vs sinners now and in the houre of our death Amen The ten Commaundementes of the Decalogue I Am thy Lord God which haue brought thee out from the land of Aegypt from the house of bondage 1. â—hou shalt haue no strange Gods before me 2. Thou shalt not take the name of our Lord God in vaine For our Lord will not hold him guiltles who shall take the name of his Lord God in vaine 3. RemeÌ„ber that thou keep holy the Sabboath day 4. Honour thy Father and thy Mother 5. Thou shalt not kill 6. Thou shalt not coÌ„mit adultery 7. Thou shalt not steale 8. Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy Neyghbour 9. Thou shalt not desire thy neyghbours house 10. Neither shalt thou desire his wife nor seruant nor handmayd nor oxe nor asse nor ought that is his The 7. Sacraments of the Catholike Church BAPTISME Confirmation the Eucharist Pennance Extreme vnction Order Matrimony The Theologicall vertues Fayth Hope and Charity The Cardinall Vertues Prudence Temperance Iustice Fortitude The guiftes of the holy Ghost Wisedome Vnderstanding Counsell Fortitude Science Piety the Feare of our Lord. The fruits of the Holy Ghost Charity Gladnes Peace Patience Benignity Goodnes Longanimity Meeknes Fayth Modesty Continence Chastity The Precepts of Charity Thou shalt loue thy lord God with thy whole hart with thy whole soule in all thy mind Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe The precepts of the Church 1. To celebrate the appointed â—east-dayes of the Church in abstayning from seruile works 2. To heare reuerently the sacred Office of the Masse on the holy dayes 3. To fast the Lent the foure Ember dayes the Vigils according to the custome of the Church and the Friday and Saturday to abstain from flesh 4. To confesse thy sins to a Priest approued to receaue the holy Eucharist about the feast of Easter and to do these thinges at the least once a yeare 5. Not to solemnize Marriage on the dayes forbidden by the Catholike Church The spirituall workes of Mercy 1. To teach the ignoraÌ„t 2. To correct the sinner 3. To assist by counsel him that needeth it 4. To comfort the afflicted 5. Patiently to suffer iniuryes 6. To pardon an Offence or Iniury 7. To pray for the liuing and the dead and thy persecutours The Corporall workes of Mercy 1. To feed the hungry 2. To giue drinke to the thirsty 3. To harbour the stranger 4. To cloth the naked 5. To visite the sicke 6. To visite those that be in prison and to ransome the captiue 7. To bury the dead The eight Beatitudes Blessed are the poore in spirit for theirs is the kingdome of heauen Blessed are the meek for they shall possesse the Land Blessed are they that mourne for they shal be comforted Blessed are they thaâ— hunger thirst after iustice for they shall bâ— filled Blessed are the mercifull for they shal obtain mercy Blessed are the cleanâ— of hart for they shall see God Blessed are the peace makers for they shal be called the children of God Blessed are they that â—â—ffer persecution for iuâ—â—ice for theirs is the â—ingdome of heauen The fiue bodily Senses â—ight Hearing Smelâ—â—ng Tast Touching The seauen Capitall sinnes which are commonly called Deadly Pride Couetousnes Leâ—hery Enuy Gluttony Wrath and Slouth Sinnes against the Holy Ghost 1. Presumption of God mercy 2. Despaire 3. Impugning trutâ— knowue more freely tâ— sinne 4. Enuying others spirituall good 5. Obstination in sin 6. To dye in sin without repentance Thinges necessary for the repentant Sinner Contrition of hart Enâ—re CoÌ„fession to a Priest capable and approued Satisfaction by Works This Contrition consisteth in harty displeasure of sinne past for the â—oue of God and full resolution not to commit any more Foure thinges crying to heauen for vengeance 1. Willfull murder 2. Sinne of â—odome oâ— against Nature 3. OppressioÌ„ of the poor Widdowes Fatherles 4. Defâ—auding labourer of their wages Nine wayes of being accessary to another mans sinne 1. By Counsell 2. By Commandment 3. By consent 4. By prouocation or inducing others 5. By prayse or flattery 6. By concealing of the â—â—ilty â— By partaking â— By holding our peace 〈◊〉 not correcting such as 〈◊〉 vnder our charge â— By dissembling or â—ot finding fault letâ—ng when we may or â—aue charge Three kinds of good works â— Almesdeeds