fallinge when he was nayled lifted vp and let ral in to the mortice of the Crosse With a moste stronge torture and ruful paine to al his holy members And for that a Pilgrimes repast is often times on greene hearbes thy Meate must be the seauen leaues which came forth of the mouth of our Sauiour when he grewe and was fixed on the holy Tree of the Crosse The 1. leafe o father forgeue them here pray for meekenes be slow to reuenge c. The 2. leafe this day thou shalt be with me in Paradise here pray for the forgeuenes of thy sinnes The 3. leafe behold thy mother here pray for diuine asistance neuer to be seperated from god The 4. leafe my God my God why hast thou forsaken me here pray for helpe and comfort of god in al thy Distresses and that he neuer forsake thee especially in the hower of thy death The 5. leafe I Thirst here pray for an earnest desier thirst of the loue of god With a feruent holy honger worthely to receaue the B. sacrament The 6. leafe It is finished here pray for fortitude to laboure and perseuer faithfully to the end in our Lords holy seruice and in thy true estate and vocation The 7. leafe O father in to thy handes I comend my spirit here pray for the worthy offeringe vp of thy soule at the hower of thy death in to the handes of thy Redeemer For thy Drinke in the Tauernes thou shalt finde in the the Sellers of our Sauiour that wyne maketh glad the hart of man Which be the seauen effusion of the blood of our Lord Iesus The 1. effusion his Circumcision here pray for the circumcision of al superfluitie and to be filled with the sweete dew of a pure and innocent life and perfectly to be cleansed from lust and concupiscence The 2. effusion in sweating water blood here pray to forsake al câ—etures and the loue of this wretched world The 3. effusion in his whiping here learne to reioyce in abstinence penance The 4. effusion In his Coronation pray to reioyce in nothing but in the Crosse of Christ The 5. effusion In plucking of his garments pray to pluck away from thee al old infirmities which haue long cleaued fast vnto thee the loue of al transitory thinges that thy soule may be perfectly adorned with the garment of diuine loue The 6 effusion In his nayling here pray to haue a firme constancie in the Catholike faith The 7. effusion In the peircing of his Blessed hart here pray to receaue worthelie before thy departure the holie Eucharist This Pilgrime must haue also a Tent for the night which may be the seauen sorrowes of our Blessed Lady The 1. sorrow to heare old Simeon say that the sword of sorrow should pearce hir hart here pray for the obtayning of trew knowledg and repentance of thy sinnes and compassion for the same The 2. sorow when she fled by night in to the couÌ„try of Egipt and here pray for patience in al thy tribulations The 3. sorowe when she had lost Iesus and could not til three Dayes find him againe here pray that thou neuer leese his grace but euer find it againe The 4 sorow when Iesus was caryeng his Crosse here pray that thou maiest willingly carry the Crosse of Christ al the dayes of thy life The 5 sorow when she saw hir soÌ„ne hanginge on the Crosse and comendinge hir to his disciple here pray so to liue in this world that his holy passion be not voide frustrate in thee The 6. sorow when Christ was let downe in hir lappe from the Crosse being dead here pray to haue grace to receiue with fruite the blessed Sacrament and to haue the benifit of euery Masse The 7. sorow when Iesus was buried and she returned to Hierusalem pray that thou maiest euer haue Iesus abidinge in thy hart and haue compassion of our blessed Lady The lenght of this Iorney This spiritual voyage is deuided in to Three hundred sixtie fiue dayes Iorneyes which is for euery day in the yeare one meditation to the end thou maiest not be silent one hower euer in any day hauinge likewise in minde al the foresaid necessaries to wit thy Aparel Thy Purse thy Staffe thy Diet thy loginge c. From London or the like place For the 1. day Meditate of God that he is incoÌ„prehensible the begining and endinge of al the fountaine of al goodnes and abone al to be honored loued and magnified For the 2 day meditate how god hath created the Angells ful of glory to praise him and for the sauegard of his creatures For the 3. day meditate how god made heauen and earth and al that in them is with in the space of seauen dayes For the 4. day Mediate of the ioy of the Angells in the creation of man For the 5. day Meditate of the creation of Adam and Eue and of theiâ— placinge in Paradise and what Goâ— commanded them For the 6. day meditate of the Driuing of Adam and Eue out of Paradice and now Adam liued in this world nine hundred thirtie yeares in PenaÌ„ce labouring for his bread with the sweat of his browes For the 7. day Meditate of the diuine councel in heauen for the Deliueringe of mankind from the captiuitie of the deuil wherinto he fel thorough sinne and of the vnion togeather of Gods Iustice and Peace Mercie and Truth For the 8. day Meditate of the agreement of the holy Trinitie touchinge the saluation of mankinde For the 9 day meditate vpon the amiable leaue that our Sauiour Iesus Christ tooke of his father in heauen and of al the celestial court and of the wordes which his father vsed at his departure 1. Saing Goe my sonne goe bringe man hither to vs that he may be deliuered from damnation euerlasting 2. Goe My sonne in to al miserie Goe out of al glorie with out any maner of consolation 3. Goe that thy pure humanitie be subiect to thy diuinitie 4. Goe like a kinge to whom sodainly shal be done al princely honor 5. Goe my only childe that thy innocencie may satisfie for the faultes and offences of al men 6. Goe and remember al thy paines and torments to come to the end they may be the more greueous vnto thee 7. Goe and I wil breake and cut the course of thy life in thy florishing youth 8. Goe and I wil giue the sworde in to thy enimies handes with ful power to doe to thee whatsoever they wil. 6. Goe and endure the most cruel death and looke for no comfort at al of thy father 10 Goe and accomplish entirely by workes whatsoeuer my holy Prophets haue spoken of thee before in wordes 11. Goe my welbeloued sonne and make partakers both the good the euil of thine ignominius and shamful death that by true repentance they may receiue it 12. Goe and suffer that thy death and passion may be so inestimable for the which no man
day Meditate how the childe Iesus being but twelue years old went to Hierusalem to serue god and tarried there three dayes amonge the docters with out the knowledge of his father and mother The 66. day Meditate of the third dolour of our Lady hauing lost hir soÌ„ne about 4 dayes and how she found him in the midest of the docters The 67. day Meditate how Iesus kept him self secreat and simple without shewinge any mirackle vntil he was 30. yeare olde The 68. day Meditate how Iesus opened and declared to his deare mother the Prophecies and secreats of the holy scripture The 69. day Meditate how Iesus kept him self with his mother and Ioseph poorely and in secreat wise and how they liued and did eate together with great sobriety and geueinge thankes vnto God The 70. day Meditate of the amiaable and gracious face of our Sauiour Iesus of the moste comely feature of his body and of his holy condicions and decent demeanors The 7. day Meditate how Iesus kept him self secreat vntil he was 30. yeares of age notwithstaÌ„ding alwayes he did wonderful thinges by reason of his diuinitie and obtained many things for vs of his heauenly father thorough his feruent prayer and deuotion The 72. day Meditate of the sorrowe our Lady had when hir spouse Ioseph died and gaue vp his ghoste in to hir Sonnes handes being but 20. yeares olde The. 73. day Meditate how louingly Iesus comforred his mother when she often wept for to consider the paines of his passion and how he exhorted hir meekely to conforme hir wil to the wil of god The. 74. day Meditate how the word of our lord was vpon S. Iohn Baptist preachinge pennance and remission of sinnes and cryinge in the desart Parate viam Domini The. 75. day Meditate of the leaue our Lord Iesus tooke of his dolent mother to goe to be baptised and of the virgins teares at his departinge The. 76. day Meditate how S. Iohn Baptist seinge Christ cominge towarde him said Ecce Angnus dei that is behould how like an innorent laÌ„be he cometh The. 77. day Meditate how Iesus came to Iohn to be baptised and how first Iohn humbly refused to doe it but seinge it was his holy wil to haue it so he baptised him The 78. day Meditate how that after Iesus was baptised he prayed and the heauens opened the holy Ghost came downe in the likenes of a doue and a voice from heauen said Hic est filius meus dilectus This is my wel beloued Sonne heare yee him The. 76. day Meditate how Iesus after his baptisinge begaÌ„ to fight against the Deuil the enemie of mankinde how he departed in to a wildernes betwixt Hierusalem and Hierico and did conuerse amonge the brute beastes lyenge on the colde grounde many nights The. 80. day Meditate how Iesus ouercame the temptation of the Deuil in Gluttony vainglory and Couetousnes and how after the Angels came and shewed their seruice vnto him The 8â— day Meditate how the next day S. Iohn Baptist saw Christ come towardes Iordane and how he shewed with his finger sayinge againe Ecce Agnus dei and how two of Iohns disciples hearinge those wordes followed our Lord. The 8â— day meditate how S. Andrew led Peter to Christ and how Christ entertayned S. Peter and the next day Christ caled Phillip to folowe him The 8â— day Meditate how Christ went to a mariadge in Cana of Galile and how he tourned water in to wine aâ— his mothers request The 84. day Meditate how poorely nakedly imply Chr st as apareled and how soberly he fed with his disâ—â—ple and â—ooke the worste to him self suffringe colde heate rayne thrist c. The 85. day Meditate how Iesus with his disciples being ignorant persons went to Hierusalem at Easter with a whippe draue out the buyers and sellers and chaungers and ouerthrewe their Tables saying make not the house of my father a house of Marchandise Domus mea domus orationis vocabitur My house shal be caled the house of Prayer The 86. day Meditate how Iesus baptised his Apostles in Iordane and S Iohn in Elim wherat Iohns Disciples were scandalized but Iohn witnessed vnto them not of him self but of Iesus The 87 day Meditate with what feruour and charitie our Sauiour preachâ—d vnto the people and healed the diseased and conuersed with them meekely The 88. day Meditate how humbly Christ compained with his Apostles and answered their rude questions sweetely and with what boldnes they walked close by him You may visite the Churches in Candia and in the Graye Friers is a peece of the holy Crosse one of the armes of Saint Simeon the Apostle and a peece of Saint Lawrence head a peece of the goulden Gate and the miter of Alexandre the Third and â—n Image of Saint Lukes Paintinge and a peece of the Piller at the which our Lord av as vvhiped The 89. day Meditate how much wronge and iniurious wordes our Lord had of the Iewes for that the poore and simple people followed him The 60 day Meditate how Iesus with his disciples went vp in to a mouÌ„taine to watch and pray to pacifie his heauenly father who was angrie with mankinde and how in the morhinge he chose his twelue Apostles The. 91. day Meditate how Iesus sittinge in the morninge taught his disciples the viij Beatitudes The. 92. day meditate on the sweete admonition of our Lord confirming his diciples against tribulations and aduersities comparinge them to Salt and Light The. 9â— day Meditate how Christ admonished his disciples to Patience in turninge the left Cheeke to him who hath stroken thee on the right You may visite in Rhodes in the cheife church where the right hand of S. Iohn Baprist with the fingers with which he baptised Christ Also a peece of the Crosse of Christ and one of the Thornes of his Crowne which bearâ—h euery good friday teaâ—es and flowers also one of the siluer peeces Christ was solde for Also an Arme of S â—loy an Arme of S. George S. Blases Ancklebone S. Barbaras Soul and a peece of S Clare The. 94. day Meditate how our Lord taught his disciples the Pater noster You may visite at Rhodes in the Chappel of the great master the Arme of S. Anne and a peece of S. Steuen The. 95. day Meditate how queitly Christ did beare in his hart al his torments to come not declaringe them to any of his frendes You may visite in Rhodes at S. Catharins Chappel there is the Ringe and finger of hir the which Christ espoused hir withal The. 96. day Meditate how Iesus beheld Mary Magdalen with his merciful eies and drew hir to repentance now she entred the house after him and washed his feete with hir teares and wiped them with the heares of hir head You may visite in Rhodes in the Hospital of the knightes of the Rhodes with was taken anno â—â—22 by the Turkes The 97. day Meditate how S Iohn Baptist
