folio 119. A prayer to the holy Ghost folio 120. The eleuenth Chapter conteyning Christian Catholicque prayers to Saints and Cytyzens of the glorie of heauen A Prayer vnto the holy Virgin Mary folio 122. An other prayer to our B. Lady and to S. Iohn EuaÌ„gelist called O intemerata folio 123. A prayer to all the holy Angells folio 124. A prayer to S. Iohn Baptiste folio 125. A prayer to anye of the Apostles folio 126. A prayer to anye of the holy Martyrs folio 126. A prayer to anye Confessor folio 127. A prayer to any holy Virgin fol. 127. A prayer to anye one of the holye Saintes folio 128. A prayer to all the blessed Saintes in heauen folio 129. The tvvelfth chapter contayninge aduertismentes and consolations vvithe prayers and suffrages for the sicke AN aduertisment for the sicke diligently to prepare hym selfe to dye well folio 131. A protestation very profitable to be made by the sicke folio 133. Prayers in sicknesse folio 133. Another prayer folio 134. Another prayer folio 135. Another prayer folio 136. Prayers and suffrages to be sayd for one lyeing in death bedde folio 137. A prayer for the same folio 139. Another prayer folio 140. Another prayer folio 143. Another prayer folio 143. The thyrtienth chapter contayning deuout prayers healthfull for the departed soules AN exhortation by the which we are shewed and admonyshed to praye for the soules departed in the Catholicque Churche folio 145. Commendation of the soule that is lately departed folio 145. A prayer for the faythfull soule departed folio 146. Another prayer folio 146. Another prayer folio 147. A prayer for the soule of thy father folio 147. A prayer for the soule of thy mother folio 148. A prayer for thy parentes departed folio 150. A praier for thy friende departed folio 150. A prayer for the lyuinge and the deade folio 150. A prayer for the departed to be saied at Masse folio 150. The ende of the Table Certaine differences betvvene loue tovvardes God and loue tovvards creatures and vvhat loue he hath and vvill haue to those that vvill perfectlye loue and serue him 1. IF I loue a creature it can not know how much nor in what maner my loue is but yf I loue God he knoweth better the loue of my harte then my selfe 2. If I loue a creature oftentimes I receyue no rewarde or recompence but if I loue God he rewardeth a hundreth folde 3. If I loue a creature I finde it not at al times nor so often as I would and I can not speake to it so often as I desire and as neede requireth neither doeth it harkeÌ„ to my wordes as I wishe but yf I loue God I haue hym at all times with me I maye speake with hym as often as I please and at all times he harkeneth to my wordes yea and to the desires of my harte 4. If I loue a creature often times it putteth me to trouble is hindrance to me in my praiers for that I think of it but yf I loue God he bringeth peace into my harte and conscience if I thinke on him as I ought in my praiers he gyueth to me hym selfe whiche is soueraigne sanctitye 5. If I loue a creature oftentymes I haue care of it but if I loue God he hathe a care ouer me 6. If I loue creatures I knowe not their secrets but yf I loue God he openeth often to me the trueth of all hydden and secret things 7. If I loue a creature it yeldeth not my hartes desire but yf I loue God he will gyue me wholy all my desires 8. If I loue a creature it is out of me but yf I loue God he dwelleth in me and I in hym 9. If I loue a creature it knoweth not all my affaires nor the thinges to me appartaining but yf I loue God he knoweth theÌ„ better then I doe my selfe 10. If I loue a creature sometimes it deceiueth me but if I loue God he will truely assure me 11. If I loue a creature oftentimes it moueth me to heauinesse greife but yf I loue God he gyueth me ioy and consolation 12. If I loue a creature it seeketh at my hand a profit and gayne to it selfe but yf I loue God he wisheth my profit and commoâ—ytie 13. If I loue a creature often it departeth from me and for that cause I haue short ioy and pleasure of it but yf I loue God he remaineth with me so long as I am without deadly sinne from whome I haue all ioye and pleasure 14. If I loue a creature I knowe not yf I be loued of it but yf I loue God I am assured of his loue 15. If I loue a creature it perisheth or decayeth but yf I loue God he dwelleth withe me euerlastingly 16. If I loue a creature I finde it often a lyar variable and inconstant but yf I loue God I finde him moste trew and his will firme and constant 17. If I loue a creature I see often in it that displeaseth me but yf I loue God nothinge that I see in hym can displease me 18. Therefore I take and choose for my Louer Spouse our Lord Iesu Christ who through his owne pleasure is myne and so am I his none is to me so good so faire so sweete so riche so noble so myghty so wise so piteouse so benigne nor so amyable as is my harty louer Iesus VVho liueth and raigneth with the father and the holy ghost worlde without ende Amen CERTAINE DEVOVT AND GODLY Petitions commonly called IESVS PSALTER Nomen datum Non est aliud hominibus Act. 4. IHS There is none other name vnder heauen geuen vnto men in vvhiche vve must be saued Act. 4. CVM PRIVILEGIO Anno. 1583. Â
