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heaven_n	angel_n	holy_a	saint_n	5,193	5	5.8081	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10602	[The remedy against the troubles of temptations]	Rolle, Richard, of Hampole, 1290?-1349, attributed name. aut	1508 (1508)	STC 20875.5; ESTC S100006	27,131	53

bycause thy brethren and systers of myn vndefyled moders fraternyte haue prayed for the that by thy conuersacyon many sholde be conuerted and be the chyldren of god lyke as before innumerable were made the chyldren of the deuyll by thy wyckednes what more This vysyon vanysshed awaye It was also vnfayned for the woman afterwarde felte in her handes and fete the sorowe of crystes passyon and in other partes of her body Therfore she rose from synne toke her to penaūce and on the morowe after made her confessyon to saynt Domynyk to whome he enioyned in penaunce to saye the psalter of the blessyd vyrgyn Marye as she was wonte to doo and to be one of her fraternyte whyche she had not before in dede but onely in purpose and entent as it is afore sayd where it is to be noted how moche this sayd fraternyte is worth to them whiche haue it in dede syth it was soo grete valure to this woman hauynge it but in purpose whyles that she prayed deuoutely vnto this vyrgyn Marye the same blessyd lady appered to her with saynt Katheryne sayenge to her Doughter beholde take hede thou hast synned moche therfore thou must suffre grete penaunce for this cause take in penaunce euery daye thre dyscyplynes or thre correccyons wherof euery one shall be of .lv. strokes whiche make a penytēcyall psalter She sayd also it shall not alwaye nede to haue a rodde but prycke the with thy nayles or pynche thy flesshe in euery place Thou mayst at all tymes doo this penaunce ayenst euery wycked temptacyon and for to obteyne all goodnes and this is a royall preuy penaunce and naturall It may be called the quene of all penaunces This woman herde all these wordes and fulfylled them in dede And as she was thus dayly penytent vpon a tyme saynt Domynyk auaūced by the power of god sawe in the nyght a wonderfull thynge to all the worlde He perceyued that from the hous of this same Katheryne yssued out .lv. flodes from the membres of a lytell chylde whiche flodes descended to hell in whose comynge the soules there to be purged were gretely comforted O how grete and Ioyfull noyses made they than how many blessynges gaue they vnto this sayd Katheryne veryly the erth sounded agayne to theyr voyces for Ioye There were soules delyuered comforted made hole excluded from theyr paynes by the medytacyon that Katheryne had of crystes passyon in his chyldehode She was alwaye aboute to applye it to the comforte of all true crysten soules departed out of this worlde O meruaylous thynge After this saynt Domynyk sawe a man entre in to Katheryns chaumbre from .v. fountaynes of his body yssewed out .lv. woundes whiche nourysshed and watred all the chyrche mylytante and also this present worlde trees and plantes dyde burgyn byrdes and fysshes were quyckened true crysten people were bathed in those flodes O how grete swetenes was there and how grete worldly gladnes All creatures blessyd this woman Katheryne and prayed for her to almyghty god maker of all thynges And these two meruaylles were shewed for the fyrst fyfty and the seconde And where as this penytent Katheryne began the thyrde fyfty of her psalter Saynt Domynyk sawe a meruaylous grete gyaunt clerer than the lyght of whome yssewed out fyue fountaynes of the fyue fountaynes sprange fyfty flodes whiche neyther descended to therth nor to hell but meruayllously ascended togyder vnto heuen And by them all heuenly paradyse was watred Theyr swetenes was so grete that the aungelles and holy sayntes dyde drynke of theym gyuynge grete thankes to almyghty god whan saynt Domynyck sawe all these meruaylles as Thomas of the temple wryteth he meruaylled gretly why they sholde be shewed and done in the hous of so grete a synner To whome marye the vyrgyn appered and sayd O my frende Domynyk why doost thou meruayle in suche causes Knowest thou not I am a frende to all synners and that the mekenes of god is in me It was my wyll to shewe these vysyons to the of this my doughter that thou sholde preche them to the worlde for this entent that no crysten persone be theyr synnes neuer so grete sholde dyspayre in ony condycyon but alwaye trust in god and his