was imprisoned and how he sent to Christ sayinge Tu es qui venturus es an alium expectamus art thou he which art to come or doe we looke for any other Vsite at Rhodes where the three holy kinges haue often bene The 98. day Meditate on the prayse and rewarde wich Christ gaue vnto S. Iohn Baptist Visite without Rhodes where S Iohns Head was founde there is a pleasante fountaine The 99 day Meditate of the glorious death of S. Iohn Baptist and how the daunsinge damosel gaue his head to hir Aduoutrousse mother You may visite in Rhodes a wood where S william made his Pennance The 100. day Meditate how Christ taught his disciples not to lay vp their treasure in the earth but in heauen and so to imbrace voluntarie pouertie The 112 day Meditate how Iesus taught his disciples not to be careful what o eate or what to weare but to seeke first the kingdome of heauen The 102. day Meditate how Iesus fed his disciples with his sweete wordes when they could get no meate The 103. day Meditate how midely Iesus shewed him self towards Iudas whom he made his Steward knowinge he should betraye him he much lamented him as often as he saw him The 104 day Meditate how Iesus gaue power to his disciples to worke mirackles sent them to preach two and two as Lambes amonge woules exhortinge them to patience The 105. day Meditate how Iesus went him self by Sea and by Land to preach and after cured their diseases and conuersinge rather with the poore then with the riche for which the Scribes Pharises maliciously hated him The 106. day Meditate how our Sa willingly suffered with patience of the magistrates and ministers of the Temple their mockes disdainful lookes and preuie conspiracies against him condemninge him for a soole and an euil man The 107. day Meditate how meekely our Sauiour suffered the docters of the Temple who would haue put him to death but for feare of the people and how our Lord then shuned the same for that his time was not yet come The. 108. day Meditatete how Iesus was receaued in to the house of Martha and Mary with his disciples and how Mary did narrowly obserue his behauiour his abstinence his sobrietie in eatinge his prudent and ghostly talke and his diuine wordes You may visite S. Helens goulfe wher she threw one of the nayles Christ was crucified with al euer since that Sea hath bene more calme You may visite Baffa where the. 7. sleepert rest The. 109 day Meditate how the blessed Mary Magdalen followed our Lord euery where and prouided for him and for his Disciples The. 110. day Meditate of our Lords wearines and sitinge at the Welle and how he asked water of the woman of Samaria and how his disciples marueiled The. 111 day Meditate this day of the painful iorney and trauaile of our Sauiour passinge through the contries to preach the Gospel and cure their diseases sustaininge in the meane time many wants as if he had not bene the only Sonne of God Visite in that part wher S. Catharin was brought vp The. 112. day Meditate how meeke and gentle our Lord was when any did dishonor him speakinge against his doctrin and saing his workes were done by the power of the Deuil The. 11â— day Meditate of the great meekenes and clemencie of our Sauiour towardes the Iewes notwithstanding he knew the great malice and enuie they bare towards him The 114. day Meditate of the sweete countenance and louinge teares our Sauiour often shed in the Temple before the Aultar for the finnes of the people The 115. day Meditate how the most mightie kinge of glory the heauenly father who could haue destroied al people in the world in amoment and made others in their places moste â—beningly and mâ—rcifully with great patience and longe sufferinge chose rather for to see his only begotten Sonne our Sauiour Iesus to be Incarnate and to shew vs exsample of life by his owne steppes and precepts where by we might please god Tâ—e 116 day Meditate how Christ answered the Iewes when they brought to him in the Temple the woman taken in Aduoultrie and how mercifully he deliuered hir At Famagusts of olde Fama Costi of S. Katharins father kinge of Cipres vvhere in a Chapel is one of the Hidries in the which Christ turned water in to wine vi mile from thence is the auncient Fagus where S. Katharim was borne The 117. day to Tyre goinge towards S. Catharins body Meditate how as our Lord was preachinge a woman cried out sainge happie is the wombe that bare thee and the papes that gaue thee suck and of Christes answere yea hapie ar they that heare the word of god and keepe it In this contrie is sons hortorum putenâ—â— aquarum viuentium In Tyre the woman of Cananie was healed The 118. day Meditate how Iesus proued the faith of the woman of Cananie makinge intercession for the health of hir posessed daughter which she obtained and was also highly comended for hir faith Goinge to Acon and thence to mount Carmolus where Elias the Prophet was in thi place the friers Carmalites began and al especially that vveare a Religions Cloacke ought to geue themselues to gâ—eat deuotion The 119. day Meditate how our Lord did teach Nichodemus who came to him by night and said to our Sauiour Lord and master we knowe thou comest from god for no man can doe these signes thou doest except he be of god how Christ taught him the entrance to heauen to be by Baptisme and that as the Serpent was lifted vp in Moises time so shal the Sonne of man be exalted that whosoeuer shal beleue in him shal not perishe but haue life euerlastinge The. 120. day meditate of our Lords instructioÌ„s to his disciples not to feare them who could kil the body only but to haue feare of offendinge him who could caste both body and soule in to euerlasting fire and that who so shal confesse me before men I shal coÌ„fesse him before my father which is in heauen The 121. day Meditate how our Redeemer tould his Disciples for what cause he came in to this vale of misery and to what intent he did choose them vnto him sainge I am come to put fire in the earth that is the fier of the holy Ghost to enflame the hartes of men and to make tâ—eÌ„ burne in diuine loue An so I am come to be baptised with a certaine baptisme and how much I am troubled vntil it be perfected in me vnderstanding by this his holy passioÌ„ the which he so greatly thirsted The 122. day Meditate how Iesus said to his Disciples I am not come to bringe peace meaninge temporal in the world but warre and who so loueth his father or his mother more theÌ„ me is not worthy of me who so embraceth not his Crosse with patience and carieth it after me he is not worthie of me that is of my grace
on the north is an Aulter where the three kinges made theÌ„ readie to make their offeringe Goirge lower is a Chappel ioyninge to the Rock wher Iesus vvas borne in this Chapel is a faire stene like a Starre with fiue or six beames vvhereon our Lady kenceled and adored hir sonne when he vvas newly borne ouer this stone is an Aultar Three steppes lower is the manger vvhere our lord vvas laid being of marble vnderset vvith tvvo pillers and a foote highe say here thy Beades Pray here to Christe new borne in the manger tâ— graunt thee grace to be new borne in him and that as he vvas pertaker of our humanitie so he vvil make vs partakrr of his diuinitie Behinde this Chappel is a hoale vvhere the Starre did lead the 3 kinges and abide there a while retorninge to the Chapel of Saint Katherin in this Church there is a place where some of the Innocent children were cast The nomber of the children vvhich Herod slevve were CXLiiij thousand Goinge from Bethelem Eastward about halfe amile is the place vvhere the virgin Marie vvent vvith Iesus and Ioseph when she should flie into Egipt thence yee goe into a plesant valley where the Angelles appeared eo the Sheppards and tould them tidinges of the birth of our Lord. The voiages towardes the mountaines of Iudea THese mountaines are ten miles north from Bethelem and the way very cragged there Zacharie dwelt and Elizabeth and there is yet the howse vvhere our Lady and Elizabeth met and greeted so louingly there is also a fountaine where our Lady fetched vvater vvhilst she remained there Aboute a shoote fartheris Zacharies house vvhere Saint Iohn Baptiste vvas borne A litel thence is a Church vvhere Saint Iohn vvas circumcised there is the Caue where Saint Iohn was kept prisoner by Herod Betwene Emaus Hierusalem you come to a Church caled Ad SainctaÌ„ Crucem vvhere is a Cloister of Greeke moÌ„kes of S. Benetts ordâ—r Goinge to Hierusalem say the psalme Lauda HierusaleÌ„ DomiuÌ„m c vse some prayers in al the holy places accordinge to the conneniencie of thinges there done The. 235. day At the mount Oliuet where is a Chappel Meditate how Iesus often filled the hartes of his Disciples with ioy especially at his AsceÌ„sion his mother his disciples and frendes both men and women accompained with infinite nombers of Angels and Patriarkes and of fathers from limbo ascended with great glorie The 36 day To the mount of Sion vvhere iâ— a Chappel ascending behinde the highe Aultar vvhere the holy Ghoste came downe vpon the Apostles Meditate how the father and the Sonne sent the holie Ghoste vnto the Apostles in the similitude of fierie tounges and rested vpon each of them and were there by confirmed in in faith so that they preached bouldly thorough out al the world Now prepare thy self to retorne againe to thy home comending thy self both body and sovvle to almightie god and goe novv once more to the holy Sepulcher to take thy laste leaue The. 337. day At the Sepulcher and the mount of Caluary say here the Prayer folwinge O My lord god and Sauiour Iesus I yeald thee humble thankes for my creation and redemption in this place and hast by thy vocation and inspiration caled me and brought me to the vnderstandinge and knowledge of thee and hauinge so patiently atteÌ„ded me fallinge so often in to many sinnes and deliuered me from infinite periles and afflictions which I haue iustlie deserued I giue thee thankes for thy gifts and graces begune in me and I besech thee o lorde to reforme me and directe my waies that I may in the ende come to thy euerlasting glorie Amen An aduertisment AL the good and deuout Pilgrims hauing visited the holy places in their returning home looke ofteÌ„ times backe againe so likewise the spitituall Pilgrime may well looke backe vnto the holie places especially he ought to consider our Sauiour hanginge on the crosse to the ende that the bitter death of thy Sauiour goe not out of thy harte First consider how the soule of our Sauiour hanging on the Crosse regarded all the sinnes both mortall and veniall of all the worlde for which he sighed most bitterlie Doe thou knock on thy breast and sigh for thy sinnes for which the Sonn of God hath sighed most biterlie The 2 8 day From Hierusalem to Rama Secondly meditate looking backe to the holie places making thy praier thinke what sorrow greife the hart of thy lorde-Iesus sufferred when hee thought and coÌ„nsiderd what a smale nuÌ„ber should participare of the fruits of his passion the which he so willingâ— he sufferred and with such excessiue loue as that he woulde rather sufferre for euerie man once againe then that anie through this defaulte shoulde remaine loste such was his ardent loue to the ingrateful and harde hartes of outs The 2 9 To Iapha Thirdelie meditate of the great bitternes which the soule of Christ endured on the Crosse when he considered that religious persons clarkes retired from the worlde would yeat soile theÌ„ selues with carnal works for which he trembled and weepte on the Crosse The 340 day In the oulde sellers of Iapha vvhere the Pilgrimes lodge Fourthlie consider the biternes of the soule of Christ when he considered that the estate of mariage woulde be defiled with foule and execrable sinnes whereby so great a multitude of maried people shoulde be damned The 341. day fiftly meditate vvhat sorrowe the soule of Iesus Christ was in on the Crosse to thinke how the state of virginitie shoulde be defiled so many virgins loosing the crowne of their virginities by consenting to foule and filthy thoughts and deeds for which he sighed piteously The 342 day sixtly consider the great sorrowe of the harte of our Sauiour Christ to thinke vpon the wonderfull vnthankefulnes of man to his heauenly father for al the benifites and passioÌ„ of his onelie sonne bestowed on vâ— with so greate loue The â—4 3 day From Iapha to the ship of Saint Peter recommending thee to S. Fraucis and to al his order recommeÌ„ding thee to the holie Trinitie Geue thankes to our Lorde who hath conducted thee to these holie places and that he wil be our guide and conducte vs to his heauenly kingdome when the shippe beginneth to goe say TedeuÌ„ SeaueÌ„tlhie meditate the bitter sorrow of the soule of our Sauiour considering that so manie Christians shoulde be daÌ„ned for there wicked life and then he cried My god my god vvhie hast thou forsaken me The 344. meditate in what greife the soule of Iesus was in to consider what nuÌ„ber of people should remaine without the christian faith and therefore shoulde neuer see the face of God The 345. day meditate how the most noble soule of Iesus was exceding sorrowfull when he did consider that the grace of God shoulde be of so litle estimation with manie or altogether cleane reiected The â—46 day meditate of the sadnes of theÌ„ soule of Iesus
