Godly
Meditations
vpon
the
most
holy
Sacrament
of
the
Lordes
Supper
.
Of
the
Institution
of
this
most
holy
Sacrament
.
Amongest
other
parts
of
diuine
worshippe
&
religious
actions
of
a
Christian
life
,
which
knitte
men
in
loue
and
dutie
vnto
God
(
for
who
should
haue
the
fruite
but
hee
that
planted
the
tree
)
there
is
none
more
solemne
,
more
diuine
,
then
is
our
reuerent
accesse
to
the
most
holy
Sacrament
,
where
wee
present
our selues
beefore
God
,
where
,
wee
honour
him
in
the
misterie
of
humane
redemption
,
where
by
a
spirituall
vnion
with
Christ
him selfe
wee
become
partakers
of
our
greatest
good
.
Fasting
humbleth
,
praier
beseecheth
,
repentance
bewaileth
,
charitie
worketh
,
faith
beleeueth
;
but
the
holy
Sacrament
applieth
al
to
the
saluation
of
our
soules
.
2
If
any
aske
(
saith
an
●uncient
Eather
)
the
Iewes
why
they
keepe
there
passeouer
,
all
that
they
will
aunswear
is
to
relate
of
a
bondage
in
Egipt
,
of
Pharoe
their
oppressor
,
of
a
Moyses
Gods
seruant
theire
deliuerer
:
But
if
any
aske
mee
which
am
a
Christian
of
our
heauenlye
passeouer
,
I
can
shew
him
,
not
of
Moyses
a
seruant
,
but
of
Christ
Iesus
the
only
sonne
of
God
;
of
a
more
terrible
Pharoe
the
prince
of
darkenesse
,
of
a
more
wofull
bondadge
,
the
shaddow
of
death
,
and
last
of
all
,
of
a
deliuerance
indeede
,
by
the
bloud
of
that
Immaculate
Lambe
,
once
offered
for
the
sinnes
of
the
world
.
Heb.
9.28
.
2
For
our
comfortable
accesse
to
this
most
holy
misterie
,
wee
haue
Christes
own
precept
,
and
his
promise
,
Math.
26.26
.
Luke
.
22.19
His
precept
,
hoc
faci●e
doe
this
:
His
promise
,
hoc
est
corpus
meum
,
hic
est
saenguis
me●us
,
This
is
my
bodie
,
which
was
giuen
for
you
,
this
is
my
bloud
,
which
is
shed
for
you
;
as
if
,
heare
I
offer
you
the
benefite
of
all
my
sufferinges
,
&
leaue
you
a
pledge
at
parting
,
of
my
deerest
loue
,
Nouum
Testamentum
,
a
new
Testament
,
a
newe
league
or
couenant
,
between
God
,
and
man
,
that
hee
will
now
thinke
vpon
your
sinnes
in
iustice
no
more
.
4
S.
Austen
in
his
118.
Epistle
Ad
Ianuarium
saith
,
our
Sauiour
deferred
the
institution
of
this
most
diuine
Sacrament
,
to
the
end
of
his
life
,
as
his
last
farewell
,
that
the
dignitie
and
excellencie
thereof
,
might
make
the
more
deepe
impression
in
his
disciples
heartes
,
increase
in
them
greater
loue
,
and
deuotion
,
after
his
departure
from
them
.
5
In
the
14.
and
16.
of
Exodus
,
God
gaue
the
people
of
Israell
for
the
time
of
theire
abode
in
the
wildernesse
Manna
from
heauen
,
which
manna
,
they
gathered
vntill
they
came
vnto
the
lande
of
promise
:
in
like
manner
,
soe
longe
as
wee
remaine
in
the
wildernesse
of
this
worlde
;
wee
are
gatheringe
this
our
heauenly
mana
but
when
wee
come
vnto
that
promised
Chanaan
,
then
neede
wee
gather
Manna
,
no
more
.
6
Christ
our
Sauiour
when
the
time
drewe
neere
that
hee
should
bee
betrayed
and
deliuered
vp
vnto
death
,
hee
communeth
with
his
disciples
after
this
manner
Luk:
22.15
.
I
haue
earnestly
desired
to
eate
this
passeouer
with
you
before
I
suffer
;
In
consecrating
the
elementes
of
breade
and
wine
,
his
praiers
went
vp
to
heauen
,
his
benefites
remaine
with
his
church
heere
on
earth
,
the
visible
signes
which
hee
tooke
,
and
gaue
declare
two
thinges
,
the
one
that
hee
would
the
morrow
followinge
make
himselfe
an
oblation
for
the
redemption
of
many
vpon
the
aulter
of
the
Crosse
,
the
other
that
hee
would
become
vnto
the
faithfull
by
this
meanes
a
diuine
sustinance
for
their
soules
And
thus
hee
prouideth
for
himselfe
an
aulter
,
for
his
,
a
table
in
both
,
Gods
is
the
glorie
,
and
mans
the
benefitte
.
The
first
Meditation
of
this
Blessed
Institution
.
COnsider
howe
God
created
the
world
for
man
,
and
man
onelye
to
worshipe
his
Creator
:
A
most
excellent
parte
of
which
worshippe
,
is
the
holy
Sacrament
.
2
Consider
how
the
Lord
Iesus
forseeinge
the
good
of
his
church
,
and
the
affliction
of
his
Apostles
,
to
followe
after
his
passion
,
decreede
to
leaue
vnto
them
the
holy
Eucharist
,
that
they
might
receiue
helpe
and
strength
by
vertue
thereof
.
3
Consider
how
hee
now
departing
from
this
life
vnto
the
Father
,
did
institute
this
beloued
Sacrament
,
that
hee
might
leaue
vnto
vs
,
a
liuelye
remembrance
of
his
passion
.
4
Consider
how
this
remembrance
is
had
by
a
spirituall
repast
,
that
as
nurrishmentes
and
the
bodie
nurrished
become
one
,
soe
Christ
,
and
the
faithfull
receiuers
:
And
what
more
heauenly
then
to
become
one
with
the
sonne
of
God
?
5
Consider
Christ
in
his
passion
as
a
Testator
his
inheritance
giuen
is
heauen
,
his
legaces
are
his
graces
,
the
executor
is
the
holy
Ghost
,
his
testament
or
will
,
promises
of
life
laied
downe
in
his
worde
,
the
seales
are
the
two
Sacraments
confirming
these
promises
The
fruite
of
this
Meditation
.
The
fruite
of
this
Meditation
is
this
:
that
euerie
one
dispose
himselfe
with
all
deuotion
to
this
holy
misterie
,
that
hee
leaue
all
earthly
cogitations
beneath
,
as
Abraham
in
the
22.
of
Genesis
did
his
seruantes
when
hee
went
vp
to
the
mount
to
doe
sacrifice
vnto
God
.
A
Spirituall
Soloquie
or
meditation
of
the
Soule
.
O
Omnipotent
&
euerlastinge
God
,
make
mee
,
I
beeseech
thee
,
〈◊〉
in
the
performance
of
this
soe
high
a
parte
of
thy
most
holy
worship
.
I
come
Lorde
as
the
sicke
to
the
Phisition
of
life
,
as
an
offender
to
the
fountaine
of
mercie
,
as
the
blinde
to
the
light
of
the
eternall
sunne
,
as
the
poore
and
needie
to
the
Lorde
of
heauen
and
earth
,
therefore
O
Lorde
,
cure
my
infermitie
,
pardon
my
offences
,
lighten
my
blindnes
,
enrich
my
pouertie
,
graunte
that
I
may
reuerence
this
heauenly
manna
with
such
reuerence
,
and
humanitie
,
with
such
contrition
and
deuotion
,
with
such
puritie
and
faith
,
with
such
a
purpose
and
intent
,
as
is
expedient
for
my
saluation
,
and
graunt
that
at
last
I
may
beehoulde
perpetuallye
thy
beloued
sonne
with
face
reueiled
,
whome
now
I
receiue
in
the
way
by
faith
onely
:
who
liueth
and
raigneth
with
thee
for
euer
and
euer
Amen
.
Of
the
loue
of
Christ
shewed
in
ordaining
this
most
holy
Sacrament
of
his
last
Sup●per
.
FOr
that
this
Sacrament
is
a
Sacrament
of
loue
,
and
lefte
vnto
vs
as
the
loue
of
our
beloued
Sauiour
,
it
is
conuenient
that
to
put
a
way
the
suspition
of
ingratitude
it
be
receiued
and
handled
with
loue
cheefely
,
seeinge
wee
can
requite
in
no
other
thing
the
loue
declared
in
ordayning
this
Sacrament
soe
full
of
loue
,
then
by
loue
,
of
which
loue
God
would
that
wee
should
dispose
,
and
soe
change
it
into
what
wee
see
most
pleasing
to
him
,
whervpon
,
as
Christ
while
hee
giueth
himselfe
to
vs
for
meat
,
giueth
vs
a
token
of
his
highest
loue
,
with
his
grace
▪
with
soe
many
merites
of
his
preachings
,
labores
,
fastings
,
praiers
▪
soe
wee
,
when
wee
giue
to
God
our
loue
,
do●
giue
him
all
thinges
which
wee
haue
most
precious
,
hence
it
commeth
that
God
doth
more
esteeme
and
that
more
worthyly
too
,
of
this
one
loue
them
of
all
other
thinges
in
the
world
,
neither
doth
hee
require
anye
other
thinge
of
vs
.
When
els
wher
saith
,
Prouerb
:
23.26
:
My
Sonne
giue
mee
thy
hearte
,
that
is
to
say
the
loue
which
is
thine
.
When
Christ
our
Sauiour
humbled
himselfe
to
bee
Baptized
of
Iohn
the
Baptist
Math:
3.14
:
it
made
Iohn
more
humble
himselfe
to
Christ
:
his
loue
shoulde
wounde
our
heartes
,
and
make
vs
loue
him
who
is
loue
it selfe
,
and
this
loue
of
his
is
manifest
vnto
vs
by
instituting
this
holy
Sacrament
.
When
Nathan
the
Prophet
would
shew
Kinge
Dauid
in
the
2
of
Samuell
12.3
:
what
loue
the
poore
man
bare
to
that
sheepe
which
he
nourished
in
his
bosome
,
hee
gaue
him
saith
hee
of
his
owne
morsels
to
eate
,
and
of
his
owne
cup
to
drink
:
Christ
to
shew
his
loue
towardes
vs
hath
giuen
vs
of
his
owne
breade
,
and
of
his
owne
cup
,
nay
hee
hath
giuen
his
owne
bodie
as
breade
,
his
owne
bloude
as
wine
for
the
nurrishment
of
our
soules
.
Dauid
wondred
at
the
exceeding
loue
of
God
1.
Samuell
:
1.18
:
saying
who
am
I
,
O
Lord
God
that
thou
hast
brought
mee
to
this
?
Lorde
what
is
earth
and
ashes
that
thou
hast
exalted
man
to
this
dignitie
?
God
did
highly
honour
Iosua
in
that
hee
made
the
sunne
to
stay
vntill
hee
had
the
victorie
,
but
what
honour
had
it
bin
,
had
hee
brought
it
downe
from
heauen
this
hath
hee
done
for
vs
by
the
sonne
of
righteousnesse
who
exiled
himselfe
33.
yeares
from
the
throne
of
glorie
&
became
the
sonne
of
man
that
wee
might
bee
made
the
sonnes
of
God
.
The
Second
Meditation
.
COnsider
how
in
this
holy
misterie
thou
art
bounde
to
loue
the
guifte
,
with
the
giuer
:
If
when
the
people
woulde
haue
made
Christ
a
Kinge
Iohn
:
6.15
:
hee
had
then
sought
to
requite
theire
fauour
it
had
not
bin
soe
much
:
but
when
they
gaue
him
gale
to
eate
,
and
viniger
to
drinke
,
then
to
leaue
this
testimony
of
fauour
and
loue
,
it
was
loue
without
example
,
had
hee
bestowed
this
foe
greate
:
guift
on
the
Saintes
or
Angells
it
had
not
bin
so
wonderfull
,
but
bestowing
it
on
poore
sinners
it
was
most
admirable
.
2
Consider
how
great
care
our
Sauior
hath
shewed
to●wards
vs
in
instituting
this
sa●crament
seeing
nothing
could
be
giuen
more
excellent
more
deere
.
When
hee
loued
his
which
were
in
the
world
hee
loued
them
vnto
the
end
.
Io:
13
1.
3
Consider
that
Saint
Chrysostome
saith
our
Lorde
instituted
this
diuine
Sacrament
that
we
might
be
made
one
with
him
,
for
as
much
as
hee
is
such
a
meate
as
doth
turne
it selfe
into
the
worthy
receiuer
.
Soe
hereby
Christ
doth
drawe
vs
vnto
him
with
the
bondes
of
loue
,
and
doth
in
this
guift
allure
vs
to
loue
him
,
heate
doth
turne
the
nourishmentes
into
the
bodie
nourished
,
the
same
is
done
by
feruencie
of
loue
in
faithfull
receiuers
.
The
fruite
of
this
Meditation
.
The
fruit
of
this
Meditation
is
that
euerie
one
meditate
of
the
loue
of
Christ
,
say
with
the
Prophet
in
the
116.
&
11
:
Quid
rependam
,
what
shall
I
giue
vnto
the
Lorde
for
all
the
benefites
hee
hath
done
vnto
mee
?
I
will
take
the
cup
of
saluation
,
and
call
vpon
the
name
of
the
Lorde
.
A
Spirituall
soloquie
vpon
this
meditation
.
O
Swe●te
Iesus
could
it
be
that
such
was
thy
loue
towardes
vs
,
that
when
thou
wast
the
King
of
glorie
and
creator
of
all
the
worlde
,
thou
wouldest
thy selfe
bee
meate
for
thine
owne
creatures
.
O
Loue
,
thy
power
is
too
too
great
;
for
I
thought
sufficient
that
which
the
wise
man
speaketh
of
thy
power
:
Thy
loue
is
as
stronge
as
death
.
But
I
see
much
more
may
bee
spoken
of
it
for
thy
arrowes
ouercomming
heauen
doe
penetrate
the
verye
loue
of
God
,
where
death
doth
not
come
nor
approach
,
neither
staying
thy selfe
heere
,
thou
doest
fixe
this
loue
in
the
hearte
of
man
,
and
not
onely
plucke
it
away
from
all
thinges
created
,
but
euen
from
it selfe
.
It
was
sufficient
that
thou
wast
giuen
to
vs
for
a
Lorde
and
God
,
in
which
thinge
th●
Prophet
hath
placed
thi●
blessednesse
:
Psalm.
145
●6
Blessed
are
the
people
whose
God
is
the
Lorde
.
But
lou●
hath
drawne
thee
to
t●●●
which
the
wisdome
of
man
cannot
comprehend
,
and
it
remaineth
most
true
that
thou
when
thou
wast
God
of
all
maiestie
infinite
,
and
immortall
wert
made
man
,
diddest
die
and
suffer
for
vs
.
When
I
consider
that
thou
in
the
selfesame
time
wherein
the
streames
of
thy
tribulations
did
ouerflowe
,
wherein
thy
onelye
thought
constrained
a
blooddie
sweat
out
of
thy
bodie
,
forgetfull
of
thine
owne
selfe
,
and
all
the
tormentes
which
were
preparing
,
wast
carefull
of
procuring
such
a
meare
for
vs
as
might
strengthen
vs
in
the
state
of
grace
,
vntill
wee
see
thee
in
the
state
of
glory
,
O
amiable
Iesu
how
truly
is
it
written
of
thy
loue
in
the
8.
of
the
Canticles
&
6
verse
.
Many
waters
could
not
extinguish
this
loue
,
nor
floodes
ouerwhelme
it
,
namely
many
waters
of
thy
passion
,
and
floodes
of
thy
greefe
,
could
not
with
houlde
thee
wherby
thou
wouldest
not
prouide
and
impart
this
singular
and
precious
guift
for
vs
,
O
sweete
Iesus
it
had
beene
enough
to
call
vs
brethren
when
thou
wert
humbled
on
earth
▪
but
wilt
thou
so
call
vs
in
thy
throne
in
heauen
?
Math:
25
:
50
:
The
Prophet
Elisha
in
the
second
of
the
Kinges
2.8
.
greatly
esteemed
the
cloke
of
his
Maister
Eliath
,
left
him
at
his
departure
wherewith
hee
deuided
the
waters
of
Iordaine
and
passed
ouer
on
drie
foote
;
But
the
Lorde
and
God
of
Eliath
hath
left
vnto
thee
not
any
garment
but
his
most
sacred
bodie
that
hee
may
bee
a
companion
with
thee
in
this
laboursome
pilgrimage
,
strength
in
tribulation
,
and
wholsome
foode
in
a
spirituall
life
.
Iudge
nowe
then
howe
much
thou
oughtest
to
reuerence
him
,
and
with
what
●●dent
af●ection
receiue
him
?
In
the
meane
time
beseech
this
benefactor
that
it
happen
not
vnto
thee
as
vnto
the
people
of
the
Iewes
to
whome
when
our
Lorde
Iesus
had
offered
himselfe
for
theire
Maister
and
Captaine
they
renouncing
his
doctrine
and
maistership
,
keepe
still
the
couering
of
their
eies
,
and
which
was
worse
ioyned
to
theire
blindnes
the
sinne
of
vnthankfullnesse
.
The
excellencie
and
worthynes
of
this
Sacrament
.
MOst
high
and
sumptuous
is
that
preparation
which
wisedome
hath
ordained
,
bountie
furnished
&
Christ
himselfe
with
his
honourable
presence
beautified
.
This
preparation
is
not
as
that
in
times
passed
in
the
wildernesse
,
or
in
the
moueable
Tabernacle
of
Moyses
,
or
the
fixed
Temple
of
Salomon
but
in
a
great
chamber
,
a
large
vpper
roome
,
in
the
most
ample
church
dispersed
farre
and
wide
vpon
the
face
of
the
earth
,
here
Christ
himselfe
is
the
giuer
and
the
guift
,
the
feeder
and
the
foode
.
It
is
saide
of
Ezechiah
in
the
second
of
Chronicles
30.
that
hee
kept
a
passeouer
and
such
a
passeouer
as
neuer
was
there
any
the
like
before
;
but
much
more
may
be
saide
of
Christs
holy
supper
.
Admire
not
any
longer
the
greatnes
of
the
guift
,
of
the
King
,
Assuerus
in
the
4.
of
Hester
after
he
betrothed
vnto
him
Hester
in
marriage
for
those
guiftes
were
earthly
and
could
not
giue
life
and
spirite
,
admire
rather
th●
precious
guift
of
Christ
giuen
vnto
his
church
after
hee
had
espoused
vnto
himselfe
the
nature
of
man
which
guift
is
heauenly
,
and
of
infinite
value
,
giueth
life
to
the●
that
worthyly
receiue
it
,
ma●ny
are
the
nourrishmentes
of
the
bodie
,
but
this
of
th●
soule
doth
exceede
them
all
▪
The
third
Meditation
.
COnsider
the
great
excellencie
of
this
holy
and
heauenly
feast
where
Christ
is
receiued
,
the
memory
of
his
death
&
passion
recounted
the
mind
filled
with
grace
,
and
a
pledge
o●
future
glorie
geuen
vnto
vs
.
2
Consider
these
5.
diffe●rences
which
are
betweene
this
feast
and
the
feasts
of
the
world
.
1
These
feastes
are
prophane
for
in
them
neither
is
there
holy
meate
,
neither
are
the
ordained
for
the
health
of
the
soule
,
but
this
feast
is
a
sanctified
feast
,
and
ordained
principally
for
the
health
of
the
soule
.
2
In
the
feastes
of
the
world
there
is
variety
,
and
by
how
much
the
more
the
varietie
is
the
greater
,
by
so
much
the
more
is
the
feast
commended
:
in
this
spiritual
banquet
it
is
not
so
,
wherein
Christ
being
infinite
containeth
in
him
all
perfection
and
can
alone
satisfie
the
soule
.
3
In
the
feastes
of
the
world
there
is
little
speach
had
of
death
,
suffering
affliction
,
and
tribulations
,
rather
discourse
is
had
of
matters
of
pleasures
:
but
in
this
feast
of
Christ
the
memoriall
o●
his
death
and
passion
,
his
sufferinges
of
loue
for
our
saluation
is
remembred
.
4
In
this
banquet
the
minde
is
filled
with
the
grace
of
Christ
which
bringeth
saluation
and
the
increase
of
heauenly
guiftes
:
but
in
the
banquets
of
the
world
,
the
bodie
is
replenished
with
meates
that
often
bring
diseases
to
the
bodie
and
spirituall
destruction
to
the
soule
.
5
In
the
feastes
of
the
world
for
the
great
excesse
vsed
in
them
they
open
a
way
to
hell
:
but
this
holy
feast
of
Christ
s●tteth
open
vnto
vs
the
readie
way
to
heauen
.
Farther
considerations
of
this
heauenly
banquet
.
COnsider
how
well
pleasing
it
is
to
the
Lord
Iesus
that
we
do
all
those
things
in
this
his
feast
which
guestes
inuited
of
the
prince
to
some
solemne
preparation
,
are
wont
to
doe
.
1
First
they
expect
with
great
desire
the
houre
of
this
banquet
,
and
giue
theire
diligent
attendance
that
they
come
in
decent
and
seemly
manner
,
well
adorned
.
2
Secondly
,
they
knowing
that
nothing
is
more
acceptable
vnto
the
prince
who
inuiteth
them
,
then
to
feede
hartely
on
the
meates
prepared
,
they
come
with
emptie
stomackes
and
a
desire
to
be
satisfied
.
3
Thirdly
,
they
diligently
beware
that
they
neither
doe
or
speake
any
thing
which
may
be
offensiue
to
the
person
which
hath
called
them
.
4
Fourthly
,
they
doe
not
by
and
by
depart
but
stay
awhile
and
enterchaung
familier
conference
with
the
prince
at
one
time
praising
his
liberalitie
,
at
on
other
the
magnyficencie
of
the
feast
.
5
Fiftly
,
at
there
departure
they
yeeld
reuerence
,
&
giue
humble
thankes
for
the
fauour
vouchsafed
them
,
acknowledging
their
bounden
dutie
vnto
so
noble
a
prince
,
they
offer
them selues
to
bee
readie
at
his
pleasure
,
to
performe
any
seruice
he
shall
commaund
them
.
These
properties
of
good
and
thankfull
guestes
should
much
rather
be
performed
in
this
heauenly
feast
wherunto
wee
are
called
by
the
sonne
of
God
himselfe
,
and
therefore
we
should
expect
,
receiue
with
ioy
:
yeeld
thankes
for
this
heauenly
banquet
.
The
fruites
of
these
considerations
.
The
fruite
of
these
considerations
may
be
drawne
from
a
meditation
the
of
greatnes
,
&
magnificencie
of
this
so
holy
a
misterie
,
which
greatnesse
may
stirre
vs
vp
to
be
thankfull
to
so
liberall
a
Lord
who
calleth
vs
to
so
great
honour
,
and
bestoweth
so
many
benefites
,
yet
requireth
so
fewe
of
vs
againe
.
A
Spirituall
Soloquie
.
IT
is
no
meruell
O
Lorde
if
the
bountifulnes
of
thy
holy
feast
doe
make
vs
astonished
,
for
Esaias
in
the
25.
Chap.
of
hie
prophecie
forseeing
it
many
ages
before
as
a
picture
shadowed
ouer-stood
amazed
thereat
,
and
saith
to
the
praise
&
glory
therof
:
the
Lord
of
hosts
shal
make
to
al
people
on
this
hil
a
feast
of
fatlings
.
Esa:
25.6
:
Great
shall
this
feast
be
O
holy
prophet
,
for
that
not
euerie
one
but
the
Lord
of
hostes
shall
ordaine
it
,
and
that
not
to
certaine
men
alone
,
but
to
all
people
of
the
world
,
neither
in
euery
place
but
on
a
hill
,
lastly
it
shall
be
a
feast
of
fatlinges
,
yea
of
the
most
heauenly
foode
that
euer
was
.
Be
glad
O
holy
church
for
that
thou
art
that
holy
hill
chosen
of
God
for
that
heauenly
banquet
,
in
thee
doth
stand
the
table
prepared
,
thy
deere
children
are
like
the
oliue
branches
in
the
compasse
thereof
.
Arise
O
my
soule
and
depart
from
thy selfe
forthwith
out
of
this
dark
vallie
,
for
the
lord
doth
expect
thee
at
his
feast
,
not
thundring
&
lightning
as
he
did
to
the
children
of
Israell
in
the
19
of
Exodus
,
but
he
inuiteth
thee
wi●h
louing
wordes
Math:
11
.
2●
:
come
vnto
me
all
ye
that
labour
and
are
heauie
loden
and
I
will
refresh
you
.
Wee
may
now
goe
in
saftie
.
That
law
doth
not
any
longer
stand
in
force
,
hee
that
toucheth
the
hill
shall
die
the
death
,
Exodus
:
19.23
:
but
rather
hee
that
commeth
to
the
hill
and
eateth
of
this
Sacrament
shall
liue
for
euer
.
But
marke
my
soule
that
all
cannot
ascend
to
this
hill
,
but
only
as
the
kingly
Prophet
speaketh
Psalme
:
15.4
:
the
harmlesse
and
pure
in
heart
this
is
the
wedding
garment
Math:
22.16
:
wherwith
we
ought
to
be
decked
at
Christes
feast
,
otherwise
wee
shall
heare
those
terrible
wordes
:
cast
him
bound
hand
foote
into
vtter
darknesse
.
Woe
be
to
mee
O
Lord
,
who
like
the
Prodigall
sonne
Luke
15.23
:
by
luxurious
liuing
haue
bewraied
and
torn
the
garment
of
innocencie
receiued
in
holy
baptisme
woe
wretched
creature
that
I
am
if
thou
help
me
not
O
Lord
I
dare
not
appeare
at
thy
holy
feast
what
shall
I
doe
?
if
for
my
sinnes
I
shall
be
refused
of
thee
,
what
shall
I
doe
when
with
shame
I
am
forbidden
to
come
without
a
garment
?
happily
I
may
sow
mee
a
garment
of
leaues
as
Adam
did
after
hee
lost
the
garment
of
innocencie
giuen
him
of
God
,
but
alas
that
will
little
profite
mee
as
it
profited
Adam
when
he
durst
not
come
into
Gods
sight
with
that
garment
but
hid
himselfe
:
but
if
I
hide
my selfe
shall
I
not
be
depriued
of
thy
heauenly
and
healthsome
feast
.
I
turne
me
therfore
to
thee
O
Father
of
mercie
,
and
I
confesse
that
I
haue
offended
thee
after
that
manner
that
I
am
no
more
worthy
to
bee
called
thy
sonne
,
but
trusting
to
thy
infinite
goodnes
I
beseech
thee
that
thou
wilt
not
respect
my
offences
but
the
greatnes
of
thy
mercies
.
I
am
not
worthy
to
bee
called
thy
sonne
make
mee
O
Lord
as
thy
meanest
seruant
.
Of
the
wonderfull
thinges
of
this
Sacrament
.
WOnderfull
is
God
in
all
his
workes
,
but
in
non
more
to
bee
admired
,
then
in
the
reuerent
Sacrament
of
the
bodie
and
blood
of
our
Lord
,
wherein
the
blessed
sonne
of
God
giueth
many
high
misteries
vnto
his
church
.
Amongst
other
names
of
excellencie
which
the
Prophet
Esay
att●●buteth
to
the
second
person
in
Trinitie
,
this
is
one
:
his
name
is
wonderfull
Esa.
9.11
.
How
truly
this
is
verified
in
this
holy
Sacrament
may
be
left
vnto
the
contemplation
of
faith
which
is
then
most
strong
when
reason
stands
mute
.
When
as
almightie
God
rained
downe
Manna
amongst
the
people
of
Israel
the
people
being
amazed
at
the
sight
therof
,
saide
,
Manhu
:
that
is
,
what
is
this
?
and
the
thing
seemed
so
wonderfull
that
they
behoulding
it
truly
admirable
passed
ouer
as
it
were
vnto
vs
the
first
word
manhu
,
Lord
what
is
this
?
what
is
this
that
the
sonne
of
God
should
vndertake
the
nature
of
man
and
after
a
spirituall
and
heauenly
manner
be
giuen
for
meate
to
a
new
people
,
to
whom
all
thinges
are
manifest
in
truth
?
What
is
this
?
that
he
which
dwelleth
in
heauen
,
sitteth
amongst
the
quier
of
Angels
,
would
come
into
the
world
and
after
a
wonderfull
and
admirable
manner
dwell
with
the
sonnes
of
men
?
What
is
this
?
that
the
Lo●d
of
maiestie
who
is
of
the
same
substance
with
the
the
Father
and
the
holy
Ghost
,
will
be
made
one
with
man
and
take
vp
his
mansion
with
him
.
What
meate
is
this
which
doth
clense
our
leprosie
,
comfort
the
conscience
,
and
cure
our
soules
?
What
is
this
?
what
pietie
is
this
?
what
bowels
of
mercie
are
these
?
surely
the
guift
is
worthie
of
the
giuer
.
Salomon
brake
out
into
a
certain
kind
of
admiration
,
speaking
of
the
Arke
of
couenaunt
in
●he
first
of
Kinges
8.27
.
Er●one
putandum
est
quod
vere
Deus
habitet
super
terram
s●●im
caele
&
coelicoelorū
capere
non
possunt
quanto
minu●●l●nus
haec
.
And
is
it
true
in
deed
that
God
will
abide
o●
earth
whom
the
heauens
,
no●●he
heauens
of
heauens
ca●●ot
containe
,
much
lesse
thi●
house
?
O
the
deapth
of
th●
wisdome
of
the
most
high●st
?
thy
iudgmentes
are
pas●●inding
out
but
should
wee
proceede
to
lift
vp
our
eie●
against
those
glistering●
beames
wherwith
the
shar●pest
Eagle
may
be
dazled
〈◊〉
surely
:
for
then
there
woul●
be
no
end
of
admiration
▪
superfluous
were
it
to
wad●
farre
,
wee
best
know
God●
misteries
when
with
all
thankfullnesse
wee
admire
them
,
&
say
blessed
bee
God
in
all
his
workes
.