chapter may yet reade of the same chapter some of the sayde prayers and suche as they thincke conueniente for the aduancement of God his glory their profit and for the profit of others notwithstaÌ„ding in no wise may they omit their dayly prayers or those prayers which they ought to say in Masse time Also when any holy day falleth that you haue no saynte by name in your chapter of Saintes then must you take one of the prayers which be common to any Apostle Martyr Confessor or Virgin Further it is necessary for all deuoute Catholickes to knowe that the accustomed prayers vsed in the Church accordinge to the auncient and laudable maner of our forefathers and obserued by continuall practise of both the learned and vnlearned to the greate glorye of God and increase of deuotion religion and pietie of lyfe are not to be omitted for the desire that any may haue to any speciall prayers either in this or anye other pamphlet translated or collected by any priuate persons which is done to moue men to deuotion but not to withdrawe men from obedience or any receyued Catholicke custome or tradition And therefore I counsayle the Catholicke Reader that of deuotion hath accustomed him selfe to these prayers folowing not to omit theÌ„ in any case for they are not deuised by the wit and priuate deuotioÌ„ of maÌ„ but by the holy spirit of God the Author and delyuerer of all trueth which are the seuen canonicall houres in the Breuiarye or in the Primer commonly called our Ladyes mattins the seuen penitentiall psalmes with the lytanies the dyrige for the soules departed the houres of the holy Ghost the houres of the Crosse prayers of the passion the fiftiene graduall psalmes the beades which consisteth in a certayne number of pater nosters angelicall salutations with the Creede of the Apostles commonly is called the Rosarye of our Lady Thus hauinge gyuen thee an order gentle Reader to vnderstand this litle Manuall of prayers with my opinion touching the vse of the same I will conclude with earnest request and humble supplication vnto thee desiring thee to remeÌ„ber me in thy vndistracted deuotions saynge this prayer folowinge for me and others whose helpes I vsed in collecting this sayed worke out of many authors and translating many prayers out of latin and french into this our vulgar tonge O Omnipotent almightie and euerliuinge God haue mercye vpon thy seruaunt N. for the loue of thy sweete sonne our sauiour Iesu Christ the true lighte and lyfe of all that shall be saued O Iesu the seconde person in Trinitie equall God with the Father and the holy Ghoste conserue and keepe him in thy grace fauour and loue and suffer him not to be drawen from thee through any suttle perswasions of the enemy O holy Ghost proceedinge from the father and the sonne the comforter of the elect the inspirer of all good giftes the onely schole-maister and teacher of all truth graunte that through thy giftes he maye euermore dwell in thy trueth replenishe his harte with all charitable desires and heauenlye inspirations necessarye to his saluation graunt this O holye Trinitie for the bitter passion of our Sauiour by the merites and intercession of the gloriouse Virgin Marye and all Angels and saintes Amen S. Peter 1. cap. 4. Be wyse therefore and watche in prayers But before all thinges hauing mutual charytie continual amonge your selues c. PRAYER IS GOOD WITH FASTYNG AND ALMES TOB. 12 Aug. in Psal 42. This is the Iustice of man in this life Fasting Almes-deedes Prayer THE FYRSTE CHAPTER CONTLYNINGE QVOtidiane or dayly prayers accommodated prescribed to certayne houres or times bothe for the day and night A briefe exhortation to praye continually extracted and taken out of Saint Chrisostome In lib. De orando Deum IT is very meete and profitable that we occupy all the course of our life in prayer that thereby our harts may receaue coÌ„tinually the sweete dewe of gods grace of the which all persons haue no lesse neede than trees and herbs haue of the moysture of waters For as trees can not bringe furth fruite except the rootes be coÌ„forted with moysture in like maner it is impossible for vs to be replenished with beautifull