the beginninge of the worlde The 315. day Meditate what prayses and thanksgeueing shal be yealded to god the father eternally by his elect and saued creatures for that by his grace he hath preserued them The 316. day Meditate how the moste excellent praise of Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus is songe in heauen without ceasinge blessed be thou o Christ eterâ—nally that haste redeemed and saued vs. The 317. day Thinke how the heauenlie spiâ—ittes and saued sowles do reioyce in behouldinge the face and pleasant visage of our Lord out of which may be drawen alioy and pleasure The 318. day Thinke how al saued creatures doe now reioyce in makinge ioy beinge set at the heauenly table with ful delighteâ— perpetual rest puisance and riches and doe drinke of the aboundance of gods howse and talkinge of such great ioy as neuer â—ie hath seâ—ne care hath heard nor â—â—uer â—ntreâ— in to the harte of man The 3â—9 Meditate how god hath created the â—urning Seraphins most noble and incomparable faier shaning a houe al Angelical creaturs And how the beutie of the most highe and holie Trinitie shineth infinitlie about the â—outie of the Seraphinâ— The 320 day meditate how the roble Scraphins burning in the love of God doe ioy without ceasing in the diuine fulnes in behoulding continually the heauenly and most diuine iufluence betwene the father and his welbeloued-Sonne The 321. day Thinke how the noble Cherubins haue there regarde amiablie fixed on god do admire of the excellent sweetenes and influence of his most noble diuiâ—itiâ— The 322 day Thinke how much wisdome is giuen to the most excellente Cherubins whereby they haue knowledge of theire Creator and doe enioy the illumination of the most high diuinitie The 323. day meditate how the Throanes doe rest the selues quietly in God and doe enioy a maruelous sweeteneâ— in him The 324. day meditate how all the happie spirits of the caelestiall Courrâ— abounding with innumerable inestimable delightes without ceasing doe giue continual praise to the most high and holie Trinitie The 325. day meditate how the holie Trinitie is the fountaine and increated nature from whence al things doe descend in forme and Creation The 362. day meditate how the holie Trinitie is the cleare glasse wherein all Saints doe behoulde and contemplate the diuine power wisdome bounâ—ie them selues also and all thinges The 327. day Meditate howe the father without ceasinge giueth influence ingenderinge his soÌ„ne in new delights of ioyes The 328. day Meditate of the person of the Sonne who is the eternall wisedome of the father being eternally engendred and borne of his father as a most shinning beame of the light of the Sonne The 329. day Meditate how the SoÌ„ne of god reioyceth al the heauenly citie and geueth recreation to al the blessed spirites who without any means are vnited and conioyned with god The. 330. day Meditate how the SoÌ„ne of god loueth the Father the Father the Sonne and what great ioy the SoÌ„ne hath in behouldinge his Father and againe the Father in behouldinge his Sonne The. 331. day Thinke of the holie ghost proceeding froÌ„ the father the Sonne how continually he filleth all them that are in heauen with the pleasant sappe of ioy and entertayneth them without ceasing with fre she ioy The 3â—2 day To S. Georges Churche in Venice vvhere is his arme and his hande Meditate of the greate ioie that the Queene of Paradise and mother of god Marie hath at this present of the honour that shall be shewed to her euermore in heauen of God of al faued creatures The 334 day To S. Barb aras Church vvhere her body is and a great bone of S. Christopher Meditate how the sweete flower of the Virginitie of Marie incessaÌ„tly marueleth for that the Creator of all creatures was so much humbled as to sucke her pappes The â—3â— day Meditate how the mother of God is now an Aduocatrixe a pacifier of al sinns before out heaueÌ„ly father with her Sonne shewing hir Virginall pappes for the whicâ— all humane creatures which be saued yeald therefore to her euermore praise honour and thankes-geuing The â—35 day meditate how great the sweetenes is wâ—ich Mâ—cie takâ—th now in the glorie of Paradice for the riches of the nolie Gâ—oâ—t is opened vnto her The 336. day VVithin Venice vvhere thou art to recken vvâ—th the Patron of the galley S Peter vviâ—h hâ—s comâ—anie If thou haste satisfied all thou â—româ—sed him in the â—0 date and giue him thankeâ— vvith some praier to his honour Meditate vvâ—at great â—oy the Queene of Paradise hath being sett nexte the most holy and glorious Trinitie The â—37 day To Palia Meditate vvhat greate ioy Macie taketh in that she hath bene the â—nother of the euerlaâ—ting worde The â—38 day meditate how sweetely Marie lowlie giâ—eth thâ—nkes to the holy Trinitie and giâ—eth thanks without ceasing and knoweth perfectlie she is beloued The â—â—9 day Meditate how our Ladie is sweetely enâ—â—roned with holie Angels the heauenly noste and how her â—rightnes and theirs compared together are like a â—hadow to the bright Sunne The â—40 day Meditate how the Apoâ—tels reioyse in heaueÌ„ clothed with â—auce pouâ—sered witâ— starrs of Christian faith â—hining like the sunne The â—4â— day Aâ— Trâ—nt where is the body of the Infance Simeon vvhâ—e vvas martyred â—y the Infideâ—ls meditate how greatly the Apostels reioyced for that they shall be sette of twelue seates iudginge alâ— nations of the earth The â—41 day Meditate how the holie virgins doe follow the Lambe of God clothed with long white robes â—hiniÌ„g with cleannes and Virgintie The â—4â— day meditate with what fâ—veeroues the espouses of the lambe who VirginÌ„s doe carrie the singuler garland and Croâ—ne of golde which is caled Auâ—eola ouer the faier Corone of the heauenly glorie The â—44 day Meditate how hartely the spouses of the lambe are beloued of the holie Trinitie because that for the loue of him they coÌ„tinued notanie white soptted or defiled The â—45 day Meditate how the holy Virgings doe receaue of our lorde Iesus the coller of golde with other ornamentes for theire neckes by moste sweete loue The 346. day meditate how the Patriarckes Prophets reioyce without ceasing for that they see in glorie hi. whose death accomplished all which they did Prophesie of him The 347. day Meditate how sweetlie the holie mâ—rtyres doe reioyse vvith our Lorde for that for the loue of him they haue shedd their precious bloode The 348. day Meditate vvhat companies of holy Martirs with Palmes in their handes in signe of victorie and triumphe proceede in order before the Holie Trinity and receiue aboundant treasures of heauenly ioye and glorie The. 349. day Meditate how the holye Martyrs doe become dronke with the sweete fountaine of heauenly comforts for that they suffered such bitter death for Christes sake The. 350. day Meditate how in the holie Confessors the merites of their holie deuout thoughtes and contemplations is now brightly shininge in them The. 351. day Meditate how all the Saintes in Pardice haue done no one so litle a good deede but hath now his particular recompence and rewarde The 352. day Meditate how al the elect Sanites of god doe now triumphe in Paradise and are highlie rewarded there for al their labours The. 353. day Meditate how al the Saintes are comforted in heauen for al their trauaile they haue so patiently suffered on earth The. 354. day Thinke how al the Saintes in heauen are now crowned with crownes of inestimable ioy for that they haue here on earth behaued them selues so valiantly in fightinge and conqueringe the world the fleash and the Deuil The 355. day Thinke o Pilgrime for what life thou art created and made of thy creator Wherfor behaue thy self valiantly and fight manfully whilst thou art here for the life of man is but a war-fare on earth The. 356 day Thinke o deuout sowle to what holie and happie end thow art elected for the which cause beare thy aduersities with al patience and suffer gladly here for a little time The. 357. day Meditate of the soueraing and cleare brightnes of euerlastinge life and humbly craue that the same blessed brightnes may happpely shinein thy soule The 358. day Thinke of the most pleasant sweetenes of the euerlastinge life and hartely pray that thou maist euen now somwhat feele and taste the same to the end that thy drye hart may be sweetned and comforted ther with The 359 day Meditate of the moste happie felicitie of the eternal life and desier with moste earnest harte that thou maâ—â—t haue comfort of the same and be filled there with The. 360. day you may visit at Colin the bodies of the. 3 â—inges oâ— Saint Vrsula and the XI thousand Virginâ— Meditate of the life to come which is â—eâ—er to die being without aâ— sorâ—â—vâ—or wante of any thinge and desier of thy lord god that once thou maist behould and enioy the face of â—is diâ—ine Maâ—eâ—te The 361. day you may visit at Acâ—n the Smock of the B. Virgin the Hose of Sainte Ioseph and many other reliques Meditate hovv ioyfully one day God the Faâ—hâ—r vvil giue him selfe to the povver of thy memory The. 362. day At Maistrike is the body of Saint Seruace cosen to our Sauiour in the fourth degree Thinke hovv svvetly they Sonne of God shal be vvholie enclosed in the povver of thy vnderstandinge The. 393. day Meditate hovv comfortably the Holy Ghoste like runing streames of vvater shal be continualy povvringe in the desiers of thy harte vvith great and vnspeakable svveetnes to thy sovvle The. 364. day Meditate hovv the Holy Trinitie shal abounâ—antly fille thee vvith al kinde of heauenly delightes in his glorious kingdome of Paradise yea vvith much more then either eie hath seene eate hath heard or the harte of man is able to conceiue The 365. day At thy lodginge in London or from vvhence thou departedst Meditate hovv al faithfull Pilgrimes after this mortal Pilgrimage shal be in greate ease rest and svvetnes for euermore and shal remaine happie vvith out end The vvhich the Holy Trinitie by the intercession of the Blessed mother and of al Saintes graunte vs Amen
THE SPIRITVAL PILGRIMAGE OF HIERVSALEM CONTAYninge three hundred sixtie fiue dayes Iorney wherin the deuoute Person may Meditate on sondrie pointes of his Redemption VVITH PARTICVLAR DECLARATION of diuers Saints bodies and holy places which are to be seene in the said-voyage AS ALSO SVNDRIE DEVOV'T PRAiers and meditations verie healpful to the Pilgrimes WITH LICENCE THE PREFACE TO THE READER SEing it is so my Catholike brother that this presente life is no other thinge but a continuall Pilgrimage vvhich vve are to make vpon the earth and that al the time of our life is a terme prefixed of God the Creator during vvhich space vve ought to accoÌ„plish this voiage vvhich vvhen vve haue faithfully vvalked vve may come to the Citie of heauenly Heirusalem vvhich is our kingdome and most proper contrie vvere it not great follie negligence in vs if vve should forget or to say more trulie despise and not accompte of the principal place of our repose but like vnvvise men rather to sit dovvne and rest our selues in the midle of our iorney to vvit in the fillbie and durtie vvayes of this vvretched and vvicked vvorde The trauailer or fote Post vvhich is ordinarily hiered to goe some Iorney although his iorney be longe the the vveather fovvle and the vvayes very vncleane yet hindreth not his voiage for the dificultie he conceiues of the labour but knovvinge that he getteth his liunige by meanes of the gaines and that he shal vvel cherishe and refreshe him self vvhen he is arriued at his Inne vvith great facilitie supporteth the asperitie of the trauaile vpon hope of the recompence vvhich he aftervvards expecteth VVe then deare bretheren expecting the rovvne of euerlastinge glorie vvhich our lord hath promised to such as loue him shal vve appeare more vnvvillinge or vvearie for the obtayninge hereof then vve vvould be for the gayninge only of some temporall commoditie Let vs behould therfore vvhat care paines our louing lord hath taken of our saluation let vs learne to trauaille couragiously like deuout holy pilgrimes to follovve his steppes vvho hath left vs an exsample of his blessed life passion and ruminate in our hartes euery day aparte some seuerall poinct therof and after vvel to practise the same in our