or works â—f Mercy â— Prayer 3. Fasting Three Euangelicall Councells 1. Voluntary pouerty 2. Perpetuall Chastity 3. Entiere Obedience The foure last thinges to bâ— remembred 1. Death 2. Iudgement 3. Hell 4. Heauen A DAYLY EXERCISE VVhen thou rysest in the morning arming thy selfe with the signe of the holy Crosse say IN the name of the Father and of the Son â—nd of the holy Ghost This done thy hands ioyned â—efore thy breast say Amen Blessed be the hoâ—ly and vndeuided Trâ—nity now and for euer world without end â—men Our Father c. Haile Mary c. I beliâ—â—ue in God c. Then say I Confesse vnto Aâ—â—mighty God to thâ—â— euer Blessed Virgin Mâ—â—ry to S. Michael the Aâ—changel to S. Iohn Baptist to the holy Apostâ—â— S. Peter and S Paul 〈◊〉 to all the Saints that â—aue sinned very much 〈◊〉 thought word and â—eed by my fault by my â—ault by my most grieâ—ous fault Therefore I â—eseech the euer Bâ—essed Virgin Mary S. Michael â—he Archangel S. Iohn Baptist the holy Apoâ—tles S. Peter S Paul all the Saints to pray â—or me vnto our Lord God â„Ÿ Almighty God haue mercy on vs forgiue vs all our sins and brinâ— vs vnto euerlasting life â„Ÿ Amen vers Almighâ—ty and most mercifull Lord giue vnto vs paâ—â—don absolution and remission of al our sinnes â„Ÿ Amen Vouchsafe O Lord to keep vs thiâ— day without sinne Be merciful vnto vs o Lorâ— be merciful vnto vs. Leâ— thy mercy O Lord bâ— on vs euen as we haue hoped in thee O Lord â—eare my prayer and let â—y cry come vnto thee Let vs pray O Lord God Almighty who hast caused â—s to come vnto the beginning of this day saue â—s by thy power to the â—nd that this day we fall â—nto no sinne but that â—lwayes our wordes may â—roceed our thoughts â—nd works may be directed to execute thy Iustice through our Lord Iesus Christ. Amen Let vs pray VOVCHSAFE O Lord God King oâ— heauen and earth to direct and sanctify rule and gouerne this day our hartes and bodyes our senses speaches and our deeds in thy law in the workes of thy coÌ„mandments that heere and euer O Sauiour of â—he world we may deâ—rue to be safe and free â—ou assisting vs who liâ—est and raignest world â—ithout end Amen O Angell of God who â—rt my keeper illumiâ—ate guard rule and goâ—erne me this day committed vnto thee by the â—upernall piety Amen The Blessing OVR Lord Iesus blesse vs and defend vs from all euill and bring vs vnto eternall life the soules of the faythfull
Timothy and his fellows Martyrs d 23 S. 〈◊〉 Monke Mart e 24  f 25    S. Ebba Abbesse g 26 S. Zepherine Pope Martyr  27 S. 〈◊〉 Ermite b 28  c 29  d 30 S. Fâ—aker Confessour e 31 S. Aidau 〈◊〉 oâ—â—indâ—â— f 1 S 〈◊〉 Abbot g 2 S. Adâ—â—an Abbot  3 S. 〈◊〉 Bishop Mart. b 4  c 5 S. Altho Abbot d 6 S. Bega Virgin e 7  f 8  g 9 S. Gorgonius Martyr  10 S. Nicolas of Tolentine b 11 S. Protus Hyachintus Martyrs c 12 S. Eâ—nswide Abbâ—sse d 13 S. Werenfrid Priest e 14 〈…〉 f 15 S. Kineburge Queen g 16 S. Corâ—elius Cyprian M. â— 17 S. Stephen Socrates MM. b 18 〈◊〉 of S. Winocke c 19 S. Ianuarius B Martyr d 20 S. Eustachius Martyr e 21  f 22 S. Maurice martyr with his fellowes g 23 S. Linus Pope Also S. â—ecla Virg. Mart.  24 S. Winibald Abbot b 25 S. Ceolâ—ride Abbot c 26 S Cyprian and Iustina d 27 S. Cosmas and Damiaâ—â—â— Martyrs e 28 S. â—ioba Abbesse f 29  g 30   1 S. Remigins Bishop Also b 2  c 3 S. Gerard Abbot d 4  e 5 S. Placidus Monke and his fellowes Martyrs f 6 S. Comine Abbot g 7 S. Marke Pope Also S. Osith Virgin  8 S. Keyne Virgin b 9 S. Denis Bishop Mart. c 10 S. Paulin Bishop of Yorke d 11 S. Ediburge Abbesse e 12  f 13  g 14 S. Callistus Pope Mart.  15 S. Tecla Abbesse b 16 S. Lullus S. of Mentz c 17 Transl. of S. Audry Virg. d 18  e 19 S. Frideswide Virgin f 20 S. Wendelin Abbot g 21 Also   S. Hylarion Abbot  22 S. Cordula Virg. Mart. â— 23 S. Sira Virgin â— 24 S. Maglore Bishop â— 25 â— Chrisant Darâ—â— Martyrs e â—6 S. Euaristus Pope Mart. f 27 Translation of S. Romwald Bishop g 28   29 S. Fadsine Bishop of Canterbury b 30 S. Egelnoth Bishop of Cant. c 31 S. Foillan Bishop Martyr NOVEMBER d 1  e 2  f 3  g 4 S. Vitalis Agricola  5 S. Malachy Bishop b 6 S. Winocke Abbot c 7 S. Willebrord B. Confess d 8 S. Willehade B. Confess e 9  f 10 〈…〉 g 11 〈…〉  12  b 13 S. Killan Bishop c 14 S. Laurence Bish of Dublyn d 15 s. Macloue Bishop e 16  f 17 S. Gregory Thaumaturgus Bishop Also   S. Hugh B. of Lincolne g 18 〈…〉  19 S. Pontian Pope and Mart. b 20 〈…〉 c 21 〈…〉 d 22 〈…〉 e 23 S. Clement Pope Martyr f 24 S. Chrysogonus Martyr g 25 〈…〉  26 S. Peter Bishop of Alexan. b 27 S. Oda Virgin of Sotland c 28 s. Edwald Ermite d 29 s. Saturnine Martyr e 30 〈…〉 DECEMBER f 1 S. Daniel B. of Bangor g 2 S. Bibiane Virg. 