Saint
Chrysostome
in
his
61
Homily
to
the
Preistes
of
Antioch
calleth
this
Sacrament
the
miracle
of
the
misteries
of
the
Christian
law
,
wherein
our
Sauiour
imparteth
his
bodie
and
blood
therby
to
declare
the
desir●
wherwith
he
burneth
of
vniting
himselfe
vnto
vs
which
is
proper
to
them
that
loue
ardentl●
,
heere
Sampsous
ridle
is
solued
de
comedente
exi●uit
cibus
de
forti
egressa
est
dulcedo
,
out
of
the
strong
come
sweetnes
,
what
is
stronger
then
the
Lion
?
what
sweeter
then
hony
?
Christ
is
the
Lion
of
the
tribe
of
Iuda
,
hony
,
the
sweetnes
of
the
holy
Eucharist
.
The
fourth
Meditation
,
of
the
wonderfull
thinges
of
this
Sacrament
.
LEt
vs
beehoulde
with
the
eies
of
our
faith
one
of
the
greatest
workes
o●
God
vnder
heauen
and
for
this
inestimable
misterie
laud
and
praise
his
holy
name
.
2
Let
vs
with
thankfull
hartes
wonder
at
the
loue
of
God
,
who
after
hee
receiued
vs
into
his
familie
,
there
placed
vs
,
not
as
seruantes
but
as
sonnes
,
and
that
he
might
shew
the
part
of
a
carefull
father
,
doth
prouide
a
meane
to
nourish
vs
,
and
not
content
with
that
,
would
haue
his
owne
sonne
to
institute
that
meane
by
the
spirituall
participation
of
himselfe
.
3
Consider
,
the
diuine
wisedome
of
the
sonne
of
God
,
who
respecting
our
weaknesse
hath
conuaied
vnto
vs
his
bodie
and
blood
after
a
diuine
&
spiritual
manner
,
vnder
the
forms
of
bread
and
wine
.
4
Consider
,
how
by
this
misticall
Communion
,
occasion
is
giuen
to
exercise
our
faith
,
and
to
prepare
our
soules
which
liue
by
grace
,
as
our
bodies
doe
by
foode
.
5
Consider
the
high
and
worthy
effect
of
this
heauenly
foode
,
which
is
not
so
much
changed
into
the
substance
of
the
eater
,
as
it
doth
rather
chang
vs
to
a
diuine
essence
,
the
meate
being
diuine
doth
make
vs
also
diuine
,
O
the
omnipotent
wisdome
,
and
power
,
&
loue
of
God
?
The
Fruite
.
The
fruite
of
this
meditation
is
to
lift
vp
our selues
aboue
our selues
,
and
blesse
God
for
this
wonderfull
benefit
,
without
curious
searching
,
and
needlesse
questioning
after
the
manner
how
,
but
to
giue
God
thankes
and
bee
ashamed
rather
at
our selues
that
neither
the
wonderfullnes
of
his
power
,
nor
the
greatnes
of
his
benefites
,
can
make
vs
no
more
to
loue
him
then
wee
doe
.
The
spirituall
Soloquie
.
O
my
soule
thou
art
happie
which
hast
prepared
for
thee
so
wonderfull
and
so
high
a
repast
as
there
can
bee
found
none
either
in
heauen
or
earth
more
,
for
in
it
is
contained
that
which
the
Apostle
in
the
1
:
&
3.
to
the
Hebr.
calleth
the
brightnes
of
the
glory
of
God
,
but
hidden
,
that
he
might
heap
on
thee
the
more
benefits
,
thou
knowst
Moyses
descending
from
the
mount
Sinah
on
which
hee
had
talked
with
God
,
the
children
of
Israell
could
not
talke
with
him
for
the
brightnes
of
his
face
,
wherefore
as
the
Scripture
saieth
he
put
a
couering
before
his
face
:
Exodus
34.16
:
that
all
might
speake
with
him
,
in
like
sort
our
heauenly
Moyses
hath
done
,
who
not
content
with
thy
deliuerance
from
the
hard
seruitude
o●
Egipt
and
spirituall
Pharoe
,
but
that
thou
shouldest
not
bee
terrified
with
the
greate
brightnes
of
his
glorie
,
after
an
ineffable
manner
doth
come
vnto
thee
,
and
commune
with
thee
.
Iacob
said
,
surely
God
was
in
this
place
&
I
was
not
aware
of
it
.
Gen.
28
:
16.
O
wonderfull
loue
how
farre
hast
thou
gon
with
my
Lord
?
Iust
cause
hast
thou
O
my
soule
to
reioice
,
and
in
reioicinge
to
admire
the
goodnes
of
thy
blessed
Saviour
:
cease
to
measure
the
greatnesse
of
this
worke
by
the
weaknes
of
thine
owne
vnderstanding
,
say
rather
with
the
Prophet
Psalme
111
Memoriam
facit
mirabilium
suorum
,
The
mercifull
Lord
hath
made
a
memoriall
of
his
wonders
,
he
hath
giuen
meate
to
them
that
feare
him
.
When
the
sonne
of
God
clothed
himselfe
with
our
nature
it
was
a
worke
verie
admirable
,
for
therein
he
assumed
humane
nature
mortall
,
and
passible
,
but
when
the
faithfull
receiue
the
holy
Eucharist
man
doth
participate
a
diuine
nature
immortal
,
&
heauenly
:
Hence
was
it
said
of
God
,
Psal.
86.9
.
Tu
es
magnus
faciens
mirabilia
,
Lord
thou
art
great
and
doing
wonderfull
things
.
The
manifold
effectes
and
fruites
of
this
holy
Sacrament
.
WEe
may
remember
,
which
we
cannot
forget
,
that
as
man
consisteth
of
soule
and
bodie
,
so
doth
he
also
leade
a
twofold
life
,
the
one
temporall
,
readie
to
fall
into
a
thousand
dangers
and
casualties
.
The
other
spirituall
,
subiect
to
as
many
and
more
.
The
life
of
the
body
consisteth
of
the
vnion
of
the
Soule
with
the
body
.
The
life
of
the
soule
consisteth
of
another
vnion
,
with
grace
in
Christ
.
Both
these
,
as
they
haue
their
defects
and
casualties
,
so
haue
they
also
their
remedies
and
sustentations
.
For
the
life
naturall
,
God
hath
ordained
naturall
sustenance
;
for
the
life
supernaturall
,
supernaturall
nourishment
,
which
is
this
most
holy
Sacrament
.
But
that
which
at
all
times
is
most
to
bee
lamented
is
,
whereas
the
spirituall
life
is
farre
more
excellent
then
the
temporall
,
notwithstanding
is
more
regarded
and
preferred
.
For
what
thing
doth
not
a
sicke
body
doe
,
to
recouer
his
health
,
hee
neglecteth
all
charges
and
griefes
,
he
esteemeth
nothing
of
the
bitternesse
of
Medecines
,
he
contemneth
the
sharpnesse
of
paines
:
the
most
experienced
Phisitions
,
the
best
preseruatiues
are
sought
for
,
and
all
for
bodily
health
,
which
endureth
for
a
little
time
And
are
wee
so
carefull
for
the
health
of
our
Soule
?
would
to
God
we
were
,
then
would
we
repaire
with
more
deuotion
▪
vnto
this
most
holy
Sacrament
,
where
our
spirituall
life
is
preserued
and
strengthened
.
Three
things
there
are
sayth
one
,
necessarie
for
the
life
of
man
,
the
mother
which
brings
him
forth
,
the
meate
which
sustaineth
him
,
and
the
Phisition
that
cures
him
when
hee
is
sicke
.
The
same
three
are
necessarie
for
the
life
spirituall
.
The
mother
is
Baptisme
,
the
meate
is
the
holy
Eucharist
,
the
Phisition
to
cure
is
repentance
.
Now
then
,
as
the
body
without
meats
cannot
endure
labours
and
liue
,
no
more
can
the
Soule
without
this
spirituall
repast
,
sustaine
the
labours
of
this
Pilgrimage
,
the
assaults
of
her
enemies
and
liue
.
The
ayre
being
corrupted
when
we
goe
forth
of
doores
,
wee
fortefie
vs
with
some
preseruatiue
.
This
world
is
corrupted
,
our
preseruatiue
against
temptations
,
is
this
holy
Eucharist
.
Men
entring
a
way
possessed
by
the
enemie
,
arme
themselues
with
weapons
,
get
them
good
companie
:
seeing
we
haue
in
all
the
way
of
our
life
many
enemies
visible
and
inuisible
,
shall
we
not
arme
our selues
,
&
take
vnto
vs
Christ
our
Captaine
.
Of
the
most
principall
effects
of
this
Sacrament
.
THe
first
is
,
as
wee
may
so
speak
to
Deifie
,
that
is
,
to
make
man
diuine
,
or
like
vnto
God
himselfe
,
heere
in
the
state
of
grace
,
and
hereafter
in
the
state
of
glory
,
and
for
this
cause
it
is
instituted
in
forme
of
nourishments
.
For
as
nourishments
and
the
body
nourished
,
become
one
so
Christ
and
the
faythfull
receiuers
.
Other
meates
receiue
life
of
the
body
,
this
giueth
life
to
the
Soule
.
2
A
second
effect
is
,
that
with
Christ
are
giuen
vs
all
his
merites
and
rewards
,
which
hee
hath
purchased
,
here
the
hiue
is
giuen
vs
with
the
honey
.
3
The
third
effect
of
this
Sacrament
,
is
,
that
hereby
a
continuall
and
constant
remembrance
of
Christ
Iesus
our
Sauiour
is
continued
,
whereby
we
shew
his
death
vntill
he
come
,
and
therefore
he
sayth
,
Math.
26.26
.
Hoc
facite
in
mei
memoriam
,
Doe
this
in
remembrance
of
mee
.
4
The
fourth
effect
is
to
stirre
vp
in
vs
the
loue
of
God
,
and
our
neighbour
.
Of
God
,
who
first
loued
vs
,
of
our
neighbour
,
for
his
sake
that
sayd
,
Hee
that
loueth
God
,
should
loue
his
neighbour
also
,
1
,
Ioan.
4.
21.
What
should
we
enter
into
●hat
sea
of
the
manifold
ef●fects
of
this
Sacrament
:
If
I
●m
sick
,
here
I
may
cure
me
,
if
I
am
whole
,
here
I
shall
keep
me
,
if
liuing
,
here
I
shall
comfort
me
,
if
dead
in
sinne
heere
I
shall
raise
mee
,
if
I
burne
with
the
loue
of
God
▪
here
I
may
inflame
me
,
if
I
am
cold
in
deuotion
,
here
I
may
warm
me
,
if
I
am
blind
,
here
I
may
enlighten
mee
,
if
●potted
,
here
I
may
clense
me
.
I
wil
not
flie
as
Adam
some●time
did
from
the
presence
o●●od
,
because
here
I
can
coue●●ne
,
nor
run
away
for
feare
of
●he
enemie
,
for
heere
I
shall
find
grace
to
strengthen
me
.
Cyrill
in
his
4.
booke
vpo●
Iohn
,
sayth
,
here
not
onely
●eath
is
put
to
flight
,
but
als●●pirituall
diseases
that
caus●●ath
,
are
expelled
,
the
cruel●
and
inordinate
loue
of
our
members
is
repressed
,
and
the
perturbations
of
the
mind
quieted
.
Tho.
Aquinas
calleth
this
Sacrament
a
precious
banket
,
admirable
,
holsome
,
&
full
of
all
sweetnes
,
&
to
prouoke
vs
the
more
to
lou●
it
,
hee
addeth
,
Here
sinnes
are
clensed
,
vertues
increased
the
minde
made
fertill
with
all
spirituall
graces
,
and
that
when
Christ
saw
his
Disciples
to
wax●
sad
for
his
departure
,
he
left
vnto
them
this
Sacrament
for
a
singular
comfort
.
The
fruits
of
this
Sacrament
.
The
fruits
hereof
may
bee
reduced
to
these
12.
properties
:
the
first
is
to
quicken
,
2.
To
set
at
libertie
,
3.
To
enflame
,
4.
To
giue
patience
in
trouble
,
5.
To
nourish
.
6.
To
restore
,
7.
To
vnite
,
8.
To
communicate
,
9.
To
make
whole
,
10.
To
preserue
,
11.
To
strengthen
,
12.
To
conduct
through
,
and
therefore
this
Sacrament
is
called
Viaticum
,
the
prouision
for
the
way
,
as
Elias
passed
his
iourney
in
the
strength
of
his
meate
.
It
is
written
of
Obededon
in
the
second
of
Sam.
3.
that
he
and
his
did
prosper
,
because
he
receiued
the
Arke
of
God
into
his
house
:
how
much
more
shall
this
bee
accomplished
in
those
,
who
receiue
Christ
Iesus
truly
into
their
soules
,
the
manifold
effects
whereof
by
increase
of
grace
,
from
grace
to
grace
,
the
faithfull
feele
and
finde
as
much
.
The
fift
Meditation
.
Of
the
fruit
and
effecte
of
this
most
holy
Sacrament
.
COnsider
that
as
the
soule
newly
created
of
God
,
so
soone
as
it
co●meth
in●o
the
body
,
which
descen●ed
of
Adam
,
is
forthwith
contaminated
&
made
per●●aker
of
the
whole
euill
and
●isery
,
wherin
he
inwrapped
mankind
by
his
transgression
▪
So
likewise
,
as
soone
as
the
soule
receiueth
Christ
it
i●
forthwith
made
partaker
of
his
merits
and
righteousnes
.
And
this
is
one
cause
why
his
Sacrament
is
called
a
Communion
.
2
Consider
that
as
hee
bringeth
vnto
thee
the
fruit
of
his
life
and
death
,
his
re●surrection
and
ascention
:
so
also
he
desireth
to
communicate
thee
vnto
his
members
.
3
Consider
that
the
understanding
is
so
lightned
by
this
holy
Sacrament
,
that
it
easily
commenth
into
the
knowledge
of
God
,
whence
those
2.
Disciples
going
to
Emans
straight
after
the
receiuing
of
bread
,
as
the
Scripture
sayth
,
their
eyes
were
opened
,
and
they
knew
the
Lord
.
4
Consider
that
it
was
not
the
hem
of
the
garment
,
for
what
vertue
could
there
bee
in
so
meane
a
subiect
to
procure
health
,
but
it
was
the
hemme
of
Christes
garment
.
So
it
is
not
bread
and
wine
,
but
this
bread
,
this
wine
that
sanctifieth
our
soules
.
5
Consider
how
it
reneweth
Gods
grace
,
that
like
as
bodilie
foode
doth
renew
that
which
naturall
heate
had
consumed
.
So
this
heauenlie
nourishment
,
restoreth
that
which
the
Soule
through
the
heate
of
euill
desires
,
had
lost
.
6
Consider
it
ioyneth
vs
to
Christ
our
head
,
&
to
our
neighbours
,
who
are
Christs
members
,
prouoking
vs
to
loue
them
with
true
charitie
:
and
therefore
this
Sacrament
is
called
of
the
Fathers
,
the
Sacrament
of
vnion
&
loue
.
For
Christ
by
giuing
his
the
same
food
,
vniteth
them
in
one
diuine
essence
.
S.
Augustine
writeth
that
this
Sacrament
is
instituted
vnder
the
forme
of
bread
and
wine
.
For
as
bread
is
made
of
many
grains
,
and
the
wine
one
,
of
many
grapes
,
so
the
faithful
by
loue
and
vnitie
,
are
made
one
in
Christ
their
head
one
,
by
consent
and
concord
amongst
themselues
.
7
Consider
the
great
peace
and
tranquility
of
the
minde
,
which
commeth
by
this
sacrament
,
that
as
the
ship
was
tossed
&
troubled
before
,
but
when
Christ
came
into
it
,
all
was
calme
:
so
in
this
world
we
are
often
troubled
,
but
when
Christ
comes
,
all
is
quiet
:
he
would
haue
his
Disciples
say
vnto
what
house
they
entred
,
Peace
bee
vnto
this
house
,
Luc.
10.5
.
How
much
more
may
it
●e●
sayd
to
that
heart
,
where
this
holy
mystery
is
truely
&
worthily
receiued
:
Peace
be
vnto
this
heart
.
The
fruit
of
this
Meditation
.
The
fruit
is
to
desire
with
our
whole
harts
to
haue
par●
in
these
effects
,
to
hunger
and
thirst
after
righteousnes
.
To
remember
that
of
the
woman
of
Sam●ria
,
Io●
.
4.25
.
who
when
she
heard
Christ
spea●
of
the
waters
of
life
,
sayd
Giue
me
Lord
of
this
water
So
,
O
Lord
,
giue
vs
of
th●●
foode
,
which
may
worke
in
our
Soules
these
so
many
,
and
so
worthie
effects
.
The
Soloquie
.
DOst
thou
desire
to
know
O
my
soule
,
with
what
good
things
Christ
in
this
holy
mysterie
hasteth
vnto
thee
?
how
hee
commeth
loaden
and
inriched
with
so
many
merits
and
rewards
?
whatsoe●er
he
brought
into
the
world
▪
al
these
he
exhibiteth
in
this
most
diuine
Sacrament
.
Hee
that
ministret●
such
foode
to
him
that
figh●teth
,
what
doth
hee
keepe
in
store
for
him
that
ouercommeth
?
Surely
in
that
immortall
life
,
in
that
land
of
pro●mise
,
hee
will
fill
thy
desires
with
all
happines
,
which
in
this
wildernesse
giueth
thee
such
heauenly
Manna
.
And
what
doth
hee
so
much
couet
of
thee
my
Soule
,
by
this
most
noble
foode
,
the●
that
hee
may
plentifully
reward
thee
with
vnspeakable
graces
.
Marke
what
hee
bringeth
,
more
I
assure
thee
●hen
thou
canst
wish
or
de●ire
.
Behold
,
sayth
hee
,
Apoc.
3.21
.
I
stand
at
the
doore
and
knocke
,
if
any
heare
my
voyce
,
and
shall
open
to
mee
the
gate
,
I
will
enter
in
vnto
him
,
and
suppe
with
him
.
What
w●lt
thou
do
O
my
soule
in
so
great
aboundance
of
all
good
things
▪
do
what
thou
art
able
,
&
do
it
quickly
.
Bee
thou
enlarged
to
receiue
such
mysteries
.
Make
cleane
the
place
of
thy
hart
▪
Prepare
the
vpper
roome
o●
thy
best
,
&
best
disposed
deuotion
.
Exclude
a
mind
beating
vpon
vain
&
idle
cogitations
.
Exclude
an
entrance
to
euill
desires
,
yeeld
acceptable
passage
to
the
bridegroome
Christ
Iesus
,
to
whome
be
prayse
for
euer
and
euer
,
Amen
.
A
Dialogue
betweene
Man
and
the
Soule
.
Man
.
IT
is
true
my
soule
,
that
thi●
heauenly
foode
doth
bring
with
it
many
great
&
excellent
effects
to
the
liuing
,
but
tell
me
,
what
doth
it
profite
one
dead
?
Soule
Nothing
.
Man
.
Then
will
not
this
Sacrament
doe
thee
any
good
if
thou
bee
dead
.
Soule
.
But
how
can
I
die
being
immortall
▪
Man
.
It
is
sure
thou
canst
not
bee
extinguished
with
bodily
death
,
like
beastes
without
reason
,
but
thou
mayest
die
well
enough
with
spirituall
death
,
which
is
a
seperation
of
Gods
grace
from
the
soul
,
as
the
death
of
the
bodie
consisteth
in
the
seperation
of
the
soule
from
the
bodie
.
Soul
.
Doth
the
grace
of
God
giue
life
to
the
soule
?
Man
.
Yea
,
euen
as
the
soule
giueth
life
vnto
the
bodie
.
Soul
.
But
who
can
depriue
the
soule
of
grace
which
is
the
life
thereof
?
Man
.
Sinne
,
As
the
Prophete
Ezechiel
saith
18.6
.
That
soule
that
sinneth
that
soule
shall
die
,
that
is
,
shall
bee
depriued
of
grace
,
and
which
is
more
,
of
future
glo●rie
.
So.
From
whence
hath
sinne
that
power
▪
Ma.
From
Gods
iust
decree
▪
Sou.
Well
seeing
sinne
is
so
dangerous
I
will
not
continue
in
the
vnseemely
actions
thereof
any
more
.
Ma.
Surely
then
shalt
thou
be
happie
in
the
end
,
&
we
shall
be
blessed
partakers
together
of
Christs
inestimable
benefites
both
in
this
world
,
and
in
the
worlde
to
come
.
Of
the
principall
cause
which
may
moue
v●
to
come
to
this
holy
Sacrament
.
THe
obedience
we
all
owe
vnto
the
author
of
this
sacred
ceremony
,
who
in
the
ordayning
thereof
had
no
other
end
but
the
glory
of
God
his
father
,
with
mans
true
and
perfect
good
,
and
a
consideration
of
our
owne
weaknesse
,
who
stand
in
need
of
so
many
assistant
helpes
,
as
we
do
,
cannot
but
moue
vs
to
vse
with
all
reuerence
and
desire
,
with
all
our
harts
affection
this
holy
mean
of
receiuing
grace
,
left
vnto
vs
by
the
giuer
of
grace
:
For
we
do
not
celebrate
a
remembrance
onely
of
some
thing
past
,
but
we
are
partakers
also
of
grace
present
which
grace
though
not
from
,
yet
by
the
Sacrament
.
As
water
from
the
fountaine
by
the
cunduit
pypes
is
conueyed
and
deriued
vnto
vs
:
That
we
offer
vnto
God
the
sacrifice
of
laud
and
prayse
,
giue
testimony
vnto
men
wee
are
members
of
that
misticall
bodie
whereof
Christ
is
the
head
,
shew
euidently
vnto
the
world
,
how
desirous
wee
are
to
continue
in
that
holy
vnion
with
God
,
and
〈◊〉
the
onely
celebration
of
●his
most
holy
Sacrament
doth
well
declare
and
shew
,
&
the
sundrie
and
manifold
effectes
thereof
doe
giue
sufficient
testimonie
in
the
behalfe
of
the
faithful
receiuer
.
The
sixt
Meditation
.
COnsider
that
the
vnion
of
the
bodie
and
soule
is
neere
▪
but
the
vnion
of
Christ
and
the
faithfull
neerer
;
that
seperable
,
this
inseperable
.
2
Consider
that
this
most
diuine
Sacrament
is
ordained
by
Christ
our
Sauiour
,
as
a
meane
to
deriue
his
grace
vnto
vs
,
to
preserue
vs
from
euil
and
also
spiritually
to
sustaine
&
nourish
our
soules
.
3
Consider
hee
hath
left
vnto
vs
this
meat
that
by
the
benefit
thereof
we
might
be
transformed
into
him
by
liuing
according
to
his
will
,
which
is
no
other
thing
,
then
God
to
liue
in
vs
.
4
Consider
how
much
it
concerneth
vs
to
returne
vnto
Christ
,
to
exercise
religi●ous
actions
of
our
Christian
dutie
,
to
offer
God
the
sacrifice
of
thanksgiuing
for
the
inestimable
benefite
of
our
redemption
,
to
obserue
and
keepe
with
all
reuerence
this
high
and
holy
ordinaunce
left
vnto
vs
.
The
Fruite
.
THe
fruit
of
this
meditation
is
to
apply
our
dil●●gence
in
the
performing
of
this
excelle●t
part
of
God●●eruice
,
to
remember
that
which
was
said
to
Moyses
.
D●●ccording
to
the
example
which
I
shewed
thee
in
the
Mount
.
Exod.
25.6
.
The
Soloquie
.
THou
art
too
louing
(
O
my
sauiour
,
)
it
had
beene
sufficient
to
procure
som
remedie
for
vs
of
thy
creatures
,
and
we
had
taken
it
in
great
sauour
,
but
it
was
not
sufficient
for
thy
burning
loue
but
thou
wouldest
be
thy selfe
a
remedie
for
ou●●●ul●s
,
that
the
saying
of
the
●iseman
,
Eccles.
6.4
.
migh●●e
accompli●hed
in
thee
.
A
●●ithfull
friend
is
the
medi●●ine
of
life
and
immort●litie
:
●hat
friend
more
faithful
●hen
my
blessed
Sauiour
●hat
medicine
of
more
ef●●cacie
then
this
diuine
Sa●crament
?
but
that
thou
wol●est
that
the
effect
thereo●●hould
in
part
depend
of
vs
that
was
an
argument
of
loue
indeed
.
If
bodily
medicines
should
worke
according
to
the
in●●ent
and
desire
of
the
sicke
,
i●●ould
bee
very
acceptable
●nd
all
sicke
f●lkes
woul●●hinke
themselues
bo●nd
to
●he
authors
thereof
,
howe
much
more
are
we
behold●●ng
to
thee
who
with
so
great
●oue
hast
prouided
for
vs
●
medicine
of
such
efficacie
&
so
holesome
that
doth
work
more
of
it selfe
then
wee
can
desire
.
How
much
O
Lord
doth
the
lawes
of
humane
Philosophie
differ
from
the
lawe●
of
thy
loue
?
what
philosophy
of
the
world
hath
euer
written
,
or
thought
,
that
a
king
of
all
maiestie
,
the
infinite
sea
of
all
perfectnes
would
leaue
himselfe
for
food
to
so
mean
a
creature
?
What
wisedome
of
this
world
had
euer
beene
able
to
conceaue
that
God
the
king
of
all
glorie
,
to
the
intent
he
might
couple
&
vnite
man
vnto
himself
,
would
bee
willing
to
become
his
meat
.
O
my
soul
stand
amased
at
the
loue
of
thy
Sauior
!
make
an
end
of
tears
,
bewaile
not
any
longer
thy
own
vilenes
and
weakenes
,
for
three
louing
sisters
and
aduocates
haue
pleaded
our
cause
,
and
found
fauour
.
Mercie
hath
presented
our
infirmitie
,
and
found
grace
:
wisedome
hath
inuented
the
meanes
to
obtaine
helpe
,
loue
hath
constrained
Christ
to
put
it
in
ex●ecution
:
This
is
the
meane
that
Iesus
by
the
benefite
of
this
most
powerfull
Sacrament
would
vnite
vs
vnto
himselfe
,
that
we
might
bee
made
one
with
him
,
and
to
this
end
we
receiue
him
.
We
giue
thee
thankes
O
heauenly
Adam
,
which
hast
restored
that
which
the
earthly
Adam
had
destroyed
.
He
by
his
meat
caused
vs
to
depart
from
God
,
and
thou
by
thy
meate
to
bee
vnited
to
God
,
I
pray
thee
my
louing
Iesus
that
this
vnion
may
be
firme
and
sound
,
that
neither
life
nor
death
,
neither
tribu●lation
may
seperate
vs
from
thee
.
Cause
me
O
Lord
that
I
may
be
wholly
ioyned
to
thee
,
that
I
may
glorie
with
thy
Apostle
and
say
,
Galat.
2.21
.
I
liue
,
but
now
not
I
,
but
Christ
liueth
in
me
.
Of
frequenting
the
holy
Communion
.
IT
hath
beene
shewed
,
that
the
holy
Eu●charist
is
th●
sustenance
of
the
soule
as
breade
and
wine
are
the
sustenance
of
the
bodie
,
but
the
soule
▪
being
of
farre
more
excellencie
then
the
bodie
,
it
were
then
most
vnseemely
that
the
bodie
which
is
tran●sitorie
should
bee
carefully
feed
,
and
the
soule
which
is
according
to
the
image
of
God
should
bee
neglected
,
and
little
respected
meate
vnlesse
it
be
taken
in
due
season
doth
not
profit
the
receiuer
,
treasure
that
is
not
imployed
,
doth
turne
vs
to
no
benefite
.
The
vse
and
frequent
vse
of
this
heauenly
repast
is
very
godly
&
Christianlike
,
wee
haue
no
more
special
meanes
to
relieue
our
infirmities
,
no
more
profitable
and
effectuall
remedie
&
direction
to
guide
vs
through
the
way
and
passage
of
this
wearisome
life
.
There
are
(
saith
one
)
three
thinges
amongst
the
rest
,
which
do
alwayes
hold
man
bound
to
God
:
The
first
i●
the
multitude
of
his
benefits
for
which
wee
ought
to
giue
thankes
,
the
second
is
the
multitude
of
our
sinnes
,
for
which
we
ought
to
aske
mercie
.
The
third
is
the
multitude
of
miseries
and
infirmities
for
which
wee
are
bound
to
seeke
a
remedie
,
now
for
the
acknowledgement
of
our
duety
.
The
blotting
out
our
offences
,
the
reliefe
of
our
miseries
,
there
is
at
once
no
more
strong
&
forceable
a
meane
then
this
most
holy
sacrament
,
wherein
wee
offer
praise
vpon
the
aultar
of
our
hearts
,
beg
remission
in
his
merites
,
who
died
for
vs
,
receiue
strength
against
all
distresse
of
this
troublesome
world
.
Wherefore
man
which
oweth
so
great
and
many
thinges
for
benefites
receiued
,
which
so
often
laboureth
vnder
the
burthen
of
his
sinnes
,
whom
so
many
neces●ities
doe
inuiron
,
what
better
course
then
to
approach
vnto
this
diuine
misterie
,
which
is
saith
Saint
Bernard
,
phisicke
to
the
sick
.
The
way
to
the
traueller
,
strength
to
the
weake
,
ioy
to
the
hole
,
refuge
to
the
poor
,
counsell
to
the
rich
,
helpe
to
them
that
are
in
danger
,
the
consideration
wherof
should
somewhat
quicken
vp
our
slownesse
in
this
case
.
It
is
the
manner
of
marchants
to
frequent
those
places
where
greater
hope
of
gaine
groweth
:
the
pore
are
wont
to
flocke
thither
where
larger
almes
are
giuen
,
and
should
not
the
Christian
repaire
thither
where
great
&
gainfull
giftes
are
distributed
,
when
hee
findeth
himselfe
in
miserie
,
poore
,
and
distressed
.
The
loue
of
God
may
moue
and
inuite
some
,
the
beholding
of
their
owne
miseries
should
vrge
others
,
some
the
conscience
of
sinne
should
induce
,
others
a
desire
of
obtaining
grace
,
but
the
honour
we
all
owe
vnto
God
should
solicite
all
seeing
wee
haue
not
a
more
high
and
excellent
meanes
of
performing
the
same
.
One
friend
doth
willingly
come
vnto
another
:
It
is
a
signe
of
small
loue
to
Christ
,
when
wee
come
so
seldome
to
his
holy
Passeouer
,
as
on
the
contrary
his
loue
is
augmented
more
&
more
in
vs
,
by
often
communicating
.