mercy and namely they that wyll flee vnder my proteccyon with this woman Katheryne the holy vyrgyn and martyr saynt Katheryne socoured her very moche whiche alwaye she loued and serued with some prayer from her yonge aege for the congruence of the name More ouer the blessyd moder of god sayd O Domynyk thou haste sene these meruaylles Here now and preche that I soo holy and meke shall saye Shewe that I haue purchased of my sone to all suche as sayth my psalter and are of my fraternyte they shall haue the same excellence whiche the sayd Katheryne hath though they can not se it in this worlde lyke wyse as men can not se god his aungelles the deuylles neyther theyr merytes and vertues in this lyfe Also they can not se the vertue of a precyous stone nor of the sterres therfore the knowlege of heuenly thynges must be moche ferther from them Notwith stōdynge they shall beholde this excellence after theyr deth Therfore Domynyk be of good comforte preche my psalter and my fraternyte for vnto all suche as hath them I haue purchased not onely to se this excellence but also to haue it eternally in possessyon what sholde I saye more Saynt Domynyck gaue thankes to almyghty god for his grete mercy And this Katheryne made herselfe a recluse she dystrybuted her goodes to the poore people whiche afterwarde was of so grete holynes that many very holy persones came vnto her bycause of her godly reuelacyons To whome appered our lorde Ihesu C. dayes fyfty before her departynge out of this lyfe shewynge the tyme of her deth whiche afterwarde departed out of this lyfe very holy Thre holy vyrgyns one named Iohanne an other Martha the thyrde Lucya sawe her soule departe from the body bryghter than the sonne bytwene the armes of her spouse cryst Her sepulture is in the chyrche of saynt Iohn̄ lateranence All crysten people by this take hede of how grete vertue the psalter of our lady is with the remembraunce of crystes passyon it is alwaye in strength bothe in lyf and at the houre of deth Therfore let vs prayse and laude our lorde Ihesu and Marye his moder in theyr psalter to th entent we may deserue to haue the Ioyes of heuen here by grace after this lyfe by glorye ●Here endeth a deuoute medytacyon in sayenge deuoutly the psalter of our lady with dyuers ensamples Enprynted at London in Fletestrete at the sygne of the sonne By wynkynde worde Anno domini M. CCCCC viii the fourth daye of February

that this aungell had ben an erthly man and dredde that yf he had tolde it vnto hym he sholde haue sayd some worde that sholde vtterly haue greued hym more And whan the aungell sawe he wolde by no way tell it vnto hym he sayd vnto the squyer in this wyse Now sythe thou wylte not tell me thy greue I shall tell it the. Thou arte sayd the aungell in dyspayre of thy saluacyon but trust me faythfully thou shalte be saued for the mercy of god is so grete that it passeth all his werkes and surmounteth all synnes It is sothe sayd the squyer I wote wel that god is mercyfull but he is also ryghtfull and his ryghtwysnes must nedes punysshe synne And therfore I drede his ryghtfull Iugementes The aungell spake vnto hym agayne and tolde hym many grete examples how gracyous and mercyfull our lorde god is to synners But the squyer of whome we spake was so depely fallen in dyspayre that he coude take no comforte of ony thinge that he coude saye Than the aungell spake agayne to hym in this maner O sayd he that thou arte harde of byleue but wylte thou haue an open shewynge that thou shalte be saued Than sayd he to y e squyer I haue here thre dyce that I wyll throwe and thou shalte throwe them also who that hath moost of the dyce sykerly shall be saued A sayd the squyer how myght I in this throwynge of the dyce be certayne of my saluacyon helde it but a Iape that not withstandynge the aūgell threwe the dyce and he had on euery of the dyce vpwarde the nombre of syxe And he than bad the squyer throwe the dyce O than sayd the squyer certaynly that dare I not doo for I wote well though I caste more than thou hast caste sholde I not cast ne haue and yf I had lesse than sholde I fall in ferther dyscomforte but so specyally the aungell desyred and spake that at the last the squyer threwe the dyce and in throwynge by the gracyous myght and power of god euery dyce deuyded in two on euery dyce was the nombre of syxe and so he had the double that the aungell had and as he was meruaylynge therupon the