selues for such ought to be the end of al our spiritual exercises by vvhich meanes vve may attaine to the happie end that vve desier vvherof hauing found this litle Treatise of A Spiritual Pilgrime assuringe my selfe that it vvould be a thinge very agreable to al maner of deuout and pious persons I thought good to bring the same to light Beseechinge the gentle Reader to accept of this litle guift and to respect more my hartie affection then the littlenes of the thinge The rest I remitt to the disposition of Almightie god the Creator of al thinges vvhose only honnor and gloire I desier herein Amen Thy hartie vvel-vviller in Christ Iesus R. H. THE SPIRITVAL PILGRIMAGE TO HIERVSALEM I If thou desirest welbeloued to be this holy Pilgrime thou must first by Confession make cleane thy soule from sinne for it is vnpossible with an vncleane soule to receiue the grace of god or to walke the iourney of a perfect Pilgrime Secondly thy sinnes must be washed in the seuen effusions of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus The 1. effusion was his Circumcision to cleanse thine hart from concupiscence and al thoughtes of carnalitie The 2. effusion when he did sweate water blood in the GardeÌ„ to purge thee from al Ire and wrath The 3. effusion was his whipinge to heale thee from al Slouth and Idelnes The 4 effusion his crowninge with Thorne to suppresse thy Pride The 5. effusion the strippinge of his garments which cleaued fast to his B. body for to cure thy Auarice The 6. effusion his naylinge to the Crosse hande and foote and sayinge I thirst to heale thy Gluttonie The 7. effusion the peircinge of his side to purge thy hart from Enuie hatred and malice Thirdly thou must prouide in thy Purse good store of Coyne especially of fine gould for that it is light of cariadge This gould is gotten by the often and worthy receauing of the Blessed Sacrament The 1. Purse thou must put this gould in must be a firme faith against al assaultes of thine enimies out of which Purse thou must distribute liberally by true Loue and thankefulnes The 2. Purse must be filled with Patience the which thou must chiefly keepe to defray thine owne expences least if thou want thereof thou perishe by the way for hunger The 3 Purse it to be filled with al sortes of vertues and out of this thou must spend liberally a bout the profit of thy neighbours whether they be in this life or departed hence by the workes of mercie both bodely and ghostly Keepe safe these Purces in the wallet of meekenes fast Lockt with the keye of humilitie Fourthly thy Apparel must be simple as our Sauiours was beinge kinge of glorie despise theâ—for thy self as Christ did him self in his life and death Fifthly Thy Hatte must be Obedience to thy Superiours as Christ was to his Inferiours in his Coronation Sixtly Thou must be shodde with the Shoes of straight Consideration with desier of following the life and steppes of Christe and his Saintes markinge wel the difference of thy wayes from theirs Seuenthly Thou must carry with thee the wallet of a pure Conscience and cleane harte which thou art to beg of thy Sauioure by feruent prayer Ayghtly Thou must haue in thy hande the staffe of the Crosse with which thou must alwayes staye vp thy selfe Ninthly Proceed with blessing thee In the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the Holie Ghost _____ Inuocate the aide of the glorious virgin Mary to be thy helpe in this Pilgrimage Pray to thy holy Angel and to the Sainte who is thy Patrone Tenthly Daily comende thy self to god with the remembrance of thy Apparrâ—t Accompany thy self with heauenly company that they may shew thee the way and ayde thee in al thy distresses and comfort thee Consideringe it is almost impossible for a Pilgrime to goe a loÌ„ge way without fallinge Thou shalt recollect the Seauen fallinges of Christe our Lord takinge one of them for euery Day in the weeke The 1. the fallinge of our Lord being taken when they hastned him to passe ouer the water of Cedron The 2. the fallinge of our Lord in the Streete being sent from Pilate to Herod and back againe thrust and thronged by the Iewes The 3. the fallinge of our sweete Redeemer with his face vpon the Steppes in Pilates house The 4. his fallinge after his scourginge thorough his extreame debilitie and weaknes The 5. in his voiage to the Mount of Caluary fallinge Seauen sondry times to the earth by the way vnder the heauie burthen of his Crosse The 6. fallinge was when so inhumainly he was throwen downe vpon the Crosse and moste Lamentably haled and stretched forth therupon The 7
can euer yelde vnto thee sufficient and condigne thankes The eternal vvord of the father answered and said I am readie and vvil be obedient euen vnto the death The 1 day Meditate how the blessed virgin Mary was conceiued of Ioachim and Anna after their great contempt and despising in respect of their sterilitie The 1. day Meditate of the ioyful natiuitie of our lady the sacred virgin Mary and of the great comfort consolation hir parents receaued The 12. day Meditate of the Presentacion of our Lady in the Temple being but three yeares of age where she mounted alone the fiftene Steppes or degrees with out the help of any parson and liued there vntil she was fourtene yeares olde The 13. day Meditate how or Lady was espoused to Iosephe when she was fortene yeares of age and retorned to Nazareth vnder the garde of holy Ioseph The 14. day Meditate of the Conception of Saint Iohn Baptist which was shewed to Zachary by the Angel Gabriel The 15. day Meditate on the cries of the holie fathers in Limbo for the comming of our blessed Sauiour The. 16 day Meditate how the Angel Gabriel receiued commandement from the holy Trinitie to goe to Nazareth to the habitacion of this imaculate virgin and to deliuere vnto hir this great Embassage The. 17. day Meditate of the great ioy of the Angel Gabriel hauinge takeÌ„ the forme of a fair young man to shâ—w himself in the presence of our Lady The. 8. day Meditate and behould the maner of Salutation which the Angel vsed to our blessed Lady sainge Aue gratia plena haile ful of grace c. The. 19. day Meditate how this pure and moste chaste virgin was afraid at the Aparition of the Angel and of hir prudent questions which she vsed and how in the end she humbly yealded hir consent The. 20. day Meditate on the sacred CoÌ„ception of our Lady by the meanes and workinge of the holy Ghost The. 21. day meditate vpon the infinite bountie of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ God and man how it pleased him to be lodged nine monethes in the wombe of the glorious virgin Mary as in a most sacred Cabinet The. 22. day Meditate on the wonderful ioyes and spiritual sweetnes which our Lady felt during nine monethes wherin our Redeemer reposed in hir virginal wombe The. 23. day Meditate on the louing regarde reuerent respect the Angel had of our Lady duringe the said space The. 24 day Meditate how presently our Lady rose and went to the mountaines of Iudea to visit Saint Elizabeth to serue hir Passing by Trent you may visite the body of S. Simeon which is there entyre The 25. daie Meditate how ioyful theie were at their meetinge and of the amiable Salutacions which passed betwene the mother of the kinge of glorie and S. Elizabeth The 26. day Meditate of the ioyes of S. Iohn Baptist how he was purified sanctified being yet enclosed in his mothers wombe The. 27. day Meditate how our Ladie taried three monethes in the house of Zacharie and serued Elizabeth not with standinge the sonne of Elizabeth was to become Precursor and seruant to the Sonne of our Ladie yet did she serue hir with al humiliue The 28 daie Meditate of S. Iohn Baptists Circumcision and how Zacharie recouered his speech which before he lost when the Angel declared vnto him the Conception of his Sonne The 29. daie Meditate how good Ioseph perceauing our Ladie to be with childe would secretlie haue forsaken hir The 30. daie Meditate of the retorne of our Lady to Nazareth attendinge to be there deliuered of the Sauiour of the world The 31. day Meditate how the Angel admonished good Ioseph to take vnto him the virgin Mary and how euer after he was a faithful keeper vnto hir vntil his death At Venice you may see the body of S. Marck there is the gospel which he wrote with his owne hand The 32. day Meditate how Ioseph and our Ladie departed from Nazareth to Bethelem beinge three dayes Iorneye to be enrolled and paye their tribute in signe of their submission to the Emperour In Venice you may visite the body of S. Lucie The 33. day Meditate how our Lady and Ioseph not finding any Lodginge in al the Citie of Bethelem were forced to goe forth of the gates in great patience retiering them selues in to an old stable colde and windy fowle and vnsauorie there to be deliuered of the kinge of al kinges and Lord of al glorie In Venice you may also visite the body of S. Luke The â—4 day Meditate of the sadnes which good Ioseph tooke in coÌ„passion of the virgin Mary to see hir so euilly entreated In venice you may more visit S. Barbaraes body and a bone of S. Christophers at the crossed friars The. 35. day Meditate of the most ioyful Natiuitie of our lord and Sauiour Iesus Thou maist at Venice visit the body of Saint Roche The. 36. day Meditate vpon the huÌ„ble and paineful lyenge of the tender Infant Iesus being naked cryeng and trembling with colde begining then to confirme our peace betwene his father and vs and of the profound reuerence and perfect loue our lady tooke vpon hir sweete babe embracing him and tenderly kissing him Thou maist at Venice visit the whole bodies of S. Zacharie S. christine S. Pancrace S. Nerue S. Gregorie Nazeanzens head The. 37. day Meditate of the Angelles praysing god apearinge to the Shepheardes and singing Gloria in excelsis Thou maist Visite S. Helen body in a litle I le without venice where one hir breast is a ✚ made of the wâ—od of our lords Crosse Also there is a finger of Constantine hir sonne and a peece of Saint Mary Magdalens breast and a Sanctuary of Cypres fayerlie grauen painted Gâ—t here a Boatman to conduct thee to these holy places Saint Andrew or some other according to thy deuotion The. â—8 day Meditate how our Lady swadled hir blessed Sonne kissed him and laid him to hir breast Thou maiest Visit at Mucano where the Glasses ar made there ar to be seene many of the Infants bodie which Herod comaunded to be killed The. 39. day Meditate how our Lady gaue hir infant to suck of hir virginal milke with exceedinge ioy delight Thou maâ—st at Padua whilst thou attendest the master of the Gally visite S. Anthonies body in the church of the Francis ans The. 40. day Meditate how our Blessed Lady laied downe hir sweete sonne in the manger Now goe to thy holy Angel and desier him to hâ—lpe thee to a good and skilful Pilote to cary thee to the holy Land The lord of this Shippe must be Saint Peter to whom comende thy selfe Thou must agree to giue the Patrone of the Gally fiftie Ducats of gould for thy passage which ar 50. paters and 50 Aues or some other The Gouernours of this shippe must be Saint Paule Saint Iohn the Euangelist S. Christopher and Saint Nichâ—las but the Protector must be S. Michael
