INSTRVCTIONS
for
the
vse
of
the
beades
,
conteining
many
matters
of
meditacion
or
mentall
prayer
,
with
diuerse
good
aduises
of
ghostly
counsayle
.
Where
vnto
is
added
a
figure
or
forme
of
the
beades
portrued
in
a
Table
.
Compiled
by
Iohn
Bucke
for
the
benefite
of
vnlearned
.
And
Dedicated
to
the
honorable
good
Lady
,
ANNE
LADY
Hungarforde
,
sister
to
the
Duchesse
of
Ferria
.
depiction of the virgin Mary and Jesus Christ or the Madonna and Child, encircled by rosary beads, with decades divided by two hands, two feet and a heart
Imprinted
at
LOVAIN
in
the
yere
of
our
Lordre
.
1589.
depiction of the Visitation, featuring the virgin Mary, Elizabeth, and the infant John the Baptist; in the background is a city
blazon or coat of arms of Lady Anne Hungerford, née Dormer
TO
THE
RICHT
VERtuous
Lady
,
ANNE
Lady
Hungarfoorde
,
his
honorable
good
Maistres
,
Iohn
Bucke
Wisheth
al
healthe
.
FOr
so
muche
as
man
borne
in
to
this
worlde
haithe
no
long
time
to
liue
Here
,
he
being
(
as
the
Wy
seman
saithe
)
lent
,
not
geuen
to
life
:
And
for
that
we
must
render
an
accompt
,
at
the
daye
of
Iudgement
(
before
that
dredefull
Iudge
,
whiche
is
voyde
of
partialitie
)
not
onlie
of
woordes
and
woorkes
,
but
of
eache
moment
of
time
spent
here
,
yea
euen
vnto
the
thoughtes
of
our
hartes
,
euerie
one
in
his
vocacion
and
degree
:
And
for
my
part
calling
all
this
to
the
eyes
of
my
minde
:
seing
also
all
my
actions
hithertho
to
be
verie
base
and
barrain
in
his
sight
,
whiche
is
the
true
searcher
of
al
thoughtes
:
I
began
to
think
how
I
might
employe
my selfe
in
some
woorke
acceptable
to
so
bountifull
and
benigne
a
patrone
,
and
lorde
,
as
haith
beside
my
creacion
and
redempcion
,
not
onlie
sanctified
me
and
preserued
me
from
my
infancie
:
but
also
brought
me
out
af
that
darke
Egiptiacal
England
,
(
the
verie
sea
of
heresie
)
and
placed
me
vnder
so
good
and
graciouse
a
ladie
,
in
whom
I
dailie
beholde
manie
examples
of
true
Religion
,
goldie
fear
,
constant
patience
,
and
Christian
pietie
.
Therfore
finding
nothing
more
agreable
to
hys
diuine
pleasure
,
than
is
the
charitable
trauail
in
mouing
the
deuocion
of
others
to
the
effectuall
seruice
of
his
Diuine
Maiestie
by
prayer
and
meditacion
:
and
considering
how
great
commoditie
a
litle
direction
in
prayer
may
bring
to
the
vnlearned
and
ignorant
,
whose
weakenesse
I
wolde
be
glad
anie
waye
to
releue
:
The
first
parte
of
this
booke
.
I
haue
thought
good
to
put
foorth
suche
spirituall
exercises
,
as
I
my selfe
haue
priuatlie
vsed
,
with
great
comfort
,
in
sayieng
the
Rosaire
,
Croune
,
or
Psalter
of
our
blessed
laidie
the
virgin
Marie
,
vpon
the
beades
.
The
second
part
.
And
I
haue
also
set
doun
sundry
meditacions
and
consideracions
to
be
vsed
otherwyse
,
touching
aswel
the
passion
of
our
Sauiour
and
our
redemption
:
as
also
the
infinite
benefites
and
Graces
most
plentifullie
bestowed
vpon
euerie
Christian
:
to
the
ende
that
in
thinking
therof
a
good
religiouse
mynde
may
be
more
diligent
and
attentiue
to
note
and
marke
what
is
sayd
:
more
inflamed
to
deuocion
:
and
more
moued
with
compunction
and
sorowe
for
synnes
committed
.
And
thies
meditations
a
man
muy
diuide
in
to
seuen
partes
,
according
to
the
dayes
of
the
weeke
:
to
the
ende
that
a
thankfull
hart
Dailie
beholding
(
as
in
a
glasse
)
the
bountifull
guiftes
of
God
maye
take
occasion
to
hate
synne
,
and
to
loue
God
so
good
a
benefactor
and
patrone
.
And
because
many
wel
disposed
parsones
wolde
fayne
walke
according
to
the
wil
of
their
lorde
and
Creator
:
yet
doe
they
wander
astray
by
want
of
good
instruction
,
rather
than
vpon
malice
:
The
thrid
parte
.
I
haue
collected
out
of
deuout
authors
certein
lessons
an
directions
sheweing
,
not
onlie
,
good
meanes
to
auoyde
synne
,
and
to
frame
the
whole
course
of
lyfe
according
to
hys
rule
and
commaundement
,
whiche
sayeth
;
Hoe
fac
,
&
viues
.
Doe
this
,
and
thou
shault
lyue
:
but
also
profitable
signes
and
argumentes
,
whereby
one
muy
perceiue
,
whether
he
standeth
in
the
state
of
God
his
grace
and
fauor
,
The
fowerth
parte
.
or
no.
Lastlie
I
haue
added
some
rules
to
know
from
whence
cuell
thoughtes
do
proced
eand
meanes
to
auoyde
them
:
with
a
figure
or
portrature
of
the
beades
,
conteining
your
Lady
shippes
vsuall
Meditacion
vpon
them
.
Thies
with
suche
lyke
being
the
sclender
fruit
of
my
barrain
wyt
hauing
no
better
crop
to
put
in
to
the
barne
,
I
haue
published
for
the
benefit
of
the
vnlearned
,
wiche
can
not
skill
of
curiouse
discourses
penned
by
great
clerkes
.
And
I
haue
presumed
to
dedicat
this
fruit
of
my
poor
talent
vnto
your
Ladyship
,
my
honorable
,
and
most
bountifull
Maistresse
:
by
whose
example
of
Christian
lyfe
and
conuersacion
I
haue
bene
muche
edified
,
and
animated
,
as
to
other
Christian
exercises
,
so
to
this
woork
now
here
set
foorthe
.
Whiche
I
hope
shall
fynde
better
enterteinment
;
for
that
it
passeth
vnder
the
fauour
of
your
honorable
countenance
.
And
good
reason
I
haue
so
to
think
,
for
(
to
omit
other
places
,
times
,
and
proofes
testifyeing
your
vertues
)
synce
your
comyng
in
to
thies
Countries
,
you
haue
geuen
suche
demonstracions
of
true
Religion
,
by
the
fruits
of
your
good
lyfe
,
as
for
your
pittifoll
hart
,
and
charitable
compassion
,
with
the
effect
of
almoise
and
woorkes
of
mercie
,
I
may
wel
compare
you
to
Paula
,
whom
Seint
Ierom
so
highlie
commendeth
.
The
towne
of
Louain
and
other
places
in
time
of
plague
famin
,
warre
,
and
heresie
can
testifie
your
pietie
.
