geue rest and good memorie to all hauing societie with vs to my father and to my mother to my maister who brought me vp O most holy Virgin Mother of God pray for al seruantes of God men and women both liuing and departed out of this life Praiers preparatorie before receiuing the most blessed Sacrament of the Altare Christs true bodie bloud Chapter 13. I Doe not ioy in corruptible nourishment nor in the pleasures of this life I desire the bread of God the bread celestial which is the flesh of Christ the Soune of God and drink I desire his bloud which is life euerlasting O diuine and sacred Misterie vouchsaif to open tne couerings of signifying signes which are about thee and apparantly appeared and replenish the eyes of our vnderstanding with a singular and manifest brightnes of thy light When thou receiuest the holy meate and that incorrupted banquet when thou dost enioy the bread and cuppe of life thou dost eate and drinke the bodie and bloud of our Lord Then our Lord entreth Vnder thy roofe and thou therfore humbling thy self imitate the Centurion and say O lord I am not worthie that thou shouldest enter vnder my roofe O Lord our God the heauenly bread life of al I haue sinned against heauen and before thee and I am not worthie to be made partaker of thine immacuate misteries but as a merciful God make me worthie of thy grace that without condemnation I may be partaker of thy holy bodie pretious bloud to forgeuenes of sinnes and life euerlasting O Lord who dwellest aboue the Cherubim and lookest downe vpon thy people and inheritance blesse thy seruants and their children graunt a portion to them that come to receiue of thy miraculous Table for purging of their mind and remission of sinnes vnion of the holie Ghost and health of soule and bo die inheritance of the Kingdome of heauen Amen Tast and see that our Lord is bountiful who distributed into partes not diuided and bestowed vpon the faithful is not consumed for remission of sinnes and life euerlasting now euer world without end O Lord God almightie we besech thee to driue away from our thought the darke assaultes of sinne make our mindes ioyfui with the brightnes of thy holie Spirit that being increased with the knowlege of thee we may worthily participate of those good thinges which are proposed vnto thee of the immaculate body and pretious bloud of thine onely begotten Sonne our Lord and God Sauiour Iesus Christ Forgeue vnto vs al shew of sinnes by thy manifold vnsearchable goodnes by the grace and mercies and gentlenes of thine only begotten Sonne with whom to thee be honour Rule with the most holie and good and quitning Spirit O Lord our God who out of the aboundance of thy grace hast bestowed vpon vs al thinges Thou geuest vnto vs more then we demand more boūtifully then we vnderstand thou dealest with vs stretch forth o Lord thy inuisible hand and blesse thy seruantes and handmaides and clense them from al spotte of flesh and spirit and vouchsaife vs to be made partakers of the body of thine only begotten Sonne that with puritie and holines humble we may offer our praiers to thee and vnto thine only Sonne our Lord Iesus Crist to thy most holy Spirit to be adored world without end Amen O our God let vs not be guilty of the Body Bloud of Christ thy Sonne nor sicke in mind or bodie because vnworthie we participate the sacred Mysteries but rather graunt vnto vs that vntil our last breath we may please thee and be accompted worthie to receiue the sauing Sacraments of our Lord and Redemer Iesus Christ nor to be vnworthie of his bodie and purging bloud but meete to receiue thē that by them being strenghned clensed and perfected we may worthily besech thee by that praier which thy only begotten Sonne hath taught vs that we may crie with a pure heart and say Our Father which are in heauen halowed be thy name O high Preist and true Bishop Iesus Christ who hast geuen for vs wretched sinners thy flesh to eate and thy bloud to drinke cause me by thy grace alway to beleue and vnderstand to thinke and firmly hold to say and esteme of so great a misterie that which is pleasing vnto thee and profitable for my soule O holy bread o liuely bread bread bewtiful pure bread which did descend frō heauen and geuest life to the world come into my heart and cleanse me frō al vncleannes of bodie and soule enter into my soule heale it within and without Be thou a perpetual saluation of my bodie and soule Driue back from me the enemies which lye in waite for me Let them depart from thy presence that I being both without and within defended by thee may come by ◠ready path to thy kingdome where thinges are not handled with misteries as in this time but we shal see thee face to face when thou shalt deliver thy kingdomes to God the Father God shal be al in al. Then thou shalt fil me with thy self with a meruelous fulnes that I shal neither hunger nor thirst for euer Who with the Father and holy Ghost liuest reignest world without end Amen O Lord make me worthie by the Intercession of the vnspotted our Lady Mother of God and euer Virgin Marie that without condemnation I may receiue thy immaculate guist to remission of sinnes to life euerlasting purgation of euil cogitations for illustration of thy commandements O Lord Iesus Christ Sonne of the liuing God who by the wil of thy Father the holy Ghost cooperating hast reuiued the world deliuer me by this thy sacred body and bloud from al mine iniquities and al euils cause me alwaies to cleaue to thy commandemens and suffer me neuer to be seperated frō thee who with the same God the Father and holie Ghost liuest and reignest world without end Amen O Lord my God graunt vnto me so to receiue the Bodie and Bloud of thy Sonne our Lord Iesus that by it I may deserue to haue forgeuenes of al my sinnes and be replenished with thy holy Spirit o our God who liuest reignest world without end Amen Haile for euer o most sacred flesh of Christ for euer the greatest sweetnes O Lord I am not worthy thou shouldest enter under my roofe but only say the word my soule shall be cured O Lord I am not worthie thou shoudest enter under my roofe but only say the word my soule shal be cured O Lord I am not worthie thou shoudest enter under my roofe but only say the word my soule shal be cured The Bodie Bloud of our Lord Iesus Christ preserue my bodie and soule vnto euerlasting life Amen After receiuing of the bodie of Christ I come to the Chalice of
necessitie from al temptations of the diuel Be our Reconciliatrix and Aduocate in the hour of Iudgment Deliuer vs from the fire to comand darknes and vouchsaif vs the glorie of thy Sonne for thou art the most holie hope of Christians with God To whom be honour world without end Amen O holie and immaculate Virgin Marie Mother of God and Mother of our Lord Iesus Christ vouchsaife to make intercession for me to him whose Temple thou deseruedst to be I besech the Intercession of blessed Marie the Virgin that my praier may be effectual O holie Mother of God Virgin Marie pray for vs. O Queene of heauen and Ladie of earth euer most holie Virgin Mother of God our Lord Iesus Christ pray for vs and daily yea continually make intercession for me thy seruant and for al the holy Church of God for remission of sinnes purging of vices for increase and perfection of vertues for the peace and health of the faithful people for the fruictes of the earth for the stabilitie of the Church the order of Sainctes and for al seruantes of God men and women both liuing and departed that by thy praiers and holie merites God almightie may take mercie on a people ful of sinnes here and for euer Haile o Queene Mother of mercie life sweetenes and our hope al haille We that are the banished children of Eue do crie vnto thee To thee we sigh groaning and weping in this vale of teares Therfore o thou our aduocate turne those thy merciful eyes vnto vs and shew vnto vs after this exile blessed Iesus the fruite of thy wombe O merciful o ful of pitie o sweete Virgin Marie Pray for vs o holie Mother of God That we may be made worthie of the promises of Christ Harken o daughter of Dauid Abraham and incline thine eare to our praiers and forgeat not thy people We crie vnto thee o most