〈…〉  3 〈…〉 b 4 S. Barbara Virgin S. Osmund Bishop c 5 S. Sabbas Abbot d 6  e 7  f 8  g 9 S. Ethelgine Abbesse  10 S. Melchiades Pope M. b 11 s. Damasus Pope Confess c 12 S. Elfrede V. of Crowland d 13  e 14 S. Mimborine Abbot f 15 S. Hilda Abbesse g 16 S. Bean Bishop  17 s. Tetta Abbesse b 18 S. Winibald Abbot c 19 S. Macarius Abbot d 20 S. Comogel Abbot e 21  f 22 S. Hildelide Virgin g 23 S. Inthware Virgin  24 Ruth Mooke b 25  c 26  d 27  e 28  f 29  g 30 S. Eustach Abbot  31  〈…〉 â—cording to the Roman reformed Calendar 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 1621 c 7. Feb. 1622 b 23. Ian. 1623  12. Feb. 1624 g f 4. Feb. 1625 e 26. Ian. 1626 d 8 Feb. 1627 c 31. Ian. 1628 b 20. Feb. 1629 g â—1 Feb. 1630 f 27. Ian. 1631 e 16. Feb. 1632 d c 8. Feb. 1633 b 23. Ian. 1634  12. Feb. 1635 g 4. Feb. 1636 f e 20. Ian. 〈…〉 God 1620. vnto the yeare 1636. 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 24. Feb. 11. Apr. 30. May. 9. Feb. 27. Mar. 15. May. 1. Mar. 16. Apr. 4. Iune 21. Feb. 7. Apr. 26. May. 12. Feb. 30 Mar. 18. May. â—5 Feb. 12. Apr. 31. May. 17. Feb. 4. Apr. 23. May. 8. Mar. 23. Apr. 11. Iune 28. Feb. 15. Apr. 3. Iune 13. Feb. 31. Mar. 19. May. 5. Mar. 20. Apr. 8. Iune 25. Feb. 11. Apr. 30 May. 9. Feb. 27. Mar. 15 May. 1. Mar. 16. Apr. 4. Iune 21. Feb. 8. Apr. 27. May. 6. Feb. 23. Mar. 11. May. AN INTRODVCTION TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH Symbolum Apostolorum CREDO in Deum Patrem omnipotenteÌ„ creâ—torem caeli terrae â—n Iesum Christum FiliuÌ„ eius vniâ—um Dominum nostrum qui conceptus est de Spiritu sancto natus ex Maria Virgine passus sub Pontio Pilato crucifixus mortuus sepultus descendit ad inferos tertia die resurrexit à mortuis ascendit ad caelos sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis inde venturus est iudicare viuos mortuos Credo in Spiritum sanctum sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam sanctoâ—um communionem remissionem peccatorum â—arnis resurrectionem vitam aeternam Amen The Apostles Creed I Belieue in God the Father Almighty creâ—tor of heauen earth in â—esus Christ his onâ—y Sonne our Lord who was coÌ„ceaued by the hoâ—y Ghost borne of the virgin Mary suffered vnder Pontius Pâ—late was crucifyed dead and buryed descended into hel the third day he rose againe from the dead ascended into heauen sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty from thence he shalâ— come to iudge the liuing and the dead I beleeue in the Holy Ghost the holy Catholik Church the coÌ„munion of Saints forgiuenes of sinnes resurrection of the flesh life euerlasting Amen Oratio Dominicalis PATER noster qui es in caelis sanctificetur nomen tuum adueniat regnum tuum fiat voluntas tua sicut in caelo in terra panem nostruÌ„ quotidianum da nobis hodie dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris ne nos inducas in tentationem sed libera nos à malo Amen Our Lords Prayer OVR Father which art in heaueÌ„ hallowed be thy Name let thy kingdome come thy wil be done in heauen as in earth also giue vs this day our daily breâ—d and forgiue vs our debts as we forgiue our debters and lead vs not into teÌ„ptation but deliuer vs from euill Amen Salutatio Angelica AVE Maria gratia plena Dominus tecuÌ„ benedicta tu in mulieribus benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus Sancta Maria mater Dei ora pro nobis peccatoribus nunc in hora mortis nostrae Amen The Angelicall Salutation HAILE Mary full of grace our Lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy wombe Iesus Holy Mary mother of God pray for