fruites of pietie if our hartes be not refreshed by prayer for which cause we ought to forsake our bedds and preuent the sonne-rising in gods seruice The like we ought to do when we goe to meate at night when we muste of necessitye take our rest yea it behoueth at all houres to offer some one prayer to God to the ende both daye and nighte together might be spent in prayer especially in time of winter it is conuenient to imploye the most parte of the night in prayer and so to spende the time vppon our knees in diuine seruice Tell me I praye thee how canst thou beholde the sonne if thou doest not honour him firste that made thine eyes to see that moste beautifull light How can ye goe to the table to eate if you do not first honour him who geueth and furnisheth vs daily with such great benifites How canst thou truste to passe the darcke night and to auoyde such dreames thoughts as may come to thee if thou defend not thy selfe by prayer If thou be not countergarded by prayer thou shalt easely yelde thy selfe to wicked spirites which goeth coÌ„tinually about vs espying if they can perceaue any one vnarmed that soudainly they may deuoure him But if they see him furnished with prayer they retyre presentlye euen as wicked theeues when they see the sworde towardes them Hoolsome meditations and exerfice for the morninge 1 Fyrst presently in the morninge when thou art awake thou shalt pray to God that he woulde so lighten the eyes of thine hart with the holy lighte of his holy spirite that thou be not allured or entyced to consente to sinne so consequently seduced to death 2 Secondly after thou art risen blesse thee with the signe of the crosse saying the prayer that foloweth 3 Thirdly when thou art appareled goue not thy selfe presently to babling or ianglinge or to vaine thoughtes or fansies but lift vp thy harte vnto God in silence and prepare thy selfe to saye these prayers folowing 4 Fourthly after prayer thou shalt purpose firmelye and constantly in thy selfe not to committ willingly that day any thinge whereby God or thy neighbour might be offended 5 Fyftly it shall be very necessary besides these afore-sayed to call to minde thine affayres and with quicknes of spirit sett downe with thy selfe howe thou wilt speÌ„d the day to come A prayer in the mornyng vvhen ye avvake Dauid in Psal LIghten myne eyes O Lorde leste at any tyme I ouersleepe in sinne leste myne enemy doe saye I haue preuailed against him VVhen ye doo aryse F. Sonn 5. tract 11. Christ Inst for IN the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christe crucified I doo ryse he bless me 〈…〉 me â—eepe me saue me and bringe me vnto euerlasting lyfe
For I haue abused thy fatherlie clemencie mercifull pitie to mine vtter vndoing Accepte me o Lorde for one of thy hyred seruauntes and feede mee with the comfortable bread of thy heauenlie grace that I beinge refreshed therwith maye humblie serue the in thy house in cleanes of lyfe and puritie of conscience all the dayes of my life O sweete Sauiour Christ I humblie beseche the for thy bitter Passion blessed mothers sake by that Marie Magdalene whiche soo feruentlie loued thee whose sinnes all thoughe they were manie yet thou forgauest them and madest her pertaker of thy heauenlie glorie receyue mee vnder the wynges of thy mercie take compassion vpon mee Take from me the fonde loue of this transitorie world quenshe in me all fillthie lustes of the fleshe and enkindle in my soule a burninge desire of thy gloriouse blesse Graunte mee almightie God true repentaunce for my sinnes graunt me thy grace to lameÌ„te in mee my wante of sorowe for my offences make my harte pure nette that my soule beinge cleane maye vtterlie abhorre and hate sinne Graunte mee reconciliation to thee throughe the comfortable Sacramente of penaunce to bee receiued into the blessed coÌ„panie of thy chosen Gyue mee an earneste desire to amende my life that I beinge holden vp withe thy grace may continue in holines of lyfe to the ende of the same and lastelie may attaine to thy heauenlie tabernakle where I maye praise and honoure thee world without ende Amen A prayer of penitent sinner acknovvleginge his vilenesse in the sight of God Imit Christ lib. 3. ca. 9. SHall I Lorde Iesu dare speake to the that am but dust ashes verelye yf I thinke my selfe any better then ashes and duste thou stâ—ndest against mee and aâ—so mine owne sinnes beare witnes againste mee that I may not with saye it but yf I despyse my selfe and set my selfe at naught and thinke my selfe but dust and ashes as I am then thy grace shal be nyghe vnto mee and the light of true vnderstandinge shall enter into my harte so that all presuÌ„ption pryde in mee