holie Virgin remember vs and render vnto vs for this litle speech great guiftes out of the riches of thy graces thou who art ful of grace We vse these wordes for thy praise If at anie time Himne if at anie time praise be offered vnto thee either by vs or anie creature to thee I say our gracious Ladie Queene Mistris Mother of God Arke of the Sanctuarie Al orders of Angels and earthly thinges pronounce thee blessed We exalt thee with a great and lowde voice saying Haile gratious our Lord is with thee o Mistris and Ladie and Queene and Mother of God make intercession for vs. O venerable Virgin chast most happy adorned with the garment of immortalitie accompted as a Goddesse be mercifuly present to my praiers receiue my petitions O Ladie graunt that I may so depart forth of this life that hauing thee so great a gouernesse of it I may alwaies find thee for me a most acceptable Patronesse to thy Sonne Suffer me not to be deliuered ouer as it were to be crucified and exposed to the scorne of him that is the sworne enemie plague of al mortal men O maiden equalled by none in grace Mother and Virgin comly aboue al virgins and the greatest who excedest al orders of heauenly inhabitantes Queene Ladie the good of mankind be alwaies a frend to mortal men and to me euerie where the greatest saifguard O thrice blessed Mother o light of virgins which inhabitest the most glorious Temple of heauen free from the stianes of mortalitie now thou art adorned with the stoale of immortalitie harkē gently from aboue to my wordes and I besech thee o Virgin receiue my praiers It is worthy and iust to glorify thee Goddes Mother alwaies most blessed wholly vndefiled Mother of god more honourable then the Cherubins and incomparably more Glorious then the Seraphins which without corcorruption hast brought forth God verily we magnify thee Goddes Mother O glorious Mother of God who brought forth true God pray vnto him to saue our soules O Mother of God because thou art more excellent then al creatures we which are not able to praise thee worthily do freely besech thee haue mercie vpon vs. Haile ful of grace our Lord is with thee Haile organe of ioy by which the condemnation of our offence is purged and ful cōpensation of true ioy is made Haile truly blessed Haile illuminated Haile magnificent Temple of Diuine glory Haile consecrated Palace of the King Haile bride chamber in which humanitie was espoused to Christ Haile elected to God before thou wert borne Haile Goddes Reconciliation with men Haile treasure of life which neuer fadeth Haile heauen celestial Tabernacle of the sunne of glory Haile most ample feild of God whom none other place but thou alone could comprehend Haile holie virginal earth of which the new Adam by an vnspeakable framing was formed which should restoare the old Adam to saluation Haile Marie ful of grace our Lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe for thou hast brought forth the Sauiour of our soules It is worthie it is worthie that we cal thee who art trulie blessed the Mother of God alwaies blessed euerie way irreprehensible the Mother of our God more honourable thē the Cherubins and more glorious then the Seraphins who without corruption hast brought forth God the word We truly magnify thee the Mother of God o ful of grace to thee euerie creature maketh ioy the companie of Angels and mankind thou who art the sanctified Temple the spiritual paradise the glorie of virgins of whom God receiued flesh and became a child our God who is before the world for he made thy belie his Throne and thy wombe more spacious and large then the heauens them selues To thee o ful of grace euerie creature doth gratulate glorie to thee O holie Marie Mother of God pray for vs I say sinners Amen O Mother of God Queene of heauen doare of paradise Ladie of the worlde begin praiers for my sinne Amen O my blessed Ladie and defence of mankind the harbour and protection of them that flee vnto thee I know o my Ladie Mother of God that I haue greatly offended thee For who o my Ladie hath hoped in thee and was ashamed or what man hath faithfully asked thy help able to al thinges hath at anie time bene forsaken verly no man at anie time Wherfore I a sinner also and wicked person aske thy euer-during fountaine from which cures do flowe to our soules be merciful vnto me Of the same praying vnto and honouring this most blessed Virgin Marie Chapter 4. HAile ful of grace our Lord is with thee He that said Let light be made let the firmament and the rest of the workes of wonderful creation be made Haile Mother of immeasurable ioy Haile new Arke of glory in which the spirit of God descending rested Arke in which rested the sanctification of new glorie Haile ornament of al Prophets and
Prophets behold how she is afflicted whom you haue tuned forth with Prophetical praise O you Apostles be you intercessors for her whom to gather together you haue runne about al the world O you holie prophets who foretold the coming of God in our flesh you Martyrs who with the slaughter of your bodies shedding of your bloud haue geuen testimonie to the Lambe that was killed and is aliue I humbly besech you to be present with me The Infantes protomartyrs in the order of Sainctes acquainted with the diuine secrets by their familier nearenes vouchsaife to intreate the mercie of God for our laboures O most blessed Martyrs who for our Sauiour and the loue of him haue frely and perfectly sustained tormentes therfore are more familiarly ioyned to God We intreate you that you wil vouchsaife to make intercession to our Lord for vs wretches and sinners and polluted with the filthines of negligence that the grace of Christ may com vpon vs to illustrate our heartes with the beame of his holy loue O most blessed men o most glorious Martyrs of God help me a wretch with your praiers that I may obtaine mercie in that hour when the secrets of men shal be manifest Stande before the Throne of the Maiestie of God for me that by your praiers I may deserue to be saued and with you to enioy eternal blessednes I aske the Sainctes by their intercession to obtaine vnto me the goodwil of God I aske and besech that by the Intercession of al Sainctes I may obtaine the help of God I besech those Sainctes whose life I have written that they wil not despise me liuinge farre from their spiritual companie but draw me lying beneath and lift me vp to the toppe of vertue ioyne me with them that I may not only praise the riches of others but my selfe may haue some occasion of praise glorifying the Sauiour of al both in deede and word and thought O Sainctes arise and kepe vs humble sinners in peace Of praier and honour vnto some Sainctes on particular deceased before the Passion of Christ Chapter 7. O Father Abraham pray for me that I be not driven from the boundes which I have greatly desired O blessed Iob who liuest for euer with God and remainest a conquerour in the sight of the King our Lord pray for vs wretches that the dreadful mercie of God defend vs in al tribulations and deliuer vs from al oppressions of the diuel and number vs among the iust inrol vs with those that are saued and cause vs to rest with them in his kingdome where we may continually magnify him with his Sainctes Amen O blessed Iob be a guide vnto vs forsake vs not vntil thou haue directed vs vnto the plaine way in which we may trauaile saifly not erre from truth The Protomartyrs which haue the first place in the order of Sainctes and acquainted with diuine secrets by their most familiar nearnes vouchsaife to entreate the clemency of God for our laboures whom to this day deadly Herode persecuteth with whose bloud and death the diuel delighteth Therfore these translated from their cradles to heaueÌ„ are made Senators of the heauenly Capitol and Iudges there obtaining pardon for some without desâ—ruing O Baptist I besech thee graunt vnto me the hope of my Praier and as thou art a voice preserue vnto me sure stable the senses of the instrumentes of voice O Rachel Rachel my Mother behold Ioseph thy Sonne whom thou hast loued what hath chanced vnto him Behold he is ledde captiue as a malefactor O Rachel receiue thy sonne O mother receiue me o my mother heare