of IESVS SVNDAY Of Christs Humility 1. COnsider the humility which the Son of God manifested in his Incarnation in which for thee he annihilated himselfe taking vpon him the form of a seruant the Lord of Maiesty became thy seruant to do thee seruice he came downe heauen where the Angells were attendant vpon him for an ample testimony of his humble seruice to thee he pleased to be borne in a stable 2. Consider how this Lord of heauen a while after hūbled himselfe much more in his Natiuity when first he subiected his most tender and delicate body to circumcision and declared himselfe as a sinner and standing in need of a remedy for Circumcision was a signe of sin and a remedy against it he vouchsafed to nūber himselfe among sinners al the world beholding it and how more vile and abiect could he make himselfe then to take vpon him the forme of a seruant and to be borne in a stable 3. Consider the great affection of humility that our Sauiour exercised in Iordan when he pleased to be baptized by S. Iohn Baptist where contemning his own reputation he stood amiddest base persons and sinners was baptized by his Precursour as one of the multitude and more contemptible sort 4. Consider how in his last supper girding himselfe with a lynnen cloth and falling downe vpon his knees before euery one of his Apostls he washed their feet At the strangenes of which fact they were so astonished and confounded as that S. Peter meruailing at it more then the rest that the Sonne of God abased himselfe so farre would not that he should wash his feet 5. Consider the humility that the King of Glory declared in his death when he disdayned not to be crucifyed out of Hierusalem in the midst betweene two theeues in the feast of the Pasche whither the people were come from all partes in great number by reasō of the feast where he made a representation of the shamefullnes of his most ignominious death to the view of the whole world when as at another tyme he made a manifestation of some little part of his glory to three of his discipls alone in the desert neither yet while he liued would speake any word at al touching this matter This Meditation being ended you that turne the eyes of your mind vpō your selfe and you shall stir vp these 〈◊〉 most profitable and practicall documents 1. SInce that the K. of heauē my Lord hath humbled himselfe so many waies is it meet that I the seruant and a most vile worme of the earth should extold my selfe 2. Neither ought I to make outwardly any more reckoning of my selfe then I am in very deed 3. Neither is it meet that for the conseruing and entertaining of a vaine reputation of my name credit I should abandon or giue ouer the care of my soule 4. I must not in any sort withdrawe my selfe frō the exercise of those thinges which I haue giuen ouer 5. I ought not also to conceale and keep hidden those thinges that may serue for my mortification or to propose to the view of all men those thinges that are wonte to turne to my honour MVNDAY Of the Obedience of Christ. 1. COnsider what the Apostle saith of Christ He was made obediēt euen vnto death yea to obey the precepts of the law wherunto he was not bound at all he refused no aduersityes torments ignominyes such as he suffered in his circumcision and in his whole sacred passion 2. Consider how he being the only Sonne of God and the wisedome of the Eternall Father was most obedient to his Mother and to S. Ioseph his reputed Father And though he were for infinite causes more holy more wise then they yet he neuer resisted against that they commāded nor murmured against them nor censured them but with greatest humility promptitude executed and did whatsoeuer they commanded him 3. Consider the great affection wherwith our Sauiour tēdred the vertue of Obedience for which from the very beginning he protested to all that he came into the world not to do his owne will but the will of his Father And therfore in another place he called Obedience his meate and therby he signifyed that it was greatly pleasing vnto him 4. Consider how he loued obedience whiles he not only considered not the person of him who commanded nor also the difficulty of the thing commanded but was further obedient to his enemyes who tormented him in his Passion and treated him most ignominiously when they crowned him with thornes For being willed to strip himselfe of his garmentes he delayed not to doe it willed to sit downe he obeyed when the crown of thornes was put vpon his head he contradicted not and he tooke the Reed in his hand that was giuen him for a Scepter 5. Consider how the