honor al these and comende thy selfe vnto them Goe with thy faithful frende thy holy Angel and make thy exercise from henceforth as thou hast done in the beginning The. 41 day Meditate diligently of the burninge loue and desier the litle child Iesus had to deliuer mankinde out of the miserie and seruitude wherin he was deteined The 42. day Meditate how the litle sweete childe Iesus tooke great compassion of our miseries geuinge a pitiful Crie and did shed teares a boundantly to make our peace with his heauenly father the which no man could doe but him self The 4. day pray for a god winde and say Veni createor spiritus c. and Meditate how the Angelles appeared to the Shepheards The 44 day Here strike Sayle and say the Salue Regina c. and Meditate how speedely the Shepheards went to Bethelem and adored the sweete litle Babe The 45. day Meditate of the great Mirackles in Christs Natiuitie God is ioyned with humanie nature his mother remayneth a virgin and faith and humanie nature ar there accorded togeather The 46 day Meditate of the Prophecie of the Twelue Sibilles 1 Sibilla Persica Behold the Beast of al the world â—hal be ouerthrowen and the lord of al the world â—hal be borne and the body of a virgin shal be vndefiled 2. Sibilla Libica The day shal come and the Lord shal geue light and gouerne with mercie the body of his mother shal be the waight and burthen of euery one that is shal be the ballaunce to weigh al our sinnes 3 Sibilla Cumea he shal mount and rise in the face of the virgin and she shal be worshipful cleane and beautiful of face c she shal nourish the Infant and geue him hir owne mylke for meate 4. Sibilla Eristria in Babilon from the highest top of heauen god hath blessed the humble of minde and in the latter day a young Sonne shal be borne of an Hebrewe virgin 5. Sibilla Samea behold there shal come a riche man and shal be borne of a poore woman and the beastes of the earth shal worship him sainge praise him to the highest top of heaueÌ„ 6 Sibilla Cumana In the last time shal be sent from heauen a new lyne and generation 7. Sibilla Helespostina Christ shal be borne of a moste pure virgin 8. Sibilla Frigia The most highest shal come out of heauen the councel shal be confirmed in heauen in the vally of the miserable shal be the virgin saluted 9. Sibilla Europa He shal come that shal trauaile beyonde the mountaines and little hilles and he shal raigne in pouertie and he shal haue domination in tranquilitie and modestie and he shal come forth of a virginis woÌ„be 10. Sibilla Tiburtina Christ shal be borne in Bethelem and how happie is the mother that shal geue him suck 11. Sibilla Delptica A Prophet shal be borne of a virgin without knowledge and copulation of man 12. Sibilla Agrippa The inuisible worde shal be tasted touched shal drye like a leafe and his beawâ—ie shal seeme nothinge the wombe of a mother shal compasse him and he shal be reiected of man and he shal be borne of his mother as God and shal seeme like a sinner The 47. day Meditate of the great ioy and humble seruice of Iosephe to his spouse Mary and to the blessed babe Iesus The 48. day Meditate of the circumcision of our Lord and the shedinge of his blood as an earnest penny of his death and passion The. 49 day Meditate of the imposition of the holy name of Iesus in which name whatsoeuer shal be asked of his father shal be graunted vnto vs. The. 50 day Meditate how the three kinges came froÌ„ far cuÌ„tries in the space of 15 dayes to adore this infant as God and man beinge guided by a Starre which apeered vnto them The. 51 day Meditate how the three kinges found the litle childe and offered vnto him Goulde Mirâ—e and francumcense as to true god and true man The. 52. day Meditate how the three kinges admonished by the Angel returned by an other way in to their contrie and were two yeares in their Iorney and liued and died moste holily in the same The. 53. day Meditate of the great greife and sorrowe which approached the meeke hart of the sweete virgin wheÌ„ she vnderstood what waite Herod laied to kil hir childe Iesus The. 54. day Meditate how this Blessed Lady presented hir childe in the Temple redeeminge him againe with a couple of Turtles or Pigeons and of Simeon and Anna. The 55. day Meditate of the first dolour of our Lady by the wordes of Simeon in the Temple wherupon she shed teares The. 56. day Meditate how the Angel warned Ioseph to flee in to Egipt wherby our Ladies sorrowe was increased The 57. day Meditate of the hastie flyeng of our Lady hir sweete childe with al diligence by nighte thorough the wildernes for others being but or dayes Iorney for them a monthes iorney by reason they ofttimes erred consider with al the great periles of Theeues and murderers their exceedinge wearines and pouertie You may visite in Seuches vvhere Saint Heir ome in amount did his pennance there is a Cloyster of Saint Peter desier Saint Peter thy Patrone to set thee on land to honor Sant Hierome and 15. myles thence is the towne of Stridonia vvhere Saint Hierome vvas borne The 58 day Meditate of the humble and simple entrie of our Lady with hir babe and Ioseph into Egipte at whose entrance al the Idolles fel downe and how in Heleopolis with much adoe they got a poore Cottage and dwelt therein labouringe for their liuinge At Zaram in Dalmacia the auncient Simeons body lieth who made the Cantickle Nune Dimittis The 59. day Meditate how the virgin Marie with hir Sonne remained in I hebaida in the citie of Heleopolis vij yeares takinge paines to earne their bread and of the iniuries thy suffered of the strangers of that contrie The 60. day Meditate how after seauen yeares the Angel appeared to Ioseph and willed him to retorne in to the land of Israel The 61. day Meditate how Ioseph rose and went to the land of Israel with great labour difficultie and pouertie The 62. day Meditate how Ioseph feared when he heard that Archelaus raigned in his fathers steade beinge warned by an Angel went to dwel in Nazareth theâ—e also labouâ—nige and liuinge in very simple poore estate The 63 day Meditate how our Lady nourished hir childe Iesus and brought him vp with great care and loue The 64 day Meditate how Iesus accordinge to his bignes serued his blessed mother and how he often wept vnknowing to his mother for the remeÌ„brance of his passion You may visite in Ragusa the head of Saint Blase and hir left arme And the Sheete vvith vvhich old Simeon tooke our Lorde in his armes The left arme of Saint Iohn Baptist vvithout the vvrest And the head of Simeon the Apostle The 65
euerlastinge glory and he that loueth his life in this world shal lâ—ose it and he that shal forsake this present life for the loue of me in despisinge of these â—orldly preasures he shal keepe it and finde it in the life euerlasting The 124 day Meditate of the great loue and reuerence Christ had to his Apostles saing vnto theÌ„ he that heareth you heareth me and he that despiseth you despiseth me also and he that receaueth you receaueth me and he that geueth you but a cup of colde water shal not loose his reward for I wil say at the day of Iudgment I was a straunger and Pilgrime and you receaued me I was thirstie and you gaue me to drinke c. At Gaza Samoson tooke the gates of the cittie and caried them to the toppe of the mountaine and after hauinge his eies put out and his heareâ—h â—uen in which consisted his force he praied to god and his strenght retorninge to him a â—â—ne he pulled a vvay tvvo of the pillers vvhich sustained the house and the vvhole house fallinge he slevv a great nomber of his enimies The 124. day Meditate how Iesus entringe into the desert taught his disciples not far from Tiberias when he heard that Herod had put Iohn Baptist to death not that he feared death for that his time was not yet come but to shew his elect an exsample that it wil be best sometimes to geue place and auoid from the wicked The 125. day Meditate with what great feruour deuotione and zeale the humble people followed our Lord Iesus in the desarts to heare the word of god and how Iesus came downe from the mountaine and sweetly receaued them and also healed their infirmities both in body and soule The 126. day Meditate how our Lord Iesus hauinge compassion of the multitude of people willed his Disciples for to prepare them meate namly speakinge vnto Phillip who answered that two hundred peniworth of bread wold not be sufficient that euery one might haue a little S. Andrewe tould him of a boy who had fiue barley loaues and two fishes wherupon willinge them to sit downe he fed therwith fiue thousaÌ„d men besides the woemen and litle children and they carried away twelue baskets ful of that which was left of this banquer by reason whereof the people glorified god and confessed that Iesus was the great Prophet that should come to saue the world The 127. day Meditate how Iesus fled and humbly retiered him from the people when he knewe they wuold come and make him kinge as he who refused wordly honor but comminge to apprehende him to haue him crucified he then most willingly offered him self vnto them The 128. day meditate how Iesus went vp alone vpon the high mountaine of contemplation contemning al the honors of the world for to pray and to render thankes to his heauenly father for al his benefits The 129. day Meditate of the said refection of fiue loaues and of Christes blessinge of them by the meanes whereof vntil this present hower al spiritual hartes are greatly refreshed and made stronge and how it is he who nourisheth al creatures The 130. day Meditate how our Sauiour-said I am the true bread which came downe from heauen and am sent in to the world to gene euerlastinge life he that cateth me shal not hunger euerlastingly The 131. day Meditate how Iesus saied vnto the Iewes The bread which I wil geue is my fleash for the life of the world by the which al holy soules shal be enriched with al graces and heauenly vertues The 132. day Meditate of the wordes of Iesus he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood dweleth in me and I in him not as your fathers haue eaten manna in the desert are dead but he that eateh-this bread shal liue for euer Al Heliopolis our Lady vvith Iesus remayned vvhen he did flie vvith him in to Egipt The 133. day Meditate of the departinâ—â—e of the gros headed people and Disciples and how mildely he speake vnto his Apostles sainge wil ye goe and leaue me also To whom Peter answered Lord to whom shal we goe seing thou hast the wordes of eternal life we beleue that thou art Christ the Sonne of the huinge god and Iesus said againe I haue chosen you twelue and yet one of you is a deuil but fear you not a bide in your faith and I wil abide in you and fortifie you and nourishe you in al vertue At Cayrus or Babilon vvhere the Sowâ—den is of vvhom the vse is to obtaine a pasport and licence to visit the holy places comende thy self and thy cause to the Patriarche Ioseph vvho vvas Lord of Egipt The 134. day Meditate how Iesus said If the the graine of corne fal not one the ground and die not it remaineth alone but if it die it bringeth forth much fruite meaninge thereby the increase of the gospel after his passion You may visite a Garden in Cayrus of the Souldaine vvhere balme grovveth and vvhere are 7. fountaines vvher vvith the Garden is vvatered The 135. day Meditate how Iesus went twise with his Disciples to pray and repose him self and how the people followed him and brought to him many sick and posessed of devils and he healed them al and how they praysed him and gaue thankes vnto God The 136. day Meditate how Iesus fe †4000. men with 7. loaues and a few litle fiâ—hes and of the 7. baskets of fragments which did remaine Also how the people did loue him would haue taried stil with him if he had not commanded them away You may passe tovvards the red Sea vvhere kirge I harao vvas drovvned and so to mount Sinai vvhere S. Katharins body lieth The 137 day Meditate how Iesus was tempted of the Pharises who required a signe of him from heauen to whom our Lord made this answere you knowe and can iudge the times without signes from heauen but the tokens of my comminge fortolde by the Prophets you cannot know by reason of your vnbeleife and malice You may Take Ship to passe the red Sea vvhere if you finde none ready pray to Moyses that vvith his Rodde he vvil open the vvay to you or to the holie Prophet Helias that vvith his Cloake denidinge the vvaters he vvil make passage for you The 138. day Meditate how Iesus asked his disciples whom doe men say that I am and they answered some say thou art Iohn Baptist some one of the Prophets but Peter laid thou arâ— Christ the sonne of the liuing god The 139. Meditate vpon the sweete comfortable wordes which our Sauiour gaue to S. Peter saing blessed art thou Simon the sonne of Ionas for that fleash blood hath not reuealed this vnto thee but my father which is in heauen The 140. day Meditate how Iesus caled al his Apostles by name and how he gaue specially preuiledge to S. Peter and to them saing whatsoeuer ye shal loose on earth shal be loosed in heauen