the mourning and bitter scriking of my heart mine eyes can no longer sustaine teares neither my life sufficeth to such lamentations and groaninges Of praier and honour vnto Sainctes in particular deceased after the Passion of Christ Chapter 8. THe most blessed Apostle Peter vouchsaife by his praiers to helpe our praiers fastings and almes Blessd Peter and al Sainctes that haue bene present with vs in manie tribulations vouchsaife to help our praiers with the merciful God through Christ our Lord. Amen O Peter from whence may I cal thee to teach me what thou didst think when thou didst weepe from whence I say may I cal thee from heaueÌ„ where thou art among the Queares of Angels or froÌ„ thy graue also because thou thinkest it no iniurie to be there froÌ„ whence our lord arose teach vs what thy teares did profitt thee O Peter Paul pray for vs continually we besech you performe your promises for these are your couenantes of one of you this come with me let vs not faint in good thinges and of the other that I wil studie after my death to make mention of you Therfore do not forgeat your agreed couenantes but you which are immediatly present to the B. Trinitie without beginning aske for vs al thinges belonging to saluation O holy Paul Doctor of the Gentiles and al you holie Apostles lament together with vs. We prostrate aske by him who promoted you lowly fishers to the highest Apostolical dignitie that you do not despise your wretched sinners O Paul excellent Doctor instruct our maners and endeuour to translate vs in minde into heauen O S. Paul who hast receiued the Crowne pray and make intercession for vs that our soules may be deliuered by the multitude of the mercies of Iesus Christ and his holy name O S. Andrew cherish vs which be fainting haue care of vs that by the victorie of the Crosse we may go to the countrie of heauen O verily worthily more holy Apostle the shyning head of Spaine be a defendour patrone and saifguard to vs from heauen driue away from vs siknes sore and sinne Be fauourable that by heauenly help we may possesse Ioy obtaining the kingdome may be adorned with eternal glorie that by thee we may escape hel O Euangelist o blessed Iohn speak vnto vs some great and notable thing O Aposte open vnto vs the wel of life graunt now that we may draw from thy fountaines O ornament of Martyrs and glory of Sainctes defend and kepe this company without harme by thy praiers O most holie driue-backe the cruel diuels with the dart of thine intercessions O holie Lawrence thou hast a double mansion one of thy bodie on earth and an other of thy soule in heauen There thou art a chosen Citizen of the vnspeakable citie wearest a celestial Croune aboue in the euerlasting Court I seeme to see a man glittering with illustrious pretious stones whom the heauenly Rome hath chosen vnto her for an eternal Consul What power is bestowed vpon thee and what great office is giueÌ„ vnto thee is expressed by the ioies of the Romanes whose petitions thou yeldest vnto what anie man doth humbly aske he prosperously obtaineth They aske they
offer they honour no man departeth in sadnes as though thou wert alwaies present embracing in thy nurcing bosome thy countrie Citizens norish them with a fatherly loue Among these o honour of Christ heart me also confessing the sinnes of my heart and bewraying my deedes I acknowledge and know my selfe vnworthy to be heard of Christ him selfe yet I may receiue cure by his Martyrs my Patrones O bountiful heare thy Suppliant vnbind him from the bandes of the world Blessed Ciprian vouchsaife to helpe vs with his praiers in the mortalitie of this flesh as labouring in a dark cloude that by the guift of God we may so much as we can imitate his good thinges O noble Maryr looke downe mercifully on vs from aboue and direct our speach and life and feede this holy fold or gouerne it and so much as is possible dispose other thinges to the best Where two or three be gathered together in the name of our Lord there is God But where fourtie shal be who wil doubt but God is present there He that is oppressed with anie distresse let him flee to these he that doth ioy let him pray to these The one to be deliuered from thinges that be euil the other to continew in his ioyes O holy Queare o sacred order o common kepers of mākind most excellent fellowes of cares offerers vp of praiers and Vowes most potent Ambassadoures with God the Starres of the world Floures of the Churches O holie S. Albane I besech thee to pray to our Lord for me that it wil please him to send his Angel to leade me securely that I be not hindered in my way by the cursed enemie the diuel O holy Father Albane who leauing thinges terrestrial hast ascended the high seate of heauen with glorie now we besech thee with earnest praier thee who art our true glorie vnbind by thy deuout praiers the sinnes of thy seruantes Pray for the English Nation and for the euerlasting peace thereof obtaine for vs thy suppliants the eternal ioyes of life where Alleluya doth soūd continually O Sainct Albane pray for vs. O S. Albane make intercession for the soules of the deceased O twice renuomed descend hither a while bringing Christes fauour with thee that our greeued senses may feele the ease of pardon Let no death now remaine but the noble Soule receiue flesh againe that as it hath bene partaker of laboures and common daunger so it may be coheire of glorie for euer O Romanus constant Confessor of Christ our God be frendly vnto me moue the organe of my speachles mouth graunt me to declare the meruelous thinges of thy praises for thou knowest that the dūme may be made to speake O blessed Theodorus be Present vnto vs we want manie benefites Make intercession and pray for thy coūtrie to our common King and Lord. We feare afflictions we expect daungers As a souldier defend vs that the madde and wicked Barbarian rage not against Churches or Altares that the prophane and impious do not spurne the holy thinges And if there be need of greater aduocation and praier then assemble the companie of thy brethren Martyrs and pray together for vs with them al. Let the praiers of manie iust blotte out the sinnes of the multitude people Moue Peters stirre vp Paule also Iohn the Diuine and beloued Disciple that they wil be careful for the Churches which they haue founded for which they haue borne Chains for which they haue suffered daungers and death that heresses do not as thornes ouergrow the vineyard let not cocle choake vp the wheate but by vertue of thine owne and thy felowes praiers o admirable man let the Christian common wealth become a feild of corne which feild may remaine to the end in a fertile and fruitful foile of faith in Christ alwaies bringing forth fruit of eternal life O Felix o Sainct of God o beloued of God be a right hand and most saife Towre of defence vnto me Receiue the praiers of thy suppliants and commend thē to God Intreate the dreadfull Maiestie of our Lord that by thy abundā◠praiers and merites he wil pardon our offences O great Basile looke downe vpon vs from heauen and either command my greife to go away or help me and perswade me so patiently to endure it that when I shal at last depart from hence thou maist receiue me into the eternal Tabernacles and that with thee I may behold the Blessed Trinitie in such maner as it is O Athanasius looke downe gently vpon vs from aboue and direct this holy people worshipper of the holy Trinitie and nourish vs in peace defend vs. Direct vs in our combate receiue vs and place vs with thy self and those that be as thou art O holy Ephrem excellent Father Doctor of the Church standing by the heauenly Altare and Prince of life together with the Angels sacrificing to the sacred Trinitie remember al vs obtaine pardon of sinnes for vs that we may enioy the euerlasting blessednes of the celestial Kingdome in Christ Iesus our Lord. To whom be glorie for euer Amen O merciful haue mercie vpon me a wretch that when the high Iudge of the world shal come thou wilt procure that my sinnes be blotted out Be a mediator betwene our Lord and me Let thine intercessiō vnbind him whom his offence doth binde Let thy gentle pietie harken vnto me for with praier thou