A
great
and
louing
remembrance
of
his
blessed
passion
,
we
celebrate
in
the
frequent
participation
of
this
holy
misterie
,
so
often
saith
the
Apostle
,
1.
Corinth.
11.26
.
And
therfore
often
you
shew
the
Lords
death
vntil
he
come
.
Last
of
all
we
see
in
winter
when
the
S●nne
is
farther
off
barrennesse
followeth
,
in
the
coldnesse
of
our
deuotion
when
this
misterie
is
neglected
,
what
ensueth
but
loosenesse
of
life
and
an
vnaptnes
to
all
pietie
.
The
seuenth
Meditation
.
COnsider
that
in
the
Primitiue
Church
which
was
gouerned
of
the
Apostles
themselues
the
Christians
often
communicated
,
which
did
shew
that
great
deuotion
and
feruentnesse
of
spirit
did
possesse
the
mindes
of
men
:
and
euident
it
is
that
by
how
much
the
more
that
godly
custome
did
waxe
more
cold
by
so
much
the
feruentnesse
and
holinesse
of
Christian
people
did
waxe
lesse
&
lesse
.
2
Consider
that
by
often
communicating
pietie
and
perfection
of
life
is
augmented
,
the
Christian
man
is
made
more
religious
,
the
bodie
made
chaste
and
obedient
to
the
soule
,
the
soule
to
God
.
3
Consider
,
that
to
receiue
Christ
in
the
sacrament
with
due
preparation
,
is
no
other
thing
then
to
worship
him
with
great
reuerence
:
he
therefore
which
by
this
diuine
communicating
doeth
often
receiue
him
,
doth
oftner
also
praise
him
and
worship
him
with
diuine
honor
,
but
hee
which
honoureth
Christ
in
earth
shall
be
likewise
honored
of
his
heauenly
father
in
heauen
.
Luc.
9.26
4
Consider
seeing
this
diuine
sacrament
is
the
meat
of
the
soule
,
wherewith
it
is
strengthened
and
maintayned
in
a
spirituall
life
,
it
doth
manifestly
follow
,
by
how
much
the
more
often
the
soule
is
nourished
with
this
meat
,
by
so
much
the
perfecter
it
is
made
in
a
life
spirituall
.
The
fruit
.
THe
fruit
of
this
seuenth
Mediation
is
to
make
a
firme
purpose
of
applying
our selues
to
this
frequent
and
often
communicating
,
to
beseech
the
Lord
,
that
the
soul
may
neuer
loath
this
heauenly
food
,
but
with
an
inward
affection
desire
it
,
from
which
affection
springeth
perseuerance
&
a
readines
to
sanctimony
&
holines
of
life
,
a
longing
to
walk
before
The
Sol●quie
.
WHat
is
this
grace
O
sweete
Iesu
,
which
thou
dost
affect
me
with
?
for
thou
not
only
vouchsafest
to
open
vnto
me
the
precious
mine
of
gold
lying
in
the
field
of
the
holy
Church
,
that
is
the
hidden
treasure
for
which
the
man
that
found
it
,
sold
all
that
hee
had
to
buy
that
field
:
but
also
doest
often
inuite
mee
to
digge
so
precious
a
treasure
that
thou
mayest
inrich
my
soule
.
But
that
which
draweth
me
into
admiration
is
,
that
to
the
purchasing
of
this
fielde
and
digging
this
treasure
as
often
as
I
will
thou
hast
added
so
great
a
commodity
that
I
need
not
sell
any
of
my
goodes
much
lesse
all
that
I
haue
.
Lord
if
to
obtaine
this
treasure
thou
hadst
ordained
hard
fasts
,
long
pilgrimages
,
shedding
of
bloud
,
and
other
sharpe
pennances
,
all
these
labours
&
afflictions
ought
worthily
to
haue
been
suffered
to
tast
euen
but
once
thy
sacred
bodie
:
but
O
loue
vnhard
of
that
had
hadst
rather
make
the
entrance
easie
and
delectable
that
I
might
often
returne
to
this
mine
.
O
Adam
how
much
better
is
the
condition
of
thy
posteritie
,
then
was
thine
which
is
now
broght
to
passe
by
the
mean
of
our
louing
and
liberall
Iesus
:
thou
wert
driuen
out
of
paradise
,
and
that
thou
shouldst
not
returne
thither
to
eate
of
the
tree
of
life
and
liue
,
one
of
the
Cherubines
armed
with
a
fierie
sword
,
was
set
of
the
righteous
God
to
keep
it
:
But
wee
thy
children
liuing
in
the
Paradise
of
the
holy
Church
,
are
not
only
not
driuen
away
by
an
Angell
with
a
fiery
sword
,
but
are
inuited
of
the
Lord
of
Angels
,
by
the
fire
of
his
loue
to
taste
often
the
fruites
of
the
tree
of
life
,
yea
to
receiue
him
who
hath
giuen
all
strength
to
the
tree
of
life
that
giueth
a
blessed
and
euerlasting
life
:
for
so
he
inuiting
vs
,
hath
promised
.
He
which
eateth
of
this
breade
shall
liue
for
euer
.
Ioh
6.58
.
O
my
soule
be
somewhat
stirred
vp
,
and
magnifie
thy
God
,
for
he
which
is
mightie
hath
done
great
thinges
for
thee
:
doest
thou
not
see
him
that
he
is
made
thy
treasure
to
make
thee
rich
,
returne
often
to
digge
it
,
it
is
a
precious
treasure
,
&
therefore
it
will
satisfie
thy
desires
,
it
is
infinite
,
and
therefore
will
neuer
decay
.
Of
the
impediments
which
detaine
men
from
the
blessed
Sacrament
.
IN
the
second
of
Exod.
and
6.
Pharaoh
to
withhold
the
people
from
doing
sacrifice
,
causeth
his
Taske-masters
to
set
them
about
drudgerie
.
It
is
the
wilinesse
of
the
olde
serpent
to
draw
vs
from
performing
this
holy
seruice
vnto
God
,
to
make
the
world
and
the
flesh
,
distract
our
thoughtes
and
desires
so
to
keepe
vs
from
this
spirituall
part
of
Gods
worship
,
either
by
remisse
and
carelesse
neglect
,
or
at
least
by
a
timerous
conceit
of
our
vnfitnesse
:
this
carelesse
and
remisse
neglect
ariseth
of
our
many
encumbrances
and
businesses
in
the
world
.
We
can
find
time
to
follow
profits
and
pleasures
,
but
for
to
enter
into
this
so
serious
businesse
of
our
soule
we
are
not
at
leasure
.
Esau
to
satisfie
his
appetite
left
his
patrimonie
:
The
Gregesems
respecting
their
swine
neglected
Christes
heauenly
presence
.
What
great
indignitie
was
offered
vnto
the
rich
man
,
Luk.
14.16
.
who
prepared
a
great
supper
,
sent
his
seruants
to
call
them
that
were
bidden
to
come
in
,
when
the
vnthankful
guests
returned
answere
they
were
otherwise
imployed
,
in
deed
they
cared
not
for
comming
.
If
feare
keep
any
away
because
it
may
seeme
presumption
to
approach
vnto
so
holy
a
place
as
the
altar
of
the
Lord
,
let
it
bee
remembred
that
Christ
calleth
all
that
be
weary
&
heauy
loaden
to
refresh
them
.
Mat.
11.
&
28.
If
slouth
and
negligence
,
let
a
carefulnesse
of
our
estate
to
come
stirre
vs
vp
.
If
the
affaires
of
the
worlde
,
cast
them
all
a●ide
.
If
any
finde
himselfe
cold
and
slow
without
desire
and
deuotion
towards
this
heauenly
meat
,
he
ought
not
therefore
to
abstain
from
the
holy
communion
,
for
hee
shall
here
finde
sensible
deuotion
,
when
al
the
powers
of
the
soule
&
dispersed
apetites
are
gathered
together
,
when
our
wil
&
strength
is
forceablie
caried
to
God
&
we
maruellously
moued
to
honour
the
passion
of
our
blessed
Sauiour
.
The
impediments
therefore
considered
we
may
endeuour
then
to
auoide
them
,
that
so
wee
may
come
&
offer
our
soules
&
bodies
a
sacrifice
to
God
,
that
neither
by
the
subtilnes
of
Sathan
,
the
affaires
of
this
world
,
the
pleasures
of
the
flesh
,
we
bee
drawen
away
from
so
high
and
heauenly
a
repast
prepared
for
vs
,
as
is
this
great
misterie
of
saluation
.
The
eight
Meditation
.
COnsider
that
the
Diuel
can
not
endure
the
vse
of
this
profitable
sacrament
,
for
hee
knoweth
howe
much
it
is
of
force
to
attaine
blessednes
,
from
whence
hee
for
his
pride
fell
.
And
hee
hateth
the
Sacrament
,
for
in
it
is
represented
the
passion
,
by
force
wherof
he
is
bound
,
and
thrust
from
the
tyrannie
which
he
would
evercise
vpon
mankind
.
2
Consider
for
what
causes
the
diuell
doth
labour
by
diuers
meanes
and
arts
to
withdraw
men
from
often
communicating
,
whence
we
may
gather
howe
profitable
this
holy
Sacrament
is
to
the
Soule
,
when
it
is
manifest
,
it
so
much
displeaseth
Sathan
the
Capitall
enemie
of
our
good
.
3
Consider
that
our
nature
is
of
it selfe
prone
to
euill
,
how
the
allurements
of
the
flesh
the
affayres
of
the
world
,
are
readie
to
carry
vs
away
from
Gods
worship
,
and
therefore
by
so
much
the
more
wee
should
shake
off
all
impediments
,
and
receiue
this
holy
Eucharist
,
whereby
wee
are
strengthened
to
resist
temptations
,
vnited
vnto
Christ
,
armed
with
his
grace
,
which
shall
protect
and
saue
vs
.
4
Consider
that
whereas
this
sacrament
is
numbred
amongst
the
greatest
benefits
giuen
to
vs
of
God
in
this
life
,
that
wee
doe
in
nothing
more
auoyde
the
tokens
of
vngratefulnes
,
then
by
often
communicating
:
for
besides
that
it
is
most
acceptable
vnto
God
,
the
memory
also
of
Christ
is
often
renewed
,
which
he
also
desireth
to
bee
done
▪
saying
:
Doe
this
in
remembrance
of
mee
.
5
Consider
how
the
intermission
of
this
holy
institution
,
doth
make
men
in
time
lesse
religious
,
how
it
proceedeth
for
the
most
part
of
want
of
loue
.
For
it
cannot
bee
that
one
should
loue
Christ
,
and
yet
neglect
this
his
holie
ordinance
.
The
Fruit.
The
fruit
of
this
Meditation
,
is
first
to
begge
of
the
Lord
an
inward
affection
and
deuotion
to
this
sacrament
:
next
,
strength
against
the
temptations
and
allurements
,
which
are
readie
to
withdraw
vs
from
the
same
.
The
Soloquie
.
BEhold
now
O
good
Iesus
,
by
howe
manye
meanes
my
infernall
enemie
indeuoureth
to
draw
mee
away
from
thy
heauenly
table
:
At
one
time
he
assayleth
me
in
the
faith
of
this
most
holy
and
hidden
Sacrament
:
at
another
time
he
tortureth
mee
with
scruples
,
very
often
he
striueth
to
pull
me
backe
from
many
humane
respects
and
that
hee
may
effect
his
purpose
,
hee
laboureth
that
the
world
may
wi●hdraw
me
,
by
the
affayres
thereof
,
and
that
the
flesh
should
complaine
,
her
repentance
and
turning
vnto
God
is
grieuous
vnto
her
.
O
my
soule
,
if
there
were
not
an
inestimable
benefite
receiued
by
this
holy
Sacrament
,
the
diuell
would
not
bee
troublesome
vnto
vs
;
yea
,
hee
would
reioyce
in
the
time
misspent
herein
.
But
the
enemie
of
man
is
not
ignorant
of
the
great
good
that
hereby
commeth
to
a
man
.
Now
behold
O
Lorde
the
assaults
of
this
aduersary
of
our
Soules
,
I
desire
no
other
thing
of
thee
,
then
that
thy
seruant
I●b
desired
,
and
obtained
,
Iob.
19.3
.
Place
me
by
thee
,
and
let
the
hand
of
whomsoeuer
fight
against
mee
,
stand
on
my
part
O
Lord
,
and
I
shall
bee
safe
.
None
shall
st●y
me
from
frequenting
this
heauenly
Sacrament
,
I
pray
thee
therefore
my
mercifull
Iesus
,
that
like
as
thou
hast
inspired
me
of
thy
mercifull
goodnes
,
that
I
might
begge
the
taste
of
this
precious
meate
,
so
thou
mayst
bestow
on
mee
grace
to
frequent
the
same
with
ioyfull
perseuerance
.
Cause
O
Lord
,
that
the
memorie
of
this
holy
Sacrament
fall
not
from
mee
,
otherwise
I
know
that
my
heart
will
waxe
faint
,
and
I
shal
be
constrained
to
say
with
the
Prophet
:
my
heart
is
withered
within
mee
,
that
I
forget
to
eate
my
bread
.
Let
not
the
distrust
of
my
owne
vilenes
,
deterre
and
fray
mee
from
such
a
heauenly
meate
,
so
full
of
comfort
.
A
spirituall
complaint
of
the
Soule
.
WHat
shal
I
doe
my
sweet
Iesu
,
for
twoo
most
strong
Captaines
do
greatly
assault
me
,
that
is
to
say
,
Feare
and
Loue
?
Feare
obiecteth
to
my
minde
,
the
highnes
of
this
most
honorable
Sacrament
,
which
doth
make
me
draw
backe
my
foote
.
But
loue
sheweth
me
the
excellencie
of
that
vnion'
,
which
this
admirable
mistery
doth
procure
,
makes
that
with
pleasant
desire
I
dare
come
into
thy
sight
O
what
shall
I
doe
?
if
ouercome
with
feare
,
I
depart
further
from
thy
holy
table
,
when
thou
hast
sayde
:
Vnlesse
yee
eate
of
the
flesh
of
the
Sonne
of
Man
,
you
shall
not
haue
life
in
you
?
If
●
bee
ouercome
with
Loue
,
shall
I
be
so
bold
without
feare
to
receiue
the
Sacrament
of
so
great
a
Maiestie
?
What
then
shall
I
doe
O
my
sauiour
?
I
know
well
the
one
cannot
please
thee
without
the
other
:
for
seeing
thou
art
our
Father
,
lou●
is
worthily
due
vnto
thee
,
&
seeing
thou
art
our
Lord
,
feare
and
reuerence
.
Wherefore
I
determine
to
giue
my
dilig●̄ce
to
both
,
to
receiue
both
into
my
companie
.
Loue
shall
cause
that
I
come
often
and
willingly
.
Feare
that
I
come
renerently
,
and
with
diligent
prepar●tion
.
And
thou
my
most
gentle
Redeemer
,
seeing
thou
vouchsafest
to
inuite
me
so
often
to
thy
sacred
feast
,
bring
to
passe
that
these
two
Captaines
may
not
forsake
me
.
Oh
my
heauenvly
Father
,
for
that
thou
hast
bound
mee
with
so
many
benefites
vnto
thee
,
and
tyed
mee
with
so
great
bondes
of
Loue
,
I
beseech
thee
by
the
same
loue
,
wherewith
thou
dost
alwayes
prosecute
thy
onely
begotten
and
beloued
sonne
,
that
thou
wilt
not
leaue
mee
so
bound
,
but
rather
draw
mee
to
thy
sonne
,
seeing
thou
hast
promised
it
to
mee
by
the
Prophet
Osea
,
when
thou
sayst
,
I
will
draw
them
vnto
mee
with
chaines
of
loue
.
Remember
also
(
O
my
blessed
Sauiour
)
that
thou
hast
promised
this
drawing
,
when
thou
saydst
:
When
I
am
lifted
vp
from
the
earth
,
I
will
drawe
all
things
vnto
my selfe
.
Now
O
Lord
thou
art
exalted
,
it
remaineth
that
thou
dra●●y
hart
vnto
thee
,
and
wh●●●t
cannot
finde
where
it
may
●est
,
like
the
Doue
it
may
re●urne
to
the
Arke
of
Saluati●●n
.
But
if
thou
O
Lord
,
dost
●ot
stretch
forth
thy
hand
t●●raw
it
vnto
thee
into
the
Arke
,
it
shall
stay
withou●●oores
,
and
soone
perish
in
●he
waters
.
A
Dialogue
betwixt
the
disstressed
Sinner
and
Faith
.
Sinner
.
I
Am
not
worthye
to
approach
vnto
〈◊〉
high
a
place
as
the
table
o●
the
Lord
,
and
therefore
I
come
so
seldome
as
I
doe
.
Faith
.
Didst
thou
doe
this
of
true
humilitie
,
and
not
of
negligence
rather
,
it
were
well
.
But
I
doubt
thou
dost
it
of
slouth
,
because
thou
wilt
not
take
paines
to
repent
as
thou
oughtest
.
Sinner
.
The
very
truth
is
I
am
afrayde
.
Faith
.
Why
man
,
let
the
loue
of
him
that
so
louingly
calleth
thee
,
abandon
feare
.
Sinner
.
But
I
am
sinfull
in
my
owne
conscience
.
Faith
.
Who
can
say
his
heart
is
cleane
?
all
haue
sinned
,
and
al
haue
gone
astray
.
Si.
But
my
sins
are
grieuous
,
and
therefore
I
absent
my
s●lfe
?
Fai.
Are
they
grieuous
?
and
therefore
thou
shouldst
the
rather
seeke
a
remedie
where
it
may
be
had
.
Sinner
.
But
I
haue
not
sensible
deuotion
to
seek
.
Fa.
Thogh
we
cannot
bee
as
strong
as
Sampson
,
wee
must
not
let
all
alone
,
Christ
will
accept
a
good
heart
.
Sin
.
But
I
cannot
so
well
dispose
my selfe
yet
▪
by
reason
of
the
affayres
of
this
world
?
Faith
.
Christ
willes
vs
to
cast
our
care
of
earthly
things
vpon
him
,
because
wee
should
cast
our
care
about
heauenly
.
Sin
.
But
may
I
bee
so
bold
as
to
come
,
and
bee
partaker
of
so
holy
a
mysterie
.
Fai.
Thou
mayst
,
and
therefore
prepare
a
penitent
heart
,
and
come
in
the
name
of
God
.
Another
conference
betweene
the
Soule
and
Faith
.
Soule
.
SHall
I
be
so
bold
as
to
approach
to
this
sacred
Ark
,
and
receiue
the
Lord
of
glorie
.
Faith
.
Why
mayst
thou
not
bee
so
bold
?
Soule
.
For
because
I
am
weake
,
miserable
,
and
ill
inclined
.
Faith
.
He
is
both
the
Phisition
and
the
medicine
,
hee
himselfe
hath
sayd
,
The
whole
neede
not
the
Phisition
,
but
the
sicke
.
Soule
.
If
Iohn
the
Baptist
sanctified
in
his
mothers
womb
,
reputed
himselfe
vnworthy
to
loose
the
latchet
of
Christs
shoos
:
And
S.
Peter
thinking
himselfe
vnworthy
of
his
presence
,
saith
:
Goe
from
me
O
Lord
,
for
I
am
a
sinful
man
,
how
shall
I
,
being
a
miserable
sinner
,
without
the
daunger
of
eternall
punishment
,
dare
receiue
vnto
mee
so
high
a
mysterie
?
Fai
,
If
he
descended
from
heauen
to
saue
sinners
,
if
he
call
vnto
him
all
that
ate
wearie
and
heauy
loaden
,
shall
hee
not
accept
of
thee
if
thou
come
vnto
him
?
Sou.
What
shall
make
mee
secure
of
punishment
?
Fa
Humility
&
Loue
.
By
humilitie
thou
shalt
bee
exalted
,
by
loue
thou
shalt
be
rewarded
.
Come
therfore
vnto
him
by
this
holy
meane
left
vnto
thee
.
Sou.
But
if
the
Bethshamets
in
the
first
of
Sam.
6.
were
so
sharply
punished
for
looking
into
the
Ark
,
how
may
I
presume
to
receiue
the
Lord
of
the
arke
himselfe
?
Fai.
The
Bethshamits
were
worthily
punished
,
for
that
they
looked
into
the
Arke
of
Curiositie
,
they
did
not
honour
&
reuerence
it
as
they
ought
.
Wherfore
if
thou
hast
humility
&
loue
,
thou
needest
not
feare
the
punishment
of
the
Bethshamits
.
Sou.
But
I
cannot
chuse
but
acknowledge
with
the
Centurion
,
that
I
am
not
worthy
to
receiue
Christ
vnder
my
roofe
.
Fa.
The
Lord
maketh
them
worthy
,
who
acknowledge
their
own
vnworthines
.
Wherfore
with
al
humble
submission
say
:
O
Lord
Iesu
I
come
vnto
thee
,
beseeching
thee
to
turne
away
thine
eyes
from
my
sinnes
:
if
thou
wilt
beholde
them
,
behold
them
Lord
not
as
a
iudge
to
punish
them
,
but
as
a
Phisition
to
cure
them
.
Cause
I
beseech
thee
,
that
my
infirmities
may
happen
to
thy
greater
glory
,
as
the
infirmitie
of
him
did
,
that
was
borne
blind
,
Ioh.
the
9.3
.
Thou
deliuering
me
,
by
so
much
the
more
shal
thy
glory
shine
,
by
how
much
the
more
I
am
vnworthie
and
miserable
.
Of
remoouing
the
dangerous
effects
which
hinder
the
worthy
receiuing
of
this
holy
Sacrament
.
THere
is
,
saith
the
Wiseman
,
a
word
clothed
with
death
,
God
grant
it
bee
not
founde
in
the
house
of
Israel
.
And
there
is
too
saith
the
Apostle
,
an
vnworthie
receiuing
of
Christ
vnto
condemnation
.
1.
Cor.
11.27
.
And
God
grant
it
bee
not
found
amongst
the
society
of
christians
.
That
which
is
to
some
the
sauour
of
life
vnto
life
,
and
these
are
the
worthie
receiuers
:
the
same
may
bee
vnto
others
the
sauour
of
death
vnto
death
,
and
these
are
the
vnworthy
.
What
is
therefore
more
needfull
then
to
remooue
al
dangerous
defects
,
which
may
hinder
the
fruit
and
efficacie
of
so
high
a
mysterie
,
to
remooue
,
I
say
,
all
sensuall
desires
,
faithlesse
cogitations
,
impenitent
affections
,
and
all
other
euils
whatsoeuer
,
which
may
withdraw
the
heart
of
man
from
God
,
and
hinder
the
good
of
this
most
excellent
medecine
of
our
soules
.
The
sun
to
them
which
are
in
health
,
is
wholsome
,
but
vnto
those
who
are
pained
in
the
head
,
it
falleth
out
to
bee
farre
otherwise
.
A
potion
receiued
in
due
season
,
doth
help
the
Patient
.
The
showres
&
dews
of
heauen
,
make
the
tree
wel
planted
to
prosper
&
fructifie
,
but
that
tree
which
hath
some
worm
at
the
root
,
&
doth
wither
vpward
,
doth
more
and
more
decay
by
all
this
moysture
.
The
soule
rooted
in
faith
and
charitie
,
is
as
a
good
plant
,
whom
this
heauenly
dew
doth
nourish
.
the
corrupt
hart
is
that
worm
which
maketh
the
withered
tree
to
fade
away
so
long
,
vntil
the
master
of
the
vineyard
say
,
Cut
downe
the
vnprofitable
tree
.
Now
therfore
,
that
the
faithful
Christian
may
be
as
the
tree
planted
by
the
waters
side
,
Psalm
.
1.
which
shall
bring
foorth
his
fruit
in
due
season
,
let
him
in
the
name
of
God
remoue
all
dangerous
defects
,
as
enuie
,
euill
concupiscence
,
infidelitie
,
and
the
like
,
that
he
eate
not
of
this
bread
,
and
drinke
not
of
this
cup
vnworthily
.
The
ninth
Meditation
.
COsider
that
to
come
vnworthily
to
the
holye
Eucharist
,
as
without
Faith
,
without
deuotion
,
without
repentance
,
without
reuerence
,
is
very
dangerous
.
2
Consider
how
respectiue
we
should
be
in
comming
to
this
holy
mystery
,
how
carefull
,
how
religious
.
3
Salomon
saith
,
when
thou
sittest
to
eate
with
a
Ruler
,
consider
diligently
what
is
set
before
thee
,
Prou.
24.1
.
4
Abraham
when
hee
was
making
his
offering
to
God
,
Gen.
15.11
.
the
foules
came
to
hinder
Abrahams
offering
,
as
wandering
thoughts
would
doe
ours
:
Abraham
rose
and
droue
them
away
.
The
fruit
.
The
fruit
of
this
Meditation
is
to
prepare
our selues
in
the
best
and
most
reuerent
maner
wee
can
,
that
wee
eate
paenem
Domini
,
contra
dominum
,
the
bread
of
the
Lord
against
the
Lord
,
as
S.
Austen
speaketh
,
to
remoue
all
dangerous
defects
,
to
bee
sorie
for
our
sins
past
,
and
resolue
vpon
amendment
,
for
the
time
to
come
.
The
Soloquie
.
SEest
thou
not
my
soule
that
it
is
thy
part
to
come
with
all
deuotion
and
attention
of
mind
vnto
this
holy
●acracramēt
▪
Remeber
that
when
God
,
Exo.
19.1.3
.
was
to
talke
with
Moyses
vpon
the
mount
,
how
he
commanded
the
neither
man
nor
beast
should
approach
to
the
Mountaine
,
least
Moyses
by
the
sight
of
any
creature
,
should
bee
disturbed
:
yea
,
that
hee
should
haue
fitter
oportunitie
of
attention
,
without
distraction
,
the
whole
hill
was
couered
with
a
great
&
darke
cloude
.
No
otherwise
,
my
soule
,
do
,
that
no
euill
affection
come
with
thee
to
the
holy
Altar
,
which
may
draw
thee
from
deuotion
:
here
God
doth
expect
thee
.
Consider
with
thy selfe
that
hee
can
neuer
bee
truly
desired
and
loued
of
thee
,
vnlesse
in
comming
to
this
sacred
table
,
thou
cleane
forget
all
earthly
things
.
Heare
what
the
Kingly
Prophet
saith
,
Psa.
45.11
.
My
daughter
hearken
and
consider
,
incline
thine
eare
.
Forget
also
thine
owne
people
,
and
thy
Fathers
house
,
so
shall
the
King
haue
pleasure
in
thy
beautie
,
for
he
is
thy
Lord
God
,
and
worship
thou
him
.
But
O
Lord
,
what
shall
I
doe
to
attaine
this
deuotion
?
for
my
minde
doth
remaine
so
corrupt
,
since
that
generall
fall
of
our
first
Father
Adam
that
often
times
against
my
will
,
it
wandereth
vagarant
where
it
shuld
not
,
what
shall
I
do
when
my
infernall
enemy
either
indeuoreth
by
many
earthly
occasions
to
draw
me
away
from
this
heauenly
table
,
or
to
come
(
which
is
no
lesse
feareful
)
vnworthily
vnto
the
same
.
Thou
seest
O
mercifull
Iesus
,
in
what
state
I
stand
,
that
is
to
say
,
howe
weake
I
am
by
nature
,
helpe
I
beseech
thee
,
my
weaknes
with
thy
holy
grace
,
that
all
defects
remooued
,
I
may
approach
vnto
thy
heauenly
table
,
with
heart
and
soule
prepared
.
Of
preparing
our selues
before
we
come
to
the
most
holy
Sacrament
.
IF
in
our
earthly
affaires
,
wee
often
times
forget
heauenly
,
good
reason
is
it
that
in
our
heauenly
wee
should
much
rather
forgette
all
earthly
businesse
whatsoeuer
,
and
prepare
our selues
to
this
so
solemne
a
ceremonye
,
which
doth
consecrate
man
vnto
God
.
Christ
sent
2.
of
his
Disciples
before
to
make
ready
the
vpper
roome
,
wher
he
would
keepe
his
mandy
with
his
Apostles
:
our
faith
&
repentance
as
2
messengers
may
prepare
before
the
vpper
roome
of
our
souls
.
The
Israelites
keeping
their
Passeouer
,
put
leuen
out
of
their
houses
.
Christ
washeth
his
Disciples
feet
,
&
the
Prophet
Dauid
sayth
,
I
wil
wash
my
handes
in
innocency
,
&
so
wil
go
to
thy
Altar
.
Psa.
26.6
.
Hester
comming
to
find
grace
&
fauour
in
the
sight
of
Ahashuerath
,
first
humbleth
her selfe
by
fasting
and
prayer
.
Iacob
comming
for
a
blessing
,
putteth
on
Esaus
garment
.
Wee
are
approaching
to
the
Lords
Altar
,
comming
for
a
blessing
,
seeking
fauour
,
what
should
we
else
but
wash
our
hearts
by
faith
in
the
blood
of
the
Lambe
,
humble
our
soules
:
Take
vnto
vs
the
garment
of
Christes
righteousnes
.
Againe
,
it
behoueth
euery
one
that
will
safely
come
to
this
table
to
direct
all
his
affections
and
desires
to
God
onely
.
To
do
nothing
,
to
affect
nothing
but
Gods
pleasure
respected
and
his
heauenly
grace
now
offered
.
For
him
which
will
rightly
bee
partaker
of
this
holy
misterie
:
First
,
faith
is
necessarie
,
whereby
hee
belieueth
remission
of
his
sins
in
Christs
merites
.
2
Secondarily
repentance
is
necessarie
,
whereby
he
acknowledgeth
the
greatnes
of
his
sinne
.
3
Thirdly
,
charitie
is
required
whereby
the
mind
is
at
peace
and
quiet
with
men
,
hee
that
dwelleth
in
charitie
(
saith
S.
Iohn
)
dwelleth
in
God
,
and
God
in
him
:
dwelleth
in
God
,
what
more
secure
,
and
God
in
him
,
what
more
sweet
?
