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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52184	The liturgical-discourse of the holy sacrifice of the masse by omission of controversial questions; abridged and accommodated to the pious use of devout Christians in hearing masse, by A.F. the authour of the same at the instance of some devout friends.	Angelus à Sancto Francisco, 1601-1678.	1675 (1675)	Wing M938; ESTC R217659	145,436	447

the Church praying for St. Peter and it has been the common custome of the Church even from the Apostles time Pope Pelagius 2. affirms it to be manifest that those are separated and divided from the whole World who through dissention do not remember the Apostolical Bishop in the Mystery that is in the Masse according to the received Custome Alcuinus gives this reason for it to wit that the Vnion of Charity and Faith of the members with the visible head of the visible Church may be presented to God Thirdly For the Bishop of the place if there be any for so St. Paul commands us to remember our Prelates Fourthly For all true believers in general and especially for those who labour for the advancement of the Catholick Faith for all Ecclesiastical Orders and Ministers and Preachers of God's Word For all who labour for the Conversion of Souls for all those who out of their liberality and charity do contribute to the maintenance of the Clergy and Mission and principally for the Conversion of our Countrey Q. Does he not pray for the King A. He may and ought to pray for the Emperours Kings Princes or States under whose Dominion he lives So St. Paul bids us to pray for all Men for Kings and all that are in preeminence yea although they be not true Members of the Church for there were no Christian Kings in St. Paul's time St. Chrysostome gives reasons in the First to follow Christ's command pray for them that persecute you Secondly That such Princes may become more favourable to Catholicks Thirdly That God would direct them in their Government that in Peace and Justice they may rule their Subjects Our Saviour commends this manner of praying by the prayer which a little before his passion he made Jesus lifting up his eyes to Heaven said Father glorifie thy Son that thy Son may glorifie thee that is that his passion might take effect for the Redemption of mankind and be made glorious before the whole World which would redound to the glory of God the Father Secondly He prayes for his Apostles and Disciples saying Holy Father keep them in my name that is conserve them in Faith Grace and Concord by thy omnipotent Power and Wisdome that they may be consenting in one Will and Spirit and Union of charity He prayes also that his Father would preserve them from all evil that is from Sin or what might draw to Sin from the Assaults and Temptations of the Devil and from all their Enemies both Spiritual and Temporal Then continuing his Prayer he said Holy Father Sanctifie them in truth that is Sanctifie and make them holy in their Dignity and calling to the Ministery of the Word according to truth and verity Thirdly He said and not only for them do I pray but also or those who by their word shall believe in me that they be all one in the Union of Faith and Charity agreeing in one Church and making one Flock or united as Members of the same Body in Christ Jesus Loe here Christ going to his passion prayes for the whole Church for the Prelates and Pastours thereof and generally for all Believers as here in imitation of Him the Priest does And it is our duty to pray for all here specified for we ought to pray for the Church which uncessantly prayes for us we ought also to pray for our Pastours who are vigilant over us duty requires it at all times and particularly in this palce our holy Mother the Church challenges it We are also to pray for our King according to that of Esdras let us offer Oblations to the God of Heaven and pray for the life of the King and of his Children or that of Baruch pray ye for the life of Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon and for the life of Balthasur his Son that their dayes may be as the dayes of Heaven upon the Earth and that the Lord give us strength and illuminate our eyes that we may live under the shadow of Nabuchadonozor the King of Babylon and under the shadow of Balthasar his Son and may serve them many dayes and may find grace in their sight If the Jews did so devoutly pray for the Kings under whose subjection they then lived by much more reason ought we Christians to pray for the lives of our natural King Queen and their Children or that they may have Children that their lives may be long on the Earth and that God would so inspire them that we may live securely under their shadow and protection serving them according to the duty of Loyal Subjects Thirdly We ought to pray for our Kingdom or Countrey for if the Prophet Jeremy advised the Israelites to seek the peace of the City to which God had transported them and to pray for it to our Lord giving a reason because in the peace thereof there shall be peace to you With more reason we Christians ought to pray for our native Countrey City or place of abode because the peace thereof is our peace their good is our good whence we pray for it in times of Necessity Wars Famine Sickness and such like Lastly We ought to pray for all as true Christians as they pray for us St. James advises us to pray one for another which is here to be done in a more particular manner according to the intention of the Church by vertue of the Communion of Saints St. Ambrose assures us that whilst each particular prayes for all all also pray for every one the benefit which arises thereby is that the prayer of each one acquires the suffrages of all and each one of the whole Catholick Church 3. Of the first Memento Q. What means this Memento A. The Priest having made mention of the general things or Persons and for whom he ought alwayes to pray descends now into particulars and First Prayes for those whose names he specifies Secondly For all who are present at his Masse Thirdly For those who do offer this Sacrifice with him Fourthly For their Friends Fifthly For their Intentions Q. Who be those he specifies A. Ordinarily he specifies by name or intention those for whom in particular he applyes his Masse or those to whom he has a particular Obligation as for his Parents Patrons or such like on whom he has some special dependence or from whom he receives some spiritual benefit or temporal sustenance maintenance or charity which is or ought to be observed by Missioners who for the most part live upon such Charity and Almes Q. Why does he pray for all present A The Church requires this of him as a part of his Function for it is his office to pray for the People for God ordained in the Law that the Priest at the Altar should pray for himself and for the People and therefore here the Priest prayes for all that are present at Masse It was the office of Aaron's Priests to pray for the multitude and by their prayers God was