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Manuale catholicorum A manuall for true Catholickes.
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Crashaw, William, 1572-1626.
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cannot then let the company who stand by say Lord into thy hands we commend his soule He that doth thus is safe and secure for he shall neuer tast of eternall death Also in another old booke I find this written THese be the six signes vpon which a man may rest confident of his saluation 1 If he beleeue the Articles of Christian faith as many as are determined by the Churche 2 If he reioyce to dye in the faith of Christ 3 If hee know that hee hath grieuously offended God 4 If he bee heartily sorry for it 5 If he resolue to forsake his sinnes if God giue him life 6 If he hope and beleeue to come to eternall saluation not by his owne merits but by the merits of Iesus Christ And Anselme saith that these six questions are to bee asked of euery one at the time of his death and saith further thus Then say to the sicke person if Sathan obiect any thing against thee oppose thou the merits of Christ betwixt thee and him and thus without all doubt hee shall be saued This consolation of the sicke and preparation to their death is in ancient Copies ascribed to Anselme who liued more then 500 yeares agoe euen when Popery was almost growne to perfect age Now if any man make question how our fathers were saued in these later and worse times when Popery preuailed in a greater measure I answere that euen almost the same preparation and same questions were vsed long after Anselme euen in the deepest darkenesse of Popery For in the most euill time about the Councell of Constance some two hundred years ago Thus I finde it written in ancient Booke and it is ascribed to Gerson Euery Christian whether secular or regular is thus to be examined and informed in his sicknesse touching his saluation 1 DOest thou beleeue all the principal articles of faith and all that is contained in the whole body of holy Scripture according to the exposition of the Catholicke and orthodoxall Doctors of the holy Church and dost thou detest all heresies and errours and superstitions condemned or reproued by the Church and art thou glad that thou dyest in the faith of Christ and vnity and obedience of thy Mother the Church 2 Doest thou know and confesse that thou hast many wayes and grieuously offended thy God and Creator 3 Dost thou sorrow from thy whole heart for all thy sins committed against Gods Maiesty his loue and mercy art thou truely sorrowful for the euils that thou hast committed and the good that thou hast omitted and the grace thou hast neglected and art thou agreiued not so much for feare of death or any punishment as for that loue which thou oughtest to beare towards God 4 Doest thou beg pardon for all these thy sins of Iesus Christ desiring that by him thy heart may be enlightned truely to see and know thy sins that so thou maist particularly and more seriously repent of them 5 Doest thou propound and resolue truly to amend thy life if so be thou liue and neuer hereafter to sinne so againe but rather to loose any thing how deere soeuer vnto thee yea euen life it selfe then to offend thy God againe 6 Doest thou also desire of God grace to continue in this purpose that thou maist not fall againe 7 Doest thou forgiue from thy whole heart all that haue done thee any wrong in word or deed for the loue of Christ Iesus thy Lord and Sauiour and as thou hopest for pardon from him and doest thou hartily desire to bee forgiuen of all men whom thou hast any way offended 8 Wilt thou that there be ful restitution made according to thy power yea though it should extend to thy whole estate if otherwise there cannot bee satisfaction made 9 Doest thou beleeue that Christ dyed for thee and that thou canst bee saued no otherwise but by the merites of Iesus Christ and doest thou giue God thankes for this from thy whole heart as much as thou art able And whosoeuer can giue true answere to these questions affirmatiuely out of a good conscience and faith not fayned It is an euident and sufficient testimony of saluation and let him not doubt but if he so depart hee is one of them that shall be saued Behold heere good Reader our Religion practised in the most misty times of Popery behold heere the true holy Catholike and ancient way to heauen Namely By Christ and his