The
naked
then
by
you
clothed
,
the
hungrie
then
by
you
fedde
,
the
sick
of
daungerouse
diseases
than
by
you
visited
,
comforted
,
and
releued
;
the
dead
then
by
you
buried
,
the
captiues
then
by
you
ransomed
,
yea
the
simple
seduced
soules
then
by
your
meants
reconciled
to
God
and
his
Churche
are
suffficient
testimonies
and
prooses
of
your
zeale
to
vertue
,
and
of
your
perfection
in
Catholique
Religion
:
and
will
plead
for
you
before
God
and
man
:
that
as
the
whole
course
of
your
lyfe
hitherto
haith
bene
accompted
among
the
most
honorable
in
vertue
:
so
wil
your
temporall
ende
be
in
dede
aright
famouse
in
all
good
memorie
and
your
second
lyfe
in
heauen
verie
gloriouse
among
holie
Confessors
,
for
(
as
Seynt
Ierom
truelie
sayeth
)
seldome
or
neuer
dieth
that
man
an
euell
death
,
which
willinglie
exerciseth
the
woorkes
of
Charitie
.
And
hys
reason
is
,
for
that
suche
persones
haue
many
intercessors
among
good
and
vertuouse
poor
people
:
and
verie
vnlike
it
is
and
almost
impossible
that
none
of
theyr
prayers
shoulde
not
be
herd
.
And
thoughe
(
good
Madame
)
you
haue
endured
many
afflictions
and
greuous
aduersities
:
yet
haue
you
no
cause
therfore
to
be
discouraged
:
for
they
are
euident
signes
of
the
fauor
that
God
beareth
toward
you
.
It
is
à
peculiar
propertie
of
God
to
punish
them
whom
he
loueth
.
Examples
therof
we
haue
infinite
in
holy
scripture
and
otherwhere
.
Holy
Iob
dyd
neuer
willinglie
eat
morsel
of
bread
alone
,
without
company
of
some
one
or
other
poor
and
needy
persone
:
yet
were
his
plagues
and
afflictions
so
terrible
,
and
his
diseases
so
lothesome
as
we
tede
not
of
any
greater
.
Who
was
more
pittifull
to
the
poor
and
nedie
than
olde
Tobie
,
whiche
buried
the
dead
:
fed
the
hungrie
;
and
supplied
the
wantes
of
many
:
visited
and
comforted
his
felowes
captiues
?
Yet
dyd
he
bear
the
burden
of
many
heuye
crosses
.
And
when
he
dyd
stand
in
most
nede
of
al
comfort
,
he
lost
the
vse
of
his
sight
:
But
with
thies
and
suche
examples
of
Scripture
you
are
well
acquainted
.
I
will
recompt
vnto
you
others
.
It
is
well
knowen
hou
charitable
a
hand
and
hart
Seynt
Gregorie
the
great
had
,
the
restorer
of
Christian
Religion
in
England
,
to
whom
our
Sauiour
appeared
among
others
poor
beggars
,
as
a
special
token
that
God
was
well
pleased
with
that
good
mans
almoise
dedes
,
and
woorkes
of
charitie
:
yet
was
he
vexed
with
bodilie
siknesse
continuallie
.
It
is
written
of
a
holie
woman
called
Liduina
so
pittifull
towardes
the
poor
and
needie
,
as
when
she
had
not
sufficient
of
her
owen
to
geue
,
she
wolde
begge
and
borow
of
others
to
releue
the
necessitie
of
the
poor
,
Suche
encrcase
ostentimes
folowed
her
hand
,
as
though
she
euer
gaue
where
need
required
,
yet
dyd
her
porcion
fynde
no
decrease
:
In
so
muche
as
one
time
(
if
not
oftener
)
thirtie
poor
persones
were
well
releued
of
the
meat
that
was
put
in
one
pot
,
and
in
the
end
as
muche
meat
found
in
the
pot
as
was
at
the
fyrst
put
in
to
it
.
yea
she
had
a
purse
where
in
she
vsed
to
put
her
almose
money
,
whiche
she
called
IESVS
hys
pot
,
for
that
it
neuer
failed
:
yet
was
this
good
woman
euer
siklic
,
and
often
afflicted
with
many
most
greuouse
diseases
and
aduersities
.
And
it
is
well
knowen
hou
your
Ladieshipp
being
at
Namure
in
a
time
of
great
famin
you
releued
the
hungrie
soldiors
with
flesh
he
and
pottage
,
and
how
God
so
blessed
your
almoise
,
as
the
meat
prouided
in
tuo
pottes
for
thirtie
parsones
dyd
suffice
well
nigh
two
hundred
people
.
Therfore
as
you
haue
Good
cause
with
that
good
woman
Lidunia
to
magnifye
God
,
whiche
gaue
you
habilitie
and
good
wil
to
exercise
the
woorkes
of
charitie
)
and
multiplied
your
guystes
in
your
handes
:
So
haue
you
good
matter
of
comfort
by
patient
bearing
of
your
wordlie
afflictions
,
expect
with
Liduina
the
reward
prepared
for
faith
sull
and
charitable
Christianes
:
knoweing
perfectlie
that
he
whiche
geueth
but
a
cup
of
colde
water
for
the
loue
of
Christ
shall
not
leese
his
rewarde
.
Thies
examples
shew
you
that
temporal
afflictions
casuallie
falling
vpon
good
men
,
are
signes
and
argumentes
of
Gods
fauour
.
For
(
as
Seynt
Gregorie
doeth
well
note
)
there
is
no
greater
marke
of
Gods
wrathe
and
displeasure
,
then
is
a
continuall
good
successe
in
healthe
,
welthe
,
and
wordlye
prosperitie
.
Yea
siknesse
and
affliction
doeth
frame
and
conforme
vs
lyke
to
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
:
whom
God
the
Father
sent
in
to
the
world
not
to
reap
the
delicate
pleasures
therof
:
but
to
suffer
great
paynes
and
miseries
.
What
carefull
troubles
and
dredefull
perills
dyd
his
blessed
mother
endure
,
when
it
was
knowen
that
our
maister
Iesus
should
be
borne
?
And
after
he
was
borne
a
great
nomber
of
deadlie
enemies
dyd
dailye
arise
against
that
swete
babe
and
her
.
What
terrible
fear
and
care
with
paynfull
labors
dyd
she
endure
traualing
ouer
hilles
and
dales
;
when
she
heard
the
cries
of
mothers
for
their
children
haled
out
of
their
armes
and
mordered
before
their
eyes
:
when
shedyd
mete
the
cruell
bouchers
that
sought
to
morder
her
dear
childe
by
the
cruell
edict
of
wicked
Herod
,
proclaming
all
male
children
from
troo
yeres
olde
and
vnder
to
be
slaine
?
what
soroufull
cares
and
hard
traunlyng
dyd
that
blessed
virgin
endure
to
hyde
and
saue
her
onlie
sonne
from
the
crueltie
of
those
synfull
creatures
,
whom
her
sonne
came
to
sane
and
kepe
from
hel
and
damnacion
if
they
wolde
accept
hym
?
Shal
we
then
look
for
priuileige
and
immunitie
from
wordlie
afflictions
,
when
we
see
that
spotlesse
lamb
the
sonne
of
God
,
and
the
immaculat
virgin
his
mother
to
haue
endured
all
miseries
that
the
worlde
could
procure
against
them
?
In
verie
truthe
,
afflictions
and
miseries
susteyned
by
a
faithfull
Christian
are
the
bages
of
our
lorde
and
Maister
.
Therfore
we
must
not
grudge
to
wear
our
Maisters
liuereys
,
and
to
bear
our
crosse
and
folow
hym
:
considering
that
in
so
doeing
we
haue
an
assurance
of
his
entertainement
with
lyfe
euerlasting
in
his
high
palace
of
heauen
:
Whereunto
he
that
bought
your
laidyship
bring
you
when
it
shall
please
hym
.
