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A09497
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Here begynneth a ryght profytable treatyse co[m]pendiously drawen out of many [and] dyuers wrytynges of holy men, to dyspose men to be vertuously occupyed in theyr myndes [and] prayers
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Betson, Thomas.
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STC 1978; ESTC S110939
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see it be but selde haue thy comunicacion but with fewe persones shortly behaue thyself so in all thy sayenge that thou speke not rather in a doubte than men sholde take auctoryte or grouÌ„de of thy sayenge The seconde thou mayst obteyne in this wyse Gyue thyself with grete deuocyon to praye lete thyn herte agree with that thou sayest both daye nyght Remembre also dylygentely that thou ymagyne the state of them in whose remembrauÌ„ce thou makest thy prayer These thre haue alwaye in thy mynde what thou were what thou art what thou shalt be By reason of thy body thou were foule slyme of the erthe now thy body is the hous of fylte derte herafter it shall be wormes mete Also ymagyne the paynes of them that ben in helle how that payne shall neuer haue ende how they suffre all these paynes for a lytell delectacoÌ„n pleasyr in synne Also ymagyne the Ioye of paradyse how that shal neuer be fynysshed how shortly and soone it may be goten Than thynke what sorowe waylynge may be to them that for so lytell a thynge here haue lost so grete Ioye contynuell And whan thou hast ony thynge that doth dysplease the or elles thou dredest to haue it thynke yf thou were in helle thou sholdest haue that all that thou woldest not haue so shalt thou suffre all thynge â—or crystus sake his loue Also whan thou hast ony thynge that pleaseth the or elles that thou desyrest to haue thynke yf thou were in paradyse thou sholdest haue it all other thynges that thou woldest desyre Also whan there falleth ony fest of ony saynt thynke on hyÌ„ what payne he suffred here for goddes sake how shorte his paynes was Than thyn be how greate Ioye he hath in heuen for that whiche is euerlastynge And soo thou mayst thynke that the trybulacion or tourmentynge oâ— the good men is soone gone And in lyke wyse the Ioye of euyll men fadeth anone but good men with theyr trybulacyon here geteth eternall glorye And euyll men with theyr ouermoche Ioye here geteth euerlastynge payne Furthermore whan thou art accombred with slouth lackest deuocoÌ„n take this wrytynge ymagyne dilygently all these thynges rehersed Than thynke of the tyme that thou lesest in vayne ydelnes thynke that they that ben in helle wolde gyue all the worlde for so moche tyme to redeme theyâ— synnes yf they myght haue it Whan thou hast ony trouble thynke that they that ben in paradyse shall neuer haue suche trouble And whan thou hast ony spirytuell consolacyon or comforte thynke that they that ben in helle shall euer lacke that Whan thou goost to bedde or to thy rest thynke what thou hâ—â—â—â—hâ—â—ght what thou hast sayd what thou hast done â—hat daye And how prouffytable thou haste spende thy tyme the whiche was gyuen the to spende it vertuouslyâ— to obteyne euerlastynge lyf Yf thou haue spended it well gyue praysynge to god And yf thou haue spended it euyll wepe be sory for it And â—he next daye yf thou may dyfferre not to be confessed Yf thou haue sayd or done ony thynge that greneth thy conseyence sore ete no mete vntyll thou be shryuen thou mayst Now for a conclusyon ymagyne in thy mynde two cytees one full of trouble mysery whiche is helle an other full of Ioye and comfortâ— whiche is paradyse And how to one of these two ye must nedes come Than thynke in thyself what thynge sholde cause the to do euyll or what thynge sholde drawe the fro god And I trowe thou shalt fynde none suche I am certayne yf thou kepe well all these that ben wryten here The holy goost wyll be with the teche the to kepe them parfytly Wherfore kepe well all these preceptes coÌ„mauÌ„dementes leue none behynde Rede them twyes in the weke on wensdaye saterdaye And as thou fyndest thou hast done as it is wryten Gyue praysynge to god whiche is euer pyteous mercyfull in worlde withouten ende Amen ¶ A deuoute prayer for relygyous people or for theym that entre in to relygyon Remembrynge the termes and to do theym in dede IHesu my maker sauyour to thy wyll and ordynauÌ„ce I commytte me euery houre Besechynge the entyerly for grace mercy so that I may be one of them that shall be saued Teche me good lorde thy commaundementes to fulfylle and to do that I come fore eschewynge all euyll Gyue me grace to loue the and to dâ—ede the aboue all thynge Remembrynge thy gâ—ete benefettes and euer to gyue the thankynge And to kepe euer charyte obedyence pacyence sylence with humylyte demynge euer the best saye well telle the trouthe and neuer to lye Lothe to offende sory for my synne and to helpe whan nede is to serue the euer deuoutly with mekenes to haue mede Of the trespaces of other to haue compassyon with good couÌ„sell example frendely consolacyon to do after good prechynge holy sayntâ— lyues kepynge my tonge conscyence clene to flee bacbytyng stryues to gyue none occasyon of greuauÌ„ce neuer grutchyng flee ydelnes to praye for the deed quycke alwaye be my besynes Takyâ—ge hede to my charges do to them with good wyll gladde to be correcte of eche creature to leue myn owne wyll And euer to be ware to excuse my syÌ„ne to trust in myn owne wytte RemeÌ„brynge that I come to relygyon for to do penauÌ„ce for synne repugne ayenst it to crye for mercy to the Ihesu to thy moder Mary In whome I trust shall serue neuer for to varye Amen V ¶ DuÌ„e fiat voluntas â—ua R ¶ Sicut in celo et in terâ—a ALâ—iones nraÌ„s quesumê° dnÌ„e aspirando Oratio pÌ„ueni et adiuuando ê“sequere vt â—â—â—ta nraÌ„ operatio a te semê‘ incipiat et ê‘ te cepta fimaâ— Peâ— xpÌ„m dnÌ„m nostruÌ„ Amen ¶ This prayer folowynge is good for them that vnderstande not theyr seruyce in latyne in syngynge or sayenge or that lacke deuocyon in tyme of theyr sayd seruyce and wolde haue it BLessyd Ihesu cryst our lorde god sauyour whiche I knowe well come in to this worlde not for them that were Iuste ryghtfull but for synners to redeme them by thy deth shedyng of thy precyous blood Now mercyfull pyteous lord Iesu cryste forgyue me haue mercy of me after thy grete mercyes for thy crosse bytter passyon For I am a synner haue greuously erred offended the. Not for thy swete Ihesu I byleue in the neuer denyed the nor shall Attende beholde good lorde Iesu my fayth Intencyon the vertue of the wordes of holy prayers that I haue sayd songe or shall beholde not myn Inhabylyte Ignoraunce Wauerynge of mynde neclygence But grauÌ„t of thy grete goodnes that the prayers with all other good dedes done by me or to be done may