merits alone Heere is no trusting on mans merits either our own or others Here is no mention of Agnus deis or Wodden Crucifixes He is not bid to trust in the prayers suffrages requiems dirges Masses Trentals or other obsequies that shall be sayd for him after his departure He is sent to no Angell no nor to the Virgin Mary for matter of Saluation Nay all are excluded Christs death alone euen it alone is made the meanes of his Saluation And the makers heereof were so resolute and zealous in this point that they vse such variety of words as though they could not sufficiently expresse the excellency and the nececessity of cleauing to Christ alone in the matter of saluation And if any man suspect that this is but deuised by vs and falsely fathered vpon Antiquity let him know that not onely we haue the ancient Copies whose age will speake for themselues but euen the better sort of Papists that be learned doe know this well enough A learned Papist of this age Gasper vlenbergius in lib. de Causis Causa 14. pag. 462. editionis Colon. 1589. writeth that in a Church in Colaine this very booke is extant Manuscript and that hee hath seene it and that this manner of comforting the sicke was vsed in former ages and confesseth that it containes the very treasure kernel of Christian Religion and saith further that this manner was vsed not in Germany onely but ouer all the Christian world Indeed to the Iesuits I confesse this is held a ridiculous manner of comforting the sicke such a spirit possesseth them Thus doth Gretzer their Champion flout vs Lutherans as he cals vs for thus doing The Lutherans saith hee do Iae. Gretzerus in refutat Leyseri de histor Ord. Iesuit thus comfort their sick Relicks Crucifixes Agnus deis and such matters are but dead things and nothing worth the Scripture hath not a word of them it is therefore very vngodly to trust in them but God is our hope and God is our strength trust in him c. On this wise fashion do these godly comforters comfort their sicke persons Thus in the Iesuites iudgement it is but a seely course to trust in Gods mercy and Christs merits in points of saluation Hereby it may be discerned of what spirit they are But let them mocke vs as long as with vs they mocke the Scriptures Antiquity and the better sort of their owne side for we appeale to this that hath bene said whether this manner of comforting the sicke were not in
mundus Est iucundus Suam perdit animam Prore leui Atque breui Vitam perdit optimā Ergo caue Ne tam suaue Iugū spernens domini Et abiecta Legerecta Seruias libidini Si sint plagae Curam age Vt curentur citius Ne secrescant Et putrescant Pergas in deterius Ne desperes Nam cohaeres Christi esse poteris Si carnales Quantum vales Affectus excluseris Si formidas Ne diffidas Sed medelam postula Noxam plange Corpus ange Dilue piacula Siviuorum Et funclorum Christum times Iudicem Debes scire Quod perire Non vult suum supplicem Preces funde pectus tunde Flendo cor humilia Penitenti Et gementi Non negatur venia Exorando Et laudando Iesum Christum memora Nam delere Potest vere Quaecunque facinora Et si quando Te temptando Durus serpens laeserit Suspiranti Et oranti Iesus Christus aderit Quod si forte Mortis portae Te vicinum senseris Crede tamen Quod iuuamen Per eum receperis Hunc require Qui lenire Solet corda tristium Certus esto Quod est presto Votis se precantium Ipse multos iam sepultos Fecit reuiuiscere Hic auersos Et subuersos Potest Deo iungere Ipsum ama Ad hunc clama Mentem tuam eleuae Vt sustentet Et presentet Te ad caeli gaudia Ipsum Cole Vt de mole Criminum te liberet Hunc appella Ne procella Vitiorum superet Ipsum posco Quem cognosco Posse prorsus omnia Vt euellat Et repellat Cuncta quae sunt noxia Ipse donet Vt quod monet Eius verbum faciam Vt finita Carnis vita Laetus hunc aspiciam Pater Deus Fili Deus Deus alma charitas Per eterna Nos guberna Secla Deus Trinitas An Orthodoxall Confession of God the Father FIrst and last one God diuine All mens God as well as mine In thy vertue all things framing In thy knowledge all containing In thine essence chiefest good Working all what e're is good All supporting all excelling Without all yet in all dwelling All supporting vndeiected All excelling vnaffected Without all yet not excluded In all neuer yet included Ouer all in Domination Vnder all in sustentation Comprehending all without thee Filling all things round about thee Nothing vnder thee can raise thee