art powerable with him whose thou art what I aske thou art able to doe because he geueth al to his frendes I besech thee craue pardon thou who hast gotte the crowne o sheephard deliuer thy sheepe that it be not lame nor shutte forth Be vnto me a Medidiator betwene God and the guiltie Be mindful of thy seruants by him whose light thou shalt see for euer O beloued of God remember remember vs continually Thou standest without blemish before God singing that new song and following the Lambe whether soeuer he goeth Thou that art a follower of him be a Patrone vnto vs an interpreter of our Praiers an acceptable strong Aduocate Make intercession for vs to our Lord Iesus Christ that we may deserue to obtaine the song of the heauenly Trmupet the voice of that desired sound and the ioyes of the holy Resurrection I desire Intercession which holy Simeon can geue and I know I shal obtaine it For he wil graunt my petition Imitating the Bountifulnesse of our Lord. I pray also that I may haue the Intercession of holy Aphrates I aske that I may also haue the Benediction of holy Theodosius Holie Iames vouchsaife with his praiers to sustaine vphold our weaknes that being strengthned we may receiue manie victories from others that haue gotten them against vs and so depart out of this life with them as Conquerours O most blessed Agnes glorious vnto Christ bewtiful to the
thankes and adoration in the holie Ghost for euer Amen O Lord of life and death o keeper and benefactor of our soules receiue the soule of C. whom we commend to thy wisdome by which al thinges are done and hereafter in time conuenient also receiue vs and gouerne vs in our flesh so long as is profitable for vs O Lord who kepest litle ones and sauest those that trust in thee geue vnto thy perfect seruant that rest which thou hast prepared for thy Sainctes Let his soule returne thither frō whence it came where it can feele no sting of death where it may know that this death is not the end of mā but of sinne For in that he is dead he is dead to sinne that there may now be no place for sinne Amen O Lord we commend vnto thee the soule of thy seruant that being dead to the world he may liue to thee And the sinnes which by frailtie of worldly conuersation he hath committed blotte thou out with the pardon of thy most merciful pietie by our Lord. Amen In the name of our Lord Iesus his soule and al soules of the faithful deceased by the mercie of God rest in peace without end Amen Our Lord raise him vp againe to euerlasting life and be merciful vnto vs. Our Lord place him in the bosome of Abraham and be merciful vnto vs. Of praier Sacrifice Almes and other good deedes for al true faithful deceased Chapter 12. Opardoner and clenser o forgeuer blotter out and forgeating our manie and great sinners withou nūber and the sinnes of al thy faithful people pardon o God and haue mercy vpon vs. Remember vs o Lord God in the mercies that are from thee and remember our soules and the soules of our fathers and brethren and instructours and of our deceased Finally of al faithful deceased children of thy holy and glorious Church O Lord God geue rest to their soules and bodies and sprincle the dew of thy miserations vpō their bones O Christ our King take compassion and be merciful vnto vs them O thou my God who geuest rest to the dead and raisest againe those that be buried receiue the soules of thy seruants which we haue remembred and place them o my Lord in the blessed mansions of the house of thy Father with Abraham and Isaac and Iacob thy frendes and with al Sainctes that haue performed thy wil in the true faith and of thy Father and thy holy Spirit for euer Amen O Lord geue euerlasting rest vnto al which haue gone before vs in the faith of Christ O Lord remember haue mercy vpō shew fauour to the soules which rest pacify illuminate them associate them vnto thy Sainctes in the kingdom of heauen make them worthie of thy loue Let vs bring forth our praiers asking of the pietie of our Lord that he wil vouchsaife to place the soules of them that rest in the bosome of Abraham admitte them vnto the part of the first Resurrection O Lord graūt our oblation be grateful and acceptable for the rest of the soules of them which are deceased before vs. Because while we are in this world oftentimes we be deceived err both vnwillingly and voluntary we make memorie both of the lust and sinners that are deceased for sinners beseching the mercie of God O God have respect vnto vs and remember al that are deceased in hope of the Resurrection and life euerlasting and cause them to rest where the light of thy countenence is seene O Lord as merciful remember thy seruantes pardon whatsoeuer thinges they in their life haue offended in We Offer vnto thee this reasonable dutie for the faithful deceased for our Brethren and Sisters by the intercession of Patriarches Prophets Apostles Martyrs Confessors al Sanctes O Lord remember our deceased Princes Bishops Kinges and al that are dead in the true faith O Lord remēber al men and women thy seruantes brethren and sisters and al the faithful deceased and resting in the signe of the true faith O Lord remember al those that sleepe in hope of Resurrection of euerlasting life and refresh them where the light of thy countenance doth visit O Lord remember al thy seruantes which haue gone before vs with the signe of faith and rest in the sleepe of peace O Lord we besech thee to graūt vnto them and to al that rest in Christ a place of refreshing and peace Euerlasting God we humbly besech thee that thy seruant to whom thou hast geuen the gouernmēt of thy Church being now deliuered from the prison of flesh and ioyned to the Prelates of Apostolick dignitie may deserue to obtaine the reward of eternal life My praise and my life God of my heart I besech thee for the sinnes of my mother heare me by the medicine of our woundes which hanged vpon the Crosse sitting at thy right hand maketh intercession to thee for vs. I know that she delt mercifully and with al her heart forgaue offences to them that had offended her Therfore forgeue thou also her debts if she hath incurred any by so manie yeares after the water of saluation O Lord forgeue her forgeue her I besech thee enter not into iudgment with her Let her rest in peace together with her husband O Lord our God remember the soules of the orthodoxal and true beleuers frō Abel the iust vnto this day Cause them to rest in the land of the liuing in thy Kingdome and delightes of paradise in the bosome of Abraham Isaac and Iacob our holy fathers from whence is banished sorow sadnes and groning where the light of thy countenance doth rule and shine continually O Lord Creatour of bodies soules remember at thy heauenly Altare al those that are departed forth of this wretched world and refresh them in thy Tabernacle ful of bewtie Passe them ouer beyond the horrible mansiōs of torment and place them in thy light-some Tabernacles Deliuer them from want of light from darknes take them forth of tribulation and greife let thy countenance appeare peaceable unto them neither seuerly examine their former life But whether in word or work as men in flesh they haue sinned forgeue and abolish their errours O holy Father we besech thee for the soules of the faithful departed that they may haue eternal saluatiō perpetual health ioy and comfort euerlasting O Lord make an end of our sinnes graunt ioy to the afflicted deliuery to captiues health to the sicke and rest to the dead O Lord our God geue rest to the soules of the faithful departed in thy holy Tabernacles in thy Kingdome graūting vnto them the good thinges of thy promises which the eye hath not seene and the eare hath not heard and haue not ascended into the heart of man which thou o God hast prepared for them who loue thy name O God