4
Fourthly
,
attention
must
be
had
,
that
he
bee
not
carried
away
from
respectiue
deuotion
,
and
chiefly
from
the
meditation
of
Christes
passion
,
his
resurrection
the
third
day
,
his
descention
into
hel
,
his
ascention
vp
into
heauen
,
his
glorious
sitting
at
the
right
hand
of
God
,
from
whence
he
shall
come
at
the
ende
of
the
world
to
iudge
both
the
quicke
and
dead
.
5
Fiftly
,
fasting
is
necessarie
,
where
by
the
Prophete
Dauid
humbled
his
soule
,
Psal.
35.13
.
Hester
by
fasting
disposed
her selfe
to
God
,
and
found
grace
in
the
sight
of
Assuerus
,
Hest.
4
16.
The
tenth
Meditation
.
COnsider
howe
busie
&
carefull
Martha
was
,
Luk.
10.40
.
to
receiue
Christ
into
her
house
,
and
therefore
much
more
careful
should
euerie
one
bee
to
receiue
him
into
his
heart
.
2
Consider
,
what
reuerence
and
deuotion
is
meete
by
that
of
the
Prophete
of
Christes
entrance
into
heauen
:
Be
ye
lifted
vp
ve
euerlasting
gates
,
and
the
king
of
glorie
shal
come
in
,
Psa.
24.6
3
Consider
,
that
to
entertaine
an
earthly
prince
all
things
are
made
decent
and
cleane
.
4
Consider
,
it
was
saide
to
him
that
came
vnto
the
mariage
feast
after
an
vnseemely
manner
,
friend
,
how
camest
thou
in
hither
,
and
hast
not
on
a
wedding
garment
.
Mat.
22.12
.
5
Consider
how
the
Apostle
S.
Peter
,
when
Christ
would
wash
his
feet
,
thought
himselfe
vnwor●hy
that
so
great
honour
should
be
done
vnto
him
said
within
himself
what
am
I
worme
that
the
Lord
of
light
should
doe
this
vnto
me
.
The
fruit
.
THe
fruit
of
this
Meditation
:
The
first
is
,
to
prepare
vs
with
all
humble
reuerence
,
but
chiefly
to
offer
vnto
God
the
sacrifice
of
a
broken
and
contrite
heart
,
that
as
his
bodie
was
broken
for
vs
,
so
should
our
heart
be
broken
.
2
The
second
is
to
crie
out
with
the
Prophet
,
Crea
in
me
Domine
nouum
cor
:
Create
in
me
O
Lord
a
new
heart
.
3
The
third
is
to
become
surueyours
of
our selues
,
and
call
a
little
consistorie
in
our
owne
soules
.
A
forme
of
confessing
our selues
before
we
come
to
receiue
the
most
holy
Sacrament
.
O
Lord
thou
art
not
wonte
to
driue
away
sinners
,
but
callest
them
,
and
conuertest
them
to
thee
:
Thou
art
he
that
hast
said
,
Mat.
11.26
.
Come
all
that
are
weary
and
heauie
loaden
:
It
was
publikely
spoken
of
thee
,
that
thou
didst
receiue
Publicans
and
sinners
,
and
didst
tate
with
them
:
O
my
Lord
thou
art
now
at
the
throne
of
mercie
,
and
therefore
hast
not
chaunged
thy
nature
,
which
thou
hadst
sometimes
here
in
the
world
.
Thou
calledst
them
from
heauen
whom
thou
didst
cal
on
earth
:
wherfore
comforted
with
this
remembraunce
of
thy
loue
I
come
vnto
thee
loaden
,
and
labouring
&
burthened
with
my
sinnes
,
I
come
as
the
sick
to
the
Phisition
,
beseeching
thee
to
heale
mee
:
As
a
sinner
to
the
welspring
of
righteousnesse
,
beseeching
thee
to
iustifie
me
,
I
acknowledge
I
acknowledge
,
my
great
vnworthines
.
If
thine
owne
holy
Apostle
,
or
as
he
seemed
,
prince
of
the
Apostles
,
could
crie
out
and
say
,
Go
from
mee
O
Lord
for
I
am
a
sinfull
man
:
how
much
more
shall
I
who
am
an
vnhallowed
creature
and
prince
of
sinners
say
:
I
am
not
worthy
to
whom
thou
shouldst
come
,
nay
,
I
am
not
worthy
to
come
to
thee
,
much
lesse
to
receiue
thee
.
It
was
lawfull
for
none
to
tast
of
the
shew
bread
which
was
onely
a
shadow
of
this
profound
misterie
but
onely
for
him
who
was
cleane
and
sanctified
,
how
shall
I
eate
thereof
,
who
am
so
farre
remoued
from
true
holines
?
It
was
so
great
an
offence
to
touch
thy
sacred
Arke
that
Vzzah
stretching
out
his
hand
to
touch
it
.
The
2.
of
Kinges
,
6.7
.
was
suddenly
stricken
,
how
can
I
not
but
feare
&
tremble
in
this
case
?
O
Lord
as
I
feare
thy
greatnesse
.
So
do
I
also
feare
the
multitude
of
my
sinnes
.
I
am
that
foole
,
Psal.
14
1.
that
said
in
his
heart
there
is
no
God
.
I
liued
so
dissolutely
as
(
by
my
manners
I
profest
as
much
)
I
feared
not
thy
iustice
,
I
dreaded
not
to
transgresse
thy
lawes
,
I
rendred
not
thanks
as
I
ought
:
What
other
thing
hath
my
life
beene
then
a
dayly
warre
against
thee
?
What
other
thing
haue
I
done
by
my
sins
and
carelesse
comming
to
this
misterie
of
former
times
then
offered
thee
open
wrong
,
stricken
thy
blessed
head
with
a
reed
?
My
sinnes
haue
beene
the
speare
that
gored
thee
,
the
thornes
that
pearced
thee
:
How
therefore
shall
I
bee
so
bold
as
to
come
vnto
thee
?
Shall
I
repose
thy
sacred
bodie
in
a
denne
of
Dragons
,
a
nest
of
Scorpions
?
what
other
thing
is
a
soule
ful
of
sinne
?
wherefore
doest
thou
cast
thy
childrens
bread
vnto
dogs
,
and
thy
precious
Margarite
to
swine
?
How
wilt
thou
rest
with
me
O
my
Lord
which
art
the
puritie
of
a
virgine
,
the
fountaine
of
all
pulchritude
?
Thy
most
holy
bodie
taken
from
the
crosse
,
was
wrapped
in
fine
linnen
,
laide
in
a
new
Sepulcher
,
wherein
neuer
any
was
laid
,
but
what
part
of
my
soule
is
cleane
,
what
new
?
How
then
shall
I
receiue
thee
O
my
Sauiour
and
redeemer
?
I
am
ashamed
so
often
as
I
behold
my selfe
in
such
a
state
,
I
blush
considering
,
what
I
am
,
and
whether
I
am
about
to
come
,
my
refuge
is
to
flie
vnto
thy
mercy
according
to
which
mercy
O
Lord
looke
vppon
mee
,
did
the
stones
cleaue
asunder
when
thou
sufferedst
thy
passion
&
shall
my
stonie
heart
bee
nothing
moued
for
whome
thou
didst
suffer
?
did
the
earth
moue
,
and
shall
my
earthly
mind
stand
vnmoueable
like
a
dead
center
?
noe
noe
,
I
am
moued
O
my
Sauiour
.
Another
forme
of
co●●fession
.
TAke
it
not
haynously
,
O
my
Lord
,
that
being
such
a
one
as
thou
seest
me
to
bee
,
dare
presume
to
come
into
thy
sight
?
I
remember
thou
wast
not
offended
with
the
poore
woman
which
had
the
issue
of
blood
,
Matth.
9.
But
didst
accept
her
,
saying
,
bee
of
good
comfort
daughter
,
thy
faith
hath
made
thee
whole
,
I
haue
a
greater
issue
,
and
come
vnto
thee
to
be
cured
.
I
call
to
minde
Marie
Magdalene
,
who
washed
thy
feet
with
her
teares
,
and
wiped
them
with
the
hayre
of
her
heade
who
had
much
forgiuen
her
.
Behold
here
lyeth
a
sinner
which
hath
more
sinnes
,
but
fewer
teares
,
shee
was
not
the
first
nor
the
last
whome
thy
mercie
receiued
,
receyue
mee
O
Lord
though
I
haue
not
shedde
so
many
teares
as
may
washe
thy
feete
,
yet
hast
thou
shead
as
much
bloud
as
can
wash
my
sinnes
O
my
Lord
thou
hast
not
chaunged
thy
office
and
nature
though
thou
seemest
to
bee
farre
away
.
I
reade
in
the
holy
Gospell
that
all
that
were
diseased
did
resort
vnto
thee
,
and
that
the
multitude
,
Luk.
6.19
.
sought
to
touch
thee
for
there
went
vertue
from
thee
,
the
leapers
came
vnto
thee
,
and
thou
streatching
forth
thy
blessed
hand
didst
heale
them
,
thou
gauest
vnto
the
blind
their
sight
,
vnto
the
lame
their
limmes
.
Thou
didst
cure
the
sicke
,
disposses●e
the
deuill
,
raise
the
dead
,
and
canst
thou
not
forget
to
shew
mercie
which
art
mercy
it selfe
?
I
come
vnto
thee
O
my
Redeemer
,
I
come
vnto
thee
O
eternall
creator
of
heauen
and
earth
beseeching
thee
,
that
as
the
holy
king
Dauid
did
accept
at
his
table
,
and
shewe
fauour
vnto
Mesph●bosheth
,
2.
Sam.
9.11
though
of
himself
deformed
,
yet
for
the
loue
of
Ionathan
of
whom
hee
came
willing
,
thereby
to
honour
the
sonne
for
the
fathers
sake
.
So
may
it
please
thee
to
admit
mee
,
though
of
my selfe
most
deformed
,
in
the
loue
of
him
in
whom
thou
art
well
pleased
.
I
offer
vnto
thee
an
humble
heart
,
and
had
I
many
hearts
,
I
would
offer
them
all
vnto
thee
,
Lord
I
can
be
no
more
without
thee
,
nor
liue
without
thee
then
can
this
bodie
of
mine
remaine
when
life
is
taken
from
it
.
Wherefore
necessitie
driueth
mee
vnto
thee
,
and
mercie
ministreth
boldnesse
,
by
howe
much
the
more
vnworthy
I
am
,
by
so
much
the
more
art
thou
glorified
in
shewing
mercie
.
A
Meditation
vpon
these
wordes
.
Whence
commeth
this
that
my
Lord
commeth
vnto
me
.
HE
bringeth
him self
that
sendeth
not
an
other
,
he
which
hath
so
many
spirits
his
ministers
,
commeth
himselfe
vnto
his
seruants
,
visiteth
the
sicke
,
lifteth
vp
,
and
comforteth
the
fallen
,
helpeth
the
afflicted
,
refresheth
the
hungrie
with
his
owne
body
and
bloud
,
who
aboundeth
with
so
many
,
so
diuers
meanes
,
&
medicines
,
as
to
whome
the
fulnesse
of
the
whole
earth
doth
appertaine
.
He
bring●●●
himselfe
vnto
thee
,
O
〈◊〉
soule
as
a
father
,
when
hee
prosecuteth
thee
with
loue
as
a
brother
,
when
he
maketh
thee
by
adoption
the
sonne
of
God
,
as
a
fellowe
when
hee
appointeth
thee
a
coheire
of
his
heauenvly
kingdome
,
as
a
heauenly
repast
,
for
thy
eternall
safetie
,
as
an
intercessor
for
the
remission
of
all
thy
sinnes
.
O
the
wonderfull
loue
of
the
sonne
of
God!
vnde
ve●it
.
from
whence
commeth
this
that
my
Lord
commeth
vnto
me
.
A
Meditation
vppon
these
wordes
of
the
centurion
.
Mat.
8.8
Non
sum
dignus
vt
intres
sub
tectum
meum
.
Lord
I
am
not
worthy
that
thou
enter
vnder
my
roofe
.
O
Lorde
hadst
thou
rather
be
at
an
other
mans
house
with
dishonor
then
at
thine
owne
with
honour
?
at
least
O
good
Iesu
,
if
thou
hadst
no
respect
of
thine
honour
if
thou
castest
vnder
foot
all
praise
&
renowne
,
if
thou
takest
vnto
thee
euerie
vile
sinner
,
yet
haue
regard
to
my
estate
:
Lord
I
confesse
I
am
not
worthy
thou
shouldest
come
vnder
my
roofe
:
Thou
knowest
my
pouertie
and
need
I
haue
this
poore
cottage
farre
vnmeet
to
cetertain
so
great
a
guest
as
thou
O
my
Lord
:
This
body
is
not
compact
of
gold
&
siluer
,
but
of
dust
&
ashes
,
and
also
subiect
to
infirmities
,
diseases
and
death
.
This
soule
ioyned
to
my
bodie
is
farre
from
that
holines
it
should
bee
endued
withall
,
farre
vnmeet
a
place
is
it
for
such
a
personage
,
I
am
altogether
confounded
,
I
tremble
&
shake
at
the
comming
of
so
great
a
guest
into
so
poore
a
house
as
my selfe
.
Tantum
dic
verbum
&
sanabitur
anima
mea
.
But
onely
say
the
worde
and
my
soule
shall
liue
.
ANd
art
thou
ignorant
O
my
Lord
who
thou
art
,
what
a
one
,
and
how
great
.
Thou
art
God
omnipotent
,
thou
art
Lord
of
all
,
thou
art
the
Creator
of
heauen
and
earth
,
&
whatsoeuer
is
contained
in
the
vast
compasse
thereof
,
thou
hast
raysed
me
vp
as
all
other
things
els
of
nothing
:
Thou
hast
clothed
me
with
this
bodie
,
and
hast
giuen
me
a
right
&
and
righteous
soule
:
thou
hast
restored
this
soule
fallen
from
the
state
of
innocencie
.
Thou
hast
illuminated
it
by
grace
,
and
washed
it
in
the
sacred
Fonte
of
baptisme
,
O
my
Lord
thou
art
he
that
rulest
and
gouernest
me
,
thou
wouldest
for
my
sake
become
man
,
die
for
mee
,
suffer
for
mee
the
verie
death
of
the
crosse
,
so
much
could
loue
and
charitie
preuaile
with
thee
,
Lord
,
thy
grace
is
sufficient
,
and
wilt
thou
turne
then
into
my
house
to
refresh
my
faint
soule
,
to
cure
mee
being
weake
,
and
heale
me
being
sicke
?
will
not
thy
only
word
suffice
where
with
thou
hast
cleansed
the
leapers
,
dispossessed
the
Diuels
,
raysed
the
dead
,
it
will
suffice
O
my
Lord
,
Dic
verbum
,
&
sanabitur
anima
mea
,
say
the
word
&
my
soule
shal
be
healed
.
A
Meditation
vppon
those
wordes
,
Veniam
&
curabo
eum
I
will
come
and
cure
him
.
Mat
8.7
.
IF
it
please
thee
so
,
neither
wilt
thou
haue
it
otherwise
,
beholde
thy
seruant
?
Be
it
vnto
me
according
to
thy
worde
.
Come
downe
Lorde
Iesu
,
or
euer
my
soule
dieth
.
Nowe
a
way
lyeth
open
vnto
thee
my
soule
,
O
my
soule
I
will
shew
the
great
ioy
,
reioyce
and
be
glad
,
for
thy
Creator
commeth
vnto
thee
,
thy
Sauiour
commeth
vnto
thee
,
who
hath
fought
with
thy
enemies
,
sustained
woundes
,
spent
his
life
for
thee
:
Behold
how
he
desireth
to
enlarge
thee
with
the
most
ample
gift
of
his
most
blessed
diuinitie
?
Where
wilt
thou
lay
vp
these
things
my
soule
?
How
great
is
hee
to
whom
the
thrones
and
dominations
serue
,
on
whome
the
holy
host
of
heauen
do
attend
?
O
my
soule
admire
the
wonderfull
pietie
,
and
ineffable
dignitie
wherewith
hee
hasteth
to
visite
thee
,
and
maketh
speed
to
come
vnto
thee
?
But
arise
,
runne
forth
to
meete
him
,
hasten
this
meeting
,
reioyce
and
congratulate
for
the
comming
of
such
a
guest
,
crie
with
a
deuout
heart
:
Lord
what
is
man
that
thou
art
so
minde
full
of
him
?
Psalme
8.2
.
and
say
with
the
same
Prophete
who
am
I
that
thou
hast
brought
me
to
this
?
2.
Sam.
7.18
.
The
Soloquie
.
LOrde
,
howe
much
doest
thou
submitte
thy selfe
while
thou
dost
not
disdain
to
enter
into
the
vile
cottage
of
my
soule
?
It
was
sufficient
for
thy
loue
to
bee
borne
for
me
in
a
stable
?
That
thou
descendest
from
heauen
to
rest
in
the
womb
of
the
blessed
virgine
was
not
such
a
maruell
for
that
it
was
the
wombe
of
a
most
pure
creature
,
O
holy
Elizabeth
who
being
visited
and
saluted
by
the
mother
of
this
Lord
considering
the
dignity
of
this
maiestie
didst
say
whence
commeth
this
vnto
me
,
that
the
mother
,
of
my
Lord
commeth
to
me
?
Therefore
what
shall
I
say
to
whom
the
Lord
himselfe
commeth
by
infinit
parts
,
farre
aboue
Marie
?
he
commeth
vnto
mee
not
onely
to
visit
me
,
but
also
to
vnite
me
to
him
,
and
enrich
me
with
heauenly
gifts
.
O
my
soule
,
I
greatly
reioyce
that
thou
hast
deliuered
to
Iesus
of
thine
owne
will
the
gouernment
&
possession
of
thy selfe
?
but
vnderstand
that
by
this
acte
thou
are
bound
to
proclaime
open
warre
to
all
sinnes
the
capital
enemies
of
thy
Lord
to
whome
thou
art
deliuered
,
neither
canst
thou
any
more
without
manifest
offence
of
rebellion
giue
an
entrance
of
sinne
into
thine
house
now
dedicated
vnto
Christ
.
O
my
soule
enter
into
consideration
,
see
with
what
bond
of
relouing
Iesus
who
hath
loued
thee
,
first
thou
art
bound
;
O
God
,
how
vnlike
are
thy
doings
to
the
actions
of
the
princes
of
this
world
?
King
Ezechias
.
2.
King
.
20.13
.
that
he
might
declare
his
fauor
vnto
the
Embassadors
of
the
k.
of
Babel
,
shewed
them
all
his
riches
&
treasures
,
not
giuing
them
any
part
therof
.
Thou
doest
O
most
gracious
Lord
not
onely
shew
vs
thy
treasures
,
but
freely
bestow
them
vppon
vs
,
I
see
not
O
my
soule
how
thou
art
able
to
recompence
so
great
good
wil
only
yeeld
thy self
wholy
to
the
loue
of
thy
redeemer
,
for
it
cannot
be
thou
shouldest
serue
two
maisters
:
It
cannot
bee
that
the
Arke
of
God
,
and
the
idoll
Dagon
,
1.
Sam.
5.4
.
should
stand
in
one
temple
:
If
thou
prostrate
thee
to
the
loue
of
creatures
,
thou
shalt
vndergoe
a
hard
seruitude
;
but
if
thou
followe
Christ
thou
shalt
find
rest
and
quiet
.
O
my
soule
wee
were
created
to
serue
and
worshippe
God
:
what
higher
part
of
this
worship
then
to
come
and
bee
partakers
of
his
dietie
.
O
my
soule
be
prepared
.
A
meditation
vpon
that
which
Saint
Paul
teacheth
in
the
first
to
the
Corinthians
,
Chap.
11.
COnsider
that
the
Apostle
in
the
preparation
to
the
most
holye
Communion
,
requireth
three
things
:
the
first
is
,
that
the
Communicant
examine
his
owne
conscience
,
which
is
signified
in
these
words
,
Let
a
man
proue
himselfe
,
and
so
let
him
eate
of
this
bread
,
and
drinke
of
this
cup.
If
hee
find
his
conscience
defiled
with
some
mortall
sinne
.
let
him
make
a
most
humble
and
penitent
confession
thereof
.
2
Secondarily
,
the
Apostle
would
that
the
holy
Eucharist
be
receiued
worthily
,
otherwise
the
danger
is
great
:
for
hee
which
with
a
corrupt
mind
and
euill
intention
,
approacheth
vnto
the
Lordes
table
,
eateth
and
drinketh
his
owne
iudgement
.
3
Thirdly
▪
S.
Paul
would
that
a
difference
be
made
betweene
these
holy
Elements
,
consectated
to
a
most
diuine
vse
,
and
the
prophane
repastes
of
the
body
onely
.
A
Meditation
vppon
that
of
the
Prodigall
Sonne
,
when
he
was
receiued
of
his
Father
.
Luke
15.20
.
THese
three
things
which
the
Apostle
requireth
in
this
preparation
,
may
bee
considered
in
the
receiuing
of
the
Prodigall
sonne
.
First
he
feeleth
with
griefe
his
own
misery
,
he
acknowledgeth
his
own
vnthriftines
,
confesseth
his
sinne
,
whereby
inclusiuely
hee
craueth
pardon
,
which
done
,
his
father
receiueth
him
.
2
Secondly
,
he
is
clothed
with
a
new
garment
,
which
may
signifie
the
cloathing
of
righteousnes
,
which
is
made
white
in
the
bloud
of
the
Lambe
,
Apoc.
7.14
.
3
After
all
he
sitteth
down
at
the
table
,
catcth
the
fatte
calfe
,
or
that
blessed
sacrifice
that
was
once
offered
for
all
,
is
entertained
with
mirth
and
melodie
.
For
is
there
not
ioy
in
the
presence
of
the
Angels
of
God
in
heauen
,
ouer
one
sinner
that
repenteth
?
Luc.
15.10
.
The
Soloquie
vpon
this
preparation
.
LOrde
although
thy
Apostle
had
neuer
mentioned
the
purity
of
conscience
,
which
is
required
to
this
diuine
sacrament
,
who
would
not
iudge
that
thou
the
fountain
of
all
puritie
,
oughtest
to
be
receiued
with
a
pure
&
clean
hart
.
O
most
merciful
Lord
,
how
little
dost
thou
require
of
vs
,
to
eate
of
that
Lambe
sent
of
thee
from
heauen
,
by
whose
offering
wee
are
deliuered
from
the
seruitude
of
sinne
.
The
Iewes
to
eate
their
Pascall
Lambe
,
which
was
but
a
shadow
and
figure
of
this
,
ought
to
prouide
them
a
Lambe
of
a
yeere
olde
,
Exo.
12.13
.
without
blemish
,
which
rosted
by
fire
,
should
bee
eaten
h●●tily
of
them
with
sweete
bread
and
wilde
Lettice
,
with
their
loynes
gi●t
,
their
shooes
on
their
feete
,
their
staues
in
their
hand
.
O
howe
grieuous
and
troublesome
was
this
burden
,
(
containing
the
force
of
the
law
.
)
It
was
of
that
sort
which
S.
Peter
witnesseth
,
Neither
your
Fathers
nor
you
were
able
to
beare
.
But
to
the
eating
this
true
lamb
,
which
taketh
away
the
sins
of
the
world
,
thou
dost
require
no
other
thing
in
the
law
of
〈◊〉
,
but
the
puritie
of
conscience
,
and
deuotion
of
heart
.
O
how
true
is
it
my
louing
Iesus
▪
which
thou
hast
said
of
the
law
,
Math.
11.28
.
My
yoake
is
sweete
,
and
my
burden
light
,
yea
truely
,
so
light
and
sweete
,
that
if
there
were
not
that
would
imagine
a
labour
in
the
precept
,
it
shuld
not
deserue
the
name
of
a
burden
or
yoke
.
O
my
soule
,
now
thou
seest
to
how
few
thinges
Christ
hath
bound
thee
,
and
how
he
hath
giuen
thee
aboundance
of
his
grace
in
this
life
,
by
the
benefit
of
this
most
holy
Sacrament
,
&
in
the
other
life
eternall
.
Onely
take
heed
to
thy self
,
that
seeing
the
Lord
of
his
infinite
goodnes
,
hath
giuen
thee
so
easily
this
inestimable
commoditie
,
thou
dost
not
againe
relapse
into
destruction
.
Consider
earnestly
what
thou
shouldst
doe
,
not
to
receiue
so
gentle
a
Lord
,
which
commeth
to
enrich
thee
with
his
gifts
,
were
great
inhumanity
,
very
pernicious
vnto
thy selfe
.
But
to
receiue
him
vnwoorthily
by
th●
default
,
were
meere
slouthfulnesse
,
which
procureth
iniurie
to
him
,
and
punishment
vnto
thy selfe
.
Thou
shalt
doe
well
to
imitate
the
example
of
the
poore
country
man
,
who
vnderstanding
that
the
King
would
rest
in
his
house
,
remooued
al
things
which
hee
thought
might
offende
the
Kinges
eyes
,
diligentlye
swept
all
his
house
,
and
although
hee
could
not
beautifie
it
according
to
the
worthinesse
of
such
a
guest
,
yet
hee
did
as
much
as
hee
was
able
,
to
receiue
him
in
seemely
and
decent
manner
,
he
goeth
to
meete
the
king
with
all
speed
,
receiueth
him
with
great
ioy
,
giueth
him
many
thankes
for
this
so
great
fauour
.
If
then
so
many
things
are
done
to
an
earthly
King
,
what
wilt
thou
doe
O
my
Soule
,
to
the
King
of
heauen
,
who
commeth
not
to
liue
at
thy
cost
,
but
to
impart
his
goods
vnto
thee
?
Labour
therefore
in
clensing
and
decking
thy selfe
,
hange
the
chamber
or
vpper
roome
of
thy
best
deuotion
,
with
the
Tapestrie
of
holinesse
,
and
welcome
him
with
loue
,
who
of
Loue
sayth
,
My
delight
is
to
be
with
the
sonnes
of
men
,
Prou.
8.31
.
A
Meditation
for
the
day
we
are
to
Communicate
in
.
IN
what
day
you
communicate
,
as
soone
as
you
awake
early
in
the
morning
,
thinke
that
the
Lord
doth
expect
you
this
day
at
his
heauenly
table
.
Thinke
of
putting
on
the
inward
ornaments
of
the
Soule
,
as
Faith
,
Repentance
,
Deuotion
,
Charitie
,
Humblenes
of
mind
,
&
such
like
.
1
Consider
how
Christ
in
his
conception
,
tooke
our
nature
,
and
that
wee
in
this
spirituall
conception
of
him
,
should
expresse
many
diuine
qualities
of
his
nature
.
2
Consider
you
are
to
receiue
him
this
day
in
the
state
of
grace
,
who
shall
one
day
receiue
you
in
the
state
of
glory
.
3
Consider
that
of
the
first
eating
it
was
sayd
,
that
day
thou
eatest
thou
shalt
die
,
but
by
this
eating
,
that
day
thou
eatest
thou
shalt
liue
,
Ioh.
6.
4
Esteeme
thy selfe
vnworthy
,
and
say
,
Sweete
Iesus
what
loue
is
this
thou
pursuest
mee
withall
,
behold
Lord
I
prepare
my self
this
day
to
receiue
thee
into
the
poore
Cottage
of
an
humble
hart
,
but
alas
.
the
Wiseman
Salomon
himself
,
when
he
had
in
many
yeeres
,
and
by
much
cost
built
thee
a
Temple
,
1.
Kin.
8.
Did
notwithstanding
maruaile
that
thou
the
God
all
Maiestie
,
wouldst
vouchsafe
to
abide
and
dwell
in
it
.
what
shal
I
say
,
who
haue
bestowed
so
little
paines
.
so
small
cost
,
in
preparing
thee
a
Temple
,
I
beseech
thee
to
turne
my
Soule
into
a
house
of
prayer
,
to
whippe
out
all
euill
affections
,
that
it
may
bee
rightly
sayd
to
bee
Domus
tuae
,
Thy
house
.
4
Make
one
repentance
with
Mary
Magdalen
,
one
heartie
repentance
for
al
that
is
past
.
A
Meditation
taken
out
of
the
History
of
Zacheus
.
Luke
19
2.
ZAcheus
desirous
to
see
Iesus
,
but
for
that
hee
was
of
a
lowe
stature
;
hee
could
not
see
him
for
the
multitude
of
people
,
he
went
vp
into
a
tree
where
Christ
should
passe
by
.
2
Christ
passeth
by
,
and
casting
his
mercifull
eyes
on
Zacheus
,
sayd
,
Zachee
,
make
haste
to
come
downe
,
for
today
I
must
abide
in
thine
house
.
He
came
down
then
all
reioycing
,
and
receiueth
him
into
his
house
,
thinking
that
hee
was
greatly
rewarded
.
3
Thirdly
,
the
Iewes
when
they
saw
Christ
turne
into
the
house
of
a
sinner
,
they
murmured
,
which
Zacheus
perceiuing
,
turning
to
Christ
,
sayd
,
Behold
,
halfe
of
my
goods
I
giue
to
the
poore
,
and
if
I
haue
defrauded
any
thing
from
any
man
,
I
restore
foure
fould
.
But
Iesus
sayd
vnto
him
,
Saluation
is
come
vnto
thy
house
.
The
application
of
this
Historie
.
THat
thou
mayst
be
partaker
of
saluation
,
which
is
offered
in
this
sacrament
,
it
is
necessary
that
thou
be
desirous
to
know
and
tast
Christ
,
which
is
contained
in
this
holy
mysterie
.
And
to
knowe
him
,
it
is
necessarie
first
,
that
thou
lift
vppe
thy
mind
on
high
,
and
consider
the
greatnes
of
God
,
keeping
in
the
meane
while
,
the
ground
vnder
thy
feete
,
as
Zacheus
kept
it
,
when
hee
stood
vpon
the
tree
,
that
is
,
to
procure
that
our
temporal
businesse
bee
then
vnder
vs
,
and
not
ouer
our
head
,
by
distracting
vs
in
deuotion
.
2
Wee
must
receiue
our
Lord
not
with
melancholie
or
anguish
of
doubts
,
but
as
Zachee
did
with
ioy
,
which
springeth
from
a
vehement
affection
towardes
this
holie
Sacrament
.
3
Consider
that
it
is
not
sufficient
to
receiue
Christ
into
our
house
,
&
then
to
put
the
hand
in
the
bosome
,
but
wee
must
furnish
the
sacred
Communion
with
good
works
,
by
releeuing
the
necessities
of
our
neighbours
,
after
the
example
of
Zacheus
,
:
and
hee
which
doth
so
,
shall
heare
that
comfortable
voyce
,
This
day
saluation
is
come
into
thine
house
.
