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A06436	Of prayer, and meditation Wherein are conteined fovvertien deuoute meditations for the seuen daies of the weeke, bothe for the morninges, and eueninges. And in them is treyted of the consideration of the principall holie mysteries of our faithe. Written firste in the Spanishe tongue by the famous religious father. F. Lewis de Granada, prouinciall of the holie order of preachers in the prouince of Portugall.; Libro de la oración y meditación. English	Luis, de Granada, 1504-1588.; Hopkins, Richard, d. 1594?	1582 (1582)	STC 16907; ESTC S100761	342,485	696

OF PRAYER AND MEDITATION WHEREIN ARE CONTEINED FOVVERTIEN DEVOVTE Meditations for the seuen daies of the weeke bothe for the morninges and eueninges And in them is treyted of the consideration of the principall holie Mysteries of our faithe WRITTEN FIRSTE IN THE SPANISHE tongue by the famous Religious father F. LEWIS de GRANADA Prouinciall of the holie order of preachers in the Prouince of Portugall Si quis vult post me venire abneget semet ipsum et tollat crucem suam quotidie et sequatur me lux 9. vers 23 Qui dicit se in ipso manere debet sicut alle ambulavit et ipse ambulare ● Johan 2. verse 6. Imprinted at Paris by Thomas Brumeau at the signe of the Olyue Anno Domini M.D.LXXXII TO THE RIGHTE HONORABLE AND WORSHIPFVLL OF THE fower principall howses of Cowerte in London professinge the studie of the Common Lawes of oure Realme RICHARDE HOPKINS wishethe dewe cōsideration of the holye mysteries of the Christian Religion THE holye scriptures affirme in diuers places Dan. 9.11 12. Matt. 24. Marc. 13. Luc. 21. 2. Thess 2. 1. Tim. 4. 2. Tim. 3. 2. Pet. 2. Apoc. 11.12 13. that the nearer we approche towardes the comminge of Antichriste and the ende of the worlde the more perillous will the tymes be for all Christians And the perill hereof arisethe cheefelye of the greate enuye and malice of Satan who fearinge the ende of the worlde knowinge that then his tyrannous kingdome therein will haue an ende also therewith extendeth the vttermoste of his rage againste all faithfull Christians and assaulteth them dailie more and more with diuers wilie temptatiōs and terrible persecutions to procure them thereby to folowe his most wicked rebellious example that is to breake gods holie commaundements to contemne his diuine ordināces to neglecte his seruice and honoure and by pryde and rebellion to lose the image of god and embrace the image of Satan and so to be vtterlie vnapt to attaine vnto those euerlastinge heauenlie māsions of felicitie and glorie for which man was created Wherfore to the intent that all Christians might be more circumspecte and strēgthened to resiste faithfullye against all Satans wylye deceytefull temptatiōs in this our daungerous age approchinge so neare towardes the comminge of Antichriste and the ende of the worlde as by manye coniecturall signes it seemeth a holye Angell hath forewarned vs hereof verye preciselye in the revelacions of S. Ihon thunderinge out theise woordes with a greate voice Apoc. 12. vers 12. woe be to the lande and sea because the Deuill is descended vnto you hauinge a greate rage for that he knoweth he hath but a shorte tyme. And this greate rage of his is the more to be feared in this our corrupte age for that we reade also in Sainte Ihons revelations Apoc. 20. vers 3. that the Deuill shal be let lose towards the ende of the worlde for a smalle tyme. In other ages and tymes of our holye christian forefathers the deuills exceedinge greate malice and mightie power hath bene moche restrained and bownde throughe the greate vertue of the Crosse The deuill shal be let lose more and more the nearer that Antichriste approchethe and Passion of our Saviour Iesus Christe communicated then verie plentifullie vnto the Christian people generallye by their devoute frequentinge of the holie Sacramentes of the Catholike Churche which be holie vessells of grace whereby our Christian forefathers have bene greatelye strengthened to resiste faithfullye againste the moste horrible temptations of Schisme Heresie Infidelytie and Atheisme and to live generallie verie holie and austere Christian liues in the feare and service of almightie god and in dewe reuerente obediēce to the Catholike Churche But nowe whereas in this our vngratious age suche a number of horrible sectes and heresies and suche a generall corruption with pride dysobedience lyenge detraction gluttonie incontinencie infidelitie Atheisme and all kinde of dissolute wickednes doe abounde and raigne more and more in all partes of Christēdome woe bee therfore to the Lande and sea as the holye Angell hath forewarned vs because the Deuill is nowe discended and let lose towardes the ende of the worlde for a smale time hauinge a greate rage for that he Knoweth he hathe but a shorte tyme to continewe his tyrannous kingdome in this worlde And the verie cause of this so extraordinarie lettinge lose of the deuil nowe more and more towardes the comminge of Antichriste in the ende of the worlde 2. Thess 2. vers 10. 11. saincte Paule seemeth to explane in this sense that for so muche as the wicked will not receiue the trew doctrine of the Catholike Churche with charitie The Catholicke religion daylie decreasinge heresies daylie increasinge vnto worse and worse sectes is an euident argument that the diuell is more and more let lose towardes the comminge of Antichrist humilitie obediēce and thankfulnes to the ende they maye be saued therfore Almightie god letteth lose the devill nowe emonge them by permittinge him to sowe in their prowde inconstante wilfull myndes manye erronious opynions and heresies that thei maye believe in lyenge And certainlie if we will aduisedlye consider the wylie procedinges of the deuill in sowinge so manifolde Sectes and heresies in this vngratious age Note Satās wylie prociedinges in this corrupte age and the finall ende whereunto he directeth them we maie euidentelie perceaue that it is to cause all Christians nowe towardes the comminge of Antichriste to be first dissolute in their liues and after dowtefull in their faithe and then to contemne all the holie Sacramentes and other Mysteries of the Christian Religion and afterwardes hauinge by degrees remoued awaie out of their Churches all holie memories of our Saviour Christe and of his blessed Mother Apostles Martirs other of his glorious Saintes and also out of their myndes all feare of God and of his dreadefull iudgementes then they be easelye induced by him shortelie after to become harde harted and vnsensible to conceiue anie spirituall thinges and also at the laste to become Atheistes without anie conscience Religion or beliefe that there is a God And so Antichriste findinge his waie so open and readie prepared for him maie then come frielye when he will and cause himselfe to be receiued as a Messias and adored as God findinge the Christian people generallie without anye deuotion and Zeale to the seruice and honour of our Sauiour Iesus Christe and without anye beliefe that there is a God Nowe emonge all the wylie deceitfull deuises of Satan for ouerthrowinge of the Christian Religion and so to prepare the waie for Antichristes comminge there is none in my simple iudgemente of greater force and consequence than his so earnest endeuour to procure all Christians vtterlye to contemne and forgette all the holie misteries of the Christian faithe Which if he coulde possiblie compasse as he laboureth verie earnestlie therein by diuers craftie meanes in this our corrupte age