Michael Archangel to the blessed Iohn Baptist to the holie Apostles Peter and Paul and al Sainctes to you my ghostly Father that I haue greuously offended in thought word and deede by my default by my default by my greuous default Therfore I besech the B. Mary euer Virgin blessed Michael Archangel the holy Apostles Peter Paul and al Sainctes and you my ghostly Father to pray vnto God for me I confesse to thee o Lord Father of heauen and earth and to thee o good most bountiful Iesus Christ together with the holy Ghost before thy holy Angels and thy Preist that I was conceiued in sinne and borne in sinne and norished in sinnes and conuersing in sinnes after Baptisme vnto this hour I confesse also that I haue sinned too-much in pride vaine-glorie in proud lookes and apparel and al mine actions in enuie in hatred in couetousnes aswel of honour as money in anger frowardnes in slouth in glottonye c. Here the penitent maketh particular confession of al his sinnes he can remember which done before the Priest absolueth him he addeth as foloweth Manie surely and innumerable others are my sinnes which I can not remember in deedes in wordes in thoughtes for al which my wretched soule is sorowful and somtime afflicted with sharpe penance therfore I humbly besech the counsail and iudgment also of thee who art ordained arbitratour and meanes betwene God and man a sinner And I humbly besech thee that thou wilt be an Intercessor for the same my sinnes Because in these and al other vices in which humane frailtie can sinne against his Lord and maker either in thought word or deede or delight or desire I know and confesse my selfe to haue sinned and to be guiltie in the sight of God aboue al men Therfore I humbly besech al you o holy Angels of God and al Sainctes and thee o reuerend Preist in whose sight I haue cōfessed al these thinges that you may be witnesses vnto me in the day of Iudgement against the diuel aduersarie and enemie of mankind that I haue confessed al these thinges I also earnestly intreate thee o Preist of God to make intercession for me and my sinnes to our Lord God that I may deserue to obtaine pardon and Indulgence for these and al other my sinnes by the merites Intercessions of al Sainctes The Absolution by the Preist is not for this place but diuers formes therof are in the Ord. Rom. in S. Albin sup Canon uniuers others Of the external preisthood of Christs Church primarily cōsisting in offering the most holy Sacrifice of Christiās Christ his most pretious Body bloud for the liuing dead Chapter 16. O Lord we offer this reasonable vnbloudie Oblation which al Nations offer vnto thee from the rising of the Sunne to the setting therof frō the north to the south because thy name is great among the Gentiles in euerie place Incence and Sacricfice Oblation is offred to thy name O Lord almightie geue vnto him participation of the holy Ghost that he may haue power to remitte sinnes according to thy commandement also to geue orders as thou hast charged of vnbinding al band according to the power which thou gauest to thine Apostles and to please thee in meeknes a cleane heart offering vnto thee without offence alwaies and without sinne that pure and vnbloudie Sacrifice which by Christ thou hast appointed the Mysterie of the new Testament O Lord o Lord who hast graunted vnto vs abiect sinners and thy vnworthie seruantes that with confidence we might come to thy holy Altare offer vnto thee this dreadful vnbloudy Sacrifice for our sinnes ignorances O Lord let it please thee that we may be ministers of the Sacrifice of thine immaculate Mysteries admitte vs coming to thy holy Altare that we may be worthie to offer Sacrifice for our selues and for those thinges which the people by ignorance hath committed O God haue respect vnto vs and behold this our reasonable dutie and receiue it as thou receauedst the guiftes of Abel Sacrifices of Noe Preistly duties of Moyses and Aaron pacifyinges of Samuel penance of Dauid Incence of Zachary as thou receiuedst this true worship of the hand of thine Apostles so also from the handes of vs sinners receiue by thy gentlenes these guiftes proposed and make that our Oblation sanctifyed by the holy Ghost be grateful and acceptable for propitiation of our sinnes and those which the people by ignorāce hath committed O Lord our god who receiuedst the Sacrifice of Abel Noe Abraham and Elias and Dauid and the oblation of the poore widow in the holy Temple So receiue the oblatiō of me and al thy seruantes offering in thy holy name let it be a redemption for mine their sinnes as we offer so render reward vnto vs in the world present to com world without end Amen From the rising of the Sunne to the setting therof my name is glorified among the Gentyles and in euery place incense a pure oblation is offered vnto me Therfore we Sacrifice to our Lord most high Sacrifice of praise we sacrifice to God the holy sacred Sacrifice ful and bringing sweetnes we sacrifice after a new maner according to the new Testamēt a pure Oblation O Lord God receiue our Supplication make vs worthie in offering praiers and the vnbloudy Sacrifice for al thy people Thou didest become Man and wert our high Preist and as the God of al deliueredst vnto vs the Sacrament of this Mysterie and vnbloudy Oblation Make me worthie indued with grace of Preisthoode to assist to this thy holie Table and consecrate thy holy Body pretious Bloud Graunt that I may offer these Sacraments vnto thee for thou art he which offereth and he that is offered he that receiueth and he that is distributed Christ our God O Christ our God thou art he which offerest and art offered O Lord thou hast shewed vnto vs that great Mystery of saluation thou hast made vs wretches and thy vnworthy seruantes to be worthie ministers of thy holy Altar O Lord graunt that our Sacrifice be acceptable and receueable in thy sighr for al our sinnes and ignorance of thy people Make vs worthie to offer this reuerend and vnbloudy Sacrifice to put away our sinnes and for an expiation of thy people those sinnes which by ignorāce it hath cōmitted for the quiet rest of them that are deceased O Lord holy of holies God of powers we offer vnto thee this reuerend incruental sacrifice for thy holy Churches which are from one end of the earth to the other Almightie euerlasting God let this Oblation which I vnworthie do offer to thy pietie for me a wretch and for mine innumerable offences be placable and acceptable vnto thee We humbly aske and besech that thou wilt accept and blesse these guiftes these offerings these holy
vnspotted Sacrifices which we offer vnto thee for thy Catholicke church We aske and pray that thou wilt receiue this Oblation in thy high Altare by the handes of thine Angels as thou didest vouchsaife to receiue the guiftes of thy seruant Abel the iust and which thy high Preist Melchizedech hath offered vnto thee Being mindful of Christes most glorious passion and Resurection from those below and ascension into heauen O Lord we offer vnto thee this immaculate Oblation vnbloudy Sacrifice this holy bread and Chalice of eternal life And we aske and pray that thou wilt receiue this Oblation in thy high Altar by the handes of thine Angels as thou didest vouchsaife to receiue the guifts of thy seruant iust Abel and the Sacrifice of our Patriarch Abraham which the high Preist Melchizedech offered vnto thee O Lord I being mindful of thy venerable passion do come to thine Altare although a sinner that I may offer vnto thee the sacrifice which thou hast instituted and commanded to be offered in commemoration of thee for our saluation O high God receiue it I besech thee for thy holy Church and for the people which thou hast gotten with thy bloud O high Preist and true Bishop Iesus Christ who hast geuen vnto vs thy flesh to eate and thy bloud to drinke hast put this Mysterie in vertue of the holy Ghost saying So often as you do these you shal do them in memory of me I aske by the same thy bloud the price of our saluation I ask by this meruelous vnspeakable Charitie with which thou hast vouchsaifed to loue vs wretches vnworthy that thou wouldest wash vs frō our sinnes in thy bloud Teach me thy vnworthy seruāt whom thou hast vouchsaifed to cal vnto preistly functiō teach me I besech thee by thy holy Spirit to handle so great a Mysterie with that reuerence and honour with that deuotion and feare with which it behoueth and becometh For thy great clemency graunt me to celebrate the solemnities of Masse with a cleane heart and pure minde For with how great contrition of heart and fountaine of teares with