In
mean
tyme
I
humblie
beseche
you
accept
this
myte
putin
to
the
box
.
Interpret
of
it
as
I
mynde
to
your
honor
and
to
all
good
Catholiques
to
whose
vieue
it
shall
come
.
I
craue
onlie
the
glorie
of
God
hereby
to
encrease
,
to
whom
I
commend
your
Ladyshippe
with
all
true
Catholiques
.
Your
Ladyshyppes
obedient
seruant
Iohn
Bucke
.
depiction of the virgin Mary and Jesus Christ or the Madonna and Child, in a room
SEVEN
SHORTE
MATters
of
Meditacion
touching
the
benefites
whiche
God
hath
bestowed
vpon
Mankynde
.
IT
is
requisite
and
expedient
for
euery
Christian
often
to
thynke
vpon
the
benefites
that
God
haith
geuen
to
man
whiche
being
infinite
in
nomber
and
valew
may
be
reduced
to
seuen
principall
heades
.
And
thees
are
the
benefites
of
our
Creacion
,
Gratificacion
,
Vocation
,
Iustificacion
,
Dotacion
,
Gubernacion
,
and
Glorificacion
.
Touching
the
benefite
of
Creacion
.
We
may
consider
sex
thinges
touching
our
Creacion
.
First
how
God
hath
predestinated
vs
in
perpetuall
loue
before
the
worlde
was
made
.
Secondlie
how
he
made
man
most
lyke
to
him selfe
.
Thirdlie
how
he
hath
geuen
vs
a
body
of
a
most
seamly
constitucion
and
proporcion
,
voyde
of
many
deformities
,
and
made
it
apt
to
serue
him
.
Fowerthly
how
he
hath
made
our
soule
immortall
,
and
adorned
it
with
many
qualities
most
precious
.
Fiftlie
that
he
haith
appointed
for
eache
one
of
vs
a
Good
Angell
to
guyde
and
keep
vs
.
Sixtlie
that
he
hath
geuen
vs
a
prerogatiue
to
be
borne
of
Christian
parentes
,
not
of
infideles
nor
heretiques
.
And
of
thies
matters
you
may
thynke
vpon
,
with
great
profit
,
geuing
God
due
thankes
for
the
same
euerie
monday
at
morning
,
noone
,
or
night
,
as
your
laisure
will
permit
.
Touching
the
benefit
of
Gratificacion
.
We
may
consider
six
thinges
touching
Gratificacion
.
First
how
God
the
Father
hath
sent
among
vs
his
welbeloued
Sonne
,
to
be
our
redemer
and
our
exemplar
to
folow
.
Secondlie
how
he
hath
geuen
vs
the
holie
Ghoost
in
token
of
adopcion
as
a
priuileige
of
loue
,
and
a
pledge
of
dispensacion
,
communicating
vnto
vs
his
inspiracions
,
guyftes
,
and
fruites
.
Thirdlie
how
he
haith
bestowed
on
vs
his
holy
Sacramentes
in
his
holy
Churche
there
to
haue
a
refuge
and
place
of
succour
(
as
in
the
Arke
of
Noe
)
from
the
fludde
of
synne
and
iniquities
.
Fouerthly
how
by
baptisme
he
haith
purged
vs
of
Originall
sinne
;
and
as
it
were
haith
restored
to
vs
the
vesture
and
Innocencie
of
originall
Iustice
.
Fiftlie
how
he
haith
fortified
vs
with
the
Sacrament
of
Confirmacion
;
wherby
he
haith
armed
vs
agaynst
many
inconueniences
.
Sixtly
how
he
haith
made
vs
Christianes
,
according
to
the
name
of
our
Sauiour
Christ
:
making
vs
ther
by
the
sonnes
of
God
by
adopcion
,
and
coheyres
of
his
kingedome
.
And
of
thies
matters
you
may
thynk
of
euery
tewestaye
.
Touching
the
benefite
of
vocacion
.
Whe
may
consider
six
thinges
touching
vocacion
.
First
with
what
great
patience
he
haith
borne
with
vs
falling
so
often
from
him
after
so
many
and
so
great
benefites
.
How
he
haith
long
expected
our
returne
to
him
:
forbearing
to
condemne
vs
eternallie
:
not
permitting
vs
to
dye
in
our
wickednesse
.
Secondlie
how
many
wayes
he
haith
sought
to
recall
vs
:
sometime
by
inwarde
inspiracions
:
sometime
by
admonicion
of
other
men
:
sometime
by
exhortacions
of
holy
scriptures
:
yea
oft̄etimes
by
large
and
bountifull
guyftes
of
nature
,
fortune
,
and
grace
:
sometime
by
euident
showes
of
eternall
Ioyes
.
Thyrdlie
how
he
haith
broken
our
hard
hartes
:
how
he
haith
geuen
vs
a
good
wil
to
vertue
:
and
remoued
all
those
Impedimentes
that
myght
withdrawe
vs
from
him
.
Fouerthly
how
fatherlie
he
haith
enterteined
vs
when
we
haue
returned
to
him
:
how
he
imbrased
vs
as
the
father
dyd
his
prodigall
sonne
and
put
vpon
vs
the
stole
of
Innocencie
whiche
by
sinne
we
had
loste
.
Fiftly
that
he
hath
moued
vs
to
harty
repentance
,
and
therby
haith
called
vs
from
the
company
of
sinnefull
people
,
as
he
called
Loth
from
Sodom
:
Abraham
from
the
Chaldees
,
and
Nohe
from
the
fludde
.
Sixtlie
how
he
hath
put
vs
in
a
reformed
place
,
in
his
holy
Churche
:
where
we
may
liue
religiouslie
doeing
pennance
for
our
sinnes
.
And
hath
set
vs
in
a
state
to
preuent
the
malice
of
sinne
,
and
hath
remitted
our
sinnes
by
the
sacrament
of
pennance
.
Of
thies
matters
you
may
think
euery
wedensdaye
.
Touching
the
benefite
of
Iustificacion
.
In
considering
this
benefit
of
Iustificacion
:
we
are
first
to
thank
God
for
that
he
hath
chaunged
our
will
:
made
vs
apt
to
doe
pennance
;
and
to
doe
that
sweetly
,
whiche
before
was
bitter
to
vs
:
and
hath
geuen
vs
the
speciall
guyft
of
continence
.
Secondlie
for
that
he
hath
geuen
vs
constant
perseuerance
in
faith
fear
and
loue
:
when
many
whiche
dyd
wel
begynne
haue
failed
in
the
ende
to
their
damnacion
.
Thirdly
for
that
he
hath
geuen
vs
the
euangelicall
vertue
hope
,
and
grace
to
saue
vs
from
leauing
our
good
purpose
:
by
inspiring
into
vs
many
internall
consolacions
,
with
a
minde
to
detest
sinne
,
and
a
desire
of
the
Ioyes
to
come
.
Fouerthly
for
that
he
hath
to
our
coumfort
left
vnto
vs
the
blessed
Sacrament
of
the
bodie
and
bloude
of
our
Sauiour
,
as
a
viaticum
or
necessarie
prouision
for
our
releefe
in
our
iourney
.
Fiftely
for
that
he
hath
left
vs
the
holy
Scriptures
wherein
,
as
in
a
Glasse
,
we
may
beholde
our
defectes
,
and
our
alteracions
:
and
inflame
our
hartes
with
dailie
desyre
to
be
purged
and
iustified
.