The
fruit
.
THe
fruit
of
this
Meditation
,
shall
bee
to
desire
and
ask
of
God
,
an
affection
to
this
Sacrament
,
from
which
affection
springeth
spirituall
consolation
,
necessarie
to
the
Communion
.
The
Soloquie
.
O
My
bountifull
Iesus
,
how
liberall
art
thou
towardes
him
,
who
doth
desire
and
seeke
thee
?
Zachee
was
held
with
desire
of
thee
,
but
of
seeing
thee
onely
,
and
thou
not
onely
didst
shewe
thy selfe
to
him
to
be
seene
,
but
also
calledst
him
,
and
inuitedst
thy self
into
his
hous
,
on
whome
to
augment
thy
fauour
,
thou
bestowedst
Saluation
.
Oh
how
well
hath
the
Prophet
sayd
of
thee
,
All
Nations
seeking
thee
,
shall
reioyce
and
bee
gladde
And
let
them
say
alwayes
which
loue
thy
sauing
health
.
The
Lord
bee
magnified
.
Zachee
thou
worthily
reioycedst
,
because
thou
hast
him
in
thine
house
,
which
maketh
al
Angels
to
reioyce
.
Onely
reioyce
and
esteem
as
nothing
,
if
the
Iewes
murmur
and
cal
thee
sinner
,
since
hee
is
at
hand
for
thee
,
which
can
defend
and
iustifie
thee
,
ioyne
thy selfe
to
him
,
and
he
will
be
as
a
buckler
for
thee
,
and
thou
shalt
also
vnderstand
how
sweet
the
Lord
is
.
O
my
soule
,
thou
hast
also
cause
of
reioycing
,
and
peraduenture
greater
then
Zacheus
had
,
seeing
to
thee
also
this
day
commeth
the
fountaine
of
all
ioy
and
gladnes
Heare
what
the
Prophet
Zacharie
sayth
vnto
thee
:
Reioyce
O
daughter
Sion
,
and
be
gladde
O
daughter
Ierusalem
,
behold
thy
righteous
King
and
thy
Sauiour
commeth
vnto
thee
,
nor
commeth
hee
to
exact
a
tribute
,
or
to
command
any
task
,
but
onely
for
the
cause
of
sauing
thee
,
&
defending
thee
from
the
rebuke
of
thine
enemies
.
Think
not
that
a
greater
benefite
shewed
to
Zacheus
then
to
thee
,
for
while
thou
dost
spiritually
receiue
him
vnder
the
accidents
of
bread
and
wine
by
faith
,
and
after
a
most
heauenly
manner
,
hee
sheweth
that
he
is
come
vnto
thee
,
not
onely
to
conuerse
with
thee
,
&
bestow
saluation
,
as
hee
did
to
the
house
of
Zachee
,
but
also
to
vnite
him
selfe
to
thee
,
that
thou
maist
bee
one
certaine
thing
with
him
,
which
is
the
effect
of
this
heauenly
meate
.
Who
doth
not
see
then
that
this
is
a
far
greater
benefite
?
oh
my
gracious
Lord
,
seeing
thou
hast
vouchsafed
to
enter
this
poore
house
of
mine
,
giue
me
grace
that
it
happen
not
to
mee
,
as
to
the
vngratefull
Iewes
,
who
in
the
day
of
Palmes
,
receiued
thee
with
great
ioy
and
triumph
into
Ierusalem
,
but
a
little
after
they
cried
to
Pilate
,
crucifie
him
,
crucifie
him
,
&
casting
thy
crosse
vppon
thy
shoulders
,
cast
thee
forth
of
this
citie
.
Let
me
die
O
Lord
before
,
yea
,
let
me
dy
a
thousand
deaths
,
then
that
I
cast
thee
out
of
mee
.
For
that
were
to
thrust
thee
out
of
thine
owne
house
.
A
Meditation
vppon
those
words
of
Christ
,
Luk.
19.5
.
Hodie
oportet
me
manere
in
Domo
tua
.
To
day
I
must
abide
in
thine
house
.
WHo
am
I
O
most
bountifull
Iesu
,
that
thou
desirest
to
abide
with
mee
?
who
am
I
that
may
deserue
to
entertaine
thee
the
Lord
of
heauens
?
What
dost
thou
find
in
mee
'
,
that
doth
so
much
delight
thee
,
and
inuite
thee
to
come
vnder
my
roofe
?
art
thou
ignorant
of
my
most
vile
beginning
?
I
am
not
of
the
number
of
that
celestiall
and
diuine
Legion
,
I
am
not
a
Seraphin
,
not
an
Archangell
,
not
an
Angell
,
nor
any
of
the
Thrones
,
or
other
most
sacred
Spirits
,
my
being
differs
much
from
them
,
freed
are
they
from
all
admixtion
of
body
,
pure
,
and
innocent
,
I
was
born
in
sinne
,
drawing
my
beginning
from
the
earth
,
so
meane
a
subiect
,
I
am
not
worthie
.
O
my
Sauiour
,
of
thy
diuine
presence
,
happily
thy
delight
is
to
bee
with
the
sonnes
of
men
,
true
,
but
I
am
not
Abraham
,
I
am
not
Moyses
,
I
am
not
as
the
blessed
virgin
,
no
,
I
beare
not
the
least
similitude
of
these
blessed
Saints
in
heauen
,
while
they
remained
in
the
world
,
What
shall
I
say
?
I
am
sorie
O
my
Lord
,
I
am
no
more
worthie
to
receiue
thee
then
I
am
,
but
my
comfort
is
,
thou
tookest
mercie
on
the
woman
of
Canaan
,
and
all
distressed
people
that
came
vnto
thee
.
A
short
forme
of
confession
to
bee
made
in
priuate
,
before
the
receiuing
of
the
blessed
Sacrament
.
I
Miserable
sinner
,
confesse
&
acknowledge
with
bended
heart
,
and
handes
lifted
vp
in
the
presence
of
Almightie
God
,
my
many
and
manifolde
sinnes
,
and
that
I
haue
transgressed
sundry
waies
against
the
precepts
of
the
first
and
second
table
,
I
am
sory
from
the
bottome
of
my
hart
,
and
it
greeueth
mee
that
I
haue
so
often
offended
thee
,
I
come
vnto
thee
as
an
humble
sutor
,
to
obtaine
mercie
and
pardon
for
all
my
offences
,
I
beseech
thee
to
sanctifie
me
by
thy
holy
spirit
,
to
strengthen
my
faith
against
all
assault●
,
so
seale
vp
in
mee
by
this
holy
mysterie
,
that
comfortable
hope
of
the
life
to
come
.
Direct
me
,
I
beseech
thee
,
now
approching
to
thy
holy
table
,
that
I
may
abide
with
thee
,
and
be
a
fit
habitation
for
thy
holy
presence
,
both
nowe
and
for
euermore
,
when
I
consider
thou
didst
create
me
,
not
being
asked
,
redeeme
me
,
not
being
required
,
it
turned
my
teares
of
sorrow
into
teares
of
ioy
,
my
teares
of
fear
,
into
teares
of
loue
.
O
my
Sauiour
shew
mercie
,
for
with
such
great
sinn●rs
as
I
am
,
thou
g●ttest
greatest
honour
,
as
thou
diddest
by
Mary
Magdalen
.
An
admonition
moouing
all
to
reconcile
themselues
,
and
forgiue
their
enemies
,
before
they
be
pertakers
of
the
most
holy
Sacrament
.
WHen
thou
bringest
thy
gift
to
he
altar
.
(
sayth
Christ
our
Sauiour
,
Mathew
5.25
.
)
and
there
rememberest
that
thy
Brother
hath
ought
against
thee
,
leaue
thy
offering
before
the
Altar
,
&
go
thy
way
,
first
bee
reconciled
to
thy
brother
,
&
then
come
and
offer
thy
gift
.
In
the
11.
also
of
Saint
Mar.
and
25.
hee
sayth
vnto
his
Disciples
:
When
you
shall
stande
to
pray
,
forgiue
,
if
you
haue
ought
against
any
man
,
that
your
Father
which
is
in
heauen
may
forgiue
you
your
trespasses
.
By
both
which
testimonies
of
holy
Scripture
,
we
learne
,
that
all
our
oblations
and
prayers
,
(
otherwise
in
themselues
amongst
the
best
actions
of
a
Christian
life
)
are
in
no
case
acceptable
vnto
God
,
without
our
reconcilement
&
charity
first
had
with
men
.
The
Wiseman
,
Eccl.
28.2.3
.
could
thinke
it
vnmeet
in
very
reason
,
to
ask
mercy
,
when
we
our selues
denie
mercie
.
We
may
remember
,
that
the
vnthankfull
debter
that
wold
not
remit
his
f●llow
seruant
.
Mat.
18.30
.
for
his
vncompassionate
vsage
of
his
fellow
:
found
himselfe
the
like
measure
,
that
is
,
iudgement
without
mercie
,
at
his
maysters
hand
.
With
what
countenaunce
(
saith
one
)
can
we
looke
vp
to
heauen
and
say
,
Lord
forgiue
vs
our
trespasses
,
and
yet
reuenge
with
all
extreamitie
the
least
offences
offered
vnto
our selues
.
Noe
,
no
,
hee
that
seeketh
vengeance
,
shall
surely
find
vengeance
,
Mihi
vindictam
,
ego
retribuam
vengeance
is
mine
,
saith
the
Lord
,
I
wil
reuenge
.
We
must
let
God
alone
to
right
our
wrongs
,
vnlesse
we
will
vsurpe
that
poore
which
is
onely
proper
vnto
hi●
,
for
our selues
we
should
not
forget
the
Wisemans
counsell
.
Forgiue
thy
neighbour
the
hurt
that
he
hath
done
thee
,
so
shall
thy
sinnes
also
be
forgiuen
thee
when
thou
prayest
:
should
a
man
beare
hatred
again●t
man
and
desire
forgiuenesse
of
the
Lord
?
Peter
saith
vnto
Christ
,
maister
:
how
often
shall
my
brother
sinne
against
mee
,
and
I
forgiue
him
?
vntill
seauen
times
,
no
Peter
(
saith
our
Sauiour
)
I
say
not
vnto
thee
,
vntil
seuen
times
,
but
vntil
seuenty
seuen
times
,
that
is
,
quoties
tot●es
,
how
often
soeuer
he
sinne
against
thee
,
so
often
shalt
thou
forgiue
.
The
offering
vp
of
sacrifices
in
the
olde
lawe
was
a
speciall
parte
of
that
worship
the
people
were
wont
to
performe
vnto
Almightie
God
as
an
acceptable
seruice
vnto
him
.
But
the
prophete
Esai
telles
them
,
Esa.
1.11
.
all
their
offerings
were
vtterly
displeasing
vnto
him
,
for
why
?
they
were
all
set
on
crueltie
,
and
reuenge
,
their
hands
were
ful
of
blood
and
therefore
God
woulde
accept
of
no
sacrifice
at
their
handes
.
Our
oblations
that
are
done
in
loue
with
God
,
and
man
:
these
ascend
like
the
smoke
of
Abels
sacrifice
,
and
are
wel
pleasing
vnto
the
most
highest
.
But
howe
shoulde
fleshe
and
bloode
forgiue
,
where
wrong
and
iniurie
hath
been
offered
?
that
which
Adam
cannot
bea●e
,
Christ
can
,
that
which
to
nature
is
so
much
against
nature
,
and
therefore
difficulty
,
is
to
grace
nothing
so
,
that
which
heathen
men
will
so
hardly
brooke
,
is
to
Christians
who
haue
,
or
should
haue
a
further
perfection
,
more
facile
and
easie
.
Wherefore
our
Sauiour
tels
his
disciples
▪
of
somewhat
more
th●n
louing
them
,
who
loue
first
,
Ego
dico
,
vobis
diligite
inimicos
,
I
say
vnto
you
loue
your
enemies
,
do
good
vnto
them
that
hurt
you
,
pray
for
them
that
persecute
you
,
we
forgiue
,
we
loue
our
very
enemies
for
his
sake
who
hath
done
farre
more
for
vs
.
What
greater
loue
(
saith
Saint
Iohn
)
then
for
one
to
giue
his
life
for
his
friende
?
yet
greater
was
Christes
loue
who
gaue
his
life
for
vs
that
were
his
enemies
,
we
haue
some
reason
to
helpe
the
distressed
,
to
relieue
the
poore
&
needie
,
for
the
verie
beholding
of
their
necessitie
doeth
often
moue
compassion
:
but
to
loue
our
enemies
wee
haue
no
reason
in
the
world
,
but
onely
for
his
sake
who
hath
commanded
all
those
who
professe
his
name
,
and
expect
his
kingdome
saying
,
Diligite
inimices
,
loue
your
enemies
.
We
forgiue
,
and
why
?
Christ
hath
forgiuen
vs
,
wee
shewe
mercie
,
and
why
?
Christ
Iesus
hath
shewed
mercy
vnto
vs
.
Quid
contra
nos
proximus
,
saith
an
ancient
father
,
shall
wee
see
what
our
neighbour
hath
done
against
vs
,
and
shal
we
not
see
what
Christ
hath
done
for
vs
?
God
forbid
?
All
that
we
do
,
or
can
forgiue
are
pence
only
,
Christ
he
forgiues
tallentes
,
wee
some
few
,
hee
ten
thousand
;
wee
shew
loue
,
but
Christ
shewed
loue
in
deed
,
loue
without
example
.
Were
we
as
readie
to
remember
benefites
as
wee
are
iniuries
,
wee
would
bee
more
charitable
then
we
often
are
.
But
being
readie
to
reuenge
,
doe
wee
know
how
soone
wee
may
stande
in
need
of
God
our selues
?
no
verily
?
and
therefore
we
had
need
to
shewe
compassion
to
others
.
When
as
now
Iacob
their
father
was
dead
,
Iosephs
brethren
thought
Ioseph
would
reuenge
all
the
wrong
they
before
vniustly
offered
their
brother
they
were
deceyued
,
Ioseph
telles
them
he
meant
nothing
lesse
.
Am
not
I
(
saith
he
)
vnder
God
?
as
if
hee
shoulde
haue
sayde
my selfe
am
reedie
to
aske
forgiuenesse
of
God
and
should
I
not
from
●y
heart
forgiue
you
my
brethren
?
I
doe
,
I
doe
.
Wherefore
one
saith
,
Qualem
erga
te
Deum
habere
vis
,
talem
te
erga
proximum
ostendas
,
as
thou
wouldest
haue
God
bee
vnto
thee
,
so
bee
thou
to
thy
neighbour
that
hath
offended
thee
.
To
moue
Christians
to
this
loue
,
Christ
our
Sauiour
goeth
further
and
sayeth
:
forgiue
,
that
you
may
bee
children
of
your
father
,
which
is
in
heauen
,
for
he
causeth
the
Sunne
to
arise
on
the
iust
,
and
on
the
vniust
.
It
was
a
token
that
Dauid
was
of
the
stocke
of
Iesse
when
hee
would
not
onely
not
hu●t
King
Saule
his
enemie
when
hee
was
aliue
,
but
woulde
euen
shewe
mercie
vnto
his
ofspring
when
he
was
dead
;
they
giue
testimonie
that
that
they
are
his
followers
who
prayed
for
his
enemies
(
father
forgiue
them
)
who
shew
themselues
ready
to
remit
,
and
can
finde
in
their
hearts
to
forgiue
offences
offered
.
S.
Am●rose
told
a
great
Emperor
of
the
world
how
Christians
did
auenge
themselues
:
our
weapons
(
saith
he
)
are
our
prayers
&
our
teares
:
we
weep
for
our
persecutors
,
wee
pray
for
them
.
Neither
shal
our
forgiuing
go
away
emptie
for
this
actiue
mercy
shewed
vnto
men
,
shall
be
rewarded
with
passiue
mercy
by
him
,
who
hath
said
:
Blessed
are
the
merciful
for
they
shall
obtaine
mercy
.
Hence
it
commeth
to
passe
,
that
our
enemies
may
doe
vs
as
much
good
as
the
best
friends
we
haue
in
the
world
:
whereas
in
forgiuing
them
wee
receiue
forgiuenesse
of
God
:
but
for
one
drop
of
water
giuen
,
wee
receiue
by
a
gainefull
interest
a
whole
ocean
sea
,
for
our
two
mytes
,
the
whole
treasure
of
the
temple
.
We
giue
and
forgiue
some
small
benefites
,
trespasses
,
but
with
God
there
is
no
depth
of
his
bountie
,
no
number
of
his
mercies
.
If
at
any
time
we
are
iustly
moued
(
as
we
often
are
)
to
vse
that
Quid
rependam
,
as
of
the
Prophet
,
Psal.
116.11
.
what
shall
wee
doe
vnto
the
Lord
for
all
the
benefites
hee
hath
done
vnto
vs
?
then
most
especially
approaching
to
these
holy
misterie
:
which
the
old
Christians
in
the
Primitiue
Church
well
remembring
,
gaue
euident
testimonie
at
this
solemne
occasion
by
their
liberalitie
to
the
poore
,
their
visiting
the
sicke
,
and
other
like
works
of
m●rcie
.
And
besides
their
charitable
reliefe
of
the
needie
;
it
is
wonderfull
to
consider
,
and
it
may
do
a
good
mans
hart
good
to
call
to
mind
the
v●iforme
peace
,
and
peaceable
vnion
,
they
retained
amongst
themselues
all
assembled
in
one
communion
of
Saints
,
to
worship
him
in
earth
,
with
whom
they
hoped
shortlie
to
reioyce
in
heauen
.
They
forgat
not
that
charge
left
by
Christ
at
his
departure
from
the
worlde
:
by
this
shall
men
know
that
you
are
my
Disciples
that
you
loue
one
another
,
nor
that
louing
entreatie
of
Abraham
had
with
Lot
,
Gen.
13
11.
Let
there
bee
no
strife
betweene
thee
and
me
,
betweene
thy
heardmen
and
my
heardmen
,
for
we
are
brethren
.
Bee
of
one
mind
saith
the
Apostle
,
2.
Corinth.
13.
liue
in
peace
,
and
the
God
of
loue
and
peace
shall
be
with
you
:
and
to
the
Ephesians
he
saith
,
let
all
bitternesse
,
and
anger
,
and
wrath
,
bee
put
away
from
you
,
with
all
maliciousnesse
bee
courteous
one
to
another
,
forgiuing
one
another
,
euen
as
God
for
Christes
sake
forgaue
you
.
There
is
but
one
bodie
,
one
spirit
,
on
faith
,
one
baptisme
,
one
God
which
is
aboue
all
,
through
all
,
and
in
vs
all
.
In
this
misterie
as
the
faithfull
find
,
wrought
tranquillitie
of
conscience
within
:
So
also
finde
that
the
spreading
of
charitie
towardes
men
abroade
,
which
charitie
thinketh
no
euill
,
beleeueth
all
thinges
,
hopeth
all
thinges
,
endureth
all
things
.
When
as
Christ
our
Sauiour
was
now
to
celebrate
his
last
supper
,
he
washeth
himselfe
his
disciples
feet
,
wypeth
them
with
a
towell
,
giueth
a
precedent
of
humility
,
&
loue
admitteth
Iudas
that
bare
an
euill
mind
towardes
him
to
his
owne-dish
,
giueth
him
a
soppe
,
speakes
mildly
vnto
him
,
which
all
were
tokens
of
loue
:
should
we
not
take
example
by
our
Lorde
and
master
?
When
may
we
more
fitly
vse
that
hymne
of
the
Angels
respecting
the
common
cause
of
ioy
:
wee
haue
Glorie
be
to
God
on
high
,
in
earth
peace
,
towardes
men
good
will
:
and
not
good
will
in
shewe
,
but
euen
in
singlenes
of
heart
.
Wherefore
to
conclude
with
that
of
the
Apostle
,
Philip.
3.1
.
If
there
be
any
consolation
in
Christ
,
any
comfort
of
loue
,
any
fellowship
of
the
spirite
,
be
we
of
one
accord
,
let
the
same
mind
be
in
vs
that
was
in
Christ
,
who
humbled
himselfe
:
wherefore
God
hath
highly
exalted
him
,
and
giuen
him
a
name
aboue
all
names
,
that
at
the
name
of
Iesus
euery
knee
shold
bow
,
Philip.
2.10
.
A
Prayer
before
the
holy
Communion
.
O
Lorde
Iesus
Christ
which
art
the
onelie
Sonne
of
God
the
most
high
king
of
kinges
,
Lorde
of
Lords
,
the
image
of
the
Father
,
the
brightnesse
of
eternall
light
,
whom
the
Angels
do
only
desire
to
behold
,
who
after
all
thy
suffering
,
praying
for
thine
enemies
,
now
sittest
at
the
throne
of
glorie
,
who
am
I
that
doe
presume
not
onely
to
beholde
thee
my
God
,
but
also
to
take
and
receiue
thy
bodie
into
the
lodging
of
my
bodie
,
and
house
of
my
soule
,
contaminated
sinner
.
O
miserable
that
I
am
,
and
most
vnhappie
of
all
men
which
doe
this
so
exceeding
great
iniurie
to
thee
my
God
and
Sauiour
?
for
when
a
thousand
yeares
of
teares
are
not
sufficient
to
receiue
at
the
least
but
once
worthily
this
reuerent
and
most
precious
Sacrament
,
so
high
and
diuine
a
misterie
,
I
wretched
and
vnworthy
creature
dayly
offending
and
adding
sinne
vnto
sinne
,
vnprepared
,
and
of
a
heart
lesse
contrite
and
purged
,
doe
notwithstanding
take
vppon
me
often
to
receiue
it
.
But
for
because
thy
mercy
is
greater
by
infinite
then
my
miserie
,
neyther
hath
it
beene
heard
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
that
thou
hast
euer
despysed
the
prayers
of
the
humble
,
which
sauest
them
that
trust
in
thee
,
and
which
hast
shed
thy
precious
bloud
for
our
saluation
,
and
the
saluation
of
the
world
,
&
for
an
euerlasting
pledge
of
thy
loue
towardes
vs
hast
ordained
this
Sacrament
,
trusting
in
this
thy
vnspeakable
loue
,
I
most
humblie
thinke
of
comming
to
thy
table
,
of
putting
out
from
the
house
of
my
soule
,
the
sower
leauen
of
hatred
and
euill
will
towards
all
,
that
I
may
keep
this
holy
passeouer
with
the
sweet
bread
of
sinceritie
and
loue
.
Graunt
me
thy
grace
,
that
this
holy
misterie
may
turne
and
become
effectuall
to
the
life
and
saluation
of
bodie
and
soule
,
that
I
may
firmely
abide
in
thee
,
which
intend
to
receiue
thee
into
mee
.
Let
my
mind
bee
confirmed
amongst
so
great
misteries
with
thy
comfortable
presence
,
that
it
may
vnderstand
thou
art
present
with
her
,
and
reioyce
perfectly
before
thee
,
the
fire
which
alwayes
burneth
,
the
brightnesse
which
alwayes
shineth
,
sweet
Iesu
,
good
Iesu
,
the
bread
of
life
which
refreshest
vs
euer
,
and
yet
neuer
decayest
,
which
art
alwayes
eaten
,
and
remaynest
alwayes
whole
,
inflame
and
sanctifie
thy
vessell
,
purge
it
from
malice
,
fill
it
with
thy
grace
,
and
being
filled
,
preserue
it
euermore
in
thy
holy
loue
,
which
liuest
,
and
rugnest
one
God
worlde
without
ende
.
Amen
.
Of
the
deuout
man
,
to
whom
Christ
in
his
last
supper
,
sheweth
fauour
.
IMagine
thou
hadst
beene
at
Ierusalem
when
this
noble
Sacrament
was
instituted
by
Christ
,
that
thou
hadst
beene
inuited
by
some
of
the
Apostles
to
be
present
,
consider
with
what
ioy
thy
soule
had
reioyced
at
this
message
,
and
how
hastily
all
businesses
laide
aside
thou
wouldest
haue
runne
thither
.
Imagine
,
that
as
soone
as
thou
hadst
come
to
the
supper
the
Lorde
had
washed
thy
feet
,
and
said
with
teares
falling
on
them
,
I
do
this
to
wash
away
many
sins
committed
against
thy
Creator
,
by
walking
through
vngodly
wayes
,
I
wash
thee
also
for
the
labours
which
thou
shalt
suffer
for
mee
in
a
spirituall
li●e
.
3
Lastly
,
imagine
how
he
biddeth
thee
sit
downe
at
the
●●ble
,
casting
his
most
louing
eyes
vpon
thee
saying
,
Desiderio
desaderau●
,
with
a
a
〈…〉
I
desired
to
eate
this
passeouer
with
you
.
I
haue
preuented
thee
with
great
benefites
,
and
will
hereafter
enrich
thee
with
greater
,
onely
continue
in
the
loue
of
mee
.
Consider
what
modestie
thou
wouldst
haue
vsed
at
that
holy
table
,
with
what
attention
thou
wouldest
haue
receiued
the
wordes
of
Iesus
.
The
fruit
of
this
Meditation
.
THe
fruit
is
to
giue
the
Lord
hearti●
thanks
for
this
inestimable
benefite
now
readie
to
bee
receiued
,
to
beseech
him
that
hee
would
not
suffer
thee
to
die
vngratefull
,
to
call
to
〈◊〉
that
Christ
kept
the
best
wine
vntill
the
last
,
least
this
holy
repast
as
sweet
remembrance
of
his
loue
at
parting
:
that
this
loue
of
h●s
was
a
motion
naturall
,
which
motion
(
say
the
Philosophers
)
is
most
forceably
towards
the
end
.
The
Soloquie
.
O
My
soule
how
louingly
doeth
the
Lord
knock
at
thy
dore
with
a
desire
of
entering
in
,
and
resting
with
thee
:
arise
O
my
soule
,
and
Christ
shall
giue
thee
light
,
not
onely
the
shepheardes
of
Bethleem
had
cause
of
ioy
who
found
as
it
was
told
them
,
but
thou
hast
cause
of
ioy
too
,
who
shalt
find
the
ioy
of
Isra●l
,
no
maruell
though
Martha
and
Mary
went
forth
to
meet
the
Lord
,
knowing
how
he
would
fil
their
minds
with
celestiall
consolation
,
go
forth
O
my
soule
to
meet
him
that
commeth
vnto
thee
who
is
the
stay
,
yea
the
whole
stay
of
all
thy
being
.
The
water
that
is
seperated
from
the
fountaine
vanisheth
,
the
bough
that
is
cut
from
the
tree
withereth
,
the
body
from
which
the
soule
is
gone
dieth
,
depart
not
therfore
O
my
soule
from
the
soule
of
thy
soule
,
but
embrace
with
all
gladnes
.
Lord
as
there
is
no
doubt
but
that
such
was
the
excesse
of
thy
loue
&
fauour
,
whereat
euen
the
Angels
were
amased
:
so
is
it
sure
that
I
was
most
bound
not
onely
to
runne
the
way
of
all
thy
commandements
,
but
also
to
spend
my
life
for
the
loue
of
thee
,
Thou
hast
bestowed
on
me
this
so
excellent
a
gift
more
noble
then
humane
vnderstanding
is
able
to
conceiue
,
from
whence
springeth
an
obligation
which
doeth
binde
mee
vnto
thee
.
Who
doth
not
see
that
I
shal
be
most
vnthankfull
if
I
acknowledge
not
thy
singular
loue
,
O
my
hart
open
thee
&
shew
with
what
bond
of
relouing
Iesus
,
louing
thee
thou
art
bound
.
When
you
are
about
to
communicate
,
and
are
now
receiuing
the
most
holy
Eucharist
meditate
vpon
these
sayings
of
holy
scripture
.
ECce
spous●s
venit
:
Behold
the
bridegroom
commeth
,
go
forth
to
meete
him
.
Mat.
25.6
.
2
Ecce
ancilla
Domini
:
beholde
the
handmaid
of
the
Lord
,
bee
it
vnto
me
according
to
thy
word
,
Luc.
1.38
.
3
Dic
verbum
&
viuet
anima
:
I
am
vnworthy
&c.
do
but
say
the
worde
and
my
soule
shall
liue
.
Mat.
8.29
.
4
Lift
vp
your
heads
O
ye
gates
,
&
be
ye
lift
vp
ye
euerlasting
dores
,
&
the
k.
of
glory
shall
come
in
.
Psal.
24.7
.
5
Taste
and
see
how
gracious
the
Lord
is
,
Blessed
is
the
man
that
putteth
his
trust
in
him
,
Psal.
34.8
.
saying
:
O
good
Iesu
ioyne
me
inwardly
vnto
thee
,
to
the
glory
of
thy
name
,
and
the
saluation
of
my
soule
.
In
the
time
of
communicating
say
.
O
Most
louing
and
sweet
Iesus
,
the
loue
,
and
sweetnes
of
my
heart
,
the
life
of
my
soule
,
my
mellifluous
and
euerlasting
good
,
haue
mercy
vpon
me
,
bee
with
mee
O
Lord
now
and
for
euer
.
Immediatly
after
say
the
103.
Psalme
.
Praise
the
Lord
O
my
soule
,
and
all
that
is
within
mee
prayse
his
holy
name
,
prayse
the
Lord
O
my
soule
,
and
forget
not
all
his
benefits
,
which
forgiueth
all
thy
sinnes
,
and
healeth
all
thy
infirmities
which
saueth
thy
life
from
destruction
,
and
〈◊〉
thee
with
mercy
and
louing
kindnesse
,
which
satisfieth
thy
mouth
with
good
things
,
making
thee
●ong
and
lastie
as
an
Eagle
.
Wherein
wee
acknewledge
these
sixe
benefites
:
first
,
the
forgiuenesse
of
our
sinnes
:
secondly
,
the
healing
of
our
infirmities
:
thirdly
,
our
protection
from
euill
:
fourthly
,
our
adorning
by
grace
:
fiftly
,
the
receiuing
of
foode
temporall
:
sixtly
,
the
effect
of
that
foode
which
is
spiritual
.
Of
the
reuerence
and
deuotion
giuen
by
the
auncient
Fathers
,
to
this
most
holy
Sacrament
.
WIth
what
charitie
of
body
and
puritie
of
mind
,
ought
I
to
receiue
that
mysterie
,
where
thou
O
Lord
art
the
feeder
,
and
the
foode
,
the
giuer
,
and
the
gift
.