how great reuerence and trembling with how great chastity of body and purity of soule is that diuine and heauenly Sacrifice to be celebrated where thy flesh in truth is receiued where thy Bloud in truth is drunke where lowest thinges are ioyned to the highest earthly thinges to diuine where the presence of holy Angels is where thou meruelously and vnspeakably art constituted Sacrifice and Preist We aske thee also o Lord for the soules of the faithful departed that this great Sacrament of pietie be vnto them saluation health ioy and refreshing O Lord let that inuisible and incomprehensible Maiestie of thy holy Spirit descend as long agone it did vpon the Oblations of the Fathers and make our Oblations thy Body and Bloud and teach me an vnworthy Preist to handle so great a Mysterie with puritie of heart and deuotion of teares with reuerence and dread that thou maist receiue pleasedly and gently of my handes for the saluation of al both liuing and dead We aske that the holy Ghost coming may with his holy good and glorious presence sanctify and make this bread the holy Body of thy Christ this Chalice the pretious Bloud of thy Christ that it may be vnto al receiuing of them to remission of sinnes O louer of men we humbly besech thee that thou wilt shew thy face vpon this bread and Chalice vpon this portable Altare Blesse sanctify cleanse and change this bread into thine immaculate flesh and this wine into thy pretious bloud O Lord Iesus Christ our God attend from thy holy Tabernacle from the Throne of the Glorie of thy Kingdome come to sanctify vs vouchsaife with thy powerable hand to impart vnto vs thine impolluted bodie and pretious Bloud and by vs to al the people O Lord make this bread the glorious Body of our Lord Iesus Christ for expiation of offences remission of sinnes and life euerlasting to them that receiue it Amen And this Chalice the pretious bloud of our Lord God Sauiour Iesus Christ for expiation of offences and forgeuenes of sinnes life euerlasting to them that receiue it Amen O Lord send forth thy spirit vpon vs and vpon these guiftes proposed and make this bread the pretious body of thy Christ and that which is in this Chalice the pretious bloud of Christ thy Soone transchanging them with thy holy Spirit O Lord we besech thee that pacified thou wilt accept this Oblation of our seruice and of al thy family Which Oblation o God vouchsaif we besech thee in al thinges to make blessed ratified acceptable that it may be made for vs the body and bloud of thy most beloued Sonne our Lord Iesus Christ O lord we thy seruantes and thy holy people mindful of so blessed passion rysing from hel and ascention into heauen of the same Christ thy Sonne our Lord do offer to thine excellent Maiestie out of thy guiftes a pure oblation holy oblation immaculate oblation the holy bread of eternal life and Chalice of euerlasting saluation Vouchsaife to accept them as thou didest the guiftes of thy seruant iust Abel and the Sacrifice of our Patriarch Abraham that which Melchizedech thy high Preist offered vnto thee holy Sacrifice immaculate Oblation Humbly we besech thee o god almightie that as many of vs as shal receiue of this participatiō of the Altare the holy Body and Bloud of thy Sonne may be filled with celestial Benediction and grace by the same Christ our Lord. Amen O Lord we offer this Sacrifice vnto thee that we may remember al those which before vs are departed from this world First the Patriarkes Prophets Apostles Martyrs that God by their praiers wil receiue our praiers We pray for our holy Fathers and Bishops after we pray for al which are dead among vs beleuing it to be the greatest help of soules for whom is offered praier of that holy and dreadful Sacrifice which is placed vpon the Altar When we pray for the dead although they be sinners we offer vp Christ who was slaine for our sinnes that we may procure him who is most bountiful to be merciful both to our selues and them O Lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world looke vpon vs and haue mercie vpon vs. Thou art made vnto vs a Sacrifice who art our Preist Thou art our reward who art our Redemer kepe vs whom thou hast redemed from al euils What preeminence aboue al others S. Peter his Successors in his Sea Apostolick haue in this sacred Preisthood Chapter 17. O Peter the Rocke and firmament of the Church highest topp of the Apostles I besech thee to be present this day taking pitie vpon vs and in spirit conuerse in this place O B. Peter why art thou silent for the sheepe and Lambes commited vnto thee by
A MANVAL OF PRAIERS VSED BY THE FATHERS OF THE PRIMAtiue Church for the most part within the foure first hundred yeares of Christ al before the end of the sixt hundred yeare diuided into seueral Chapters Wherin by the very praiers of the Apostles and their successors here related without anie word or sillable added or altered al the cheifest questioÌ„s now in controuersie are inuincibly proued for the holy doctrine of the present Roman Church by which we are instructed how to beleeue and what to practise in deuotion By R. B. P. Simb Apostol I beleeue the holy Catholicke Church With Licence 1618. TO OVR MOST REnowmed Queene Anne And al her Right honorable and other Ladies MOST GRATIOVS QVEENE RIght noble and other worthy Ladies as by place of dignitie you are honorable in this world and honour is that which many of you enough if not to much affect to haue and being had continue as careful to encrease and feareful not to loase it So seeing you consist as al men and women doe of two portions the cheif and best by nature immortal and the other after a short life and death to be cloathed with immortalitie and al honors and pleasures here be fading mortal and no obiects of delight for creatures immortal It is wisdome in time for al that loue and desire honor to prouide how to ioyne honor immortality together for most sure it is that both you and al humane kinde shal be immortal and if we seeke not here for a better honour then this which is mortal we shal remaine without honour and be in dishonour for euer And al who haue or claime title vnto honour must also render true and due honour to euerie one more honourable in degree For to render honour is the vrgent and bynding law of God Nature and Nations But they which be often honourable in this world are not alwaies so strictly bound for accepting or seeking honour And because I do not doubt but manie or most of you are expert enough in the second case of admitting honour vnto your sâ—â—ues and as negligent or ignorant in the former so generally commanding precept of performing honour office and dutie I haue to condemne ignorance wilfulnes and al vaine euasions perused the bookes of armorie of the best and most anutient Heraldes in the Religion of Christ next vnder him his holie Apostles their happie successors the practises of Apostolick and al Churches with the learned vertuous Fathers of this sacred Primatiue vnspotted Church of the first second third fourth fift and none after the sixt hundred yeare after Christ and out of them gathered together and set downe in this breife Summarie of true honour To whom when where how and what honour these most diuine and honourable persons yelded vnto others nor by anie priuate inference or exposition of mine owne but in the very wordes praiers them selues without anie sillable added or altered by which those holie Churches Fathers publikly professed and proposed to al posterities that inward faith which they beleued and also that office dutie and honor which they and al good ChristiaÌ„s owe and ought to render That except anie men or women naming them selues Christians wil be so impious Antichristians to condemne these most holie guides and Pastors in the kingdome of Christ and now by these professions of their faith performinges of dutie and honour glorious and happie Sainctes in heauen and our most B. Sauiour Redemer him self Christ Iesus to be a seducer the cheifest controuersies of this time in Religion being in this short Treatise by these inuincible Argumentes and authorities demonstratiuely proued made euident and adiudged for the most sacred doctrine of the present