and whatsoeuer ye shal binde â—n earth shal be bound in heauen The 141. day Meditate of the heauie newees which our Lord Iesus foretoulde vnto his Apostles ascendinge to Hierusalem how that he was to be betrayed mocked whipped and crucified from which when S. Peter disswaded him he said goe bâ—hinde me Satan for thou vnderstandest not the things which are of god but of men The 142. day Meditate how Iesus commanded his Apostles to imprint these wordes firmely in their hartes that the Sonne of man should be betraied in to the handes of sinners and how they should kisle him and that he would rise againe the third day and of the sorowe his Disciples had to heare tel of his death and departure The 143. day Meditate how Iesus went towardes the mount of Thabor and how he tooke with him Peter Iames and Iohn and ascended with them to pray how whilst he prayed he sequestred him self from al earthly cogitations You may Visite the Cloistre of Saint Kaâ—harin at the foote of the mount Sinai vvhere in the Church nighe the high Aultar is a Tobe of white marble vvith 〈◊〉 steps to ascende it vvhere in the bones of S. Katharin virgin and Martir lieth there is the sheete al bloody vvhere in the Angels lapped and caried the body of this blessed Martir there is also the wedhir holye head to the Pilgrimes now is it necessary that our pilgrime stirre vp his denotion and vvith al instamed affection inuocate the asistance of this blessed virgin and martir The 144 day Meditate how our Lord whilst he prayed was transfigured before his three Disciples and of the brightnes of his face which shined like the sonne and the whitenes of his garments as the snowe The 145. day Meditate how Moises and Helias appeared gloriously with Iesus vpon the mount Thabor and â—ould al his passion which he should suffer in Hierusalem The 149. day Meditate how Moises comminge from Limbo from the holy fathers and Helias from Paradice terrestre reioyced to see the Sauiour of the world our Lord Iesus Christ to be come and of the great compassion they had to see that glorious face how it should be defiled spitte on buffeted and mocked You may passe from the church of S. Katharin â—â—to the mountaine of Moises at the Iron gate as you goe out S. Kath. church is the fouÌ„taine of vvater vvhich issued forth of the Rocke vvhen Moises vvith his Rod strooke the stone The 147. day Meditate how Iesus on Mount Thabor shewed his diuinitie to his Disciples and how by diuine illumination they knewe Moises and Helias whom they neuer sawe You may visite goinge vp the hil of Moises the Cloistre where our lord appeared to the Moâ—kes vvhen they fled from their Cloistres for feare of the sauage beastes The 148. day Meditate of the vehemencie of S. Peters wordes Lord said he it is good for vs to dwel here if it please thee let vs make three Tabernacles desierous that his master might continue stil in such glorie The 149. day Meditate how Moises and Helias departed awaye from Iesus and of the bright cloude that came and couered them and of the voice forth of the clowde sainge this is my welbeloued Sonne in whom I am wel pleased heare yee him You may visite descendâ—ng the mountaine the church of fortie martires in the valley vvhere the children of Israel daunsed about the goulden calfe and Moises brake the Table of stone The 150. day Meditate how the Disciples hearing that diuinâ— voâ—ce from heauen fel downe to the ground for feare The. 151. day Meditate how Iesus came to his Disciples and sweetly saluted them and touched them saing arise and be not afraid and liftinge vp their eies they sawe none but Iesus alone and as he went downe from the mountaine he charged them to tel this vision to no man vntil he were risen vp from death If you passe from the Monkes of S Katherinâ— to the desert 〈◊〉 dayes Iourney longe prouide for store of victual The 152. day Meditate how Iesus descending the mountaine his Disciples asked him how is it that the Scribes say that the Helias must come before the Sauiour of the world and Iesus answered Helias is come meaninge S. Iohn Baptist but they beleeued him not but did vnto him whatsoeuer they would and so shal the sonne of man also be crucified The â—53 day Meditate how Iesus deliuered many possesed with diuels restored them whole to their freÌ„des and parents The 154. day Meditate how the disciples demanded of Iesus why the diuels went out so hardly and would not obey them sometimes and how Iesus answered if yee had as much faith as a graine of mustard seede you should commande this mountaine to remoue and it shoulâ— obey you and if you beleeue nothâ—ngâ— shal be impossible vnto you The 155. day Meditate how Iesus is come in to this world for the loue of thee the hundred sheepe which was loste and straied away forsakinge the .99 which at the Angels in heauen he is come to seeke sinners to cal them to repentance and gladly to cary them on his proper showlders by mercie and grace in to the kingdome of heauen and that there is greater ioy in heauen vpoÌ„ one repentant sinner then of .99 iuste The 156 dâ—y Meditate of the parable of the prodigal sonne of his conuersion returninge to his father and his receauinge in to fauour againe The 157. day Meditate how Iesus taught his disciples to forgiue their enimies and S Peter demandinge how often Christ said I say not .7 times but .70 times .7 times The 158. day Meditate how the younge man asked our Sauiour what he ought for to doe to obtaine the kingdome of heauen and Iesus answered keepe the comandements The younge man replied that he had kept them al from his youth demanding what more ought to be done and Iesus answered if thou wilt be perfect goe and sel al thou haste and giue it to the poore and come and followe me The 159. day Meditate deuoutly of the three counsels of the holy ghoste 1. voluntarie pouertie 2. perfect obedience 3. chastitie and perpetual continencie The. 160. day Meditate of voluÌ„tarie pouertie how S. Peter said for him self and his bretheren Lord we haue forsakeÌ„ al what re-ward shal we haue Iesus answered verely yee that haue forsakeÌ„ al and followed me yee shal sit on xij seates and iudge the xij tribes of Israel and shal receaue a hundred foulde in this life and in the world to come life euerlasting The 161. day Meditate now Christ compared the kingdome of heauen like to a good husbaÌ„dman â—ho hiereth workmen into his vineard for apenny a day to labour vntil the sittinge of the sonne which sheweth this life is to be led in Pennance of vs vntil our dâ—ath The 162. day Meditate how Iesus councelled al men to make them frendes of their MamÌ„on of iniquitie that when they are gone hence they
may receaue him in to euerlasting Tabernackles The 163. day Meditate how spiritual and deuoute persons may doe their Almes by preachinge teachinge and prayinge for others who are in aduersitie or in Purgatorie The 164 day Meditate how ten lepâ—rs came vnto our Lord Iesus and liftinge vp their voice said Iesus Master haue mercie on vs Iesus answered them goe shew your selues to the Preistes and how one being a Samaritane and perceauing that in the way he was made whole he retourned and gaue thankes to god Whom Iesus recommended The 165. day Meditate how Iesus said many are called but fewe are chosen Seneca saith no man cometh to death more gladly then he who prepareth him selfe for death The 166. day Meditate how the Aâ—nte of Iesus the mother of the two sonnes of Zâ—bedee asked of Iesus that one of hir sonnes might sitte on his right hand the other one his left hand when hâ— came in his kingdome and of the answere our Lord gaue vnto hir At Hebron vvhich standeth in the valley of Mambre there you may see Abrahams house vvhere sittinge vnder the Oake he saw three parsons cominge to wardeâ— him Tres vidit vnâ—â— adâ—rauit he savv hâ—er vvorshâ—ped one and hâ—w he receaued the Angels into his house Iosua first came to Hebron vvhen he vvent to be we the land of promise before that the children of Israel entered kinge Dauid also did reignein Hebron vij yeare and a halfe In Hebron are the sepulchers of Abraham Isaac and Iacob and of their vviues Lot also is buried there The 167. day Meditate how Iesus taught his Disciples to flie from al pride sainge the kinges and Princes of the world beare rule ouer them and they are caled Benefici but amonge you it shal be otherwise and he that wil be greatest shal be seruaÌ„t to the others like as the sonne of man is not come to be serued but to serue al. You may visite Hiericho vvhich vvas a stronge Citie and vvas miraculously taken by Procession vvhere Rahab and hir family vvas saued The 168. day Meditate of the vocation of good Zacheus of the words which he had with our lorde and our lorde with him That the sonne of man is come to saue that which is loste In Hiericho You may see the house of this Zacheus vvho vvent vp into a vvilde ffiggetree to see â—esus into vvhose house our lorde vvent bere Pilgrimes vvere vvonte to rest The 169. day Meditate how vpon the mountaine by Hiericho Christ healed the blinde man who sate begginge by the way and cried Iesus sonne of Dauid haue mercie one me The. 170. day Meditate how God the father declared that in Iesus his Sonne was his delighte and the fulnes of al grace which we ought to aske to remember our promise in Baptisme that Christ baptiseth with the holy ghoste Hic est filius meus dilectus ipsum audite this is my welbeloued Sonne heare yee him You may visite the Riuer of Iordana vvhich deuideth Galilee from Idumea and Basan faleth vnder the grounde and riseth in Eueldame vvhere is the sepulcher of Iob and thence is the end of it into the dead Sea vvhich is the place vvhere the fiue cities Sodome Comorah c stoode vvhich vvere burned vvith fier and brimstone from heauen On the right side of the riuer â—oth vvife vvas turned into a Piller of Salt thereby is thâ— Châ—rch of Saint Iohn Baptist and there by Iesus vvas baptised in Iordane where the Pilgrimes comonly do vvashe them selues There god vvas heard speake from heauen and the holy Ghâ—ste vvas seene come downe in the likenes of a Doue and al the holy Trinitie vvas present in that place The children of Israel passed drie foote through the bottome of the vvater Helt also did strike the vvater vvith his Cloâ—k and rassed thorough the bottome dâ—footed and Helizeus also Naaman the Sirian vvas he I him seaueÌ„ times in the riuer and vvas healed of hâ—s Leprosie The. 171. day Meditate of our Sauiours fastinge prayers teares watching and lyenge on the ground many nightes solitarie without consolation or comfort of any man amonge the wilde beastes for thy loue and iustruction haue compassion of him therfore ioyne thy harte to his and followe his steppes by austeritie of life In this desart vvhere our lord fasted 40 Dayes and 40. nighâ—es caled the mountaine of Quarantine vvhere the Diuel tempted him there vvas an Heremitage and there is the vvater vvhich vvas made sweete by the prayer of Elizeus The 172 day Meditate how the Angel saluted the glorious virgin Mary of hir Conception and how after she nourished our Lord in Narazeth of his humble conuersation with al men how beinge kinge of heauen he vouchsafed to be caled Iesus of Nazareth and beinge the Sonne of god was named the Sonne of a Carpenter At the mountaine vvhere the diuel caried our lord hâ— winge him al the kingedomes of the vvorld and sainge he vvould giue them al to him if he would fal downe worship him Thâ—ee thorough the coutries vntil yee come to Silo vvhere god appeared first to Samuel in Heli his dayes and so to Suhar by vvhich is the fountaine of Samaria one of Hieroboams goulden Calues vvere erected thereby at Bethel In this Citie of Suhar Dina the daughter of Iacob vvas rauishâ—d by occasion where of Iacobs sonnes sâ—â—we al the inhabitants of Sichem The mountaine of Garizen isthereby vvhere the Samaritanes vvere wonte to pray On Garizon Abraham offered his sonne Isaac to god In the plaine is the Cesterne in to which Ioseph vvas thâ—owen before his bretheren soulde him And thence is the vvay to Samaria vvhich vvas the seate of the kinge of the ten Tribes of Israel and is now caled â—â—baste Saint Iohn Baptiste vvas buried â—here but he vvas beheaded at Macherouda Iulian the Apostata caused his body to be burnt and his ashes to be hurled in to the riuer of Iordane but the finger vvher vvith he pointed sainge behould the lambe of god remayneth yet entire Saint â—ecla caried his finger beyonde the Alpes The Emperour caused the head to be taken froÌ„â—ebaste vvhere it vvas inclossed in a vval found al bloody vvrapped in a â—â—â—ete caried to Saint Silâ—â—sters church in Rome the hinder parte of the head vvith the neather lawe and Chinne and some of his ashes and the dishe in vvhich his head vvas carried Thence by diuers to â—â—â—es of Galilee vntil you come to Nazareth vvhere the Angel saluted our blessed Lady The 17â— day Meditate how our lord Iesus called his Disciples and on the sea of Gallie taught them preached to the people and caused Peter to walke on the water At the montaine of Tâ—abor ther is a place caled the schoole of god where Christe taught his Disciples There Christe vvas transfigured before his Disciples At the foote of Thabor Melchisidec kinge of Salem vvhich is Hierusalem met Abraham vvhen he had ouercome the 5. kinges and