Ambrosius
,
in
oratione
aut
.
sac
.
caen
.
Saint
Ierome
a
little
before
his
departure
,
being
about
to
receiue
,
humbly
kneeling
,
did
communicate
with
many
teares
.
Euseb.
in
vita
S.
Hieronimi
.
It
is
written
of
Constantine
,
no
lesse
godly
then
mightie
,
an
Emperour
,
that
with
great
reuerence
and
deuotion
,
before
any
attempt
against
his
enemie
,
his
wont
was
to
receiue
the
holy
Eucharist
.
Euseb.
in
vita
Constantin
.
By
the
force
of
this
Sacrament
,
the
force
of
the
diuell
is
rebated
.
Ignatius
ad
Ephes.
Saint
Cyprian
calleth
this
blessed
Sacrament
,
a
ioyfull
solemnitie
.
Cypria
.
de
caena
.
Dom.
Of
the
olde
Christians
it
was
called
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
an
assembly
of
loue
,
Charitie
it selfe
.
A
prayer
of
thanksgiuing
,
after
the
receiuing
of
the
most
holy
Communion
.
I
Giue
thee
thankes
O
most
louing
Iesus
Christ
,
who
hast
vouchsafed
to
admit
me
a
sinfull
creature
,
to
the
magni●●cent
and
quickning
feast
of
thy
sacred
table
.
Thou
wouldst
that
I
shuld
bee
as
the
Arke
of
Couenant
,
where
thou
thy selfe
vouchsafest
to
abide
.
Thou
wouldest
that
in
this
Arke
M●nna
should
bee
kept
,
wherewith
thou
didst
feede
thy
people
▪
vntill
they
entred
into
the
Land
of
Promise
.
Cause
I
beseech
thee
,
that
this
Manna
nowe
receiued
,
wherof
that
was
but
a
figure
,
may
bee
preserued
in
my
Soule
,
that
I
may
feele
the
effectual
fruit
of
thy
passion
,
for
the
remission
of
my
sinnes
,
the
merit
of
righteousnes
,
and
reward
of
euerlasting
glorie
.
Cause
also
,
that
like
as
in
the
Arke
the
Tables
of
the
Lawe
were
kept
,
so
a
desire
of
fulfilling
thy
will
,
may
bee
contained
in
my
Soule
.
Graunt
that
I
may
honour
,
loue
,
and
obey
thee
▪
that
I
be
seperated
from
this
loue
,
by
no
allurement
whatsoeuer
of
my
ghostly
enemie
.
Tarrie
with
mee
O
blessed
Iesu
,
vntill
the
euening
of
my
age
,
and
when
the
night
of
death
approacheth
,
I
will
not
let
thee
goe
till
thou
hast
blessed
mee
,
and
yeelded
to
this
petition
of
my
sobbing
soule
.
O
Lord
fulfill
her
desire
,
neuer
depart
from
her
.
What
blessing
shal
I
giue
vnto
thee
,
O
my
deere
Sauiour
?
where
shall
I
beginne
to
expresse
by
loue
and
duetie
towardes
thee
,
which
hast
sayd
,
Behold
I
am
with
you
euen
vnto
the
end
.
My
soule
desireth
to
be
satisfied
in
the
beholding
of
thy
countenance
,
euen
as
the
Hart
longeth
for
the
fountains
of
water
.
Turne
thee
O
my
soule
into
thy
rest
,
for
the
Lorde
hath
done
well
for
thee
,
hee
hath
shewed
thee
maruailous
great
kindnes
in
the
land
of
the
liuing
.
F●r
this
cause
also
shall
my
flesh
rest
in
hope
,
Blesse
thou
the
Lord
O
my
Soule
.
Another
forme
of
thanksgiuing
.
OMnipotent
&
most
louing
father
,
I
cannot
giue
thee
thanks
worthy
inogh
,
according
to
the
desire
of
my
minde
,
for
the
treasure
of
this
heauenly
foode
,
which
thou
hast
now
giuen
mee
in
this
heauenlie
mysterie
ineffable
,
that
is
to
say
,
the
true
bread
of
heauen
,
that
euerlasting
meat
that
aabideth
for
euer
,
thy
blessed
Sonne
our
Lord
and
Sauior
Christ
Iesus
,
in
whom
I
haue
obtained
,
by
the
gift
of
this
h●ly
Communion
,
a
pledge
of
an
inheritance
to
come
.
Grant
,
O
Lord
,
that
I
may
daily
profit
in
vertue
&
godlines
,
that
this
sacred
vnion
with
Christ
,
may
bee
of
such
force
in
me
,
that
reiecting
al
euill
waies
,
I
may
goe
forward
in
pietie
towards
God
,
instruction
towards
my selfe
,
charitie
towards
my
neighbour
,
to
thy
good
pleasure
,
through
the
same
our
Lord
&
sauior
Iesus
Christ
,
Amen
.
The
Soloquie
.
AWake
O
my
●oule
,
and
behold
the
new
●●uor
wherewith
louing
〈…〉
prosecute
thee
.
Thou
hast
good
cause
to
reioyce
that
the
Lord
of
Maiestie
vouchsafeth
to
come
vnto
thee
,
to
comfort
thee
.
Continue
onely
a
good
will
for
all
this
bountie
.
Bee
not
as
the
nine
vnthankfull
Leapers
,
who
forgat
their
cu●ing
.
Cast
all
thy
care
vpon
him
,
who
careth
for
thee
,
cease
not
to
magnifie
him
O
my
soule
,
for
he
that
is
mightie
hath
magnified
thee
,
and
done
great
things
for
thee
.
Thou
knowest
how
the
son
of
God
loued
thee
,
when
departing
out
of
this
world
vnto
the
Father
,
hee
left
so
comfortable
a
remembrance
and
seale
of
all
his
mercyes
.
O
loue
without
measure
,
returne
O
my
soule
vnto
thy
rest
,
for
the
Lord
hath
blessed
thee
.
Returne
vnto
thy
gracious
Sauiour
,
of
whome
thou
mayst
say
,
Here
will
I
rest
,
here
will
I
dwell
foreuer
.
Can
it
bee
O
Lord
,
that
thou
wouldest
follow
man
with
such
loue
,
as
to
vnite
thy selfe
vnto
him
?
Reioyce
O
yee
sonnes
of
Adam
,
for
no
longer
shall
that
of
the
Prophet
be
applyed
against
you
.
My
teares
haue
beene
my
meate
day
and
night
,
whilst
they
yet
daily
sayd
,
where
is
nowe
thy
God
?
Teares
are
now
no
longer
your
meare
,
but
the
gladsome
foode
of
Angels
,
your
God
is
with
you
euen
vnto
the
end
.
The
poore
do
eate
and
are
satisfied
.
O
Lord
graunt
mee
the
grace
of
Deuotion
and
thankfulnes
,
that
I
may
aske
it
instantly
,
expect
it
patiently
,
receiue
it
gratefully
,
conserue
it
humbly
,
vse
it
diligently
,
to
the
glorie
and
honor
of
thy
holy
and
blessed
name
Amen
.
I
desire
to
offer
my selfe
,
my
soule
and
body
,
a
sacrifice
vnto
thee
,
nay
,
I
offer
vp
all
my
sinnes
,
both
originall
and
actuall
,
vpon
the
acceptable
Altar
of
thy
mercy
,
consume
them
with
the
sacred
fire
of
thy
loue
,
and
let
this
offering
as
Abels
offering
,
be
well
pleasing
in
thy
sight
,
but
to
returne
vnto
this
heauenly
foode
now
offered
.
Ah
hard
and
peruerse
hart
of
mine
,
how
canst
thou
continue
earthly
,
when
as
thou
art
fed
with
the
bread
of
heauen
?
When
at
length
wilt
thou
become
heauenlie
?
Howe
is
it
that
thou
dost
remaine
sensuall
and
alienated
from
the
spirit
,
which
art
spiritually
conserued
?
Is
it
because
thou
dost
consist
of
earth
?
O
Iesus
remember
here
what
thou
hast
else
wher
sayd
,
I
come
to
send
a
fire
,
and
what
is
my
desire
,
but
that
it
bee
kindled
:
Let
it
be
kindled
in
mee
,
that
I
may
be
carried
vpward
,
and
seek
the
things
where
Christ
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God
,
that
though
my
body
conuerse
here
in
earth
,
my
affections
may
bee
in
heauen
,
that
from
henceforth
not
so
much
I
liue
,
as
thy
grace
may
bee
sayde
to
liue
in
mee
.
The
eleuenth
generall
Meditation
to
bee
vsed
aft●r
the
receiuing
of
the
blessed
Sacrament
.
COnsider
with
what
labours
&
teares
Adam
,
after
hee
was
cast
out
of
Paradise
,
did
eate
the
bread
of
carefulnesse
,
all
the
dayes
of
his
life
.
But
now
man
receiued
into
the
state
of
grace
,
is
come
to
feede
on
the
bread
of
life
it selfe
.
2
Consider
that
as
the
Israelites
when
they
had
eaten
the
Pascall
Lambe
,
were
deliuered
from
Pharaoes
bondage
,
made
no
stay
in
the
darknes
of
Egipt
,
but
set
forward
forth
with
towardes
the
Land
of
Promise
.
So
after
this
our
Passeouer
,
wherein
a
mighty
deliuerance
from
the
hands
of
our
spirituall
Pharo
is
signified
,
were
to
depart
from
the
works
of
darknes
,
to
go
forward
without
delay
f●om
grace
to
grace
,
from
vertue
to
vertue
,
vntill
we
come
to
our
heauenly
Canaan
.
3
Consider
how
the
wisemen
,
when
they
had
seene
Christ
at
Bethlem
,
and
there
done
their
humble
reuerence
,
Math.
2.12
.
they
returned
not
by
ambitious
and
cruell
Herod
,
nor
by
troublesome
Ierusalem
but
Per
aliam
vtam
,
another
waye
.
So
wee
hauing
visited
Christ
at
our
Bethlem
,
which
signifieth
the
house
of
bread
,
and
there
offered
our
Soules
and
bodyes
a
sacrifice
vnto
him
,
should
returne
towards
our
owne
countrey
,
which
is
aboue
,
not
by
the
ambitious
and
troublesome
desires
of
this
world
.
but
passe
along
peaceably
anew
,
another
way
.
4
Consider
how
iust
Noah
was
an
hundred
yeeres
together
,
labouring
to
frame
and
build
an
Arke
to
saue
him
from
the
floud
,
and
should
we
not
indeuor
for
the
time
to
come
,
to
spende
it
wholy
in
framing
a
good
conscience
before
God
and
man
,
which
shall
one
day
saue
vs
from
a
floud
of
miseries
?
5
Consider
that
a
Publicane
,
Luc.
19.3
.
who
before
did
exact
by
extremity
from
others
,
but
hauing
receiued
Christ
into
his
house
,
became
beneficiall
vnto
the
poore
,
&
was
ready
to
make
restitution
for
all
the
wrong
hee
had
offered
.
6
Consider
the
admonition
and
absolution
that
Christ
gaue
vnto
him
that
was
lately
cured
,
Ioh.
5.14
.
Beholde
thou
art
made
whole
,
sin
no
more
7
Consider
how
God
doth
complain
by
his
Prophets
against
the
ingratitude
of
his
people
,
and
how
hee
accepteth
those
who
are
thankfull
vnto
him
.
8
Consider
how
to
make
an
Apostatie
from
this
calling
of
grace
,
were
great
indignitie
offered
vnto
God
,
and
hurt
our selues
.
The
fruit
of
this
Meditation
.
The
fruit
hereof
,
is
first
to
acknowledge
all
thankfulnes
,
secondly
to
apply
our selues
wholy
for
the
time
to
come
to
serue
God
in
holines
and
righteousnes
all
the
dayes
of
our
life
,
that
we
may
proceede
from
grace
to
grace
,
vntill
we
come
to
the
state
of
glory
.
The
Soloquie
.
REmember
O
my
Soule
,
that
thou
hast
beene
fed
with
the
foode
of
Angels
,
and
therefore
shouldest
not
nowe
turne
to
feede
on
the
husks
of
sensuall
affections
.
Thou
knowest
that
wise
king
Salomon
,
1.
kin.
7.8
would
not
that
his
own
wife
,
who
was
Pharoes
daughter
,
should
dwell
in
the
house
where
the
Arke
of
God
was
,
for
he
counted
it
wickednes
,
that
a
woman
descending
from
the
stocke
of
the
Gentiles
,
enemies
vnto
God
and
his
people
,
should
inhabite
so
holy
a
place
.
How
great
wickednesse
th●n
should
it
be
,
to
receiue
sinne
,
where
God
himselfe
,
the
Lord
of
the
Arke
,
is
conuersant
?
When
the
God
of
all
power
&
maiestie
,
hath
made
thee
his
handmaid
,
is
it
not
a
signe
of
singular
loue
&
fauor
?
oughtest
thou
not
to
render
him
againe
all
seruice
and
duty
?
The
Patriarke
Iacob
was
content
to
serue
7.
yeeres
,
&
after
that
7.
more
,
&
al
for
Rachell
,
which
time
notwithstanding
seemed
short
vnto
Iacob
himselfe
,
for
the
loue
he
bare
to
Rachel
.
Much
shorter
shuld
the
time
seem
to
thee
,
wherein
thou
seruest
this
Lord
,
all
labours
may
be
accounted
light
for
his
loue
,
who
is
more
to
bee
beloued
then
any
earthly
creature
,
by
infinite
degrees
.
Thou
shouldest
be
happie
O
my
Soule
,
if
thou
knewest
what
dignitie
it
is
to
serue
so
high
a
Lord
.
Call
to
minde
how
thou
hast
serued
in
times
past
this
vaine
world
,
whereby
thou
hast
beene
subiect
to
many
perturbations
,
howe
many
bitter
crosses
hast
thou
sustained
in
this
seruice
,
now
by
the
helpe
of
thy
heauenly
Lord
,
whome
thou
hast
this
day
receiued
,
thou
art
able
to
tread
vnder
foote
all
the
allurements
of
thy
ghostly
enemies
,
and
become
mistris
of
thy
owne
passions
.
Consider
that
now
to
serue
God
,
is
to
beare
rule
.
Thinke
thou
art
no
longer
thy
owne
,
but
Gods
,
to
whome
thou
hast
consecrated
thy self
.
His
will
,
not
thine
,
ought
euer
to
bee
fulfilled
,
that
in
all
thinges
thou
yeelde
humble
obedience
.
And
replie
with
the
Apostle
,
Quid
vis
me
facere
,
Act.
9.6
Lord
what
wilt
thou
that
I
doe
.
Considerations
to
bee
remembred
of
the
deuout
Christian
after
his
receiuing
the
holy
Sacrament
.
THat
thou
be
no
les●e
careful
now
after
this
heauenly
repaste
,
in
the
exercises
of
deuotion
,
then
he
was
before
in
preparing
himselfe
.
2
That
hee
vse
much
silence
,
and
some
solitarinesse
,
the
same
day
that
hee
be
primate
sibi
&
Deo
,
to
himselfe
and
God
.
3
That
he
retire
himselfe
from
worldly
affayres
.
4
That
he
often
determine
of
his
●uture
conuersation
,
to
bee
religious
and
fearing
God
.
5
That
hee
resolue
with
the
P●ophet
,
Psa
39.1
.
Dixi
custodiam
●ias
meas
I
sayd
I
will
take
heede
vnto
my
wayes
.
6
That
hee
resigne
himselfe
wholly
to
Gods
pleasure
.
The
chiefest
Figures
of
the
most
holy
Sacrament
.
THe
first
Figure
of
his
reuerent
Sacrament
,
is
men●ioned
in
Genesis
〈◊〉
14.18
,
when
Abraham
obtained
a
noble
victory
against
those
Kings
there
spoken
of
,
Abraham
returning
from
the
victorie
(
sayth
the
Scripture
)
Melchisedech
the
King
of
Salem
,
for
that
hee
was
a
King
of
the
most
high
God
,
offered
bread
and
wine
,
and
blessed
Abraham
.
But
that
Melch●sedech
was
a
Figure
of
Christ
,
Saint
Paule
to
the
Heb.
proueth
▪
chap.
7.
And
that
the
bread
and
wine
offered
of
him
,
were
a
figure
of
the
body
&
bloud
of
Christ
,
which
(
hee
being
a
King
and
priest
after
the
order
of
Melchisedech
,
Psa.
109
)
offered
to
the
most
high
God
,
and
afterward
left
to
vs
his
body
spiritually
vnder
the
shew
of
bread
,
and
his
bloud
vnder
the
forme
of
wine
,
the
holy
fathers
with
one
consent
doe
teach
.
But
of
this
Figure
wee
learne
,
as
in
the
most
holy
Sacrament
,
wee
fruitfully
receiue
Christ
,
and
obtaine
a
blessing
of
him
,
so
it
is
necessarie
that
first
wee
prepare
a
fight
against
the
vnruly
motions
of
our
minde
,
and
put
away
our
sinnes
by
the
workes
of
contrition
and
confession
,
as
that
valiant
Abraham
cast
out
the
King
his
enemies
.
2
A
figure
of
this
most
royall
Sacrament
was
the
shew
bread
,
which
was
kept
on
the
table
of
proposition
in
the
sight
of
God
,
Exo.
25.
Leuit.
24.
none
could
eate
of
this
bread
,
but
those
which
were
cleane
&
sanctified
,
and
therfore
it
was
caled
the
holy
&
sanctified
bread
,
1.
Ki.
21.
Math.
12.4
.
By
which
is
signified
,
that
if
wee
be
fed
with
the
sacred
bread
of
the
law
of
grace
,
prefigured
by
that
bread
,
it
is
necessarie
that
wee
bee
chaste
,
and
that
we
haue
a
good
conscience
.
3
A
figure
of
this
diuine
Sacrament
,
was
the
cake
baked
vnder
the
ashes
,
which
the
Angell
brought
to
Elias
,
by
vertue
whereof
he
being
strengthened
,
as
the
holy
Scripture
in
the
3.
Kin.
10.
Cha
▪
doth
testifie
,
walked
40.
dayes
&
40.
nights
,
euen
to
the
mount
of
God
,
Horeb
,
where
afterward
hee
saw
the
Lord
.
This
figure
doth
signifie
the
power
and
effecacy
,
which
the
holy
communion
doth
yeelde
vs
,
to
finish
the
troublesome
peregrination
of
this
life
,
euen
vntill
we
come
to
the
heauenly
hill
,
where
we
shall
see
God
with
incredible
pleasure
.
1
Now
as
common
bread
doth
procure
the
preseruation
of
the
life
temporall
,
2.
doth
augment
&
strengthen
it
.
3.
although
often
eaten
,
yet
it
doth
not
breed
lothsomnes
,
yea
,
rather
it
is
an
euill
signe
when
bread
doth
not
relish
to
any
one
.
4.
A
feast
▪
without
bread
,
although
it
abounde
with
most
costly
dishes
,
is
vnperfect
.
So
this
heauenvly
meat
vnder
the
forme
of
bread
▪
1.
doth
preserue
a
spirituall
life
,
2
By
conferring
grace
,
which
is
the
life
of
the
soule
,
it
augmenteth
the
same
,
and
maketh
it
strong
against
the
diuell
.
3.
This
sacred
meat
to
men
spiritually
minded
,
neuer
bringeth
loathsomenesse
but
it
pleaseth
not
the
sicke
,
that
is
for
because
the
natural
man
perceiueth
not
the
things
which
are
of
God
.
1.
Cor.
2.4
.
Let
the
Christian
man
haue
all
the
goods
of
this
mortall
life
,
if
that
bee
wanting
him
which
is
contayned
in
the
holy
Sacrament
lie
hath
nothing
▪
yea
rather
he
may
truly
bee
called
miserable
.
5.
Lastly
the
bread
before
it
commeth
to
his
perfection
it
suffereth
many
things
;
for
the
graine
of
corne
which
is
the
matter
thereof
,
is
first
sowen
&
is
couered
in
the
earth
,
them
is
cut
,
bound
as
a
malefactor
,
imprisoned
in
the
barne
,
is
threshed
out
,
winowed
,
grounded
in
the
Mill
,
is
boulted
,
scorched
with
fire
so
that
it
may
very
well
agee
with
this
Sacrament
,
wherein
the
elementes
are
,
not
whole
,
but
broken
,
powred
out
wherein
also
the
passion
of
Christ
our
Lorde
his
suffering
so
great
thinges
for
vs
,
is
represented
,
before
he
become
this
diuine
foode
of
our
soules
.
4
The
Pas●all
Lamb
was
a
figure
of
this
Sacrament
,
Exod.
12.3
.
of
which
this
was
the
ceremony
.
It
must
be
a
Lambe
without
blemish
,
of
a
yeare
old
,
it
must
be
eaten
at
Ierusalem
rosted
,
and
in
haste
with
wild
Lettice
,
and
sweet
bread
:
those
who
shold
eate
thereof
must
haue
their
shooes
on
their
feete
,
by
which
ceremony
God
signified
to
the
Iewes
that
they
were
strangers
.
Saint
Chrysostome
in
his
83.
Homely
vpon
Mathew
,
applyeth
in
this
manner
that
ceremonie
vnto
vs
:
If
(
saith
hee
)
the
Iewes
about
to
go
onely
through
Palestina
,
were
fed
with
a
Lambe
after
so
curious
an
order
,
with
what
vigilancie
ought
we
to
be
fed
in
this
Sacrament
,
with
the
true
immaculate
Lambe
,
which
haue
our
iourney
to
heauen
?
do
eate
thereof
in
his
church
,
heat
with
charitie
,
going
forward
to
our
land
of
rest
,
in
15.
of
Leuit.
God
saith
,
you
shall
eate
of
the
old
fruit
,
vntill
the
new
come
,
so
did
his
people
of
the
old
passeouer
,
the
same
day
they
were
deliuered
from
Egypt
had
wee
deliueraunce
from
a
worser
seruitude
of
the
Pascall
lamb
a
bone
must
not
bee
broken
;
those
parts
of
this
lambe
are
the
faithful
,
as
if
it
were
from
God
sacrificate
filium
,
sacrifice
my
Sonne
,
Sinite
hos
abine
,
let
these
go
Iohn
18.
5
A
Figure
of
this
,
was
Manna
,
giuen
to
the
people
of
Israel
in
the
desert
,
Exo.
10.15
.
Saint
Paul
saith
that
the
redde
Sea
was
a
figure
of
Baptisme
,
and
Manna
of
this
holy
Sacrament
,
which
Manna
had
these
properties
.
First
although
some
gathered
much
,
and
others
lesse
yet
there
was
one
sufficient
measure
for
all
,
so
in
this
Sacrament
of
the
Lordes
Supper
there
is
no
lesse
vertue
in
the
lest
part
thereof
then
in
the
whole
.
2
Manna
might
be
gathered
any
day
except
the
Saboth
,
and
when
the
sunne
arose
it
vanished
.
So
this
venerable
Sacrament
serueth
vs
vntill
the
euerlasting
Saboth
of
the
life
to
come
,
and
when
the
Son
of
glorie
shall
appeare
,
it
shall
then
cease
.
3
Manna
did
giue
taste
of
all
kind
according
vnto
the
will
of
the
eater
.
This
Manna
hath
sweetnesse
vnto
the
faith
of
the
faithfull
receyuers
so
and
so
disposed
.
4
Many
of
the
Iewes
were
grieuously
punished
,
for
that
they
contemned
Manna
,
saying
our
soule
loathed
this
light
meate
.
Numb.
21.5
.
So
S
▪
Paul
sheweth
1.
Cor
,
1●
.
&
30.
That
in
his
time
many
were
weake
and
sick
among
them
,
for
that
this
most
diuine
Sacrament
was
dispised
and
many
vnworthily
communicated
.
6
The
sixt
Figure
was
the
Arke
,
for
like
as
the
Arke
saith
,
Th.
Aquinas
was
made
of
Shitim
wood
,
Exod.
25.10
.
that
is
to
say
,
of
shining
and
pure
cedar
:
so
was
this
of
the
most
pure
bodie
of
the
Sonne
of
God
.
Againe
,
the
Arke
was
guilded
within
&
without
,
which
may
resemble
the
wisdom
&
loue
of
Christ
.
Ther
were
3.
things
in
the
ark
of
speciall
note
,
The
golden
pot
,
the
rod
of
Aaron
,
and
the
two
tables
of
the
law
.
The
golden
pot
contayning
Manna
may
betoken
the
soule
of
Christ
contayning
the
fulnesse
of
the
dietie
:
The
rod
of
Aaron
his
priestly
power
,
the
two
tables
,
that
he
was
the
eternal
lawmaker
.
But
the
holy
scripture
maketh
mention
of
two
things
principally
concerning
the
Arke
which
do
maruellously
appeare
in
this
Sacrament
.
The
one
,
that
by
the
befite
of
the
Arke
the
people
were
not
onely
preserued
.
but
much
pestered
.
The
other
,
that
God
grieuously
punished
those
who
vnworthily
entreated
this
A●ke
,
or
gaue
not
worthie
reuerence
vnto
the
same
:
we
reade
Samuel
1.
&
4.
when
the
people
of
Israel
in
one
warre
against
the
Philistines
had
lost
foure
thousand
men
,
they
procured
that
the
Arke
was
brought
into
their
tents
,
hoping
that
by
the
presence
thereof
to
obtaine
the
victorie
.
But
the
contrary
happened
,
for
the
Arke
of
God
was
taken
by
the
enemie
,
and
30000.
men
perished
of
the
host
of
Israel
for
their
peruerse
▪
life
,
and
small
pietie
.
The
Philistines
also
which
vnworthily
handled
the
Ark
setting
it
with
their
idolatrie
so
sharply
were
they
punished
,
but
chiefly
the
men
of
Ashdod
,
as
that
the
holy
scripture
saith
,
1.
Sam.
5.
The
hand
of
God
was
greeuous
vpon
them
.
7
A
figure
of
this
Sacrament
was
the
meale
of
Helizeus
,
1.
King
.
4.
when
the
prophet
commaunded
that
certaine
hearbes
should
bee
sodde
for
the
children
of
the
prophets
,
they
tasting
them
found
that
they
were
so
bitter
,
that
they
cryed
to
Helizeus
,
O
man
of
God
death
is
in
the
pot
?
Wherefore
the
holy
prophet
cast
meale
into
the
pot
,
wherewith
he
tooke
away
the
bitternes
:
So
Christ
by
meale
or
bread
of
the
Sacrament
taketh
away
the
bitternesse
of
our
afflictions
,
&
causeth
that
they
bring
vs
life
and
not
death
.
8
A
figure
of
this
most
holy
institution
was
that
great
Passeouer
which
K.
Hezechiah
kept
,
2.
Chron.
30.17
.
when
he
prayed
for
the
people
that
God
would
be
mercifull
vnto
him
,
that
prepared
his
hart
to
seeke
the
Lord
God
of
his
Fathers
though
hee
were
not
cleansed
according
to
the
purification
of
the
sanctuary
,
when
he
spake
comfortably
vnto
the
Leuits
,
&
the
whole
multitude
kept
the
feast
with
great
ioy
.
Our
Hezechiah
hath
not
onely
praied
for
the
purifying
of
his
people
,
but
hath
sanctified
them
,
spoken
comfortably
,
kept
a
ioyfull
passeouer
,
such
as
neuer
was
in
Israel
.
Names
of
excellencie
attributed
vnto
the
holy
Sacrament
,
and
gathered
out
of
the
writings
of
ancient
Fathers
.
O
Great
Sacrament
.
O
Inestimable
Sacrament
.
O
Diuine
Sacrament
.
O
Most
noble
Sacrament
.
O
Pure
Misterie
.
O
Venerable
Misterie
.
O
Eternall
Misterie
.
O
Laudable
Misterie
.
O
misterie
of
Pietie
,
O
misterie
of
Peace
.
O
Holy
of
holies
.
O
Blessing
.
O
Hidden
Manna
.
A
short
Meditation
vppon
these
names
of
excellencie
.
WHat
couldest
thou
do
most
merciful
Lord
for
vs
and
our
good
that
thou
hast
not
done
?
Thou
hast
taken
our
fraile
nature
vpon
thee
,
and
giuen
vs
thy
diuine
,
thou
hast
freely
offered
vnto
vs
the
riches
of
thy
mercie
,
the
treasures
of
thy
grace
,
the
abundance
of
thy
loue
,
by
this
great
inestimable
,
and
most
diuine
Sacrament
,
by
this
blessed
,
pure
,
and
venerable
misterie
,
the
mistery
of
peace
and
pietie
,
the
holy
of
holies
,
the
hidden
Manna
,
whereby
it
is
euident
,
with
what
flames
of
loue
thou
didst
burne
,
whose
delight
is
to
shew
mercy
:
And
because
the
fire
of
this
loue
could
no
longer
be
hid
,
it
must
needs
breake
out
by
this
holy
misterie
left
vnto
vs
,
For
which
O
Lord
wee
giue
vnto
thee
honour
,
prayse
,
power
,
and
dominion
,
now
and
for
euermore
,
Amen
.
Certain
short
meditations
vpon
the
passion
to
be
vsed
before
and
after
the
receiuing
of
the
holy
Communion
.
O
Good
and
gracious
Iesu
,
thou
didst
eate
the
Pascall
Lambe
in
Ierusalem
,
with
thy
deare
beloued
disciples
,
and
arising
from
supper
didst
gird
thy selfe
about
with
a
towell
,
and
powredst
water
into
a
bason
,
and
kneeling
vpon
thy
knees
,
thou
meekely
didst
wash
the
feete
of
thy
disciples
,
and
wipedst
them
with
a
towell
.
O
most
good
&
gracious
Iesu
,
thou
before
thou
shouldest
suffer
,
didst
bequeath
a
most
excellent
good
thing
vnto
thy
children
,
leauing
for
vs
thy
most
sacred
bodie
to
be
our
meate
,
and
thy
most
precious
bloode
to
bee
our
drinke
,
there
can
no
wit
nor
vnderstanding
penetrate
and
throughly
see
the
bottomles
depth
of
thy
charitie
.
O
most
good
and
gracious
Iesu
,
thou
comming
to
the
garden
of
Oliuer
,
begannest
to
feare
,
and
to
bee
heauie
,
wherupon
y●
saidst
to
thy
disciples
▪
My
soule
is
sorrowfull
vnto
death
.