Sixtly
,
for
that
he
hath
endued
vs
with
the
ornamentes
of
many
vertues
,
therby
to
couer
the
filthynes
of
our
sinnes
.
And
hath
left
vs
many
examples
of
holy
martyrs
,
confessors
,
virgins
and
other
Seyntes
to
kepe
vs
by
imitating
them
from
fallyng
and
faynting
in
our
good
purpose
.
And
thies
matters
you
may
vse
euery
Thuresday
.
Touching
the
benefite
of
Dotacion
.
Here
we
may
first
thynke
of
the
guyftes
of
nature
,
fortune
and
Grace
whiche
he
most
largelie
and
beningnely
haith
bestowed
vpon
vs
:
as
felyng
,
hearing
,
seyng
,
vnderstandyng
,
will
and
memorie
:
Riches
,
honor
,
and
worldly
wealth
:
strength
,
beautie
,
and
health
:
faith
,
hope
,
and
charitie
.
Secoundly
how
that
among
many
other
prefermentes
,
he
hayth
reduced
vs
home
to
the
Shepefolde
when
we
wandred
and
strayed
abroade
:
and
haith
instructed
vs
when
we
were
ignorant
:
and
lyfted
vs
vp
when
we
were
fallen
in
sinnefullnesse
of
lyfe
.
Thirdly
how
he
haith
illuminated
our
vnderstanding
with
knowleige
of
his
secretes
:
and
haith
wrought
in
vs
many
godly
mocions
to
deuout
purposes
.
Fowerthly
how
he
haith
inflamed
our
desires
,
and
haith
delited
our
vnderstanding
to
contemplate
,
thynke
,
and
meditate
of
heuenly
thynges
:
and
therby
haith
geuen
vs
a
taste
and
entrance
to
euerlasting
lyfe
.
Fiftlye
how
he
haith
preserued
vs
from
the
wounde
of
sinne
,
putting
away
the
occasiones
:
and
haith
geuen
vs
the
grace
to
preuent
or
resist
sinne
:
and
so
healed
our
affections
,
as
we
may
the
better
perseuer
in
exercises
of
pietie
.
Sixtly
how
he
haith
so
delyuered
vs
from
the
daunger
of
tentacion
,
as
he
haith
raised
vs
when
we
were
fallen
:
and
endewed
vs
with
greater
strengthe
to
resist
than
we
had
before
.
And
of
thies
matters
you
may
consider
euery
fryday
,
and
yeeld
to
him
al
dew
thankes
for
the
same
.
Touching
the
benefite
of
gubernacion
.
Here
we
are
to
thinke
how
he
haith
preserued
vs
euer
bodily
and
ghoostlye
in
good
estate
,
with
encrease
of
strengthe
and
couraige
to
execute
all
good
mocions
.
Secoundly
how
from
our
Cradels
to
this
moment
he
haith
preserued
vs
from
many
enemies
,
diseases
,
daungers
,
and
inconueniences
.
Thirdly
how
he
haith
hitherto
furnished
vs
with
all
necessaires
of
meat
,
drinke
,
clothe
,
loging
and
other
thinges
.
Fowerthly
how
he
haith
for
vs
ordeined
course
and
succession
of
times
,
as
day
and
night
winter
and
sommer
,
spring
tyme
and
haruest
,
with
diuersitie
of
seasons
and
varieties
of
thinges
for
auoyding
of
wearines
,
and
tedious
lothesomenes
.
Fiftlie
how
he
haith
directed
vs
in
prosperitie
and
aduersitie
:
in
siknes
and
health
:
and
in
the
whole
course
of
our
lyfe
.
Bearing
with
our
infirmities
,
remitting
our
enormityes
:
encreasing
our
merites
:
and
of
thies
matters
you
may
think
euery
Saterday
and
geue
God
thankes
for
these
benefites
.
Touching
the
benefite
of
glorificacion
.
Here
we
are
to
consider
and
to
thank
God
for
many
thinges
of
diuerse
degrees
and
qualities
touching
our
glorificacion
,
whiche
he
hath
ordeined
for
vs
,
if
we
lyve
and
dye
in
his
grace
and
fauour
:
and
of
thies
,
some
are
aboue
vs
,
some
nigh
vs
,
some
within
vs
,
others
without
vs
,
some
vnder
vs
,
and
many
all
about
vs
.
Touching
the
first
,
we
are
to
thank
hym
for
the
Ioyes
of
heauen
,
whiche
of
his
singular
bountie
and
magnifence
he
hath
promised
vs
:
as
the
fruicion
of
his
Diuinitie
:
the
vision
and
sight
of
our
redemer
,
with
his
blessed
mother
.
And
here
consider
what
vnspeakable
Ioye
it
shal
be
to
beholde
the
blessed
Virgin
Marie
glorifyed
in
heauen
:
with
all
the
orders
of
Angels
.
And
touching
the
second
,
consider
how
we
shall
there
enioye
the
compaines
of
all
patriarches
,
prophetes
,
martyres
,
confessors
,
virgines
,
and
other
Seyntes
and
deuout
Christianes
whiche
haue
bene
syns
the
begynning
of
the
worlde
,
and
for
their
integritie
of
life
are
now
most
cleare
and
bright
,
and
in
nomber
infinite
.
Touching
the
third
poynt
we
haue
to
consider
and
to
thanke
.
God
for
the
glorificacion
of
our
soules
and
bodies
,
clothed
with
immortalitie
,
bright
shining
a
boue
the
clearenes
of
the
sonne
,
prouided
for
vs
if
we
lyue
in
this
worlde
according
to
our
profession
.
As
for
the
fowerth
we
are
to
looke
for
a
place
most
pleasant
to
beholde
,
most
delectable
to
all
our
senses
and
vnderstanding
:
and
in
that
respect
to
thynke
our selues
at
all
times
most
bounde
to
thank
,
laude
,
and
glorifie
our
redemer
.
Touching
the
fift
we
haue
to
consider
how
by
diuine
grace
we
shal
eschape
our
terrible
and
cruell
enemyes
that
are
in
the
pyt
of
hell
:
a
singular
motiue
to
induce
vs
euer
to
geue
God
thankes
.
As
to
the
sixt
degree
,
to
wit
,
of
thynges
that
are
on
euery
syde
about
vs
we
haue
to
thynke
vpon
many
guyftes
and
graces
that
God
haith
bestowed
vpon
vs
,
innumerable
,
inestimable
,
vnmesurable
:
And
also
to
consider
the
infinit
euels
and
miseries
from
whiche
God
hath
preserued
vs
:
and
how
we
shal
be
in
safetie
and
securitie
deliuered
from
all
that
we
nede
to
fear
:
enioyeng
all
thinges
we
can
desyre
.
Thus
muche
touching
the
benefites
whiche
God
haith
geuen
vs
.
Theise
thinges
euerie
good
Christian
is
bownd
to
thynk
vpon
daily
eyther
in
all
or
in
parte
,
and
to
endeuour
him
felfe
to
be
thankefull
.
For
ingratitude
is
a
great
part
of
Iniustice
.
And
among
all
Christian
exercises
,
none
is
more
easie
,
(
if
we
be
willing
)
none
more
nedefull
,
(
if
we
regard
our
duetie
)
none
more
profitable
(
if
we
look
for
rewarde
)
than
is
often
to
meditate
consider
and
thynke
of
the
great
and
manisolde
benefites
whiche
we
haue
receiued
of
God
:
for
what
may
be
the
cause
why
we
fele
so
great
decrease
and
want
of
guyftes
and
graces
whiche
in
time
past
we
enioyed
,
but
only
our
ingratitude
?
what
other
better
mean
can
we
fynde
to
preserue
our selues
in
the
fauour
of
God
than
by
often
callyng
to
mynde
and
memorie
the
benefites
of
God
towardes
vs
?