shal be drowned in the vale of meeknes throughe perfecte knowledge of my wretchednesse I haue lost thee also my selfe by inordinate loue that I haue had to my selfe and in seking of thee againe I haue found bothe thee and mee and therefore will I more depelye from hencefourthe sett my selfe at naughte more diligently seeke thee than I haue done in time paste for thou Lord Iesu thou doest to me aboue all my merites and aboue all that I can aske or disire But blessed bee thou in all thy workes for though I be vnworthye any good thinge yet thy goodnes neuer ceaseth to do well to me and also to many other which be vnkinde to thee and that are turned righte far from thee Turne vs Lorde threfore to thee againe that we may henceforward be louinge thank full meeke and deuout to thee for thou arte our health our vertue and all our strength in body and in soule and none but thou To thee therefore be ioye and glory euerlastingly in the blisse of heauen Amen A confession of a mans ovvne vngratefulnes tovvardes God vvhereupon the sinner beinge turned vnto pennaunce prescribeth to himselfe a certaine course of lyfe Margarita euangelica ca. 3. li. 4. O God I am the prodigall child which hath sundrie wayes offended thee who being created of thee in the state of innocencye haue notwithstandinge that without all shame most vily gyuen my selfe ouer to all diuelish and lewde conuersation Thou wast crucified and did dest humble thy selfe for me and I haue swelled vppe with pryde Thou haft shewed thy selfe naked and nedy and couetousnes hath ouerwhelmed me Thou suffredst smarte and payne but I lyue in wanton delicatenes Thou wast serued with esyll and gall but I lye in bestely drounkeÌ„nes Thou wast alwayes well occupied in vertuouse exercise but I alwayes idle and neuer well occupied Thou didest pray for thine enemies and I haue bene so far from the prayinge for mine enemies that I care little for my frendes But alas what shall I do shall I fall in despayre No God forbyd Iron that is rustie may be clensed skowred cleane from rust and I will cleanse my selfe from the ruste of conscience with contrition coÌ„fession satisfaction And as I haue through pryde lyfte vp my selfe so will I plucke downe my harte by humilitie become a mockingestocke and skorne to the worlde And because I will auoyde couetousenes I will quite abandone all desire of worldlie and transitorie thinges against the wantoÌ„ones of the fleshe I will hamper my fleshe with continuall sobbing and sighing for my sinnes By the burning compassion of thy brotherlie loue and feruent charitie and the denyinge of thine owne will for thy bitter Passion haue mercie vpon mee Amen An humble confession of sinnes vvith desire of mercy and grace O Lorde creator of heauen and earth king of kinges and Lord ouer all dominion power which haste made mee of naught euen vnto thine owne likenesse by memorie vnderstandinge and will wherby I may knowe worshippe and loue thee hast also redemed mee with thy most precious bloud whome I detestable wretche and wicked creature am not worthye once to name muche lesse to call vpon thee the rather for that I do acknowllege confesse my selfe I haue bene am an horrible greuouse sinner haue so haynouslie transgreffed in the sight of thy Diuine maiestie that I aÌ„ not worthy to be called thy soÌ„ne no not so much as to haue the name of thy meanest or simplest seruant nether yet that the earthe should beare my footesteppes but rather for my wickednes to open her mouth to deuoure and swallowe me vppe to be eternallye tormented in the bottomlesse pyt of hell How muche lesse then maye I presume to offer vppe vnto thee anye sacrifice of prayse or thankes geuing For if thou hast not spared the naturall braunshes creatures of so great excelleÌ„cie that is to say Lucifer his wicked fauourers but for the offences of one rebelliouse proude thought and that scarse of so longe continuance as the minute of an howre thou haste throwen them downe from the high habitatioÌ„ of heauen euerlasting ioye felicitie vnto whiche they were created into the vale of euerlastinge darcknes there to be eternallie tormented in the flames of vnquenshable fire Alas what shall I then moste wretched sinner saye or what iuste excuse may I alledge whiche haue not offended in one sinne onely but in many and that in heapinge sinne vpon sinne from daye to â—â—y without anye repentaunce But yet most merciful father because thou arte the father of mercie and that it is thy propertie alwayes to take mercie despisest not the sighing of suche as are vnfeynedlie cotrite in harte and willeste not the death of a sinner but rather that he maye be turned againe vnto thee lyue therfore I