Nought aboue thee can debase thee Nought without giues thee dimension Nought within giues thee extension Mouing all thy selfe abiding Placed without circumscribing Changing time thy selfe most stable Varying all Inuariable Force necessity nor art Alter thee in any part Time past present and to come Are one with thee both all and some All the glory now thou hast Vndiminisht aye must last Onely thou art all foreseeing Onely giuing all their being As thy wisedome did foreshow Thou framd'st the elements below A holy and orthodoxall Confession of God the Son Iesus Christ the Sauiour of Mankind SOnne thy Fathers peere in all with him Consubstantiall His figure and his splendor pure Creator made a creature Thou our humane flesh putst on Thou our cause hast vndergon Temporall yet time defying Euer liuing yet once dying God and man without illusion Both in one without confusion Thy Fathers like in Deity But not in fleshlie verity God humanity assuming The same preseruing not consuming The Godhead in this vnion yet Of his Godhead lost no whit God to God and not to 'th other Was Father but Mary to both was mother Thus both natures kept their station In this wonderous Combination Preseruing in the Essence true What was and thence producing new This our Mediator is Our leader to the land of blisse Circumcis'd babtis'd by Iohn Suffered buried and vpon The third day whence he had descended He rose and so to heauen ascended Whence he shall come when time doth cal Tho Iudg'd himselfe to iudge vs all Of Christ againe HE whom Gods power for mankind would haue borne whom borne his miracles proclaimed haue Who thus proclaim'd vpon a crosse was torne To whom thus torne the godly buriall gaue This borne proclaimed torne Entombed King God power againe to heauenly blisse did bring A true and orthodoxall Confession of the holy Ghost SPirit vncreated euer Neuer made begotten neuer From the persons two proceeding Full their equall not exceeding Not preferring them in Deity Nor seuerall from them in quality In quantity all three combine In quality alike Diuine With the Father and the Sunne Neuer ending nor begun One is Father for he begot The Sonne one borne all men wot From these the spirit proceeds alone Thus one is three and three are one Each of these is God truly Yet still but one and not Gods three But in this Deity I asseuer A Trinity vnited euer In the substance is full vnity In the persons perfect Trinity But in these that I haue reckoned None in power is first or second But allas one we must adore Fixed and firme for euermore Nor in selfe for euer changed Nor from it selfe at all estranged The conclusion with a deuour and holy prayer THis is Christian faith vnfained Orthodoxall true vnstained As I teach all vnderstand Yeelding vnto neither hand And in this my soules defence Reiect me not for mine offence Though deaths slaue yet desperation I fly in death to seeke saluation I haue no meane thy loue to gaine But this faith which I maintaine This thou seest nor will I cease By this to beg for a release Let this sacred salue be bound Vppon my sores to make them sound Though man be carried forth and lying In his graue and putrifying bound and hid from mortall eyes Yet if thou bid he must arise At thy will the graue will open At thy will his bounds are broken And forth he comes without delay If thou but once bid come away In this sea of dread and doubt My poore barke is tost about With stormes and pirates farre and wide Death and woes on euery side Come thou steeresman euer blest Calme these winds that me molest Chase these ruthlesse Pyrates hence And shew me some safe residence My tree is fruitlesse dry and dead All the bowes are withered Downe it must and to the fire If desert haue his due hire But spare it Lord another yeare With manuring it may beare If it then be dead and dry Burne it alas what remedy Mine old foe assaults me sore With fire and water more and more Poore I of all my strength bereft Onely vnto thee am left That my foe may hence be chased And I from ruines clawes released Lord vouchsafe me euery day Strength to fast and faith to pray These two meanes thy selfe hast taught To bring temptations force to nought Lord free my soule from sinnes infection By repentances direction Be thy feare in me abiding My soule to true saluation guiding Grant me faith Lord hope and loue Zeale of heauen and things aboue Tcach me prize the world at nought On thy blisse be all my