This
kynde
of
meditacion
is
as
it
were
a
corde
to
hall
and
draw
vs
to
God
.
Nothing
more
kyndleth
in
our
hartes
the
loue
of
God
(
sayeth
seynt
Augustin
)
than
often
to
weagh
and
consider
the
benignitie
of
God
towarde
vs
.
Certein
circumstances
touching
the
passion
of
our
Sauiour
verie
profitable
to
be
often
thought
vpon
to
moue
contricion
and
amendement
of
life
.
depiction of the Crucifixion, featuring Jesus Christ nailed to a cross at Golgotha; surrounded by the virgin Mary, John the Apostle, and a kneeling female figure
A
Man
may
with
great
commoditie
meditate
vpon
the
passion
of
Iesus
Christ
our
Redemer
,
in
admiring
his
wonderfull
great
charitie
,
humilitie
,
and
patience
.
whiche
appeareth
by
fower
circumstances
.
To
witt
,
if
a
man
consider
who
he
was
that
suffered
:
what
he
suffered
:
by
whom
he
suffered
:
and
for
whom
he
suffered
.
Vnderstand
then
that
he
whiche
suffered
was
the
Creator
of
the
worlde
:
Lord
commaunder
and
gouernour
of
all
creatures
:
Goodnesse
it selfe
:
the
sonne
of
God
,
and
God
him selfe
:
he
suffred
banishement
,
hungar
,
thurst
,
colde
,
tentacions
,
I
kornes
,
contumelies
,
bondes
,
beatinges
,
woundes
,
and
villanouse
crueltie
,
with
all
despite
that
the
deuill
by
man
could
execute
against
hym
.
Therfore
in
weighing
of
thies
two
circumstances
(
who
and
what
)
you
may
easilie
conceiue
,
that
the
parsone
so
persecuted
was
so
great
,
and
the
indignities
whiche
he
endured
were
so
monstruous
,
as
you
may
well
say
and
thinke
,
that
the
Iudge
of
the
worlde
was
him selfe
arraigned
and
Iudged
:
Iustice
it selfe
was
condemned
:
Innocencie
it selfe
was
accused
,
blamed
and
defamed
:
Glorie
it selfe
was
with
all
opprobrie
spit
at
:
God
him
selfe
openlie
to
his
face
blasphemed
:
light
extinguished
:
and
life
was
slaine
:
The
Segnior
,
lorde
,
and
maister
of
heauen
and
earthe
was
put
to
death
:
to
the
most
cruell
,
most
shamefull
and
most
reprochefull
death
of
the
Crosse
:
and
so
horriblie
abused
,
as
the
verie
elementes
repined
against
the
fact
:
The
sonne
loft
his
light
,
and
the
earthe
trembled
whith
the
horror
therof
.
Here
beholde
the
meruelous
pacience
of
the
sufferer
:
whiche
in
a
moment
,
with
a
thought
,
might
haue
consumed
all
those
wreches
,
and
throwne
them
in
to
the
fyre
of
hell
.
And
at
whose
handes
did
he
beare
all
thies
indignities
?
of
whom
did
he
suffer
thies
contumclious
cruelties
?
for
suthe
of
his
own
creatures
whom
he
had
made
of
naught
:
of
his
own
seruantes
and
vassailes
,
who
had
there
being
of
him
,
and
euerie
other
good
thing
else
.
Whom
he
had
chosen
and
picked
out
from
the
rest
of
the
worlde
for
his
own
peculiar
people
:
whom
he
had
higlie
aduaunced
in
the
sight
of
the
worlde
.
But
for
whome
dyd
he
suffer
thies
afflictions
?
not
for
any
fault
that
he
him selfe
committed
:
but
euen
for
them
that
thus
traiterouslie
abused
him
:
for
them
he
suffered
whiche
contemne
him
and
all
goodnesse
.
he
suffered
these
paynes
to
deliuer
his
enemies
from
payne
:
to
pay
their
ransome
and
to
redeme
them
from
the
daunger
of
sinne
,
from
damnacion
,
deathe
and
hell
,
if
they
wolde
repent
in
time
and
reconcile
them selues
to
him
.
If
you
deeplie
thinke
of
thies
fower
circumstances
,
you
shall
finde
matter
enough
to
wonder
at
the
marcie
,
clemencie
,
patience
,
longanimitie
and
charitie
of
our
Redemer
:
and
Iust
cause
shal
you
see
to
accuse
,
blame
,
and
condemne
your selues
of
ingratitude
,
to
fall
in
to
repentance
,
grefe
,
and
sorow
for
your
sinnes
:
to
seke
to
reforme
your selues
,
and
to
flee
to
him
for
succour
:
to
studie
with
all
loue
and
dutie
to
requite
him
with
loue
,
whiche
for
your
sakes
endured
all
thies
miseries
.
Of
thre
speciall
sortes
of
meditacion
,
some
what
hard
to
exercise
,
but
passing
profitable
.
THere
is
one
kinde
of
meditacion
,
whiche
if
you
can
reache
vnto
,
you
shall
need
neither
booke
nor
beade
to
direct
you
the
way
to
life
euerlasting
.
This
kynde
of
meditacion
is
no
more
but
to
imitate
and
folow
our
Sauiour
his
life
and
conuersacion
,
as
a
most
perfect
patern
and
exemplar
of
all
integritie
in
woorde
,
deed
,
and
thought
:
to
be
charitable
,
obedient
,
humble
,
patient
,
meke
,
and
marcifull
as
he
was
:
to
renounce
proprietie
and
possession
of
Riches
(
at
least
in
desire
)
as
hedyd
:
to
be
poor
and
needy
(
at
least
in
mynde
and
will
)
as
he
was
:
To
professe
and
exercise
all
chastitie
or
continence
as
he
dyd
:
to
reiect
all
delicate
fare
,
swete
odours
,
soft
beddes
,
and
daintines
,
as
he
dyd
:
to
employ
all
your
trauaill
,
industrie
,
and
powers
in
profiting
others
as
he
dyd
for
you
all
:
yea
patientlie
to
sustein
affliction
,
contempt
,
and
all
persecucion
,
euen
death
it selfe
,
and
death
withcruell
torment
for
truthe
sake
,
and
for
defence
of
iustice
,
if
occasion
be
offered
,
as
he
did
for
the
deliuerie
of
mankynd
from
damnacion
:
and
for
testimonie
of
true
Religion
.
This
is
the
most
perfect
kynde
of
meditacion
,
consideracion
,
and
thinking
of
God
that
can
be
vsed
.
There
is
an
other
kinde
of
meditacion
,
of
great
perfection
,
and
commoditie
,
and
is
a
good
mean
to
help
vs
to
the
formor
.
And
that
is
a
continuall
compassion
and
suffering
with
our
Sauiour
whiche
suffered
so
muche
for
vs
:
As
when
his
afflictions
and
tormentes
haue
suche
an
Impression
in
our
myndes
and
thoughtes
as
whe
haue
some
sensible
feeling
therof
in
mynde
and
bodie
or
at
least
in
mynde
and
affection
.
Suche
an
Impression
had
the
blessed
virgin
,
who
as
it
were
felt
the
stinges
of
the
whippes
,
the
prickes
of
the
thornes
,
the
stampes
of
the
nailes
,
the
tormentes
of
the
crosse
:
and
the
vexacions
of
all
his
passion
,
who
so
euer
can
reache
to
this
contemplacion
,
is
in
an
highe
degree
of
perfection
.