Lord of the Vniuerse obeyed without any reply or further appeale in so much as he vsed not the very least word accepted of the most vniust sentēce of death vniustly pronounced against him by his peruerse Iudges and being willed by the Ministers and officers to carry his owne Crosse he gladly did it and tooke it vpon his bruized and torne shoulders and with it vpon his necke as another obedient Isaac he went vp to mount Caluary there to be sacrificed for our sinnes The documents that may be gathered of this Meditation be that we omit nothing defectiue against obedience 1 SInce the Sonne of God without any obligation at all obeyed with so great promptitude what shall be my punishment if I shall not be obedient vnto him to whome I am bound 2. How grieuous shal my sinne be if I shall peraduenture murmure or rise against the commandmentes of them who haue power ouer me 3. What excuse can I pretend if for the doing of myne owne will I neglect the will and pleasure of my Lord God 4. How great a shame and confusion will it be to me if that I may not endure any aduersity I shall contemne to obey 5. Who shall exempt me from confusion and fault if I shall iarre and contend with him who is my Superiour if which is worse I shal censure that vniust which is cōmanded me TVESDAY Of Christ his Patience 1. COnsider how Christ our lord from the very instant that he came into the world began to exercise patience For when there was not any found in all Bethleem that would receaue his Mother into their house he was forced to make choice of a poore Cot for the place of his natiuity where the Manger serued for his bed cradle to lye in Consider what manner of intertainment he had when his Mother was but a yong Virgin a poore stranger and wearyed by the payns of her long iourney in the midest of winter in a poore stable in the night tyme and from home and out of her countrey 2. Consider how he was no sooner borne thē that he was persecuted when
hasteÌ„ to thee to be healed I flye vnder thy protectioÌ„ he whom I cannot endure a Iudge I hope to haue a Sauiour To thee O Lord I shew my wouÌ„ds to thee I discouer my shame I know my sins to be many and great for which I feare I trust in thy mercyes which are without number looke downe vpon me with the eyes of thy mercy o lord Iesu christ eternall King God and man crucified for man Hear me graciously hoping in thee haue mercy vpon me full of wretchednesse and sin thou that wilt neuer restraine the fountain of thy pietie to flow All haile healthfull sacrifice offered vpon the tree of the Crosse for me and all man-kind All haile O noble pretions bloud gushing out of the wouÌ„des of my Lord Iesus Christ crucifyed washing away the sinnes of the whole world Remember O Lord thy Creature whome thou hast redeemed with thy bloud it repenteth me that I haue sinned I desire to amend that which I haue done Take away then from me O most clement Father al mine iniquities and offences that purified in mind body I may deserue worthily to tast the holy of holyes and grant that this holy tasting of thy bodie and bloud which I vnworthy desire to receaue may be a remission of my sins a perfect purgation of my crimes a driuing away of filthie cogitations and a re-engendring of good thoughts and also holesome efficacie of workes pleasing to thee withal a most firme protection of soule and body a-against the deceiptes of my enemyes Amen Another prayer before receauing the B. Sacrament ALmighty eternal God behold I come to the Sacrament of thy only begotten Son our Lord Iesus Christ. I repaire as one being sicke vnto the PhisitiaÌ„ of life as one vncleane vnto the fountaine of mercie as one blind to the light of perpetuall brightnes as one poore and needy to the Lord of heauen earth I besiech thee therfore by the abouÌ„dance of thy infinite bounty that thou wouldest vouchsafe to cure my infirmitity to wash my filth to enlighten my blindnes to enrich my pouerty to cloth my nakednes that I may receaue thee the bread of Angels King of Kings Lord of lords with so great reuerence and humility with so great contrition and deuotion with so great puritie and faith with such purpose and intent as is expedient for the health of my soule graunt me I beseech thee not only to receaue the SacrameÌ„t of