third Order Regular of St. Francis.	1624 (1624)	STC 11314.6; ESTC S92578	13,969	99

THE RVLE OF THE RELIGIOVS OF THE THIRDE ORDER OF SAINT FRANCIS both sexes making the three vovves and liuing together in Communitie and Cloyster VVith certaine other things vvhich the leaf follovving doth shevve IHS AT BRVXELLES By Ihon Pepermans at the golden Bible 1624. THE Bulle of Pope Leo the tenth in vvhich is declared that the professed Sisters of the third order of S. Frācis living together in Communitie and Cloyster having made the three vovves are truly Religious and may enioye the privileges granted to the Freers Minors THe perfectiōs of the rule The prayse of the rule Three privileges which S● Francis obteined of God Three other privileges grāted him Seavē other priuileges granted him Certaine Indulgences granted to S. Francis Order An examin of conscience for à Religious person Twelue evilles which come by venial sinne Nine wayes by which we participate of others sinnes Twelue fruictes of the blessed Sacrament Twelue Evangelical counsels The malediction of S. Francis The Litanies of our holie Father S. Francis QVicumque hanc Regulam secuti fuerint pax super illos misericordia Gal. 6.16 Whosoever shall followe this rule peace vpon them and mercie Galat. 6.16 Regula est qua rectum probari solet quam si flectes quicquid ex illa mutaueris iniuria est recti Seneca Epistola 72. A rule is that vvherby the right vseth to be proved which if thovv decline whatsoever thow change of it is iniurie to the right Seneca Epist 72. Nisi ad Regulam praua non corriges Vnless by rule thou canst not correct the vvrong Epist. 11. Regulam tuam gestabis per omne tempus vitae tuae S. Athanasius lib. de Virginitate tom 3. Thou shalt beare thy rule for al the time of thy life Hard great difficult but great are the revvardes S. Hierom. Epist. to Rustic the monck THE PROLOGVE SAint Francis having a most feruent desire to drawe al men to God of what state or cōdition soeuer Rested not but hauing ordeined for the men his first rule called the Rule of the Freers Minors and his secund Rule for women called of S. Clare hath also written the thirde Rule called of Poenance for retyred persons remayning in the worlde Ecclesiastic and saecular maried and vnmaried of both sexes confirmed by Pope Nicolas the fowerth In this Order verie manie holie persons haue liued of which a great number are beatified and some also Canonized in the holie church as Saint Elizabeth S. Ludovic king of France S. Iuo Priest S. Elzearius Count through whose merites the order is verie much multiplied in al partes of the worlde VVheras therfore great multitudes of persons of both sexes are gathered together into seueral communities holding the foresayd third rule and after the maner of spiritual and Religious people binding them selues with the three vowes to witte of obedience Pouertie and Chastitie the same notwithstanding hath been done by permissiō of the sea Apostolic which hath holden it for good and all such persons lawfully professed for true religious Afterward Leo the tenth Pope of that name out of the first rule of Nicolas aboue related drewe the rule following and wrote it and cōfirmed it for all the religious of the third order of both sexes liuing in communities and Cloysters in the forme ensuing vvhich he wil of al to be observed And wheras some people haue been and as yet are found who wil not acknowlege for religious the professed of this third rule it was necessarie at the end of the same rule heer set downe to adde the Bul of the sayde Leo the tenth Pope out of which it is manifest that euen before his time they haue been holden for true Religious and that he wil also that all mē do acknowledge and hold them for such and that no man do cōtradict it and other things he forbiddeth therein vnder paine of excommunication He hath endued the fore saide Religious with al priuileges giuen and granted to the Freers Minors Omnia autem honeste secundum ordinem fiant in vobis 1. Cor. 14.40 But let al things be done honestly and according to order among you IN THE NAME OF OVR LORde beginneth the rule of the thirde Order of S. Francis called the Order of Poenance To our beloued children the Bretheren and Sisters of the third Order of S. Francis liuing in Congregation vnder the three essential vovves LEo the tenth Pope Beloued sonnes and daughters health and Apostolical benediction Among other thinges committed to our charge and gouernment those chiefly do make vs solicitous by vvhich the concupiscenses of the vvorld and flesh being brideled the quiet state of innocencie and first peace giuē vs from heauen is knovven to be reduced to his original state and perfection Long since truly for this cause and respecte Pope Nicolas the fovverth our predecessor confirmed and approued the third rule of S. Francis vvhich he tearmed of poenance by vvhich the holie cōfessor of Christ ful of the spirite of God labored to further the saluation of al faithful Christianes But forasmuch as by course of time through the inspiration of the holie ghost not only maried persons such as dvvel in the vvorlde for vvhom the foresayde third rule vvas made by S. Francis but also quires of innumerable virgins taking vpon them the three essential vovves and some also that of inclosure by our authoritie and hauing builded verie manie monasteries not vvithout manifold fruict and edification of the militant church subdevved their necks vnder the yoake of the foresayde third Order And because in the saide thirde rule some things to maried persons accomodated are inserted vvhich to single ād virginal estate vnder this third Rule seruing our lorde are no vvayes conuenient for vvhich the pure affectes of chast mindes are novv then auerted from entring into the sayde order vvee according to the vvil of our lorde separating the pretious from the vile doe confirme anevv approue the same third rule distinguished in maner as follovveth and deliuer the same to you and your successores to be kept the tenor vvherof follovveth and is such Of the entrance of Nouices CHAP. I. THe Brothers The condition of those that are to be receiued or sisters to this thirde Order to be receiued ought to be faithful Catholikes not tyed in mariage free of debtes sound in bodie prompt in minde not taxed vvith anie vulgar infamie reconciled vvith theyr neighbores And of althees things before they be receiued of him vvho hath facultie to receiue them they are diligently to be examined Of the things which the Brothers and Sisters are to promiss in the profession of this third rule CHAP. II. THe Brothers and Sisters after thay haue for a vvhole yeare borne the habit of probation vvhich ought to be of course cloath according to the iudgement of the visitor if their conuersation shal be thought laudable in the Conuent vvherin thei haue borne the habit of probation Of the habit of