There
is
yet
a
third
speciall
kynde
of
meditacion
verie
gainfull
and
commodious
,
not
so
hard
as
the
other
too
.
And
that
is
(
if
thou
cannest
not
attayn
to
the
one
or
thother
of
the
too
)
yet
to
set
down
a
free
resignacion
,
and
perfect
resolucion
of
thy
will
hart
and
mynde
(
with
all
thy
powers
as
farre
as
thou
cannest
)
to
folow
the
vertues
of
our
Sauiour
:
and
a
desire
to
suffer
with
him
and
so
to
transforme
thy
wil
and
mynde
in
to
Iesus
Christ
crucified
,
as
he
be
neuer
or
seldome
out
of
thy
sight
,
euen
as
he
was
hanging
vpon
nailes
on
the
crosse
for
vs
sinfull
creatures
,
according
to
the
sayeing
of
him
whiche
sayd
he
felt
nothing
in
him selfe
but
Christ
crucified
,
mocked
and
blasphemed
.
This
continuall
thinking
of
Christ
with
a
desire
to
folow
his
steppes
wil
woorke
great
effectes
in
suche
as
vse
this
.
An other
sort
of
meditating
of
the
passion
of
our
Sauiour
by
way
of
reioyesinge
.
AS
we
vse
most
commonlie
to
contemplate
the
passion
of
our
redemer
with
compassion
,
to
break
our
hartes
with
contricion
and
true
repentance
:
so
may
we
to
the
same
effect
thinke
there
of
with
great
Ioye
and
comfort
:
And
that
for
thre
respectes
:
to
witt
,
for
the
redempcion
of
mankynde
:
for
the
reparacion
of
the
dekaye
of
Angels
:
and
for
the
aduauncement
of
the
honour
of
God
.
Who
by
the
death
,
passion
and
resurrection
of
his
sonne
our
Sauiour
hath
not
only
set
vs
free
from
the
bondage
of
Sathan
:
but
hath
also
vnited
angels
and
mankynde
in
that
heauenlie
societie
.
And
thus
to
his
passing
great
honor
and
glorie
hath
geuen
a
most
expresse
demonstracion
of
his
infinite
mercie
,
clemencie
,
and
loue
towardes
vs
.
A
matter
of
great
Ioye
consolacion
and
comfort
to
vs
.
For
eache
man
accompteth
it
a
great
cause
of
Ioye
to
be
in
great
fauour
of
his
temporall
prince
.
Muche
more
glad
and
Ioyfull
may
we
be
that
the
king
of
heauen
and
commaunder
of
the
worlde
doeth
so
tenderlie
loue
vs
as
he
did
vonchesafe
to
offer
vp
him selfe
in
sacrifice
to
his
father
for
vs
:
and
with
his
precious
bloudde
to
redeme
vs
.
Thus
we
may
thinke
,
meditate
,
and
consider
of
his
most
bitter
passion
,
with
great
comfort
and
ioye
.
For
if
we
deeplie
and
duelie
weighe
the
matter
:
our
hartes
shall
melt
with
feruor
of
desire
to
reuerence
,
serue
,
and
loue
him
whiche
so
dearlie
haith
bought
vs
.
Yea
we
shal
be
so
caried
away
with
sincere
affection
towardes
him
;
as
we
shall
cleare
forget
our
olde
man
:
and
rest
onlie
so
resolued
in
Christ
crucified
,
as
we
shall
delite
in
nothing
but
in
him
,
and
in
doeing
that
which
is
his
wil
and
pleasure
to
be
doen
:
where
vpon
many
good
effectes
wil
folowe
.
It
will
breed
in
vs
a
speciall
lothesomenes
,
hatred
,
and
disdaine
against
all
filthie
woorkes
,
woordes
,
and
thoughtes
:
It
will
chase
away
the
coldenes
of
spirit
,
the
tedious
slothefulnes
of
mynde
:
and
inflame
our
deuocion
:
and
setle
in
vs
a
perfect
resolucion
of
minde
and
will
to
serue
God
,
loue
God
,
and
honor
God
with
all
integritie
:
and
bring
vs
to
the
highe
towre
of
perfect
contemplacion
.
Of
six
matters
of
meditacion
to
saue
vs
from
relapse
or
falling
again
in
to
sinne
after
we
be
reconciled
to
God
.
EMong
many
good
thoughtes
and
consideracions
,
that
help
to
preuent
sinne
,
good
men
of
experience
in
spirituall
exercises
haue
noted
six
speciall
meanes
.
The
first
is
often
to
meditate
and
thinke
of
death
:
that
there
is
nothing
more
certain
than
that
we
must
ones
die
:
that
nothing
is
more
vncertein
than
the
howre
of
deathe
.
Therfore
saith
holie
Scripture
:
Remembre
thy
ende
and
thou
shalt
not
sinne
for
euer
.
Wherby
is
ment
that
the
memorie
of
deathe
(
if
it
be
often
exercised
)
wil
worke
in
man
suche
compunction
as
he
shall
not
dye
without
perfect
repentance
:
And
so
by
a
consequence
obtein
suche
remission
as
his
sinne
shall
not
burden
him
for
euer
.
And
Seint
Augustin
sayeth
that
nothing
more
withdraweth
a
man
from
sinne
,
than
often
to
remember
that
he
must
dye
.
And
Seynt
Basil
the
great
being
asked
what
is
philosophie
,
answered
that
the
definition
of
the
principal
philosophie
is
nothing
else
but
a
meditacion
and
continuall
thinking
of
deathe
.
An other
remedie
is
to
think
often
of
Christ
his
passion
,
as
many
good
men
haue
founde
by
experience
.
Therfore
sayeth
Seynt
Augustin
let
man
be
ashamed
to
swell
with
pride
,
sithe
Christ
his
creator
and
redemer
was
so
humble
as
to
suffer
death
for
him
.
The
third
helpe
is
the
remembrance
of
sinnes
comitted
,
and
by
God
forgeuen
.
Therfore
when
thou
art
tempted
to
sinne
consider
with
thy selfe
wether
thou
hast
bene
culpable
of
that
sinne
before
or
no.
If
thou
hast
not
bene
so
,
then
impute
it
to
the
grace
of
God
that
thou
wast
so
preserued
.
But
if
thou
hast
offended
therein
before
,
and
by
the
sacrament
of
pennance
God
hath
forgeuen
thee
:
then
thinke
that
he
hath
doen
more
for
thee
,
than
if
he
had
made
the
lorde
of
the
whole
worlde
.
For
Seynt
Augustin
sayeth
that
it
is
a
matter
of
greater
importance
to
Iustifye
a
sinner
,
than
to
creat
heauen
and
earth
of
new
.
The
fowerth
preseruature
is
often
to
thynke
and
meditate
of
the
last
Iudgement
or
day
of
dome
.
Wher
vpon
Seynt
Ierom
writeth
thus
:
whether
I
sleep
or
wake
,
or
be
other
wayes
occupied
,
that
voice
and
crie
euer
soundeth
in
my
eare
:
Arise
you
that
are
dead
,
and
come
to
Iudgement
.
And
good
reason
he
had
to
be
carefull
therein
.
For
(
as
Seynt
Barnard
sayeth
:
)
God
at
that
day
will
call
for
acompt
and
reckeninge
of
euerie
time
and
moment
that
we
haue
spent
in
earthe
.