our Lords body and bloud but also the thing and vertue thereof O God most meeke grant me so to take the body of thy only begotteÌ„ Son our Lord Iesus Christ which he tooke of the Virgin Marie that I may deserue to be incorporated to his misticall body accounted among the members therof O most louing Father graÌ„t me for euer with open face to behold thy beloned Sonne whome now couered in this wayfare I desire to receaue Who togeather with thee and the Holy Ghost c. A Prayer after receauing the B. Sacrament I Giue thee thankes O holy Lord Father almighty eternall God who hast vouchsafed to replenish me a sinner thy vnworthy seruant through no merites of myne but by the only vouchsafing of thy mercy with the pretious bodie and bloud of thy son our Lord Iesus Christ and I beseech thee that this holy receauing may not be to me as a guilt vnto punishment but as a wholesome intercessioÌ„ vnto pardon Let it be to me an armor of faith a shield of good will let it be a cleansing of al my vices a driuer out of concupiscence and lust an increase of Charity patience humility and obedience a firme defeÌ„ce against the wiles of all enemies aswel visible as inuisible a perfect quieting of my motions aswell carnall as spirituall a firme cleauing vnto thee one true God and a happy consumation of my end and I beseech thee that thou wilt vouchsafe to bring me a sinner vnto that vnspeakeable feast where thou with thy Sonne and the holy Ghost art a true â—ight to thy Saints a complete fullnesse an euerlasting gladnes an absolute ioy and a perfect felicity Through Christ our Lord. Amen Another prayer after receauing the B. Sacrament PIerce through o sweet Lord Iesu the marrow and bowells of my soule with the most sweete and holsome wound of thy loue with thy true cleere most ardent and holy Charity that my soule may languish and melt euen by the only loue and desire of thee let it couet thee and euen languish after thee at thy gates let it desire to be dissolued and to be with thee Graunt that my soule may hunger after thee the bread of Angels the food of holy soules our daily supersubstantial bread hauing all sweetnes and sauour and all delightfulnes in it selfe let my hart alwaies hunger eate thee on whoÌ„ the Angells desire to looke and let the bowels of â—â—y soule be replenished with the sweetnes of thy tastâ— let it alwaies thirst after thee the fouÌ„tain of life the fouÌ„tain of wisedome knowledg the fountaine of eternal light the riuer of pleasure the plentifulnes of the house of God let it alwayes earnestly couet thee seek thee and find thee let it tend to thee come vnto thee thinke vpoÌ„ thee speak of thee and worke all things vnto the prayse glory oâ— thy name with humility and discretion with loue and delight with facility and affectionwith perseuerance vnto the end and thou alone be alwayes my hope my whole confidence my riches my delight my pleasures my gladnes my rest and tranquility my peace my security my odour my sweetnes my meat my food my refuge my help my wisedome my portion my profession my treasure in the which my mind hart is alwayes fixed firme and immoueably rooted Amen Another Prayer after receauing the B. Sacrament O Lord Iesus Christ I humbly bessech thy vnspeakable mercy that this SacrameÌ„t of thy bâ—by and bloud which I vnworthy haue receaued may be to me a purging of offences a fortitude against frailtyes a fortresse against the perils of the world an obtaining of pardoÌ„ an establishment of grace a medicine of life a memory of thy passion a nourishmeÌ„t against weakenes a rest of my pilgrimage Let it guide me going reduce me wandering receaue me returning againe vphold me stumbling lift me vp falling and perseuering bring me into glory O highest God let the most blessed presence of thy body and bloud so alter the tast of my hart that besides thee at any tyme it feele no sweetnesse it loue no fairenes it seeke no vnlawfull loue it desire no consolation it admit no delectation or pleasure it care for no honour it feare no cruelty Who liuest and raignest with God the Father in the vnity of the Holy Ghost world without end Amen BRIEFE MEDITATIONS FOR THE SEAVEN dayes of the VVeeke In imitation of seauen vertues of our Blessed Sauiour By the R. Father Luke Pinelli of the Society