thy faith workes associate thee to Christ That Praiers Sacrifice suffering persecution for Christ Almes-deedes and other good workes done in grace are meritorious Chapter 2. O Lord we reuerence the memory first of the glorious alwaies Virgin Marie Mother of God and our Lord Iesus Christ Also of the blessed Apostles and Martyrs Peter and Paul Andrew Iames Iohn Thomas Iames Philip Bartholomew Mathew Simon and Thadee Linus Cletus Clemens Xistus Cornelius Ciprian Laurence Chrisogonus Iohn Paul Cosmas Damianus and of al thy Sainctes by whose merites and praiers vouchsaife to graunt that in al thinges we may be defended by the helpe of thy protection O God almightie we besech thee that by the intercession of B. S. Iohn Baptist we may be defended That he may obtaine indulgence and fauour for vs that we may be helped by his merits that by his patronage meriting it we may haue increase of securitie Graunt we besech thee that thy familie by the intercession of thy forerunner blessed Iohn Baptist may be freeed from al sinnes and merite to come to him whom he foretold O most gentle God by the praiers of the Mother of God euer a Virgin and the heauenlie armie and company of Angels Cherubins Seraphines Prophets Martyrs godlie Rulers by the intercessions of holie Religious people supplications of al the blessed haue mercie on me thy creature O God mercifully heare vs grauÌ„t that by the merites of blessed Peter his coapostle Paule we may obtaine the glorie of eternitie O God almightie we besech thee that blessed Andrew thy Apostle may obtaine help for vs. Let vs be protected by his merites O Lord it is worthie and iust right and helping to saluation humblie to pray thee that thou o eternal Shepheard wilt not forsake thy flocke but wilt keepe thy people with continual protection by thy blessed Apostles that it may be gouerned by the same Rulers who being the vicars of thy work thou hast appointed Pastours to rule it O God grauÌ„t to thy seruantes that by the merites of thy Sainctes Abdon and Sennen making intercession for vs we may deserue to be deliuered from al aduersities O Lord let the intercession of blessed Hermes thy Martyr not cease to pacifie thy iustice and make our seruice deuout vnto thee O Lord by the intercession of thy Sainctes Cornelius and Ciprian turnâ— from vs al euils which we iustly deserue We humbly besech thee o God omnipotent that by the intercession of B. George thy Martyr thou wilt graunt vs worthilie to serue thee O Lord cleanse vs from al guilt of our sinnes by the intercession of blessed George thy Martyr Graunt o Lord that the guiftes which we offer may be to the helpe of our saluation the merite of blessed Anastasia making intercession for vs. O God we besech thee that by the intercession of blessed Cecilie we may deserue to receiue the benefites of thy guift O God graunt vs to be helped by the merites of blessed Saturninus thy Martyr O twice renowmed be present now receiue the humble wordes of them that pray vnto thee and be an effectual oratour for our offence at the throne of the Father We besech thee by thy self by that prison the increase of thy 〈◊〉 by thy bondes flames hookes the block of thy prison by those potsheardes by which thou obtained victory by which we that come after thee with reuerence kisse thy bedde haue mercy on our praiers that Christ being pacified wil not impute our sinnes vnto vs. O most laudable and excellent spirits openly propose the infinite mercy of God praying the bountiful gentle God that by your intercession he wil vouchsaife to admitte al the afflictions and sicknes calamities which in al my life I haue suffered for a recompence of my sinnes and release pardon of the condemnation and greauous tormentes which I haue iustly deserued accompt them in their steade and place Of the Communion of the Church 〈◊〉 with the Triumphant by Praier honour to the Saincts there by vs on earth their patronage vnto vs and first of the most B. Virgin Marie Chapter 3. O Virgin vouchsaife that I thy seruant may praise thee Haile most bright most bewtiful vessel of God Haile Ladie Marie fuf of grace Haile among women most blessed Virgin Haile most shyning starre from which Christ went forth Haile most glorious light Mother and Virgin Haile Ladie higher then al. Haile song of the Cherubins and Himne of Angels Haile peace ioy and saluation of the world Haile gladnes of mankind Haile praise of the Fathers and honour of the Prophets Haile bewtie of Martyrs and crowne of Sainctes Haile glorie of the godlie Haile most excellent ornament of the heauenlie holies Haile most worthie miracle of the world Hail tree of life ioy and pleasure Haile quiet Hauen and deliueresse of those that be troubled Haile the helper of them that be in daunger Haile â—â—ouâ—â— of grace and consolation Haile refuge of sinners Haile hope of al that be vertuous and afflicted with aduersities Haile Queene and defence both of men and women Haile most glorious Mediatrix of the world Haile doare