The
fift
mean
is
to
thinke
and
meditate
of
the
paynes
of
hell
,
whiche
are
so
great
and
intollerable
,
as
one
spetk
of
that
fyre
(
as
a
good
man
sayed
)
Doeth
more
greue
a
sinner
,
than
the
greuous
panges
of
childebyrth
can
torment
a
woman
if
she
should
trauail
a
thousand
yeres
before
her
deliuerie
.
Yea
(
sayeth
seynt
Ambrose
)
if
all
men
borne
from
Adam
were
liuing
and
preachers
,
and
should
striue
to
show
their
best
eloquence
to
describe
expressely
but
one
of
the
least
paynes
of
hell
,
yet
could
they
not
doe
yt
.
The
reason
is
,
for
that
it
is
infinite
,
and
excedeth
the
capacitie
of
mannes
wit
to
comprehend
:
euen
as
on
the
contrarie
parte
,
faith
can
not
conceiue
,
hope
can
not
reache
vnto
,
nor
charitie
comprehend
what
and
how
many
thinges
God
hath
prepared
for
them
that
loue
him
.
The
sixt
remedie
is
to
consider
and
meditate
of
the
Ioyes
of
heauen
:
Where
,
for
taking
litle
paynes
in
this
lyfe
we
are
sure
of
suche
felicitye
as
can
not
be
expressed
by
tongue
,
nor
comprehended
in
the
vnderstanding
of
man
.
A
certein
paynim
being
of
great
authoritie
vnder
one
of
the
persecutors
of
Christians
,
obseruing
how
willing
Christian
men
were
to
endure
all
tormentes
,
yea
and
death
also
for
Christ
his
sake
,
demaunded
of
a
presoner
expecting
death
,
what
great
rewarde
he
looked
for
to
recompence
his
patience
.
It
was
answered
thus
:
suche
rewarde
is
looked
for
as
no
tonge
can
tell
,
nor
ear
hath
heard
,
nor
the
hart
of
man
can
measure
.
Then
sayd
the
pagan
(
if
it
be
so
)
I
wil
be
of
your
Religion
.
So
he
became
à
Christian
,
and
afterward
a
martire
.
If
a
paynim
was
so
touched
with
only
ones
hearing
of
those
Ioyes
:
how
ought
we
to
be
moued
that
haue
heard
so
many
testimonies
therof
by
so
many
denout
martyres
and
confessors
?
Of
the
miseries
and
Inconueniences
that
man
doeth
fall
into
by
relapse
and
sinning
again
after
reconciliacion
to
God
.
When
a
man
hath
rightlie
professed
Christ
in
the
Catholique
Churche
and
afterwarde
falleth
again
:
he
is
in
worse
state
than
euer
he
was
,
and
brought
in
to
extreme
miserie
.
For
first
he
hath
lost
the
fruit
of
his
former
pennance
,
and
of
all
confession
,
contricion
,
and
satisfaction
for
his
sinnes
past
and
forgeuen
.
For
(
as
the
prophet
sayeth
)
if
the
Iust
man
diuert
from
his
Iustice
,
all
the
good
woorkes
that
he
hath
doen
shal
be
put
out
of
memorie
.
Secondly
he
is
resembled
to
a
dogge
that
swaloweth
his
own
filthy
vomit
:
In
that
he
resumeth
his
olde
sinnes
,
that
were
ones
caste
owt
by
the
sacrament
of
pennance
.
Thirdly
he
falleth
again
in
to
the
handes
of
his
greatest
enemie
against
whose
will
he
was
delyuered
:
and
geueth
to
him
greater
power
ouer
him selfe
,
than
he
had
before
.
For
(
as
Seynt
Augustin
sayeth
)
he
whiche
heapeth
sinne
vpon
sinne
,
maketh
a
roope
to
bynde
him
selfe
withall
.
Fowerthly
he
is
made
more
impotent
,
and
lesse
hable
to
arise
agayn
.
For
as
a
skarre
in
a
mans
bodie
is
harder
to
be
cured
after
the
place
be
wounded
agayn
:
so
is
a
sinner
after
he
returne
to
his
olde
folie
.
Therfore
our
Sauiour
sayd
to
the
man
whome
he
had
healed
:
Iohn
5.
Beholde
thou
art
made
whole
:
sinne
no
more
,
lest
some
worse
thing
chaunce
to
thee
.
And
of
this
mischefe
he
warneth
vs
in
an
other
place
,
where
he
sheweth
,
that
the
vnclean
spirit
returneth
in
to
the
house
whence
he
departed
,
and
bringeth
seuen
other
spirites
worse
than
him selfe
,
and
dwelleth
there
.
And
the
last
of
that
man
be
made
worse
than
the
first
.
Fiftlie
he
is
accompted
a
derider
and
mocker
of
God
:
and
abuseth
the
mercie
and
clemencie
of
his
redemer
.
Sixtlie
(
as
muche
as
in
him
lyeth
)
he
causeth
the
Angels
and
blessed
Seyntes
in
heauen
to
be
pensiue
and
fade
,
for
as
of
their
charitie
they
reioyse
at
the
repentance
of
a
Synner
:
so
it
may
well
be
thought
that
they
are
forie
for
the
fall
of
the
Iust
.
Seuenthly
his
soule
is
compared
to
a
drie
and
wethered
braunche
cut
of
from
the
tree
whiche
receiueth
no
moysture
nor
norishement
of
the
tree
:
Euen
so
is
he
secluded
from
the
benefite
of
all
good
mens
prayers
,
and
from
the
merites
of
Christes
passion
.
And
here
we
may
call
to
mynde
à
notable
punishement
of
suche
as
after
reconcilement
haue
fallen
from
God
in
to
their
former
sinfull
practizes
.
There
was
a
company
of
certein
youg
men
,
whiche
at
the
time
of
easter
repared
to
the
churche
,
craued
the
benefit
of
the
Sacrament
of
pennance
,
were
absolued
and
receiued
the
blessed
Sacrament
of
Christ
his
bodie
and
bloudde
.
But
they
were
no
soner
departed
from
that
holie
place
,
than
they
dyd
fall
again
to
their
olde
wicked
Ryot
,
dronkinnes
and
filthy
lyfe
.
Wherupon
they
were
greuouslie
punished
by
the
Iust
Iudgement
of
God
.
For
they
were
sodeinlie
smitten
with
a
greuous
disease
:
and
driuen
in
to
suche
an
extreme
vomiting
,
as
they
dyd
cast
out
of
their
mouthes
great
abundance
of
corrupt
bloudde
,
with
their
own
excrementes
verie
lothesomelie
,
contrarie
to
the
course
of
nature
.
Their
corne
and
other
fruites
were
consumed
vpon
the
grounde
and
destroyed
,
som
with
water
,
and
some
with
fier
.
Serpentes
and
venomous
beastes
dyd
breed
abundantly
in
their
groundes
,
in
suche
sort
as
theyr
persones
were
in
great
daungier
.
And
thus
brought
in
miserable
distresse
many
lamented
theyr
case
:
Emong
whome
one
deuout
holie
man
vpon
compassion
prayed
to
God
earnestlie
for
them
,
till
at
last
an
Angell
of
God
appearing
to
him
dyd
demaund
of
him
what
punishement
he
deserued
that
dyd
put
in
to
a
filthie
presone
the
Innocent
sonne
of
a
mightie
Emperour
:
the
good
man
answered
that
he
deserued
greuous
punishement
.
Yea
(
sayd
the
Angel
)
but
what
punishement
deserueth
he
whiche
in
the
sight
of
all
men
doeth
cast
the
blessed
bodye
and
blood
of
Christ
in
to
a
filthy
myre
?
he
is
to
be
brent
as
an
heretique
,
sayd
the
good
man
.
