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B12232 Meditations of the whole historie of the Passion of Christ. Written by the Reuerend Father, F. Franciscus Costerus, Doctor of Diuinity, of the Society of Iesus. Translated out of Latine into English by R.W. Esquire; De universa historia Dominicae Passionis meditationes quinquaginta. English Coster, Franciscus, 1532-1619.; Worthington, Lawrence. 1616 (1616) STC 5827; ESTC S114528 155,460 681

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and_o all_o his_o member_n cry_v forgive_v accept_v of_o these_o torment_n for_o their_o sin_n i_o have_v pay_v their_o debt_n i_o give_v my_o blood_n for_o the_o price_n my_o pain_n for_o the_o ransom_n my_o life_n in_o satisfaction_n my_o body_n &_o soul_n for_o a_o sacrifice_n be_v thou_o therefore_o merciful_a for_o this_o be_v a_o copious_a redemption_n a_o hard_a thing_n be_v require_v to_o wit_n that_o the_o father_n shall_v forget_v the_o death_n of_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n and_o of_o such_o and_o so_o gteat_fw-la a_o son_n but_o the_o son_n beg_v and_o he_o beg_v with_o his_o blood_n second_o he_o ask_v it_o not_o conditional_o as_o he_o pray_v for_o himself_o in_o the_o garden_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a if_o thou_o will_v if_o it_o may_v be_v do_v but_o absolute_o forgive_v both_o that_o thou_o may_v learn_v to_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o pardon_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o for_o his_o divine_a grace_n without_o any_o condition_n because_o that_o have_v always_o relation_n to_o god_n honour_n and_o also_o that_o thou_o shall_v free_o forgive_v thy_o neighbour_n fault_n without_o any_o condition_n three_o he_o pray_v to_o have_v they_o forgive_v present_o and_o not_o to_o be_v defer_v till_o after_o his_o death_n for_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v this_o life_n till_o peace_n be_v make_v with_o god_n parent_n when_o they_o be_v die_v do_v often_o leave_v unto_o their_o child_n small_a store_n of_o good_n and_o those_o entangle_v with_o many_o difficulty_n charge_n debt_n and_o contention_n but_o christ_n before_o his_o death_n pay_v all_o debt_n with_o his_o own_o blood_n take_v away_o all_o difficulty_n and_o charge_n
and_o make_v a_o peace_n and_o reconciliation_n with_o his_o father_n he_o say_v therefore_o o_o father_n forgive_v and_o that_o by_o and_o by_o for_o the_o time_n of_o have_v mercy_n on_o he_o come_v 101._o p●al_a 101._o for_o the_o time_n come_v to_o wit_n the_o hour_n of_o sacrifice_n the_o day_n of_o satisfaction_n the_o time_n of_o forgiveness_n the_o last_o instant_n of_o my_o life_n in_o which_o be_v present_o to_o yield_v up_o my_o breath_n i_o now_o propound_v my_o last_o petition_n and_o entreat_v only_o this_o o_o father_n forgive_v they_o four_o he_o say_v not_o forgive_v the_o sin_n already_o commit_v but_o only_o forgive_v even_o those_o evil_n which_o they_o shall_v hereafter_o commit_v against_o i_o their_o irrision_n their_o blasphemy_n the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o vinegar_n my_o death_n and_o the_o wound_n in_o my_o side_n that_o thou_o also_o shall_v quick_o forgive_v thy_o enemy_n and_o remit_v all_o thing_n keep_v no_o rancour_n at_o all_o in_o thy_o heart_n five_o he_o say_v not_o i_o forgive_v both_o because_o the_o offence_n against_o his_o father_n grieve_v he_o more_o th●●_n his_o own_o torment_n and_o also_o because_o be_v intentive_a upon_o the_o happiness_n which_o shall_v redound_v to_o all_o the_o world_n by_o this_o his_o passion_n he_o seem_v to_o esteem_v all_o the_o evil_n which_o the_o jew_n do_v unto_o he_o rather_o as_o a_o benefit_n than_o any_o hurt_n like_a as_o a_o man_n have_v a_o grievous_a ulcer_n in_o his_o side_n if_o his_o enemy_n think_v to_o kill_v he_o shall_v wound_v he_o in_o that_o place_n whereby_o the_o ulcer_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o the_o corruption_n let_v out_o will_v be_v glad_a of_o that_o wound_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o cure_n so_o desirous_a be_v our_o lord_n of_o thy_o salvation_n that_o he_o rejoice_v at_o those_o his_o pain_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o great_a good_a unto_o thou_o they_o note_n first_o that_o he_o say_v not_o these_o wicked_a crucifier_n these_o 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sin_n have_v give_v cause_n of_o this_o my_o passion_n for_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v exclude_v from_o this_o prayer_n who_o sin_n have_v be_v cause_n of_o our_o lord_n death_n and_o thou_o may_v have_v hope_n of_o pardon_n if_o thou_o will_v join_v thy_o prayer_n with_o the_o prayer_n of_o christ_n for_o if_o the_o prayer_n of_o christ_n do_v profit_v they_o which_o never_o require_v it_o doubtless_o it_o will_v profit_v thou_o require_v it_o of_o he_o and_o pray_v together_o with_o he_o for_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v 23._o luc._n 23._o consider_v first_o that_o christ_n to_o who_o all_o judgement_n be_v give_v and_o who_o his_o enemy_n have_v offend_v do_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o office_n of_o a_o judge_n or_o a_o accuser_n but_o rather_o of_o a_o defender_n &_o patron_n the_o jew_n seek_v how_o to_o accuse_v he_o and_o find_v nothing_o worthy_a of_o accusation_n in_o he_o our_o innocent_a lord_n that_o be_v offend_v seek_v how_o to_o excuse_v the_o offence_n 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