of heauen Haile opening of the gates of Paradise Haile key of heauens the kingdome of Christ O immaculate vnspotted vncorrupted chast Virgin Spouse of God our Ladie only hope of the dispaired help of the oppressed and most speedie aide of those that runne vnto thee and refuge of al Christians admitte my praier most vile vttered with vncleane lippes and also intreate thy Sonne my Lord and God with thy motherly gentlenes that he may also open vnto me those most merciful bowels of his pietie and setting aside mine innumerable sinnes conuert me to penance and graunt me truly to fulfil his commandementes O merciful gentle and bountiful Ladie be alwaies present vnto me in this life an earnest protectiâ—â— and helper driuing backe mine enemies inuasions and bringing me to saluation and in the last moment of my life kepe my wretched soule driuing farre from it the vgsome sight of wicked diuels in the terrible day of Iudgment deliuering me from euerlasting damnation lastly making me heire of that inaccessible glorie of thy Soone and God Which by thine intercession and fauour I besech thee againe and againe most holie Ladie Mother of God that I may obtaine by thy grace mercie and gentlenes of thine only begotten Sonn our Lord and God and Sauiour Iesus Christ As thou art the Mother of the most merciful God so mercifully receiue me a sinner be present with me o merciful gentle bountiful Virgin O immaculate and blessed Mother without sinne of thy Sonne God of al pure sound most sacred we praise thee we blesse thee as ful of grace who broughtest forth Christ We al prostrate ourselues to thee we al besech thee Deliuer vs o vnspotted from al
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
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
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
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
prouing it to be the true Body and Bloud of Christ The 14. Chapter praiers after receiuing this B. S. prouing the same The 15. Chapter of Sacramental Confession a due preparation for that B. Sacrament The 16. Chapter the external holy preisthood and Sacrifice of Christians Christes true Bodie and Bloud offered both for the liuing dead The 17. Chapter the preeminence of S. Peter and his Successors in the Apostolick Romane Sea in this holy preisthood The 18. Chapter what diuersitie of orders belong vnto holie Preisthood their Vowes Virginitie Chastitie al degrees of the Church PRACTISE AND PRAIERS OF THE PRIMATIVE CHVRCH How Man is or may be iustified but not by Faith onely Chapter 1. WHosoeuer wil be saued before al thinges it is needeful that he hold the Catholick Faith Which except euerie one shal keepe whole and inuiolate without doubt he shal perish for euer And the Catholicke Faith is this that we worship one God in Trinitie and Trinitie in vnitie c. But it is necessarie to eternal saluation that he also beleue faithfully the Incarnation of our Lord Iesus Christ c. At whose coming al men must rise with their bodies and render accompt of their owne deedes And they which haue done good things shal go into life eternal they which haue done euil thinges into euerlasting fire This is the Catholick faith which except euerie man faithfully and firmly beleue he can not be saued O Lord I besech intreate and desire thee increase my faith increase my hope increase my Charitie Cause vs by thy grace to be alwaies stedfast in fatih and effectual in worke that by right faith and worthy workes of faith by thy mercie we may come to eternal life Decline from euil and do good when thou hast done this secure expect life and then boldly thou shalt say O Lord I haue done what thou hast commanded pay vnto me what thou hast promised O most holie Martyrs we besech you that you would intreate our Lord for vs wretched sinners that he would powre his diuine grace vpon vs which may continually lighten and illuminate our heartes with the beame of holie Charitie by which we may be able to loue him with al our heart and with al our minde O Lord help vs we besech thee by the praier of those Sainctes which not yet able to professe thy Sonne with humane voice were crowned with celestial glorie for his Natiuitie O Lord we besech thee let them obtaine for vs puritie of mindes whose innocencie we solemnly celebrate O God looke vpon vs and make that our Oblation sanctified by the holie Ghost be acceptable for propitiation of our sinnes those sinnes which the people by ignorance haith committed and for the rest of the soules of them which are departed before vs. O Lord God graunt vnto vs that with ioy we may keepe and fulfil thy commandementes al the daies of our life There remaine saith the holie Apostle Paule Hope Faith and Charitie these three but the greatest of these is Charitie Faith is that by which we confâ—sse the Trinitie to be of one substance Hope is that by which we hope the Resurrection of the flesh and rewardes to be hereafter for merites Charitie is that by which we so