our Lord was nailed to the Crosse Meditate how these vile and cruel wretches did leade our Sauiour from the aforesaid stone to the Crosse where they threwe him violeÌ„tly vpoÌ„ his back on the hard Crosse that it hurt him very sore and shooke al the veines of his holy harte which he tooke in good parte with patience for the loue which he had of the saluation of maÌ„kinde how mercifully he spread his armes a broade of his owne accorde to be nailed with those boisterous nailes of Iron Also how al his body was extreaÌ„ly stretched with â—oâ—des that it cracked that the veines sinewes did breake a soÌ„der beinge strâ—tâ—hed like a stringe on a Bowe and with what patience he suffered the same and how they troade on him with their feete spurned and thrust his head where they would haue it lye takinge greate pleasure in their cruelty and tormentinge of him Also how they strooke on his head sides with their hammers in somuch that the blood did issue forth of his nose and mouth RemeÌ„ber also the great sorowe his blessed mother had when she heard the blowes of the hammers and What countenance she had seing the body of hir deere sonne al bloody and in so piteous a plight The Iewes giue him 50. blovves vvith hammers vvhen they fastened him vpon the Crosse The 13. Station O Sweete Iesus by al the paines and anguishes thou sufferedst when thou wast stretched on the Crosse with great courage and patience for me miserable catife beinge moste cruely fastned on the same geue me grace I beseech thee to vse wel al the meÌ„bers of my body in thy holy seruice and that when the bitternes and panges of death shal stretch al my members I may then remember thy greueous paines and dolours and with thee offer my self in Sacrifice and patiently to endure al which thy holy pleasure shal be to send me At an Aultar in the quier is a place vvhere the vvicked played at dice for Christes garments at which place our blessed Lady and Magdalen did greatly sorrow On the left hand it is where the Iewes prepared the vinegar and gaule In a Chappel vnder the ground is the place vvhere sainte Helin was wont to pray and vvhere the died and vvas first buried but after vvas translated to venice Yet deeper is the place vvhere S. Helin found the three Crosses and three nayles and the Crowne of Thornes Ascendinge on another Aultar thou shalt finde vnder the same a shorte Piller vvhere on our Lord dâ—d sit vvhen the crovvne of Thornes vvas put on his head now you ascende the mounte of Caluarie vvhich is a whâ—te Rocke there is afaire Church or Chappell vvhich is all gilded vvith goulde and azur and is paued vvith marble On the one side there is the place vvhere our lord vvas hanged on the crosse into this place fevve people doe enter By the doore there is the hoale of the holie Crosse all open tvvo foote deepe and a space brode into vvhich you may put your arme The 215 day To contemplate howe our Lord Iesus was lifted from the grounde and carried to be set betwene tow theeues to his greater shame and to suffer moste bitter death for the redemption of mankinde Meditate of the excessiue loue which our Sauiour Iesus had of the health and saluation of mankinde which was kindled in his diuine harte like a burning fire which caused him so patiently to be lifted vp shaked and let fale vpon the grounde with vnspeakeable paine to all his holie members which stroke vnto the hatre of his dolorous mother The which fale he susteined that the diuine iustice should not eternally condemne the poore sinner at euerie time hee shoulde fale into deadly sinne And how he was lifted vp seâ—te betwixt two theues and how he was annoyed with the stincke sauour of the dead bodies which were on mounte Caluarie The 216. day meditate with what greate patience our Lord endured to be crucified stretched nailed blasphemed and dishonored as well in his diuinitie as in his humanitie by the high Preists Scribes Pharises and Elders who contrarie to the lawe followed after for this effecte vvhich was more tormente vnto him then any of his other paines wherevpon with greate humilitie he beganne to pray for his enimies the 1. worde My father forgeue them they knovve not vvhat they doe The 217. day meditate in the same place with how greate pacience our Lorde Iesus endured in those intollerable tormeÌ„ts the space of three hours hanging on the Crosse hauing not the meanes to moue any one of his members where one might easealy number euerie bone and see his â—â—ines and sinewes Of the blasphemie of one of the theeues and of the repentance of the good theefe And of the words of Iesus to him the 2. worde Thâ— day thou â—halt be vvith me in Paradice The â—â—8 day meditate this day of the vnspeakeable sorrowe which our lords broken harte did feele vvhen he did behoulde his heuie and discomforted Mother by him to whome hee spake in this manner The 3. vvorde VVoman behoulde thy Sonne And after to S. Iohn Behoulde thy mother Where at they both helde there peace not being able to speake for sorrowe and teares The 219. day meditate in vvhat great distresse the body of our Lord did hang seeking vvith intollerabe paines to turne or vvinde himselfe vpon the Crosse thinking to finde some more ease and so vveeping bloodie teares cried to his father vvith a high voice the 4 worde Mâ— god my god vvhie hast thou forsaken me thy oâ—ly sonne into the handes of sinners and how darkenes came ouer all the whole earth from the sixt houre to the ninth houre and the sunne also lost his light The 220. day meditate vvhat extreaÌ„e pouertie our lorde endured vpon the Crosse vvhen all his naturall humors were spent and run out and in his exceeding drieth cried out the 5 worde I thirste And how he coulde not gette so much as a litle coulde vvater How one of the iniuste vvicked ministers filled a sponge vvith vineger mingled with gale put it to the mouth of Iesus but when he tasted it he would not drinke it To the ende that we shoulde not taste of the cup of death euerlasting The 221. day Meditate how our Lord endured peaceably and patiently al the paines and torments of the Crosse by which meanes he satisfied and paid to god his father the det for our sinnes which Iesus consideringe from pointe to pointe therof and findinge al to be fulfilled which the Scriptures and Prophecies had fore tould of him he cried the 6. word It is finished The 222. day Meditate how our Lord Iesus prepated him self to die and of the great patience he had when death was now come in to his woundes in to his bones and began to assault his sacred hart at the first assault heauen and earth trembled At the second the stones and Rockes did cleaue a
but three or fouer persons there burne 18. lampes and there is Masse said before the knightes of the Sepulcher vvhich are kinghted in the same place Noble men and gentelmen are here made kinghtes hauing a girdel of goulde and a gylte svvorde put a bout them and gylte Spurres ò their heeles and enclininge in prayer before the Sepulcher take an oath are doubed kinghts by the gardein of the Friers of vvhom he receaueth 3. blowes in the neck Meditate how the night beinge come the honorable frendes vvho tooke Iesus downe desiered the mother of our Lord that it would now please hir to permit them to bury his dead body and how Ioseph and Nichodemus wrapped Iesus in a cleane Sindon or cloath with mirrhe Aloes and sweete spices and rowled a great stone to the mouth of the Sepulcher when they had laied Iesus there in in the sight of his doleful mother who wept bitterly with other his frendes and so they al departed home because of the night in great heauines The 15 Station O Merciful Lorde and Sauiour of mankinde whom it hath pleased to endure so much for my loue wretch that I am I beinge the cause of thy death and passion I beseeche thee by the merites of thy precious death which thou hast endured with so great loue for me that thou wilt geue life to my soule and pardon al my sinnes and paines due for them both in this life and at my death and that I may euery day learne to die wel to the end I may liue with thee euerlastingly Amen The 227. day Meditate how our Lord Iesus did arise by his owne proper force and verru the third day out of the closed Sepulcher victoriously like a noble valiant Champian and first appeared to his deare mother accompained with a multitude of Angels whoe ioyed with vnspeakeable ioy and gladnes and the Angels sounge Regina caeli letare c. Before the highe Aultar in the quiere is the place vvhere our Lady vvas vvhen our â—ord appeâ—red to hiron Easter day Before tâ—e great Aultar is a fair marble stone vvhere on 〈◊〉 Lorde stoode whâ—n he appeared to our Ladie And this is thâ— stone vpon vvhich S. Helen proued the Crosses by layinge a dead body vnder them On thâ— left hand there is an Aultar on vvhich the holy Crosse remayned a loÌ„ge time after S Helen found it on the right hand of the quiare is a longe and great peece of the Piller vvhere vnto our Lorde vvas bounde vvhen he was whipped VVhere he receaued 624 stripes Nere there vnto are 4. Pillers vvhich continualy svveate vvater The 2â—8 day Meditate how our Lord appeared to Mary Magdalen in likenes of a Gardner when she sat weepinge at the Sepulcher and how sweetly he comforted hir commandinge hir to declare his Resurrection to his disciples and to S. Peter Betvvene the Sepulcher of our Lorde and the quiare of our Ladie ar tvvo Tombes which are tvvo marble stones vpon the which our Lorde on the one appeared like a Gardner and Mary Magdalen satt on the other Before the Church of the holy Sepulcher tovvardes the South is a great Hospital of S. Iohn Baptiste vvhere was Zacharies house S. Iohn Baptists father Bethanie lieth tovvards the North tvvo miles from Hierusalem before the mount of Oliuet nere Bethpage At the end of Bethanie is the Place vvhere Martha met our Lord and toulde him that hir brother Lazarus vvas dead There is also shevved the place vvhere Iesus went to lodge Nere that is a Castel of Magdalen Nere Hierusalem is the Castle vvhere Lazarus dwelt the Sepulcher wheÌ„ce Iesus raised him There is the house of Simeon the eper where Mary Magdalen anointed the feete of our Lorde Returninge to Hierusalem you passe by the Figtree which our Lorde cursed and it withered incontinently The 229 day Meditate how Iesus after his Resurrection appeared to the three women in the way whom he saluted louingly saing Auete where they cast them selues prostrate on the earth and kissed his feete The 230. day At the Caue vvhere S Peter vvept bitterly for that he had denied his master Meditate how Iesus appeared to Saint Peter who was extreame ful of sorrowe for that he had denied his master how Iesus lifted him vp louingly pardoned his offence likewise how he comforted S. Iames caled the brother of our Lorde because of the resemblance he had with our Lorde who had vowed he wold neither eate nor drinke vntil he had sene our Lord to be risen likewise he comforted Ioseph of Arimathia and Nichodemus The 21. day meditate how Iesus shewed himselfe like a pilgrime to the two disciples going to Emaus howe they knewe him by breaking of bread and how they returned to serusalem and shewed to the disciples that our Lord was risen The 233. day meditate how Iesus that Easter day at night the doores being shut stode amonge his disciples saing Pax vobis and shewed them that he was cruely risen from death The â—32 day meditate how Iesus 8. daies after his resurrection appeared againe the doores being shutt and shewed his disciples his woundes saied to Thomas put thy finger into my woundes and thy handes into my side and be not incredulous but beleuing Thomas said my Lorde and my God and Christ to him Because thou hast seene me thou beleuest but blessed be they vvhich beleeue and see not THE VOYAGE OF BETHELEM LYING TOWARDES THE South a great mile of Almaine from Hierusalem a faier way full of Vines OVt of the gate of Hierusalem is the house of iust Simeon A litle farther is the place vvhere the 3 Kinges did see the starre vvhich appeared in the Easte BetheseÌ„ is a litle tovvne long and straight compassed vvith great ditâ—hes scituated vpon a litle mountaine neare the valley of Hebyon and is extended from Easte to weste there is the fairest Church of the holie lande with 48. Pillers of marble adorned with histories from the Creatâ—on of the worlde to the natiuitie of Christ couered vvith marble of diuers coullours and the wales seeled with allablaster and marble 2â—0 foote longe and broade There are 12. Religeous Friers The 234 day meditate how Iesus shewed himselfe neare the sea of Tiberias to his disciples who were gone to fishe with S. Peter and had caught nothing al the night and when the morning came our Lorde appeared vnto them standing on the bancke and asked them some thing to eate commanding them to caste their netts on the right side of the baote where they caught 153. great fishes And Iesus afterwarde asked S. Peter three times if he loued him commanding him to to feede his lambes and sheepe VVithin the Cloister of the friers dovvne vnder the ground is the sepulere of S. Hierome and there ie S. Eusebius Sepulchre on the other side There is the place vvhere S. Hierome translated the Bible out of Hebrue into latin Tovvardes the South is an Aulter vvhere our lorde vvas circumcised