Romane Church wil haue an end the wilful and obstinate inuincibly refuted the ignorant truly instructed the vniustly persecuted truly rewarded and pitied most sacred preisthood and Sacrifice by many so prophanly vsed wil here thus proued appeare most reuerent holy and glorious To be breife what homage honour dutie loue pitie compassion or releife we owe and must render to the Church Triumphant Militant or patient that we may truly with the other Articles of our holie Creede beleue and confesse the holie Catholicke Church the Communion of Sainctes they are here thus manifestly and vndeniably determined and al cheifest matters now called into question so decided Diuers praiers of this subiect I haue wholly here omitted being alreadie lately published in my Manual of Meditations and Prayers And in some few CoÌ„trouersies though of least momeÌ„t because their praiers do not belong to al estates for which this booke is published I haue bene silent The cause why I principally dedicate it to you is not to make you patrons of the praiers of Sainctes and their holie faith but to make them Patrones vnto you not to constitute you Iudges of the honour which is due to the High Queene and Ladie in Heauen but to make you ladies there nor to make your vnlearned sexe vmpeare ouer the whole Church of God but to procure you to be true members of that holie companie forth of which there is no saluation not because I woud exclude your Lordes whom I duly honour but to haue it presented to them by you and you in knowing and performing the true honours and duties here remembred to be more honourable both to them and others and them by this and your example to learne and do the honours and duties they owe to others Neither do I omitte the inferiour of your kind to be grateful vnto you though the vertuous among you I honour with double honour that liue in state But because vertue or vice is often learned from the higher I wish you the first and you therin to be imitated and made a Rule And so in al dutie I shal euer rest Your Maiesties dutiful subiect and Ladiships true seruaÌ„t and frend R. B. P. The Table of the contentes The first Chapter containeth praiers concerning Iustification which is not by faith alone The 2. Chapter Iustification and merite of Almes Sacrifice suffering persecution Praiers of Sainctes other good deedes in grace The 3. Chapter of the Communion of the Militant Church with the Triumphant in honour praier protection and first of our B. Ladie S. Marie the Mother of God The 4. Chapter of the same The 5. Chapter of Praier and honour to the holie Angels and their Protection The 6. Chapter of praier and honour to al the Sainctes in heauen in general their protection The 7. Chapter to Sainctes in particular deceased before the Passion of Christ The 8. Chapter of praier honour vnto and the patronage of Sainctes in particular after the Passion of Christ The 9. Chapter the old Lytanies of the Church The 10. Chapter Reuerence of holie Reliques The 11. Chapter praiers for one departed out of this life The 12. Chapter praiers for al faithful deceased The 13. Chapter praiers before receiuing the B. Sacrament
Patriarks and most true praise of the vnsearchable oracles of God Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe and verily thou art trulie blessed for God hath blessed thee a Tabernacle to him self Blessed art thou among women who alone hast gott the blessing which God had promised to the Gentiles by Abrahā Verily thou art blessed who art called the Mother of the blessed child Iesus Christ our Sauiour for whom the Gentiles crie Blessed is he that cometh in the name of our Lord blessed the eternal name of his glorie Blessed art thou among women whom al generations proclame blessed kinges do glorifie whom Potentates adore whom virgins both following and going before thee do attend into the Temple of the King O haphie Marie and worthie of al praise O Virgin o glorious Mother of God o high child-bearer to whose bowels the maker of heauen and earth is committed O B. Marie admitte our praiers within the sacrarie of thy Auditorie and bring againe vnto vs grace of reconciliation Obtaine what we aske and excuse that we feare for we finde none more excellent in merits to pacify the Iudges anger then thou art who hast deserued to be the Mother of our Redemer Iudge Succour those that be in miserie assist the weake harted comfort those that weepe pray for the people intreat for the Cleargie make intercession for the company of Monkes besech for the deuout woman sexe Let al persons perceaue thy helpe that celebrate thy name Haue compassion vpon the afflicted beare a merciful affection to vs that be pilgrims from heauen present our wepinges vnto God and for vs intreate him as thine owne sonne We on earth are yet afflicted intertained with iniuries affected with reproches do hunger thirst are detained in prison But thou in heauen art preferred before al companies of virgins thou folowest the Lambe whether soeuer he goeth Thou in that most happy Region of the blessed hast gotte the cheifest dignitie To thee a kingly Queare of Angels is placed in the palace of the eternal King And the King of kinges himself louing thee aboue al with an embracing of loue doth sociate thee to him seif as his true Mother and comlie Spouse Therfore possessing these felicities turne thy self to the saluation of our soules assist the praiers of them that aske thee be careful daily to pray for the people of God thou being blessed didest deserue to beare the Redemer of the world who liueth and reigneth for euer Amen O blessed Marie who is able worthily to render dutie of thankes solemnitie of praises vnto thee who by thy singular assent hast sucoured the world which was lost What praises shal the frailtie of man yeld vnto thee who by thy negotiation alone hast found the meanes to recouer it againe Wherfore receiue such as they be very smale such as they be thankes vnequal to thy merites and when thou hast receiued our praiers by praying excuse our faultes Blessed among women pacify our Lord for his common creature For so long as thou didest conuerse on earth a litle portion of the earth had thee but since thou art translated from earth the whole world conteineth thee a common propitiatorie O Mother of God to vs that honor thee geue againe this reward of a litle guift that we may haue more precious and resplendant then riches humble praiers to thy Sonne and our Lord and King and God O vnspotted and whollie pure Virgin Goddes Mother Queene of al hope of the desolate my most glorious Ladie higher then the inhabitantes of heauen more pure then the beames brightnes of the Sunne more to be honoured then the Cherubim more holie thē the Seraphim hope of the Fathers glorie of the Prophets praise of the Apostles and honour of Martyrs ioy of Sainctes and light of the godlie Abraham Isaac and Iacob ornament of Aaron shynnig of Moyses fleece of Gedeon the Crowne of the companie of sarced Prelates and al Sainctes and Virgins inaccessible for brightnes By thee we are reconciled to Christ my God thy Sonne Thou art the helper of those that sinne and are destitute of aide comfort of the world renowmed deliuerer of the imprisoned Thou the receiuer of orphanes Thou the redemption of captiues Thou the exultation of the sicke and saiftie of al. Thou the ornament crowne ioy of virgins haue mercie on me that am defiled who with vetie manie sinnes haue offended my Creator my God and Iudge that most hateful Sathan do not glorie against me O syncere Virgin I haue none other trust for thou o inuiolate Virgin art my harbour and readie helper Lastly I am whollie vnder thy winge and protection most renowmed Mother I besech thee with frequent teares I lye prostrate to thee o my Ladie humbly crauing that thy sweete Sonne geuer of the life of al do not take me away for manie sinnes which I haue committed O thrice holie Virgin Marie looke vpon us frō heauen with a merciful eye and now lead vs from hence in peace place vs free from confusion before the Throne of the Iudge and at last make vs partakers of the station at the right hand that from thence being taken to heauen together with the Angels we may praise the