aungell vanysshed out of his syght wherfore he thought veryly than it was an aūgell sente from god to brynge hym out of his sorowe and than he toke moche comforte and Ioye in the grete mercy goodnes of god in suche maner that all his dredes and sorowes were clene departed and he became a vertuous man and the very seruaunt of god and lyued blessydly And whan he sholde departe from this worlde he deuysed there sholde be a stone layde vpon hym with these wordes wryten aboute it that foloweth Here lyeth Iohn̄ holmes that of the mercy of god may saye alargys I knewe a worshypfull persone that was in the same abbey here in englonde where as he lyeth that redde the same wordes afore sayd wryten on his tombe Now than sythen our mercyfull lorde god sent thus his gracyous comforte to this man that was a worldly synfull man receyued hym to grace and brought hym out of dyspayre There sholde noo man be dyscomforted nor dyspayre of ony temptacyons for hardely god wyll cōforte hym whan he seeth his tyme and thoughe he sende not a man comforte shortely it shall be to his more mede therfore thynke alwaye whan ye thynke of ony temptacyons bodely or ghostly that ye stande in the blessynges of all holy chyrche for holy wryte sayth blessyd be they that suffreth temptacyons For whan they be well proued they shall haue the crowne of lyf the whiche almyghty god hath promysed to them that loue hym ¶ The tenth chapytre O ye chyldren of holy chyrche that hath forsaken the worlde for the helth of your soules pryncypally to please god comforte you in hym whome ye haue chosen to loue and serue for he wyll be to you full free and large as ye may se by example of Peter in the gospell where as he asked our lorde Ihesu cryst what rewarde he sholde haue that had forsaken all thynge to folowe hym And our lorde answered hym and sayd that he sholde Iuge with hym the twelue trybes of kynredes of Israell at the daye of dome and ferthermore our lorde sayd also vnto him that not onely one or two or some but he sayd all tho that forsake for his loue kynne frendes possessyons or ony erthly goodes they shall haue in this lyfe an hondred folde more and after blesse withouten ende Therfore syster cast awaye all suche false dredes that wolde trouble and lette you from loue and hope of our mercyfull lorde god for no thynge pleaseth soo moche the fende as to se the soules withdrawe from the loue of god And therfore he besyeth hymselfe full sore daye and nyght to lette and trouble loue and peas in mannes soule and on the other syde noo thynge confoundeth nor dyscomforteth hym so moche as whan he seeth a man sette all his desyre to haue the loue of god Alas though ye fele not that feruent loue of god shall ye by your Imagynacyon fall in dyscomforte and heuynes of herte thynke your selfe lost nay nay put awaye all suche dyscomfortable heuynes thynke well it cometh of your enemy the fende euer haue a good wyl to loue and please god and prynte well these wordes in your herte that a good wyll is excepte as for a dede in the syght of god and comforte you alwaye in the name of Ihesu for Ihesu is as moche to saye as a sauyour therfore thynke well euer therupon bere it in your mynde with his passyon and also his other grete vertues for no thynge shall so soone put awaye all dredefull temptacyons fantasyes as the remembraunce of this name Ihesu his bytter passyon and gloryous vertues These thre be shelde and spere armure strength to dryue downe the fendes power be he neuer so fyersly set to tempte man or woman specyally to thynke on his grete vertues how god the fader in hymselfe hath all dyuyne nature in whome is all myght and power and to whome is all thynge possyble and no thynge impossyble to hym And god the sonne is all wysdome that all thynge may make and gouerne and god the holy ghoost is all loue and bounte that in a moment of tyme all synnes may forgyue I saye not to you thre goddes but thre persones and one god in whome is all blysse and glory he is so fayre and bryght shynynge that all the aungelles meruayle of his beaute his gloryous blessydfull beaute presence fedeth and fulfylleth all the courte of heuen with suche myrthe and melody that is euerlastynge In hym is all benygnyte kepynge vs from vengeaunce and in hym is all grace and gentylnes curtesy fredome and largenes pyte mercy and forgyuenes Ioye swetenes and endles helth our socour he is in all trybulacyons whan we call vpon hym our