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A79974 Christian rvles proposed to a vertuous soule aspiring to holy perfection, vvhereby shee may regulate both her time, and actions for the obtaining of her happy end. / By her faithfull frend. VV.C. W. C. (William Clifford), d. 1670. 1659 (1659) Wing C4710; ESTC R171392 155,609 555

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sinfull soule whereon I may make to thee an oblation of a contrite and humble hart that gratefull sacrifice which is neuer reiected by thee Psal 50. It greeues me from the bottome of my hart for hauing of fended thee but grant deare Lord I beseech thee that no sinne may hinder thy comming by holy grace vnto me nor euer haue the power to separate me from thy most blessed presence Amen At the Gloria in excelsis Deo The Declaration AT the saying of Gloria in excelsis imagin that you see the blessed child IESVS new borne and layd in a manger and to heare the Angels in melodious harmonie to sing the same With whome we are to ioyne our most gratefull thankes to the glorious Trinity for all graces and mercies bestowed vpon mankind and in particular for all those which we our selues haue receiued Salute him with a ioyfull hart saying The petition ALl haile o most diuine and well-come Babe descending from thy glorious Throne to be layd for my sake in a contemptible manger there destitute of all humane commodity Grant me by thy example to despise all worldly vanity and with an humble spirit of true conformity to thy heauenly will to set forth by all my actions together with the whole quire of thy celestiall Angels all praise benediction and glory all wisdome thankes-giuing honour and power to our God and to our souueraigne Lord IESVS for euer and euer Amen Apoc. 7. At the Priests kissing the Altar and saying the first Dominus vohiscum THis Dominus vobiscum signifies Christ his manifestation to the Kings at his Epiphanie And the Priest kisseth the Altar before he salutes the people with those words to shew that he himselfe is first to take the Benediction from our blessed sauiour represented by the Altar from whom all grace and blessing doth flow Here with an humble hart addresse your feruent petition to him as followeth The petition LOrd IESVS who by manifesting thy selfe to the Kings didst denounce happie peace to the Gentils by their future Faith in thee Grant likewise we beseech thee that thou remayning euer with vs by holy grace we may not need to feare the dangerous assaults of our Ghostly Enemies Amen At the Collects or Prayers and why the Priest holdes his hands open and eleuated in saying them AFter Dominns vobiscum the Priest returnes to the Altar to say one or more prayers according to the office of the feast or feria shewing thereby that by prayer we are to obtayne both our spirituall and temporall wants and that chiefly which the present Prayer of the Church there mentions to which we must also direct our intention for the greater glory of God and for the vniuersall good of his beloued spouse the holy Catholike Church The Priest prayes with his hands open and eleuated to signifie that as a publike Minister of the Church he collecteth and gathereth the gratefull offerings of all their zealous Prayers and with an eleuated hart accompanied with the rest he offers them vp to God as an acceptable sacrifice of thanksgiuing to his honour and the saluation of our owne soules At the end of the Prayer he ioyneth his hands to shew the vnity of nature in the Blessed Trinity to whom we pray as to one diuine power and also to signifie the vnion of our harts in one firme faith of the Catholike Church And in fine all prayers are concluded through ou Lord IESVS-CHRIST because all benefits are granted through him who said if you aske the Father anie thing in my name he will grant it you And therefore in all humble confidence say The petition OEternall Father of my Lord IESVS-CHRIST I here in perfect vnion with the holy spirit of his beloued spouse the Cath. Church most humbly offer the selfe-same petition which by this common prayer shee presents for thy glory and for the chiefe necessities of all her true childrens soules Grant we beseech thee for thy deare sonne IESVS his sake that we may so loue and serue thee in this world as by his sacred meritts we may enioy and glorifie thee in the other world without end Amen At the Epistle The Declaration CAll here to minde S. Iohn Baptist his preaching Pennance and good-workes Confound your selfe for the small profitt or amendment of your life after so manie good examples exhortations spirituall bookes and holy inspirations which God hath so fauorably afforded you for your aduancement in vertue and correction of vice Resolue to be more carefull for the tyme to come And say The petition LOrd giue me grace to follow the happie instructions giuen me by thy holy Apostles and Pastors of the Catholike Church and not to neglect thy heauenly inspirations Incline my hart o God to thy holy law and to a detestation of all cursed sinne At the Graduell and Alleluya The Declaration THe Graduell signifies the conuersion of the Iewes by the preaching of S. Io. Baptist and the Alleluya the ioy which the Saints receiue at the true repentance of a sinner Wherefore to contribute on our partes to the ioy of those blessed spirits we must firmely resolue the amendment of our liues Endeauour here to stirr vp in your hart an act of true repentance and in the spiritt of holy King Dauid Psal 78. say The petition REmember not o Lord our old iniquities let thy mercies quickly preuent vs because we are become exceeding poore afflicted and dispised helpe vs o Lord our Sauiour and for the glory of thy names sake o Lord deliuer vs and be propitious to our sinnes Grant vs grace to amend and by deliberate consent neuer more to offend thee Amen At remouing the booke to the other side of the Altar And reading the Gospel The Declaration THe transporting the booke from the left hand of the Altar to the right to reade the Gospel represents to vs the Iewes reiecting the holy Gospel of IESVS-CHRIST which being declared to the Gentils they were thereby transported from sinne to Grace and from temporall desires to Eternall We signe thenalso our forehead to signifie that we are not asshamed to professe our selues disciples of CHRIST crucified vpon the Crosse we also signe our mouth to testifie that we are readie to confesse our Faith to Saluation and by signing our breast we declare that with our harts we beleeue vnto iustice as the Apostle commands vs. Rom. 10. and that with affection we embrace what that holy Gospel doth teach vs to beleeue Raise here your hart to an act of firme Faith and with a generous constancy and humble hope say The petition ENlighten my vnderstanding o Lord and soe inflame my affection by thy heauenly grace as that I may be enabled to put in execution thy diuine inspirations and to follow that doctrine which we are taught by thy holy word Depriue me not I beseech thee through my great vnworthinesse of thy diuine and needfull fauours whereby to strengthen and support me in the finall perseuerance of thy