loue Christ that we would suffer our selues with a willing minde to be put to death for his name But because al which are baptized in the Apostolick faith beleue surely in the Trinitie and hope for thinges to come yet al can not say forth of affection with the holie Apostle Who shal seperate vs from the loue of Christ tribulation or distresse or persecution or famine or nakednesse or daunger or the sword Therfore some of our water pottes hold two measures but some three measures Therfore our Lord Iesus rich towards al and oueral who cal vpon him vouchsaife to geue that we may receiue three measures perfect in his loue Also that without warre of persecution constaÌ„t in the loue of God with prepared mindes for al suffering of present paines we may wel Merite the Renowmed crowne of a vanquishing conscience by the triumph of secret conflict Let vs with praier besech our holie and blessed God of reward entreating for our brethren and sisters by whose ministerie cost they which are needy in the Church do not suffer want that our Lord wil communicate spiritual riches vnto them which geue releefe of worldly substance to the pouertie of faithful soules by our Lord Iesus Christ Merciful God graunt vnto the praiers of thy seruantes that whosoeuer â—indful of thy heauenly preceptâ—s do minister necessaries to the poore may be crowned with incorruptible heauenly glorie of thy miseration mercie by our Lord Iesus Christ Amen O God from whom Iudas the traitor receiued the punishment of his offence and the theife the reward of his confession graunt vnto vs the effecte of our holie petition that as our Lord Iesus Christ in his Passion gaue to them both the stipendes of their merites so he wil bestow vpon vs the grace of his Resurrection Christ our God and our Lord who by his grace hath made vs worthie to receieu his precious Bodie and Bloud graunt that we may please him in our wordes deedes and thoughtes that this Sacrament which we haue receiued and shal receiue be vnto vs a pledge of remission of our debtes and great hope of Resurrection from the dead O Lord our God make vs pure cleane from al il odoures of feines worth iâ— of thy 〈◊〉 â—nd 〈◊〉 O louer of men make us iust without spotte with gladnes al the daies of our life O Lord our God protect nourish and gouerne vs by the powers of the Princes of thy Angels Seperate vs from al euil workes conioine vs with al good workes by Christ thine only Sonne O house of God bright and bewtiful I haue loued the dwelling place of the glorie of our Lord my possessor and maker Speake thou aske thou him that he may make me worthie of the participation of thy glorie I do not dispaire to obtaine it olny let thy merits help me O my Lord I besech thee that this oblation may be to vs o my Lord a loosing of our debtes remission of sinnes and new life in the heauenly kingdome O Lord my God graunt to me so to receiue the bodie and bloud of thy SoÌ„n our Lord Iesus Christ that by it I may merite to receiue remission of al my sinnes and to be filled with thy holie Spirit 〈◊〉 our God who liuest reignest world without end Amen O God by whom we reproue the errour of them which think there be no merites of soules with thee O Lord let blessed Agatha the Martyr who hath bene acceptable to thee both by merite of Chastitie and profession of thy vertue obtaine PardoÌ„ for vs. O holie and blessed Paula
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
Sonne and our Lord that by thee we may finde mercie in the day of Iudgment and obtaine those good thinges which are laid vp for those that loue God by the grace and bountie of our Lord Iesus Christ witâ— whom to the Father and Holie Ghost be glorie honour and Rule now and euer world without end Amen O holie Mother of God praise be to thee for thou art the precious pearle of the world Thou the vnquenchable lampe crowne of virginitie Scepter of true faith indissoluble Temple containing him who can no where be contained A Mother and Virgin Thou art blessed among women Mother of him that cometh blessed in the name of our Lord. By thee the Trinitie is sanctifyed By â—â—ee the precious Crosse is celebrated and worshipped in al the world By thee heauen doth ioy the Angels and Archangels reioice the diuels are driueÌ„ away and man him self is called backe to heauen By thee euerie creature detained in the errour of Idols is conuerted to the knowledge of the truth faithful men haue come to holy baptism churches are builded in al the world Thou being helper the Nations haue come to penance What more By thee the only begotten Sonne of God that true light hath shyned to them that sat in darknes and shadow of death By thee the Prohets foretold By thee the Apostles preached saluation to the Gentiles Who shal be able to expresse the greatnes of thy praises o Marie Mother and Virgin Let vs extol her adoring her Sonne the immaculate Spouse of the Church To whom be honour and glorie world without end Amen Of Praier and honour vnto the blessed Angels