when he did forsee and know that yet so many Christians should goe back and fal from the vnion of holy church and geue them selues to diuers sectes The 147. day Meditate of the sadnes of the sowle of Iesus when he considered how often the sonne of god should be crucified againe by the occasion of sinners and vnbeleuinge people The 248. day Meditate of the soraowe of the sowle of Christ vpon the Crosse when he perceiued so many people should take a iuste cause of a mendment of life in hand but not perseuer in the same The 249 day Approachinge to Cypres vvhich coÌ„taineth about it seauen Italian myles Meditate of the great sorowe of the sowle of Iesus when he coÌ„sidered the sowle of man created to the similitude of god should be defiled with sinne The 250. day In Cypres vvhere Lazarus lined before he went to Marselles Meditate on the bitter sorow the sowle of Iesus suffered when he considered that the nature of man who was created to no other end but to desier heaueÌ„ly things would applie it self so much to base and earthly thinges and so defile and spot it selfe The 251. day Vpon the mountaine of the Crosse in Cypres Meditate of the great sorowe the sowle of Iesus had on the Crosse when he did see so fair an ordinance of holy Religion should be ouerthrowen by gluttony dronkennes and fleashly sinnes The 252. day Meditate of the mostâ— bitter sorrowe of Iesus when he consiâ—â—eced tâ—at charitie the seruice of god and his seruice would decay war colde and be almost abolished in al estates The 253. day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he saw the great confusion that was to come vpon sinners at the hower of their death for their ingratitude The 254. day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he did consider the great sorowe and il wil of sinners when they should be deliuered to perpetual damnation The 255. day Meditate of the great sorowe of Iesus when he considered that the habitation of the holy ghoste which is the soule of man should be in many the habitation of the deuil The 256 day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he did consider that one man would by perswasion and exsamâ—â—e of sinne leade another to damnaâ—â—on The 257. day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he did consider how the deuil would hinder so many noble creatures to come againe to their first beginninge The 258 day Meditate of the great sorowe of Iesus when he did consider that so many huminie creatures woulde receiue the Blessed Each trist vow orthely which was one of the greast sorowes his sowle suffered on the Crosse The 259. day Meditate of the great sorowe of Iesus when he did consider that so many creatures should with mouth confesse that they knewe god â—ad in their workes denie him The 260 day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he considered so many humane creatures would cary vnder a Religious habit a sleathly heart The 261 day Meditate on the sorowe of Iesus soule considering how smale regarde should be made of the extremities cruel paines and torments which he suffered for vs. The 262 day At Baffo vvhere the 7. â—â—â—persdor lie Of the vvorkes paines and pouâ—rtie of Iesus chaunged in to glorie Meditate how the eternal sonne of god after al his paines and tribulations is receiued of his father very ioyfully vith great gladnes of al the Angelical Spirites The 263. day Meditate with what triuÌ„phantioy not only the three kinges but also al the heauenly powers doe make incessant ioyes offeringe in heauen without ceasinge the goulde of loue and charitie the Francumsence of iubilation and thank sgeucinge and the mirthe of honor and reuerence with moste sweete admiration The 264. day Meditate how sweetely the moste noble humanity of Christ is â—â—alted and praysed in heauen for his circumcision when his first blood was shed on earth and he was named Iesus The 265 day Meditate of the imperial citie of his father ful of al ioye and sweetnes where our Lord Iesus sitteth in al glorie al sorowe greife beinge far from him The 266 day Thinke how the passion of our Sauiour is like a sweete hearbour or garden to them that are loaden with the Crosse of Pennance temptation and tribulation in the which singular comfort is to be fouÌ„de The 267. day Meditate how amiablely the heauenly father embraceth his moste deare sonne who hath alwayes bene so obediente vnto him euen to the death of the crosse The 268 day Meditate how the voice of the Sonne of god is heard so sweetly and produceth incessantly the eternal and diuine sapience the which altho he did here on earth also yet was he not esteemed The 269 day Meditate how sweetly our Sauiour taketh the fruition and sweete influence without any ceasing or intermission The 270 day Meditate how Christ Iesus in heauen doth enioy his kingly dignitie beinge in earth saluted kinge of the Iewes in mockerie The 271. day Meditate how in heauen it is neither paine nor greife to praise and laude god and our Sauiour Iesus to wom it was no greife for the ardent loue he had to mans saluation to be contemned and mocked here on earth The 272. day Meditate with what glorie our Lord in heauen is compassed with Seraphins who here on earth was compassed and inuironed with sinners The 273. day Meditate what ioye of heart Iesus hath now amonge the Cherubins in recompence of the great affliction of heart which he suffered an earth a monge the multitude of the Iewes The 274 day Meditate how Christ is now inuirened with the diuiue brightres and ioy for on the earth he was compassed with sadnes vpon sadnes when he did sweate water and blood The 275. day Meditate how Christ feeleth him self so much at ease and sweetly entreated when he beareth the voice of his frendes sweetly reioycinge in heauen for that on the earth he heard his enimies cryenge we seeke Iesus of Nazareth The 276. day Thinke how incessantly Christ is behoulden of his heauenly father and of al the celestial courte for that vpon earth he had so gently suffered the vnworthie cruel countenance of his enimies who so cruelly had pulled him by the heare of his head and beard The 277. day Thinke how ioyfully Christ is now elleuated and resteth sweetly in the throane of his heauenly father for that here on the earth he lay miserably vnder the feete of sinners and was spurned and troaden of them with great contempt The 278. day Meditate how sweetly Christe reioyceth for that he is the only iudge of mankinde who beinge vpon earth was by them iudged to be whiped crowned with thornes and crucified and yet wil be their mercifully iudge The 279. day Meditate how god the euerlastinge father crowneth our Sauiour with the crowne of euerlastinge glorie who being on earth caried sustained the most in famous Crosse vpon his shoulders for the health of vs al.
The 280. day Meditate how Christ in heauen is clad with glorie and gladnes who on earth so wilinglie caried the purple garment for mockerie shame and dishonor The 281. day Meditate how his holie members are moste sweetly vnited together and doe giue so sweete a smel that al his elect are by the same refreshed who on earth suffered in al his members moste greueous paines and sorowes The. 281. day Meditate how Iesus so sweetely feeleth him self now touchig his sacred blood inclosed in his veines who beinge on earth did loose al his natural bewtie The 283. day Meditate how his diuine face shineth in heauen which seamed on earth to haue lost al comely forme and beautie because it was so chaunged and disfigured with strokes and buffetts The. 284. day Meditate what delicious sauour Christ feeleth continually proceedinge from his glorious humanitie in steede of the filthie sauour he suffered on earth and cheiflie of the spittinge in his holie face The. 285. day Meditate how Christ is compassed on the right hand of his heauenly father with an innumetable multitude of Angels who so infamously on earth was haÌ„ged betwene two theeues The 286. day Thinke how by the mecites of his passion he doth obteine al the delightes aforesaid with diuers other innumerable merits al which descend and flowe vpon sinners by the streames and course of his mercie The 287. day Consider how he drinketh the wine of ioy and euerlastinge loue who on the Crosse tasted of the bitter gaule and vineger The 288. day Meditate how Christe feeleth him self in respect of his humanitie being so high raised in ioy and gladnes who being on earth suffered so many abuses and dispisements The 289. day Meditate in what incredible reste and sweetnes the sowle of Christe is in aboundinge in al diuine delightes which one the earth hath indured so many bitter sighes and sorrowes The 290. day Meditate with what sweetenes Christ is now an hoste to his elect whom he feedeth and feasteth with diuers amiable and pleasant delightes The 291 day Meditate how loue hath opened the noble and diuine harte of Christ froÌ„ which issueth the noble sweete wine which maketh drunke al the inhabitants of heaueÌ„ly HierusaleÌ„ The 292 day Meditate how our noble Champion Christ Iesus shal retorne at the last day to giue iudgement on the quick and dead The 293 day Meditate of the day of iudgement when the voice of the maiestie of god shal be heard which shal coÌ„mande the thunder lightninge windes death to goe forth in their furie to the end that al flesh shal die for the day of iudgment approcheth The 294. day Meditate how the windes thunder and lightninge shal rore one against another wherby death shal come on al men for terror feare The 295. day Meditate in what wrath and Ire the diuine iustice shal send his Angels fainge goe vvith sounde of trumpet and câ—l al people before me to iudment for I am novv readie and vvil iudge al people accordinge to their vvorkes The 296. day This day in Rhodes salute S. Iohn the Baptist and al the Parriarkes Prophets because thou haste now receiued great knowledge of their pomises and prophecies which they haue long since foretolde An Aduertisement About this place ofâ—en hapneth great tempests by occasion of which followeth 17. exercises of the iudgment and paines of the damned Meditate with what agilitie the Angelles doe flie out of heauen deuide them selues in to the four corners and windes of the worlde to assemble al people cryinge by the sound of a TroÌ„per _____ Arise ye dead and come to iudgment The. 297. day Meditate how Christ wil appeare very terrible to al men euen from Adam to the childe laste borne and euery one shal take his proper body and assemble him selfe to the valley of Iosaphat The. 298 day Meditate of the horrible and dreadful estate of sinners cryinge woe woe woe The. 299 day Meditate in what horible manner the damned soules shal come out of helle and shal take againe their stinkinge bodies with noise and terror moste dreadful and terrible The. 300. day Meditate of the poore soules remayninge then in Purgatorie not fully purged and how that their horror paine and affliction shal be augmented and shal cleanse them that they may be the sooner deliuered The. 30â— day Meditate how hard and insupportable it shal be to sinners to heate that dreadful seÌ„tente Goeyeecursed into euerlastinge fire prepared for the Deuil and his Angels And what a terrible thinge it shal be to heate the daÌ„ned to howle roare and lament The. 302. day Meditate what a terrible thinge the tuninge to and fro of the deuilles shal be amonge the miserable and damned soules The. 303. day Meditate of the great enuie and malice of tâ—e Deuils who would not that any one person should be saued The. â—04 day Meditate how vnwillinge the sinners shal be to appeare before the iudgment seate of the maiestie of God for that they certainly knowe their euerlastinge damnation The. 305 day Meditate with what great enuie the Deuil shal thrust forward the damned prisons to goe to iudgment and to make thier account of al their euil workes wordes and thoughtes and to receaue the mostâ— bitter sentence of the iudge The. 306. Meditate how ashamed the sinners shal be when god shal giue the whole world to vnderstand their euil deedes and there shal see and clearely knowe that they shal dwel for euer more in hel with the curssed Deuilles The. 307. Meditate what sorrowe and anguishe the condemned sinners shal be in when they shal heare al creatures to consent to their damnation and that no man shal haue pittie oâ— compassion on them The. 308 Thinke how vnwillingly sinner shal be to behould the face of the diuine Maiestie which then shal be very terrible yet not with staÌ„dinge they shal be constrained to behould it The. â—09 day Thinke how the great noÌ„ber of the damned shal far exceede the nomber of the saued and how that many are caled but few are â—nosen The. 310 day Thinke how horrible it shal be to the damned that their damnation shal be euerlasting The. 311. day Thinke and thinke againe that there is not so litle a sinne committed in this worlde but shal haue in hell his perticuler paine if it be not amended by penance The â—12 day Meditate how god shal harden his hart and be highly offended with sinners and wicked persons when Iustice shal shut the gates of hell and locke them in which neuer shal be opened Of the Ioyes of Paradise The 313. day Meditate what great ioy the Angells and al the elect shal haue when they returne to heauen with great triumphe with their Lord and maker The 314. day Meditate how sweetely al the saued soules shal reioyce when they shal heare the sweete and melodious worde of the Iudge sayinge Come ye blessed of my father and posesse the kingdome prepared for you before