And
then
diuided
and
sundred
from
them
,
thou
setst
thy selfe
vpon
thy
knees
,
and
falling
vpon
the
earth
flat
on
thy
face
,
thou
prayedst
vnto
thy
Father
,
and
fully
and
wholly
resignedst
and
yeeldedst
thy selfe
vnto
him
,
saying
,
Father
,
thy
will
bee
done
,
and
at
length
through
most
painefull
agonie
,
wherwith
thou
was
grieuously
oprest
&
afflicted
,
thou
sweatest
throughout
all
thy
body
a
bloudy
sweate
.
O
good
&
gracious
Iesu
,
thou
kindled
&
burning
with
an
ineffable
desire
to
redeem
me
,
wentst
to
meete
thine
enimies
,
&
sufferedst
Iudas
the
traitor
to
kisse
thee
,
thy selfe
to
be
taken
,
&
to
bee
bound
with
all
confusion
&
shame
,
&
most
vnworthily
to
be
led
vnto
Annas
,
where
thou
sufferedst
most
meekly
to
bee
striken
on
thy
most
innocent
face
.
O
good
&
gracious
Iesu
,
thou
being
fast
bound
like
a
notorious
malefactor
,
wast
led
vnto
the
house
of
Cayphas
the
high
Priest
,
wher
the
Iewes
most
vniustly
accused
thee
,
most
spitefully
struck
&
buffetted
thee
,
scornefully
wast
thou
mocked
,
&
blindfolded
,
being
bidden
to
prophesie
who
strucke
thee
,
doing
to
thee
innumerable
iniuries
all
the
night
.
O
good
&
gracious
Iesu
,
thou
in
the
morning
wast
broght
before
Pilate
,
&
with
most
sweet
&
plesant
countenance
casting
thine
eies
down
,
stoodest
before
him
in
the
Iudgement
hall
,
&
when
thou
wast
most
fasly
accused
of
the
Iews
,
&
many
a
rebuke
&
reproach
was
giuen
thee
,
thou
meekly
heldst
thy
peace
,
and
madest
no
answere
.
O
good
and
gracious
Iesu
thou
was
sent
from
Pilate
to
Herode
:
this
Herode
of
a
very
curious
and
vaine
mind
coueting
to
see
some
miracle
at
thy
hand
,
asked
&
demanded
many
things
of
thee
;
the
Iewes
cried
out
against
thee
,
but
thou
amongst
all
these
most
wisely
heldst
thy
peace
:
For
this
cause
Herod
and
all
his
despised
thee
:
O
how
vnmeasurable
was
this
humility
and
obedience
▪
at
the
will
&
pleasure
of
thine
enemies
thou
wentst
forth
,
thou
returnest
again
,
suffering
them
to
do
to
thee
what
they
would
.
O
good
and
gracious
Iesu
thou
in
the
iudgement
hall
stripped
naked
,
and
without
all
compassion
being
bound
fast
to
a
pillar
,
wast
most
cruelly
scourged
,
there
was
thy
virginall
and
tender
flesh
cut
with
whips
,
and
torne
with
stripes
,
altogether
mangled
,
and
deformed
,
with
blacke
&
blew
,
and
many
a
wound
,
so
that
the
streames
of
thy
most
precious
blood
ranne
downe
on
euery
side
vpon
the
earth
.
O
good
and
gracious
Iesu
after
that
sore
and
sharpe
scourging
of
thine
,
to
put
thee
to
more
shame
thou
waste
clothed
with
a
purple
red
garment
,
vile
and
torne
:
They
also
making
a
crowne
of
thornes
painefully
pressed
the
same
vpon
thy
most
holy
heade
:
and
while
the
sharpe
thornes
pricked
grieuously
,
&
wounded
sore
thine
head
,
thy
most
pure
blood
ranne
down
aboundantly
ouer
all
,
thy
louely
face
&
neck
,
then
they
putting
a
reed
into
thy
right
hand
,
and
kneeling
downe
before
thee
,
in
scorne
saluted
thee
saying
,
All
haile
King
of
the
Iewes
.
O
good
and
gracious
Iesu
,
thou
wast
brought
forth
by
Pilate
vnto
the
furious
Iews
,
to
bee
gazed
&
looked
vpon
,
wearing
thy
crown
of
thornes
&
purple
garment
,
but
they
cryed
out
with
more
cruelnes
to
haue
thee
crucified
.
O
good
&
gracious
Iesu
,
thou
wast
deliuered
vp
vnto
the
will
&
pleasure
of
the
Iewes
,
which
by
and
by
led
thee
to
bee
crucified
,
laying
thy
heauie
crosse
vpon
thy
sore
and
bloudy
shoulders
:
thus
didst
thou
beare
most
meekly
thine
owne
crosse
,
whose
great
weight
pained
thee
ful
sore
,
&
comming
vnto
the
place
of
thy
suffering
,
all
weary
and
breathlesse
wyth
paine
,
for
my
sake
thou
didst
not
refuse
to
taste
wine
mingled
with
gall
and
mirrhe
,
which
was
there
giuen
vnto
thee
.
O
good
&
gracious
Iesu
when
thou
wast
stripped
naked
then
were
thy
sore
wounds
by
the
violent
plucking
of
thy
clothes
renewed
,
O
what
a
bitter
and
cruel
paine
didst
thou
suffer
when
thy
tender
hands
&
vndefiled
feet
were
with
blunt
and
rough
nayles
fast
nailed
to
the
crosse
,
and
when
the
ioyntes
of
thy
lims
were
loosed
,
oh
with
what
loue
and
sweetnes
of
charity
didst
thou
offer
thy
hands
&
feet
to
bee
bored
through
?
Then
out
of
the
woundes
of
thy
hands
&
feet
as
it
had
bin
out
of
the
wels
of
thy
precious
blood
plentifully
gushed
out
.
O
good
&
gracious
Iesu
,
thou
hanging
vpon
the
crosse
betweene
two
theeues
,
wast
assailed
with
blasphemies
,
but
thou
praiedst
vnto
thy
father
the
while
,
saying
:
Father
forgiue
it
them
,
they
wot
not
what
they
doe
.
Then
didst
thou
promise
Paradise
vnto
the
thiefe
:
then
gauest
thou
thy
deare
beloued
Mother
(
who
pearced
with
the
sword
of
sorrow
stoode
by
the
crosse
)
vnto
thy
disciple
Iohn
;
and
after
thou
haddest
suffred
three
long
houres
intollerable
paines
,
and
thirsted
very
vehemently
,
they
gaue
thee
eysell
to
drinke
,
which
when
thou
hadst
tasted
bowing
downe
thy
venerable
head
thou
yeeldedst
vp
thy
spirit
O
good
and
gracious
Iesu
,
O
good
shepheard
thus
thou
bestowedst
thy selfe
for
thy
sheepe
:
the
right
side
of
thy
bodie
was
opened
with
a
speare
,
out
of
which
flowed
both
water
and
blood
,
for
vs
thou
wouldest
that
thy
louing
and
tender
heart
should
be
wounded
,
for
my
sake
af●terward
thy
immaculate
bodie
was
taken
downe
from
the
cros●e
,
Ioseph
&
Nichodemus
wound
it
vp
in
sindon
or
cleane
linnen
,
laide
it
in
a
sepulcher
.
My
dear
beloued
,
yea
the
deare
beloued
of
all
my
desires
,
thou
didst
vouchsafe
thus
to
die
&
bee
buried
for
my
sake
,
which
liuest
and
raignest
blessed
,
&
glorious
,
for
euer
and
euer
,
worlde
without
end
,
Amen
.
A
Prayer
.
O
Sonne
of
the
liuing
God
,
most
highest
God
,
which
for
thy
exceeding
great
charitie
that
thou
didst
beare
towards
me
hast
vouchsafed
to
bee
made
man
,
thou
wouldst
for
my
sake
be
borne
in
a
stable
,
and
laid
in
a
manger
,
to
be
fedde
with
the
little
milke
of
the
maiden
thy
mother
,
to
suffer
needines
and
pouertie
,
to
be
sore
troubled
three
&
thirtie
yeares
with
manifold
labors
and
careful
paines
,
thou
woldest
for
very
inward
paine
&
agonie
bee
all
in
a
bloodie
sweat
,
and
to
be
apprehended
and
taken
,
shamefully
bee
bound
,
vnworthily
to
bee
condemned
,
vniustly
to
bee
stricken
with
buffettes
and
blows
,
to
be
cloathed
in
purple
by
way
of
mockage
,
thou
wouldest
bee
beaten
&
torne
most
cruelly
with
stripes
,
crowned
with
thornes
,
ouerl●den
with
a
painfull
&
heauy
crosse
,
be
nailed
&
fastened
to
the
same
crosse
:
Thou
the
clother
and
garnisher
of
the
stars
hangest
all
naked
,
despised
,
wounded
.
And
with
innumerable
sorrowes
afflicted
vpon
the
crosse
for
my
sake
:
Thou
sheddest
for
mee
thy
most
pure
&
precious
blood
;
all
this
thou
didst
for
mee
.
I
embrace
in
the
armes
of
my
soule
thy
venerable
passion
,
I
forsake
and
renounce
all
sensuall
pleasure
,
I
resigne
all
,
put
me
wholly
into
thy
hand
and
pleasure
:
thine
onely
wil
,
thine
only
wil
be
done
in
me
.
O
most
sweet
and
merciful
Iesu
,
mortifie
whatsoeuer
liueth
sensually
in
me
,
garnish
and
adorne
me
with
thy
merites
and
vertues
,
Oh
prepare
Lord
a
delectable
and
pleasant
habitation
for
thy selfe
in
mee
,
renue
my
spirit
,
my
soule
and
my
bodie
with
thy
excellent
grace
,
knit
mee
vnto
thee
most
neerly
,
change
&
transforme
me
altogether
into
thee
,
that
thou
mayest
haue
delight
in
me
.
Heare
mee
graciously
O
Lord
,
heare
me
graciously
,
not
at
my
will
,
but
at
thy
blessed
pleasure
.
O
Lorde
teach
me
,
direct
mee
that
I
may
do
nothing
,
speake
nothing
,
thinke
nothing
desire
nothing
,
but
that
which
may
bee
acceptable
before
thee
,
Amen
.
A
prayer
of
S.
Augustine
,
Meditat.
1.7
.
WHat
hast
thou
committed
most
sweet
child
,
that
●hou
shouldest
bee
so
iudged
?
What
hast
thou
offended
most
louing
innocent
,
that
thou
shouldst
be
so
hardly
intreated
?
what
is
thy
offence
?
what
is
thy
fault
?
What
is
the
cause
of
thy
death
,
and
occasion
of
thy
condemnation
?
For
I
it
is
that
am
the
wound
of
thy
sorrow
,
the
cause
of
thy
slauter
,
I
am
the
desert
of
thy
death
,
the
wickednesse
of
thy
punishment
,
the
stroke
of
thy
passion
,
the
labour
of
thy
torment
.
O
wonderful
manner
of
correction
,
and
order
of
vnspeakeable
mysterie
,
the
wicked
offendeth
,
&
the
iust
is
punished
,
the
guiltie
transgresseth
and
the
innocent
is
beaten
,
the
vniust
sinneth
,
and
the
iust
is
condemned
,
that
which
the
euil
man
deserueth
,
the
good
suffereth
and
what
the
seruant
committeth
,
the
Lord
discharg●th
,
what
man
hath
offended
,
God
satisfied
.
Whether
O
Sonne
of
God
,
whether
hath
thy
humilitie
descended
?
whether
hath
thy
charitie
burnt
?
whether
hath
thy
pitty
proceeded
?
thy
benignitie
increased
?
whether
hath
thy
loue
attained
▪
whether
hath
thy
compassion
extended
?
for
I
haue
done
wickedly
,
and
thou
art
punished
,
I
haue
committed
the
offence
,
and
thou
art
chastened
,
with
reuenge
I
haue
done
the
fault
,
&
thou
art
subiected
to
torment
,
I
haue
waxen
proud
,
&
thou
art
humbled
,
I
am
puffed
vp
,
and
y●
art
diminished
,
I
became
inobedient
,
&
thou
paidst
the
punishment
of
inobedience
,
I
gaue
my self
to
gluttony
,
and
thou
art
afflicted
with
hunger
.
The
tree
carried
mee
to
vnlawful
desire
,
perfect
charity
ledde
thee
to
the
tree
of
the
crosse
,
I
tasted
of
the
forbidden
fruit
,
and
layedst
vnder
the
torment
,
I
am
delighted
with
meat
,
and
thou
laborest
at
the
doore
,
I
inioy
delicates
,
and
thou
art
torne
in
peeces
with
nailes
,
I
the
sweetnesse
of
an
apple
,
thou
tastedst
the
bitternesse
of
gaule
.
Eue
reioyceth
laughing
with
me
,
Mary
suffereth
wayling
with
thee
,
Behold
the
king
of
glory
,
behold
my
impietie
,
and
thy
pittie
shineth
,
behold
my
vnrighteousnes
,
and
thy
righteousnesse
appeareth
.
What
O
my
King
and
my
God
,
what
shall
I
render
thee
for
all
thy
benefites
which
thou
hast
bestowed
on
mee
?
for
there
cannot
be
found
in
mans
heart
,
which
may
worthily
be
rendred
for
such
rewards
,
can
the
sharpnes
of
mans
wit
deuise
wherto
the
mercy
of
God
may
be
compared
.
Nor
is
it
the
part
of
the
creature
to
recompence
the
sufficiencie
of
the
Creator
.
But
there
is
O
Sonne
of
God
,
there
is
in
this
so
admirable
despensation
,
to
which
my
weakenes
may
in
s●me
things
relie
.
If
my
mind
pricked
with
thy
visitation
crucifie
her
flesh
,
with
the
vices
and
concupiscences
thereof
,
and
this
thing
when
thou
hast
graunted
,
it
beginneth
now
as
it
were
to
suffer
with
thee
,
for
that
thou
hast
vouchsafed
to
die
for
my
sinne
.
And
so
by
the
victory
of
the
inward
man
▪
by
thy
conduct
,
it
shall
bee
armed
to
the
outward
triumph
,
for
as
much
as
this
spirituall
persecution
ouercome
,
it
may
not
feare
for
thy
loue
,
to
yeeld
it selfe
to
the
materiall
sword
.
And
so
the
smalnesse
of
my
condition
,
if
it
please
thy
goodnesse
,
shall
bee
able
for
her
power
,
to
answere
the
greatnesse
of
the
Creator
.
I
pray
thee
for
thy
accustomed
mercyes
,
powre
into
my
woundes
,
that
the
rankor
of
my
viperous
infection
cast
forth
,
may
restore
me
to
my
woonted
health
,
that
tasting
the
nectar
of
thy
sweetenes
,
it
may
cause
mee
to
despise
with
all
my
heart
,
the
plesant
allurements
of
this
world
,
and
to
feare
no
aduersitie
thereof
for
thy
sake
,
&
mindfull
of
my
eternall
nobilitie
,
I
may
loathe
the
windes
of
this
transitorie
feare
.
Let
nothing
be
sweete
I
pray
thee
vnto
me
,
without
thee
,
nothing
please
mee
,
nothing
precious
,
nothing
beautifull
beside
thee
.
Let
all
things
I
beseech
thee
bee
vile
vnto
mee
,
without
thee
,
let
them
be
of
no
account
:
that
which
is
contrarie
to
thee
,
let
it
bee
troublesome
vnto
mee
,
and
let
thy
good
will
bee
my
continual
desire
.
Let
it
grieue
me
to
reioyce
without
thee
,
and
delight
mee
to
bee
sorrowfull
for
thee
.
Lette
thy
name
be
my
comfort
,
&
the
memorie
of
thee
my
consolation
.
Let
teares
bee
my
bread
day
and
night
,
in
searching
out
thy
iudgements
.
Let
thy
law
bee
better
vnto
mee
,
then
millions
of
gold
and
siluer
.
Let
it
be
delightfull
vnto
mee
,
to
walke
in
the
way
of
thy
commaundements
vnto
the
end
.
The
twelfth
Meditation
.
Concerning
the
spiritual
communion
of
Christ
.
FOr
that
the
spiri●uall
Communion
also
is
profitable
vnto
soules
,
it
is
necessarie
that
wee
enter
into
some
consideration
of
the
same
,
and
therein
obserue
these
circumstances
.
First
what
it
is
,
secondlie
,
after
what
meanes
it
may
be
vsed
,
thirdly
,
what
profite
we
reape
by
it
,
fourthly
,
how
acceptable
it
is
to
God
.
For
the
first
,
wee
must
knowe
that
as
the
Sacramentall
Communion
,
hath
worthily
the
first
place
amongst
all
the
spirituall
exercises
of
a
Christian
life
.
So
also
,
the
spirituall
Communion
hath
a
very
godly
and
diuine
vse
.
When
the
deuout
man
(
saith
Gerson
)
doth
euery
day
receiue
spiritually
the
body
of
his
Redeemer
,
so
often
doth
hee
mystically
communicate
the
mystery
of
Christs
birth
and
passion
▪
is
inflamed
in
his
loue
,
and
reuolued
in
his
deuotion
:
so
when
wee
receiue
Christ
in
affection
and
desire
of
minde
(
which
the
faithfull
often
should
doe
)
this
is
called
our
spirituall
Communion
.
For
the
second
,
what
commoditie
this
bringeth
to
the
Soule
,
wee
may
gather
by
the
manifold
effects
thereof
.
For
as
hee
which
moued
by
the
holy
Gost
beleeueth
,
sorroweth
for
his
sinnes
,
and
by
louing
God
,
desireth
to
bee
baptised
,
doth
obtaine
the
grace
of
Baptisme
,
which
desire
of
Baptisme
is
called
by
the
Diuines
,
Baptisma
spiritus
,
the
Baptisme
of
the
Spirit
,
so
doth
it
also
happen
in
this
spirituall
Communion
.
3
The
third
,
howe
wee
reape
profite
by
receiuing
Christ
into
the
holy
desires
of
our
Soule
,
it
may
be
easily
vnderstood
by
the
increase
of
loue
,
While
I
was
musing
sayth
the
Prophet
,
the
fire
kindled
.
The
eleuation
of
the
mind
vnto
God
,
doth
take
vs
away
from
earthly
affections
,
and
carrie
vs
vnto
him
,
on
whom
our
desires
are
fixt
4
How
acceptable
this
is
vnto
God
,
wee
all
know
,
hee
that
accepted
the
intention
of
Abraham
,
and
said
vnto
Salomon
,
because
this
was
in
thine
heart
,
doth
not
onely
accept
of
our
good
desires
,
to
embrace
him
in
the
armes
of
our
affection
,
hut
also
doth
reward
this
desire
as
the
deed
done
.
But
we
are
to
consider
,
that
we
must
not
onely
stay
vpon
the
desire
of
our
will
,
and
receiue
Christ
spiritually
,
but
wee
must
proceed
farther
,
to
receiue
him
together
,
both
spiritually
and
sacramentally
.
For
it
is
not
inough
to
follow
Christ
in
our
intention
,
but
wee
must
also
receiue
him
in
this
holy
mysterie
,
wherein
we
shew
reuerence
vnto
his
blessed
institution
,
and
that
wee
are
become
his
Temple
,
as
the
Apostle
speaketh
,
1.
Cor.
6.
wherfore
that
we
may
be
partakers
of
so
great
a
blessing
,
as
is
our
vnion
with
Christ
,
wee
may
not
omit
this
speciall
part
of
our
Christian
duetie
,
which
hee
who
will
please
God
,
and
proceede
to
the
perfection
of
a
Christian
life
,
must
often
vse
,
that
so
hee
may
goe
forward
in
all
vertue
and
holinesse
of
life
,
yea
,
euen
vnto
the
end
.
That
this
holy
Sacrament
is
giuen
to
the
sicke
,
as
necessarie
for
the
time
of
any
visitation
.
COnsider
,
that
amongst
the
effects
of
this
heauenly
Sacrament
,
that
to
be
chee●ely
numbred
,
that
it
maketh
those
strong
in
induring
temptations
▪
which
worthily
receiue
it
.
Whence
it
is
,
that
in
times
past
it
was
giuen
to
men
in
places
of
visitation
,
or
danger
of
death
,
that
they
might
bee
constant
in
the
confession
of
Christ
,
and
able
to
withstand
the
temptations
of
the
diuell
.
2
Consider
that
it
also
profiteth
to
attaine
the
health
of
the
body
,
seeing
it
is
so
auaileable
to
the
saluation
of
the
soule
.
For
if
at
the
onely
touch
of
Christs
garment
many
receiued
health
,
what
cannot
Christ
himselfe
doe
,
entring
into
the
Soule
of
the
sicke
?
3
Consider
that
Christ
,
foreseeing
our
conflict
to
come
,
ordayned
this
most
holy
Sacrament
,
for
the
spirituall
helpe
of
our
soules
,
we
must
think
by
how
greater
necessitie
wee
labour
,
by
so
much
this
sacrament
doth
exercise
more
effectually
his
wholsome
effects
,
seeing
it
is
proper
vnto
the
Lord
to
helpe
more
readily
,
then
when
greater
necessity
doth
require
.
4
Consider
,
that
here
the
distressed
either
in
bodie
or
mind
,
may
apply
vnto
himselfe
in
particular
,
the
merits
of
Christs
passion
,
and
raise
vp
himselfe
by
a
comfortable
participation
of
this
holy
mysterie
,
and
say
:
Thou
hast
good
cause
to
reioyce
O
my
Soule
,
that
the
Lord
of
maiestie
commeth
vnto
thee
,
that
hee
may
comfort
thee
departing
this
world
,
and
by
thy
assistant
helpe
against
the
assaults
of
Sathan
,
who
indeuoureth
to
draw
thee
away
from
the
reward
of
life
,
continue
onely
a
good
will
for
all
,
though
thou
art
faint
and
feeble
,
though
thy
enemies
bee
many
and
mighty
,
yet
hauing
receiued
diuine
strength
,
thou
shalt
say
,
I
can
doe
all
thinges
in
him
that
strengthneth
me
.
Cast
all
thy
hope
on
Iesus
,
and
thou
shalt
neither
be
ouercome
of
them
,
nor
put
to
shame
,
thou
knowest
well
that
the
body
of
a
certaine
dead
man
was
restored
to
life
,
2.
Kin.
13.
by
the
onely
touch
of
the
body
of
Elizeus
.
If
the
boones
of
a
dead
Prophet
had
so
great
vertue
,
that
they
restored
one
from
death
to
life
,
and
the
theeues
amazed
by
the
miracle
of
the
thing
,
durst
doe
no
euill
,
what
will
not
the
liuing
and
glorious
bodie
of
Iesus
doe●
entring
into
thee
,
I
doubt
not
but
it
will
exercise
greater
might
in
thee
,
seeing
hee
is
God
omnipotent
,
and
Lorde
of
all
,
and
the
diuell
shall
be
ouercome
and
confounded
at
his
presence
.
O
holy
Daniel
,
teach
mee
howe
I
ought
to
giue
thankes
to
my
louing
Lord
,
who
seeing
me
in
time
of
neede
beset
with
infernall
Lions
,
doth
sende
me
food
not
by
the
Prophet
Abacucke
,
Daniel
.
14.
or
by
any
heauenlie
Angell
,
but
himselfe
commeth
to
bee
my
foode
.
O
Loue
without
measure
.
Consider
O
my
Soule
,
this
vnspeakeable
mercie
,
thou
knowest
thou
wast
loued
of
him
in
his
greatest
extremities
,
when
hee
departing
out
of
this
life
vnto
the
Father
,
did
institute
this
holy
sacrament
for
thy
welfare
.
Thou
seest
also
hee
loueth
thee
in
thy
extremities
,
it
remaineth
,
that
crying
out
with
the
Prophet
Dauid
,
Psal.
8.
Lord
what
is
man
that
thou
art
so
mindful
of
him
,
or
with
the
Apostle
,
Rom.
14.
If
I
liue
,
I
liue
vnto
the
Lord
,
if
I
die
,
I
die
vnto
the
Lord
,
to
whom
bee
prayse
and
honor
for
euer
,
Amen
.
What
he
ought
to
doe
,
who
is
to
communicate
before
hee
come
to
the
holy
table
of
the
Lord
.
HEE
who
will
doe
the
thing
which
he
oght
concerning
this
Sacrament
,
and
that
which
the
dignitie
of
such
a
mysterie
doth
require
,
must
lot
out
a
certaine
space
of
time
to
himselfe
,
wherein
hee
may
performe
those
things
which
pertaine
to
the
preparation
thereof
.
And
that
we
may
discourse
more
at
large
of
this
matter
,
and
more
familiarlie
with
them
which
doe
often
communicate
,
I
say
they
shall
do
very
well
▪
if
as
Moyses
commanded
the
people
,
that
three
dayes
before
they
were
to
receiue
the
Lawe
,
they
should
prepare
themselues
.
So
also
they
should
prepare
themselues
in
three
dayes
,
that
they
may
bee
apt
and
disposed
to
receiue
the
Lord
,
which
bringeth
a
Law
,
not
of
death
,
but
of
life
,
not
of
the
letter
,
but
of
the
spirit
,
not
of
feare
,
but
of
loue
The
holy
Scriptures
do
testifie
,
that
the
maides
of
the
king
Assuerus
,
Hest.
2.12
.
comming
only
into
his
sight
but
once
in
sixe
moneths
,
prepared
them
with
oyle
of
mirrhe
,
and
other
sixe
moneths
with
certaine
sweet
odors
.
If
these
did
doe
this
that
they
might
find
fauour
with
an
earthly
man
,
what
preparation
shall
bee
required
of
v●
,
that
wee
may
find
fauour
in
the
sight
of
the
true
God
▪
One
of
the
cheefest
prayses
of
the
blessed
Virgine
Mary
,
for
which
the
Angell
did
commend
her
,
he
shew●th
,
when
he
s●ith
.
Thou
hast
●ound
fauour
with
God
,
and
ought
it
to
seeme
a
hard
and
troublesome
thing
vnto
vs
to
do
,
for
so
great
glorie
and
dignitie
,
that
which
this
women
hath
done
for
such
vanitie
?
With
what
face
I
pray
,
will
wee
refuse
labour
?
yea
,
although
all
the
powers
,
&
strength
of
our
soules
&
bodies
were
to
be
imploy●ed
that
we
may
come
at
least
but
into
the
grace
&
fauor
of
God
,
specially
when
wee
heare
that
these
miserable
maids
spent
their
whole
life
,
that
they
might
come
into
the
fauour
of
one
mortall
man
.
But
because
this
is
an
hard
thing
for
vs
to
doe
,
at
least
let
vs
prepare
our selues
in
those
three
daies
whereof
I
haue
spoken
,
doing
al
that
which
in
vs
lyeth
.
But
if
you
shall
aske
mee
what
that
is
,
I
say
that
the
first
thing
is
that
thou
walke
carefully
all
this
time
,
that
with
the
holy
man
Iob
thou
feare
all
thy
works
,
that
thou
haue
diligent
regard
of
thy selfe
,
&
throughly
examine
thy
conscience
,
and
that
thou
take
heede
in
all
thy
conuersation
,
that
thou
committe
nothing
,
which
may
offende
the
eyes
of
God
,
not
onely
mortally
,
but
negligently
,
also
,
as
much
as
thou
canst
.
Neither
onely
ought
wee
to
decline
from
the
sinnes
themselues
,
but
also
from
the
occasions
of
them
,
as
immoderate
laughing
,
pastimes
,
and
wanton
sports
,
and
all
vaine
conuersation
,
and
all
those
exercises
which
are
seldome
done
without
sinne
,
no
otherwise
,
saith
a
learned
man
,
then
a
handsome
and
adorned
woman
,
when
on
the
Saboth
day
shee
hath
put
on
cleane
apparrell
,
and
goeth
forth
abroad
,
doth
most
diligently
beware
that
shee
handle
not
those
thinges
,
wherewith
shee
may
be
contaminated
▪
So
wee
in
this
time
ought
to
walke
more
carefully
then
at
another
,
and
to
bee
〈◊〉
loathed
,
that
wee
may
bee
worthie
to
come
to
receiue
the
King
of
Angelles
,
and
sitte
at
his
Table
.
Before
all
thinges
the
tongue
must
bee
kept
with
all
diligent
care
all
this
time
:
in
the
old
law
,
the
vessels
without
couer
were
counted
vnclean
.
Let
regard
be
had
,
that
the
mouth
vtter
no
vaine
&
idle
words
,
much
lesse
offensiue
,
that
the
doore
may
be
kept
pure
and
clean
,
through
which
that
heauenly
foode
shall
enter
to
our
Soule
.
No
lesse
diligently
let
the
heart
bee
kept
pure
from
all
vain
,
vncleane
,
and
vnquiet
cogitations
.
For
an
vnseemely
thing
is
it
,
that
in
the
place
where
GOD
should
take
vp
his
mansion
,
to
leaue
any
thing
offensiue
to
his
cleane
and
heauenly
sight
.
And
because
the
place
of
his
abiding
is
peace
,
for
in
peace
saith
the
Psalmist
,
is
his
staying
.
Lette
vs
therefore
put
farre
from
vs
all
vnquietnesse
of
minde
,
and
perturbations
whatsoeuer
.
The
euening
beeing
come
when
as
thou
shouldst
Communicate
,
early
in
the
morrow
following
,
verie
laudable
is
it
either
to
misse
a
meale
,
or
else
at
the
least
to
bee
content
with
a
small
or
light
Supper
,
after
which
thou
mayst
not
eyther
betake
thee
to
pleasurable
delights
,
or
be
present
in
the
concourse
of
mam●
,
but
that
thou
mayst
bee
quiet
,
and
more
fitte
to
spende
a
good
part
of
the
night
in
preparing
thy
mind
for
the
daye
following
.
When
thou
art
layde
in
thy
bed
,
before
sleepe
doth
close
thy
eies
,
perseuere
&
continue
in
good
thoughts
,
beseeching
God
that
hee
deliuer
thee
from
all
idle
fantasies
and
illusions
of
the
diuell
,
that
thou
mayst
the
next
day
goe
vnto
the
Lords
table
,
with
more
puritie
both
of
bodie
and
Soule
.
So
often
as
thou
awakest
in
the
night
,
by
and
by
call
to
minde
the
same
thoughts
in
prayer
.