in heauen Chapter 5. O Ierusalem the eternal house of God next to the loue of Christ be thou my gladnes and consolation Let the sweete memory of thy blessed name be the releife of my sorow werisomnes O holie Angels holie Archangels holie Powers holie Potentates holie Principalityes holie Dominations holie Thrones holie Seraphines holy Cherubins holie Michael holie Gabriel holie Raphael and thou my holie Angel to whom our common maker hath committed me to be kept and al you administring spirits and heauenlie Citizens al orders of blessed Spirits make intercession and pray for me a wretch and your vnworthie seruant for al the Church of God that we may be worthie of the promises of Christ that by your praiers we may be ioyned to your B. felowship for euer Let vs aske that we may haue God and Christ and the Angels fauourers vnto vs in al our actions We besech the Angel of peace loue with praier and obsecration O you diuine armies of God immaterial O Angels intellectual reasonable But it is better by degree in order to Praise magnify and cal vpon you O Seraphines I besech you to cleanse the inward corners of my soule from the filthes of sinne and vtterly expelling and putting away the darknes of my heart lighten the internal senses of my minde O you Cherubins adorne me with the knowlege of the heauenlie word Kindle anger in me against the old serpent and powerablie carrie me on high from the earth O you Thrones who are the seate-bearers and rest of God almightie deliuer me from al deceipt and cursed work and make me worthie of the glorie and Maiestie of God O venerable Dominations graunt vnto me that I may gouerne the passions of my minde which corrupt the vnderstanding and to the last breath of my life subdue the deceiptes of the diuel which greuosly hurt my soule O Potentates named agreable to your office geue power vnto me against the visible and inuisible enemies which rise against my soule labour to bring my mind into captiuitie endeuour to ouerthrow my waies O you immoueable and mightie powers compasse me about with heauenly strength and power that am weake and infirme and make me apt that I may manfully driue away and tread vnder foote those spritual snakes scorpions O Principalities cheife in the third order of Angels be faithfully present and vse your careful diligence that I may triumphe ouer my most noysome enemies and resist them without feare wound euen to the end O you the rest of the Angels Archangels I aske and besech your bounty o you good without blemish Angels and Archangels o vndefiled spirits I intreate your magnificence preserue my life without offence my hope vnmoued manners blamelesse my loue towardes God and my neighboure perfect and free from al transgression I besech you leade and guide me with your hand and direct me to euery way of saluation and acceptable to God Al places are ful of Angels o Angel come receiue one cenuerted froÌ„ old error from doctrine of diuels from iniquity speaking against God and receiuing him as a good Phisitian cherish and instruct him and cal vnto thee other fellowes of thy ministery that al you together may instruct them to faith which sometime were deceiued For there is greater Ioy in heauen for one sinner doing penance then nyntie nine iust Haue mercy vpon me haue mercy vpon me o my freindes he seemeth to request the Angels to pray for him or surely the Saincts to pray for a penitent O holy Michael holy Gabriel holy Raphael o you holy Quiets of Angels and Archangels I presume to aske you by him that hath chosen you and of whose sight you reioyce that you vouch saife to pray for me to God a sinner O Michael Prince of the heauenly armie we vnworthie do besech thee that thou wilt defend vs by thy intercessions keepe vs with the shadow of thy winges of an immaterial nature We fal downe and without ceasing crie vnto thee deliuer vs from daungers as prince of the heauenly powers Be present vnto me o you Angels of my God which are neuer absent constituted in your ministerie for them that shal receiue the inheritance of saluation Consider and behold how Syon the Citie of our God is made vyle become as it were polluted among her enemies Al comlines and delightes are gone from her countenance Her Virgins yong people brought vp in Monasteries haue learned to treade sharp wayes O you Angels succour vs. O God omnipotent we humbly aske intreate that the intercession of Archangels be vnto our Lord for vs the Intercessions of Michael and Gabriel Raphael that we may appeare worthy before our Sauiour by the intercession of the neene orders of Angels The Thrones Dominations and Principalities and Powers also Cherubins and Seraphimes vouchsaife to pray for vs. O thrice most holie and much beloued and reuerenced Prince and cheife of the Angels Michael when at the last al those admirable thinges which are expected shal be ended by the sounde which thou shalt geue then o holy Arch-prince teacher of those that erre raiser of them that fal defender of soules