increated and Homousion Trinitie O Virgin Mother of God and Christ at al times carrie vp our praier with the elect of thy Sonne that our sinnes may be forgeuen Be ioyful o Lady because thou hast brought forth to vs the true light pray for vs with him that he wil haue mercie on our soule pray for vs in the sight of the Throne of thy sonne Iesus Christ be ioyful o immaculate verily our Queene be glad o glorie of our parents because thou hast brought forth vnto vs Emanuel o verily Mediatrix before our Lord Iesus Christ We humblie besech thee that thou wilt be mindful of vs that our iniquities may be blotted out Verily the blessed Virgin Marie was a great miracle for what was or euer shal be found at anie time greater or more renowmed then she She alone 〈◊〉 assed heauen earth in renowme What more holie then she Not the Prophets not Apostles not Maryrs not Patriarches not Angels not Thrones not Dominations not Seraphim not Cherubim Lastly no other thing among thinges visible or inuisible can be founde greater or more excellent The same is the handmaid and Mother of God The same a Virgin Mother This is the Mother of him who before al beginning was begotten of his Father whom Angels and men acknowledge Lord of al thinges Wil you know how much this Virgin is more excellent then the celestial powers They with feare tembling do assist she offereth Mankind to him whom she brought forth By her also we obtaine Pardon of sinnes Haile therfore o Mother Heauen Maiden Virgin Throne of our Church the renowme glorie and firmament pray for vs daily to Iesus thy
his bloud prostrate in maner of Adoration and worship saying Amen Of Praiers Thankes after receiuing of this most blessed Sacrament of the Altar which is Christs true Body Bloud Chapter 14. HAuing receiued the pretious Body and pretious Bloud of Christ let vs geue thankes to him who hath made vs worthie to receive his holy Misteries And we aske that they be not to vs for iudgment but saluation for the profit of our soule and body for preseruation of godlines for remission of sinnes to life of the world to come O Lord God omnipotent Father of Christ thy blessed Sonne the hearer of them which rightly cal vpon thee who knowest the intercessions of the silent Let vs geue thankes vnto thee for that thou hast made vs worthie of the participation of thy holie Misteries which thou hast geuen vnto vs for confirmation of thinges wel knowne for keping of pietie for remission of sinnes because the name of thy Christ is called vpon ouer vs and we are reconciled vnto thee Thou who hast seperated vs frō Communumcatinge with the vngodly ioyne vs with those that be consecrated vnto thee confirme vs in truth by the coming of the holy Ghost reueale thinges which we know not fulfil thinges which are wanting strengthen thinges knowne defend Preistes vnspotted in thy seruice preserue kinges in peace Magistrates in iustice the ayre in holsōnes the fruites in fertilitie the world in perfect prouidence Represse warring Nations conuert them that erre sanctifie thy people conserue Virgins kepe the married in faithfulnes strengthen the ignorant bring infantes vnto ripe age confirme nouices instruct Cathecumens and make them worthy to be admitted to thy Misteries and gather vs al together into the Kingdome of heauē in Christ Iesus our Lord with whom to thee and the holie Ghost be Glorie Honour and Worship for euer Amen O Lord Iesus I besech that this thy Sacrament be vnto vs to life that it be to vs for remission of sinnes for thy Passion was celebrated for vs. Thou didest drinke gaule for vs that al bitternes of the aduersary might dye in vs. Also for vs thou didest drinke vineger that our wearines might be comforted Thou wert spitted vpō for vs that thou mightest sprincle vs with immortal dew Thou wast stricken with a brittle reede to make firme our brittlenes to euerlasting life eternitie Thou wast crounned with thornes to croune those which beleue in thee with the euerflorishing Laurel of thy loue Further thou wast wrapped in a Syndon to inuest vs with a certaine enwrapping of thy vertue Thon wouldest be put in a new Sepulchre to reforme new grace a new world vnto vs. I desire this Eucharist be vnto vs to life the bowels of mercie and grace of saluation health of our soules Amen O Lord fil our mouth with thy praise replenish our lippes with ioy that we may praise thy glory and al the day thy magnificence We geue thankes vnto thee o Christ our God because thou hast vouchsaifed vs to be made partakers of thy body and bloud to remission of sinnes and life euerlasting O God who for thy manifold and vnspeakable bounty hast condescended to the infirmitie of thy seruantes vouch saifed to make vs partakers of this heauenly Table condemne not vs sinners for receiuing thine immaculate mysteries but bountifully preserue vs in sanctification of thy holy Spirit that we being made holy may obtaine part inheritance with al Sainctes which from eternitie haue bene accepted of thee in the light of thy countenance by the mercy of thine only begotten Sonne our Lord and God and Sauiour Iesus Christ Amen O Lord thou hast geuen vnto vs sanctification and receiuing of the most holy bodie and pretious bloud of thine only begotten Sōne our Lord Iesus Christ Bestow vpon vs also the grace of thy good holy Spirit and preserue vs without offence in faith lead vs into perfect adoption and Redemption into those future eternal fruitions Amen Blessed be God that blesseth sanctifieth the receiuing of his holy liuely and immaculate Misteries now euer world without end Amen We geue thankes to thee o our God we exalt thee the Father omnipotent merciful praise thee Creatour of the world and adore thee abounding with mercie and grace because thou hast taken mercy vpon vs and cleansed vs and blotted forth our sinnes and vouchsaifed vs the receiuing of thy holy liuely Sacraments which euen the Angels desires to behold Therfore let their swetnes vnto vs a cleansing their participation for remission of sinnes before committed by vs and for a medicine of those in which we are yet conuersant Finally for an auoiding and defence against those which hereafter may be cōmitted by vs and for ioy and exultation with Sainctes who from the beginning haue pleased thee We geue thankes vnto thee o most gentle Lord Redemer of our soules because at this present thou hast made vs worthy of thy heauenly and immortal Mysteries Direct thou our way kepe vs in feare defend our life strengthen our goinges by the praiers and intercessions of the holy glorious Mother of God and alwaies Virgin Marie O God he thou exalted aboue the heauens and thy glory ouer al the earth now and euer world without end Amen O Lord my God Father Son holy Ghost cause me alwaies to seeke loue thee and by this holie Communion which I haue receaued neuer to depart from thee because thou art God and besides thee there shal be none other for euer Amen Being refreshed with the body and Bloud of Christ we praise thee o Lord Alleluya Alleluya Alleluya The Body of our Lord Iesus Christ which we haue receiued and his holy bloud which we haue drunke adhere fast vnto our bowels o euerlasting almighty God that it come not vnto vs to iudgment nor condemnation but profit to saluation and remedie of our soules vnto life eternal Amen O Christ Iesus who hast effected an euening Sacrifice by the Crosse in the euening of the world vouchsaif to make vs new Sepulchres for thy Bodie Amen Of Sacramental Confession a due preparatiō before receiuing the most blessed Sacrament of the Altare Chapter 15. THere is yet an other hard and laborious remission of sinnes by penance when the sinner doth wash his couch with teares is not ashamed to tel his sinne to the Preist of our Lord seeke remedie according to that I will pronounce against me mine iniustice to our Lord and thou hast forgeuen the wickednes of my heart Graunt o Lord as thou hast geuē vnto to thy Preistes the preisty office in thy holy Church so we besech thy goodnes and clemencie o louer of men that they may absolue vs thy seruantes al bowing downe their heades before thy sight in this thy holy Sacrifice I confesse to God almightie to the Blessed Marie euer Virgin to the blessed