Very
earlie
in
the
morning
,
thy
eyes
not
yet
fully
opened
,
thinke
thou
art
lying
in
the
armes
of
Christ
crucified
,
exercise
thy
minde
in
the
remembrance
of
his
passion
,
about
which
wee
spend
the
day
following
,
sometime
thinking
of
his
ineffable
Loue
,
sometime
of
his
extreame
suffering
,
in
a
word
,
because
this
sacrament
was
instituted
in
remembrance
of
his
Passion
,
most
profitable
and
acceptable
vnto
God
,
is
our
deuout
remembrance
of
the
same
,
that
by
this
meanes
we
may
accomplish
also
the
will
of
the
Testator
.
The
manner
of
communicating
vsed
by
a
certaine
virgine
.
In
prax
.
vit.
sprit
.
BEfore
the
communion
I
prepare
my selfe
after
this
manner
some
two
daies
before
,
I
examine
mine
owne
conscience
,
I
humblie
confesse
me
,
and
am
hartely
sorie
for
my
sinnes
:
when
I
may
not
fast
,
at
the
least
I
eat
and
drinke
sparingly
.
2
The
nexte
morning
I
beginne
sooner
then
at
other
times
a
prayer
in
my
minde
,
therin
desiring
grace
of
God
to
be
communicate
and
that
he
make
me
such
a
one
as
I
ought
to
be
,
comming
to
his
holy
table
,
that
this
most
holy
Sacrament
may
obtaine
in
my
heart
that
fruite
which
it
obtayneth
in
the
heartes
of
them
which
worthily
communicate
.
3
Then
I
consider
how
great
a
thing
it
is
to
bee
partaker
of
so
holy
a
misterie
,
to
receiue
him
whom
the
Angelles
adore
,
the
Prophetes
haue
desired
,
the
Apostles
loued
,
the
martyrs
imitated
,
and
all
holy
men
coueted
with
vnspeakeable
desire
,
to
honour
,
loue
and
vnite
them
vnto
him
by
this
holy
Sacrament
.
4
Moued
with
this
desire
,
I
studie
to
enflame
my
soule
more
largely
,
by
considering
Christs
vnspeakable
loue
by
calling
to
mind
the
manifold
graces
this
sacrament
bringeth
with
it
to
the
soule
of
the
deuout
communicant
.
5
When
I
come
to
communicate
I
exerecise
my
hart
in
these
contemplations
.
1.
I
call
to
mind
my
own
vilenes
,
2.
I
cast
my selfe
downe
at
the
fe●t
of
●esus
by
humility
.
3.
I
make
a
short
confession
of
my
faith
,
as
I
belieue
that
thou
art
the
very
Sauiour
of
the
world
O
blessed
Son
of
●od
▪
which
wast
crucified
for
me
,
dead
and
buried
,
descendedst
into
h●ll
and
didst
rise
againe
.
4.
I
am
sory
that
I
come
so
little
prepared
as
I
do
,
but
euer
hoping
hee
will
accept
my
humble
intention
,
I
put
my
trust
in
his
mercie
and
merites
.
6
Sometimes
I
talke
thus
with
my
soule
,
saying
:
behold
my
soule
thy
Lord
and
God
,
loue
him
whom
thou
desirest
with
such
care
,
account
thy selfe
happie
if
thou
acknowledge
him
,
loue
him
,
desire
him
to
dwell
with
thee
.
7
La●●ly
,
I
lay
before
him
all
my
sinnes
and
infirmities
had
in
the
depth
of
my
heart
,
and
I
most
feruently
desire
,
that
hee
would
pardon
them
all
,
&
I
purpose
earnestly
to
amend
and
so
with
al
humble
reuerence
I
come
to
the
Lords
table
.
My
demeanour
after
the
Communion
.
AFter
the
communion
I
betake
mee
to
some
secreate
place
that
I
may
talke
onely
with
my
Lord
,
whom
I
haue
by
faith
receiued
into
the
house
of
my
soule
,
and
first
I
set
before
God
the
Father
the
holy
sacrifice
of
Christ
our
Lord
,
and
I
set
before
him
whatsoeuer
he
hath
suffered
for
me
,
vsing
these
or
the
like
words
.
Behold
O
eternall
Father
thy
sonne
whom
of
thy
infinite
loue
thou
hast
sent
from
heauen
vnto
the
earth
,
that
hee
might
take
flesh
of
man
,
be
borne
in
a
stable
,
flie
into
Egypt
by
the
persecution
of
Herod
,
&
should
be
in
great
pouertie
.
Behold
O
Father
,
what
great
thinges
hee
hath
done
and
suffered
for
mee
in
the
wildernesse
,
in
preaching
,
in
fasting
,
in
praying
,
in
iourning
,
in
persecutions
of
the
Iewes
,
in
hearing
blasphemies
,
sustayning
iniuries
,
and
reproaches
;
all
which
he
suffered
at
the
handes
of
the
vngratefull
Iewes
,
see
him
,
betrayed
and
sold
for
thirtie
pence
,
I
offer
him
to
thee
O
holy
Father
bound
in
the
garden
,
lead
away
to
Annas
,
beaten
and
buffeted
in
the
house
of
Caiphas
,
accused
before
Pylate
,
mocked
of
Herod
,
s●ourged
and
cru●●fied
of
the
Iews
.
Behold
,
O
Father
his
head
hanging
down
,
his
face
pale
with
death
,
his
handes
and
●eete
pearsed
through
,
his
most
sacred
side
opened
.
Behold
the
heauens
and
earth
mourning
after
their
manner
,
the
sorrowfull
mother
,
the
deere
disciples
bewayling
him
,
and
the
vngratefull
Iewes
by
so
much
the
more
to
waxe
madde
against
him
:
I
offer
him
vnto
thee
annointed
with
myrrhe
,
wrapped
in
cleane
linnen
,
buried
in
a
newe
sepulcher
.
These
thinges
done
,
I
make
an
end
,
praising
,
blessing
,
and
giuing
thankes
to
God
that
hee
hath
loued
vs
,
so
that
he
gaue
his
onely
sonne
for
our
saluation
.
2
Secondly
,
I
turne
mee
vnto
Christ
with
alll
thankfulnesse
for
his
benefites
▪
and
I
open
vnto
him
as
vnto
a
most
holy
phisition
my
infirmities
,
and
all
my
faults
as
to
a
most
gentle
Lord
,
I
open
vnto
him
all
my
defectes
into
which
I
am
wont
to
fall
,
desiring
him
to
minister
a
remedie
that
I
relapse
not
so
often
,
and
specially
I
pray
that
hee
would
graunt
mee
grace
to
receiue
him
hereafter
worthily
.
3
I
purpose
to
amende
,
wherin
I
am
wont
to
offend
,
and
namely
,
I
decree
to
roote
out
some
one
sinne
,
in
the
place
whereof
,
to
insert
some
vertue
,
whereof
I
haue
neede
,
that
I
may
alwayes
goe
forward
from
better
to
better
,
and
I
humbly
pray
his
diuine
maiestie
,
that
he
grant
mee
strength
to
execute
that
thing
.
4
Last
of
all
,
I
diligently
keepe
my
heart
all
that
day
,
thinking
that
the
Lord
resteth
therein
as
his
house
,
wherefore
I
giue
my
in
〈◊〉
that
I
may
vse
all
modestie
,
as
well
in
speaking
,
seeing
,
&
walking
,
as
in
al
my
outward
conuersation
,
often
I
say
with
my selfe
:
This
day
O
Lord
,
thou
hast
come
▪
to
mee
a
sinner
,
this
day
thou
hast
renewed
my
heart
by
thy
holy
Passion
,
I
pray
thee
abide
with
mee
,
goe
not
from
me
.
And
so
applying
my selfe
vnto
the
prayers
of
the
day
,
I
vse
the
same
prayers
with
greater
deuotion
then
ordinarie
,
I
giue
thankes
for
all
benefites
,
especially
for
those
receiued
by
this
most
high
and
holy
Sacrament
.
Certaine
breefe
questions
and
answeres
concerning
the
blessed
Sacrament
.
Question
.
FOr
what
cause
doe
you
receiue
the
blessed
Sacrament
?
Answere
.
First
that
I
may
obserue
and
dutifully
keepe
Christs
most
holy
institution
.
Secondly
,
that
I
may
shew
my selfe
a
member
of
that
body
wherof
he
is
the
head
.
Thirdly
,
that
I
may
receiue
this
soueraigne
r●past
to
the
health
of
my
sinfull
soule
.
Question
.
What
do
you
receiue
?
Answere
.
The
very
body
and
blood
of
Christ
,
after
a
most
diuine
&
heauenly
manner
.
Question
.
What
profit
haue
you
by
receiuing
?
Answere
.
Increase
of
grace
,
of
loue
with
God
and
man
.
Question
.
Why
do
you
often
communicate
?
Answere
.
Because
my
hope
is
I
am
one
of
Gods
children
,
and
therfore
desire
to
come
often
vnto
him
as
to
a
louing
father
.
Question
.
After
what
maner
come
you
?
Answere
.
By
faith
and
repentance
,
hauing
a
ful
purpose
to
serue
him
in
holines
and
righteousnes
al
the
daies
of
my
life
.
These
few
obseruations
may
be
obserued
before
our
accesse
vnto
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lords
Supper
.
YOu
must
stedfastly
belieue
in
Christ
crucified
.
2
You
must
humble
your selfe
by
a
serious
consideration
of
your
manifold
sinnes
.
3
You
must
thinke
Christ
worketh
in
you
that
which
his
wordes
do
promise
.
4
You
must
prepare
your
soule
to
receiue
the
bodie
and
bloud
of
our
Lorde
Iesus
.
5
You
must
meditate
of
Christs
passion
,
his
resurrection
,
and
your
owne
rising
againe
to
a
better
life
to
come
.
6
You
must
giue
your selfe
both
before
and
after
this
most
holy
Sacrament
,
to
prayer
and
deuotion
.
7
You
must
applie
your selfe
to
meditation
,
and
open
to
God
the
closet
of
your
heart
.
8
You
must
beare
sincere
affection
and
loue
,
both
to
God
and
man
.
A
Dialogue
of
the
most
holy
Communion
,
between
a
worldly
man
and
a
spirituall
.
Wherein
is
disputed
whether
it
be
better
often
to
communicate
or
abstaine
from
the
most
holy
Communion
,
how
&
after
what
manner
both
may
be
done
,
that
of
loue
,
and
deuotion
:
this
of
humilitie
,
and
reuerence
.
Mundanus
:
Spiritualis
.
MVndan
.
I
know
not
truely
what
fruit
there
is
by
often
communicating
,
for
I
see
thee
continue
subiect
to
the
same
vices
,
to
be
often
angrie
and
threaten
▪
Spirit
.
But
I
knowe
certainely
that
by
the
benefit
of
often
communicating
I
haue
rooted
out
some
euill
manners
,
and
vnlesse
I
should
often
communicate
without
doubt
I
should
be
worse
and
worse
,
and
happily
at
this
hower
I
should
burne
in
hell
fire
.
Mu.
Whence
knowst
thou
that
thou
shouldst
be
worser
.
Spir.
For
that
I
haue
experience
in
my selfe
when
the
time
of
communicating
is
at
hand
,
to
bethinke
my selfe
more
and
more
carefully
to
abstaine
,
yea
from
the
least
sins
.
Contrariwise
when
the
time
of
communicating
is
farther
off
,
I
am
not
so
collected
in
minde
,
I
waxe
also
faint
in
deuotion
,
I
am
prone
to
vanities
and
trifles
,
and
if
no
other
profit
should
come
vnto
my
soule
,
that
profit
alone
ought
to
bee
sufficient
to
moue
me
to
frequent
this
diuine
Sacrament
.
Mund.
But
I
feare
not
a
little
least
if
I
come
too
often
to
the
Lords
table
I
make
shipwrack
both
of
loue
and
feare
,
for
that
is
wont
to
fall
out
by
too
often
vse
and
familiaritie
.
Spirit
.
Yea
rather
the
contrarie
doth
often
fall
out
,
for
if
of
the
often
and
familiar
custome
and
frequentation
of
the
communion
any
imperfection
were
therein
couered
there
were
iust
cause
to
diminish
our
loue
and
feare
towards
him
as
it
commeth
to
passe
in
humane
thinges
:
But
that
thing
is
not
so
:
for
when
hee
is
a
certaine
infinite
sea
of
all
perfection
,
by
howe
much
one
vseth
this
often
familiraitie
,
by
so
much
the
more
hee
declareth
his
goodnes
&
perfections
,
and
causeth
that
loue
,
feare
,
and
reuerence
towards
his
diuine
maiestie
,
do
equallie
increase
.
Mund.
Let
it
be
as
it
is
,
dayly
experience
teacheth
that
the
often
vse
of
a
thing
although
the
best
doth
breed
contempt
&
lothsomnes
.
Spir.
But
that
is
in
things
temporal
,
and
in
sensual
pleasures
,
but
in
spirituall
delights
(
as
Saint
Gregorie
hath
well
obserued
)
saciety
doth
breed
a
desire
,
for
then
the
goodnesse
of
them
are
made
knowen
,
and
therefore
by
how
much
the
more
surely
they
are
possessed
,
by
so
much
the
more
ardently
they
are
desired
,
whence
the
heauenly
wisedome
saith
:
They
which
eate
me
doe
still
hunger
,
and
they
which
drinke
me
do
still
thirst
.
Mund.
But
Saint
Paule
saith
,
Hee
that
eateth
and
drinketh
vnworthily
,
eateth
and
drinketh
his
own
damnation
,
but
if
thou
communicate
often
,
it
seemeth
thou
thinkest
thy selfe
woorthy
,
and
is
not
this
pride
?
Thou
also
dost
vnworthily
Communicate
.
Spirit
.
As
if
to
Communicate
seldom
,
doth
make
a
man
worthie
.
It
is
not
so
.
But
heare
mee
,
if
thou
calst
him
woorthie
,
whose
perfection
doth
equall
the
worthines
of
this
Sacrament
,
them
no
creature
,
although
the
holiest
,
yea
,
nor
all
creatures
put
together
,
were
worthy
of
this
Sacrament
.
And
if
such
worthines
were
so
necessary
,
none
should
communicate
,
for
that
none
can
attaine
perfection
equall
to
thi●
sacrament
.
But
neither
that
any
be
worthie
is
it
necessary
,
that
he
attaine
some
excellent
perfection
,
or
bee
endued
with
rare
vertues
,
for
these
are
acquited
by
the
rare
vertues
of
this
sacrament
,
and
frequenting
therof
.
Therefore
that
a
man
be
worthy
according
to
that
of
the
Apostle
S.
Paul
,
it
is
enough
that
hee
bring
that
preparation
wherwith
God
is
contented
,
that
is
,
that
first
he
examine
his
conscience
,
bee
sorry
for
his
sins
committed
,
humbly
confesse
them
with
a
penitent
hart
,
&
with
this
preparation
to
come
to
the
communion
is
no
pride
.
Mun.
If
this
be
sufficient
,
wherefore
then
did
certaine
godly
men
of
reuerence
spake
so
often
of
effectual
preparing
themselues
as
they
haue
done
?
Spirit
.
These
of
humilitie
&
reuerence
to
this
holy
misterie
haue
spoken
in
deede
of
solemne
preparation
,
which
assuredly
is
meete
,
but
frequenting
of
this
holy
communion
is
a
most
ancient
custome
,
wherewith
the
church
of
Christ
first
sprange
,
as
S.
Luke
the
Euangelist
in
the
Actes
of
the
Apostles
sheweth
.
Mund.
But
in
the
Primitiue
Church
the
feruentnesse
of
Christians
was
great
,
which
when
it
is
not
now
in
vs
,
it
seemeth
more
safe
to
abstaine
from
often
communicating
:
for
if
it
bee
otherwise
it
is
in
daunger
that
we
come
not
so
disposed
to
communicate
as
wee
ought
.
The
safer
way
is
,
rather
to
be
held
then
the
lesse
safe
.
Spir.
Yea
the
selfe
same
thing
for
that
so
great
desire
is
wanting
in
vs
ought
to
driue
vs
to
frequent
this
wholsome
Sacrament
,
for
by
the
benefit
thereof
,
wee
may
both
waxe
hot
,
&
be
set
on
fire
.
For
hee
which
is
cold
,
ought
rather
to
betake
himself
to
the
fire
,
then
he
which
is
hot
.
So
often
as
one
humbleth
himself
before
God
,
&
hath
a
good
intention
there
is
no
danger
.
M.
I
haue
often
heard
the
Sacraments
are
instituted
of
Christ
as
medecines
,
but
we
vse
not
medecines
often
.
S.
If
a
man
were
spiritually
sick
,
but
somtimes
then
the
argument
were
auaileable
,
but
wheras
our
nature
is
weak
.
For
the
iust
falleth
7.
times
a
day
(
sayth
the
Wiseman
)
our
nature
therefore
often
needeth
help
,
&
so
the
vse
of
a
spiritual
medicine
.
Moreouer
,
wheras
this
sacrament
is
of
force
●o
draw
away
al
these
euils
both
pre●ent
&
to
come
from
the
soule
,
it
is
better
to
preuent
infirmity
,
then
to
cure
it
once
contracted
.
Lastly
,
ther
is
a
great
difference
between
corporall
medecines
and
this
spirituall
,
for
they
only
put
away
bodily
diseases
,
&
often
with
euil
humors
,
take
away
the
good
also
,
but
this
bringeth
to
the
soul
,
grace
,
strength
,
&
other
heauenly
gifts
,
and
therefore
these
seldome
,
this
often
is
to
be
vsed
.
Adde
that
for
the
most
part
bodily
medecins
are
bitter
&
lothsome
,
to
the
intent
that
as
seldom
as
may
be
we
vse
them
.
But
this
sweete
and
delightfull
▪
and
therfore
God
would
that
it
be
often
receiued
of
vs
.
Mun.
But
thou
canst
not
denie
to
abstaine
from
the
holy
Communion
,
for
reuerence
of
so
great
a
Sacrament
,
to
be
a
good
act
,
and
agreeable
to
vertue
.
Spi.
I
deny
nor
but
that
it
is
good
to
giue
reuerence
to
it
,
yet
this
I
say
that
to
frequent
this
communion
of
deuotion
&
desire
of
vniting
himself
with
Christ
is
a
better
action
,
for
because
this
springeth
of
loue
,
but
that
of
feare
,
and
it
is
manifest
to
all
,
that
loue
is
better
then
feare
,
wherfore
it
argueth
a
religious
minde
to
communicate
often
.
Mun.
But
I
am
vnworthy
so
to
do
.
Spirit
.
Wherefore
.
Mund.
Because
I
fall
dayly
into
many
sinnes
.
Spir.
If
sinnes
de●aine
thee
then
shouldst
thou
neuer
communicate
because
thou
neuer
ceasest
to
sinne
.
Mundan
.
But
communicating
seldome
I
haue
more
time
to
examine
my selfe
.
Spiritual
.
Thou
art
deceyued
,
for
seeing
our
nature
is
prone
to
euill
,
by
how
much
the
more
grieuously
sins
raigne
in
it
,
by
so
much
the
harder
they
are
to
be
begun
:
for
a
crooked
tree
the
longer
the
turning
thereof
is
deferred
,
by
so
much
the
more
hardly
,
&
with
greater
paine
is
it
made
strait
.
Mun.
I
do
not
wel
vnderstand
what
this
my
errour
is
▪
for
I
see
dayly
with
mine
eyes
those
which
often
communicate
,
to
come
coldly
and
without
deuotion
,
and
as
it
were
customarily
to
the
holy
table
,
and
no
more
adoe
,
but
they
which
come
seldome
,
come
with
farre
greater
deuotion
and
reuerence
as
seemeth
to
me
,
wherefore
it
is
better
to
communicate
seldom
then
often
.
Sp.
First
that
is
false
Mundanus
,
which
thou
affirmest
,
yea
rather
many
of
them
which
come
so
seldom
,
come
most
coldly
without
deuotion
,
without
feeling
of
loue
,
rather
indeed
of
custome
and
constraint
,
then
of
loue
.
Mund
If
it
be
better
to
communicate
often
then
seldom
,
how
commeth
it
to
passe
that
this
often
communicating
is
not
praysed
of
some
learned
men
?
Spirit
.
I
neuer
sawe
nor
heard
of
any
learned
man
,
indued
with
iudgement
&
vertue
,
that
reprehended
this
action
,
so
holy
,
so
profitable
,
so
acceptable
vnto
God
,
but
that
it
is
dispraised
of
some
carnall
men
it
is
no
maruell
,
for
they
thinke
others
vnworthilie
communicate
this
Sacrament
,
for
as
they
liue
euilly
themselues
,
so
they
thinke
that
those
liue
euill
also
,
who
often
Communicate
.
Munda
.
You
say
true
,
I
acknowledge
that
it
is
more
safe
,
often
to
strengthen
the
soule
with
this
heauenly
food
,
but
I
doe
it
not
,
least
I
giue
occasion
to
the
worlde
,
of
whome
those
that
often
Communicate
,
are
had
in
derision
.
Spirit
.
If
in
this
matter
thou
wilt
haue
a
regard
of
the
world
,
then
hast
thou
not
only
lost
thy
soule
,
but
also
thy
wit
.
Art
thou
ignorant
that
it
is
the
propertie
of
the
world
,
to
flie
from
all
spirituall
things
,
to
fauour
the
wicked
,
and
speake
euill
of
the
good
?
Munda
.
As
long
as
we
are
in
this
world
▪
wee
ought
to
frame
our selues
,
and
conforme
our
manners
to
the
world
.
Spirit
.
But
that
is
manifest
foolish●nesse
.
If
the
world
be
one
of
thy
three
Capitall
enemies
,
how
mayst
thou
apply
thee
to
it
,
and
obey
the
will
therof
,
without
manifest
and
apparent
ruine
:
knowest
thou
what
it
is
to
abstaine
from
the
sacred
Communion
,
for
the
obliquies
of
the
world
.
No
other
thing
then
to
bee
ashamed
,
and
to
account
it
a
reproach
,
if
thou
art
a
good
Christian
,
and
indued
with
vertue
,
wherefore
&
worthily
too
,
may
Christ
be
ashamed
to
receiue
thee
into
heauen
.
Mund.
If
I
should
often
communicate
,
I
must
repent
often
,
become
a
good
example
to
others
,
keep
me
at
home
.
Cast
off
al
recreations
,
which
were
to
take
away
all
my
libertie
from
mee
,
and
so
I
should
pine
away
and
waxe
old
before
my
time
,
Spi.
Although
thou
Communicate
but
once
in
a
yeere
,
thou
art
bound
to
repent
,
to
giue
good
example
to
others
,
neither
art
thou
ignorant
how
great
a
sin
it
is
to
giue
a
scandall
to
others
.
And
the
often
communicating
,
doth
not
take
away
recreations
,
but
doth
allow
them
,
so
they
are
lawfull
&
honest
.
In
that
thou
sayst
thy
libertie
is
taken
away
,
it
is
not
true
,
for
if
thou
dost
thinke
any
thing
forbidden
lawfull
vnto
thee
not
Communicating
,
thou
art
deceiued
,
for
whether
thou
communicate
often
or
seldome
,
thou
art
bounde
to
abstaine
from
sins
.
He
which
for
recreation
offendeth
his
creator
,
looseth
true
liberty
,
when
he
maketh
himselfe
a
seruant
of
sin
,
yea
,
he
looseth
true
ioy
,
which
springeth
of
a
good
conscience
,
&
this
the
foolish
world
doth
not
vnderstand
.
Mund.
To
the
receiuing
of
this
most
holy
Communion
,
it
is
required
that
a
man
bee
of
a
quiet
minde
,
which
cannot
bee
commonly
brought
to
passe
,
for
the
aduersities
and
perturbations
of
this
world
,
it
is
not
conuenient
therfore
often
to
Communicate
.
Spirit
.
Yea
,
rather
the
afflictions
of
this
world
,
and
this
wretched
place
of
exile
,
ought
to
driue
vs
to
communicate
often
.
For
amongst
the
effects
thereof
,
this
one
is
mentioned
,
that
it
giueth
strength
in
aduersitie
,
as
the
Prophet
signifieth
,
when
hee
sayd
.
Thou
hast
prepared
a
Table
in
my
sight
against
those
that
trouble
me
.
Mun.
If
I
did
perceiue
I
were
called
of
God
to
communicate
often
,
I
would
willingly
obey
,
Spirit
.
I
pray
when
thou
commest
to
thine
ordinarie
prayers
thou
goest
to
the
Church
,
dost
thou
perceiue
thou
art
called
of
God
?
Mund.
No.
Spirit
.
Why
then
dost
thou
these
things
?
Mun.
For
that
they
seeme
to
mee
good
things
,
and
are
layde
down
as
parts
of
Gods
worship
.
Spirit
.
But
the
holy
Communion
without
question
is
better
then
all
,
and
more
commended
,
and
is
so
profitable
,
as
it
is
called
of
the
Church
the
pledge
of
future
glorie
.
Mund.
Howsoeuer
the
matter
is
,
to
say
truth
,
I
dare
not
come
often
to
this
heauenly
table
,
by
reason
of
my
manifold
imperfections
that
I
often
fall
into
.
Spirit
.
It
hath
beene
answered
to
this
before
,
either
thou
desirest
to
bee
deliuered
from
these
euils
,
or
not
,
if
thou
desirest
to
bee
ridde
of
them
,
this
most
holy
sacrament
receiued
with
due
preparation
,
wil
minister
such
strength
,
that
thou
mayst
by
little
and
little
remooue
them
,
as
it
is
euident
many
haue
done
,
who
by
the
vse
of
this
spirituall
meate
,
of
carnall
haue
beene
made
spirituall
.
Munda
.
I
yeeld
to
thy
reasons
,
and
would
gladly
communicate
,
but
I
feele
no
deuotion
.
Spir.
Perchance
thou
thinkst
thou
hast
no
deuotion
,
vnlesse
thou
shead
forth
teares
,
that
is
not
absolutely
necessarie
,
neither
in
these
consisteth
all
deuotion
.
The
teares
of
the
heart
may
suffice
.
That
is
sorrow
for
thy
sinnes
past
,
and
a
purpose
to
preuent
those
to
come
.
Moreouer
hee
is
called
deuout
,
which
in
all
thinges
conformeth
himselfe
to
Gods
will
,
wherefore
I
would
not
that
thou
shouldest
therefore
abstaine
,
because
teares
and
sighs
are
wanting
,
for
these
are
not
alwaies
necessarie
,
God
giueth
them
to
whom
he
pleaseth
.
Mund.
To
say
what
I
think
,
and
that
I
may
confesse
a
truth
▪
thou
hast
plainely
perswaded
mee
that
it
is
better
to
communicate
often
,
then
to
abstaine
,
but
one
thing
yet
remaineth
,
I
am
loath
to
acknowledge
my
sinnes
,
Spirit
.
If
wee
acknowledge
our
sinnes
,
God
is
mercifull
to
forgiue
vs
our
sinnes
,
bee
not
loath
.
Munda
.
Many
businesses
do
occurre
,
which
hinder
this
so
waightie
a
matter
,
I
meane
the
woorks
of
repentance
.
Spirituall
,
This
is
the
,
temptation
of
the
Diuell
who
that
he
may
spoyle
thee
of
the
fruit
of
this
diuine
sacrament
,
causeth
that
repentance
seemeth
troublesome
vnto
thee
,
and
the
whole
preparation
to
the
communion
.
Furthermore
,
businesses
doe
not
hinder
good
works
,
the
businesses
of
greater
moment
are
to
bee
preferred
before
the
lesse
.
There
is
time
to
dispatch
earthly
affayres
in
good
order
.
When
the
Son
of
God
standeth
and
knocketh
at
the
doore
of
thy
hart
,
open
vnto
him
,
let
him
not
knocke
in
vaine
.
To
conclude
,
remember
that
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
suffereth
violence
,
when
we
see
,
wee
must
labour
to
attaine
the
same
.
Mund
It
is
euen
so
,
I
must
needes
confesse
I
am
ouercome
,
wherefore
my
resolution
is
,
with
Gods
good
grace
,
to
repaire
oft
to
the
blessed
Sacrament
.
Another
Dialogue
wherein
is
discussed
the
doctrine
and
benefite
of
the
blessed
Sacrament
.
The
Speakers
.
Catechumenus
.
Doctor
.
Catechumenus
.
I
Desire
to
bee
instructed
in
the
Doctrine
of
the
holy
Sacrament
.
D.
I
confesse
in
regard
of
the
spirituall
consolation
we
reap
by
this
holy
mystery
,
thou
mayst
well
desire
to
bee
instructed
in
this
doctrine
,
but
for
my
part
,
there
is
no
doctrine
wherin
I
more
feare
to
deliuer
my
mind
,
then
this
,
because
the
more
I
consider
of
it
,
the
more
I
admire
the
excellencie
thereof
,
which
to
me
is
more
then
words
can
expresse
.
Catecu
.
I
can
bee
content
to
submit
my selfe
to
the
iudgement
of
the
learned
,
without
curious
questioning
.
Doctor
.
T
is
wel
as
thou
sayst
,
I
had
rather
by
farre
commune
with
the
humble
in
this
case
,
then
any
other
.
The
goodnes
of
God
herein
,
should
with
reuerence
be
admired
Catecu
.
I
rest
satisfied
in
this
case
,
but
I
wold
learne
of
you
what
might
mooue
me
to
loue
the
Giuer
of
so
great
a
gift
.
Doc.
The
meanes
to
loue
the
Author
of
this
gift
,
is
to
consider
his
bounty
,
how
he
doth
herein
offer
himselfe
vnto
vs
and
all
the
benefites
of
his
suffering
,
Catecumenus
.
I
am
mooued
with
incredible
ioye
,
to
thinke
of
the
innumerable
benefites
,
wee
receiue
hereby
,
and
it
stirreth
me
vp
to
deuotion
and
reuerence
.
Doct.
It
may
well
so
doe
,
for
what
ioy
is
here
offered
vnto
the
faithfull
the
faithfull
shall
find
,
what
may
they
not
hope
for
at
his
hands
who
hath
giuen
himselfe
vnto
them
,
what
prouokements
to
loue
and
hope
we
haue
,
there
need
no
long
discourse
to
manifest
and
shew
.
Catecum
.
I
acknowledge
my selfe
satisfied
beseeching
God
to
make
me
a
dutiful
receiuer
of
this
most
holy
misterie
.
Lau●
Deo
.