And
euen
suche
felowes
are
all
they
(
sayd
the
Angel
)
for
whom
thou
hast
so
long
prayde
.
Therfore
it
is
expedient
for
euery
good
Christian
,
when
he
hath
receiued
the
blessed
Sacrament
,
and
is
reconciled
to
God
:
then
and
euer
after
to
take
good
heed
of
relapse
:
and
often
to
calle
to
memorye
these
seuen
miseries
and
inconueniences
of
relapse
here
mencioned
.
depiction of a deathbed scene, featuring a figure in a bed receiving a blessing from a robed male figure; a second robed male figure and a female figure stand nearby, while two other male figures kneel in prayer
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signes
and
tokens
Thereby
a
Christian
after
he
hath
receiued
the
blessed
sacrament
may
probablie
coniecture
that
he
is
in
the
fauour
of
God
:
all
framed
to
the
similitude
of
a
syk
man
.
THe
first
signe
and
token
of
Gods
fauour
is
compunction
or
harti
sorow
for
sinne
committed
.
For
as
the
sicke
man
so
long
as
he
yeeldeth
breth
,
be
he
neuer
so
sick
geueth
good
hope
of
lyfe
:
euen
so
a
Christian
after
he
haue
receiued
the
Sacrament
of
our
Redempoion
,
if
he
conceiue
or
cast
owt
sorocofull
sighes
for
his
sinnes
by
past
,
in
respect
that
therby
he
had
offended
god
,
may
well
hope
that
the
blessed
sacrament
doeth
woork
in
him
many
good
spirituall
effectes
,
for
(
as
Seynt
Barnard
sayeth
)
the
more
seeling
a
man
hath
of
sinne
,
the
greater
sobbes
and
sighes
he
casteth
out
of
his
sorowfull
harte
.
The
secounde
signe
or
token
is
laudable
conuersacion
of
lyfe
with
good
example
.
For
as
a
freshe
naturall
colour
in
a
sikman
is
good
argument
of
amendement
:
so
is
modesty
and
temperance
a
speciall
signe
of
Gods
grace
.
And
good
example
is
so
necessarie
that
Seynt
Gregorie
sayeth
,
sinnefull
men
could
neuer
return
to
true
repentance
,
if
good
example
of
lyfe
were
taken
awaye
.
And
blessed
is
the
soule
of
that
persone
(
sayth
Seynt
Chrisostom
)
whose
humilitie
doeth
confounde
the
pryde
of
an
other
.
For
(
as
Seynt
Leo
sayeth
)
so
many
as
thou
shalt
winne
by
example
of
humilitie
and
charitie
:
with
them
shalt
thou
possesse
eternall
rewarde
in
heauen
.
And
for
commendacion
of
good
example
I
haue
redde
of
a
good
Abbot
whiche
hearing
that
there
was
,
not
farre
of
his
Abbey
,
a
notable
great
theefe
and
robber
whiche
spoyled
and
mordered
many
passing
by
the
common
wayes
,
had
great
compassion
of
this
theefe
for
his
sinfull
lyfe
,
and
studied
how
he
might
reclame
hym
.
At
last
he
thought
the
best
way
to
be
,
first
to
talke
with
him
.
And
though
he
knew
no
mean
to
doe
it
without
personall
danger
to
him selfe
:
yet
he
purposed
to
geue
a
proofe
:
And
taking
a
Monk
in
company
with
hym
aduentured
to
passe
through
the
place
where
the
theefe
haunted
.
It
so
fell
owt
,
that
the
theefe
met
the
Abbot
,
and
according
to
his
profession
,
spoyled
the
Abbot
and
his
companion
of
all
that
they
had
.
After
a
while
the
theefe
hauing
gotten
his
pray
,
waxed
somewhat
more
colde
than
before
:
for
the
Abbot
vsed
him
selfe
with
all
humilite
in
worde
and
countenance
towardes
him
.
And
the
Abbot
perceiuyng
the
rage
of
the
theefe
to
be
assuaged
vsed
the
matter
so
as
they
two
fell
in
to
familiar
talke
of
common
matters
:
As
of
the
great
paynes
that
the
theefe
indured
and
of
his
continuall
perill
:
and
of
the
commodities
of
securitie
,
and
suche
like
.
At
last
the
Abbot
asked
him
if
he
could
be
content
to
leaue
that
paynfull
,
daungerous
,
and
disordered
course
of
lyfe
for
a
filthie
and
vncertein
gayn
:
And
to
goe
home
with
the
Abbat
,
where
he
should
be
assured
of
a
sufficient
liuing
with
great
credit
and
honesty
.
After
some
discourse
vpon
the
Abbots
woord
the
theefe
yeeldeth
,
and
home
he
cometh
with
the
Abbat
to
the
Abbey
,
where
he
syndeth
all
thinges
that
the
Abbot
had
promised
and
more
.
Now
this
good
Abbot
hoping
by
good
example
to
winne
the
theefe
,
appointed
one
of
his
monkes
a
deuout
man
to
attend
vpon
the
theefe
,
and
to
geue
what
so
euer
he
demaunded
,
with
this
admonicion
to
eat
and
drink
euer
in
his
company
,
and
what
deinty
meat
so
euer
was
set
before
the
theefe
,
yet
he
him selfe
should
eat
none
of
it
:
but
content
him selfe
onlie
with
bread
and
water
.
The
monke
well
performed
what
was
commaunded
.
In
continuance
of
time
the
theefe
obserued
well
the
diet
of
the
Monke
:
and
being
somewhat
amased
there
with
all
,
asked
the
monke
,
what
great
offence
he
had
committed
,
that
caused
such
straitnes
of
diet
,
whether
he
had
committed
any
morder
,
incest
,
or
great
crime
.
No
sayd
the
Monke
,
I
am
not
culpable
of
any
haynouse
fact
.
But
this
austeritie
I
vse
to
the
ende
that
the
king
of
all
kynges
may
be
more
mercifull
to
me
at
the
latter
day
,
when
euerie
mans
dedes
shall
appear
.
This
answer
strooke
the
theefe
with
suche
remorse
and
repentance
,
as
he
came
to
the
Abbot
,
and
with
great
thankes
so
humbled
him selfe
,
as
he
was
admitted
vnto
that
societie
:
and
became
so
penitent
,
and
after
so
religious
,
as
in
holynes
and
perfection
of
lyfe
he
excelled
all
the
couent
.
Thus
may
we
see
what
good
fruit
vertuous
examples
may
bring
forthe
.
The
third
signe
is
patience
in
aduersitie
.
For
as
the
greefe
of
siknes
is
estemed
more
or
lesse
by
the
mouynng
or
rest
of
the
sicke
mans
pulse
:
so
is
our
perfection
and
imperfection
tried
by
toleracion
of
aduersitie
.
And
as
an
empty
vessel
if
you
beat
vpon
it
will
yeeld
an
Eccho
or
holow
sounde
:
but
,
if
it
be
full
,
no
noyse
at
all
is
heard
from
with
in
the
vessel
:
So
is
a
patient
man
tried
from
a
vnpatient
man
by
aduersitie
.
The
one
if
he
be
touched
with
affliction
exclameth
against
God
and
man
:
but
thother
is
quyet
,
taketh
all
in
good
part
what
so
euer
hapneth
.
The
fouerth
signe
is
the
sense
of
tast
.
for
so
long
as
a
sikman
eateth
his
meat
with
a
good
tast
,
it
is
lyke
he
will
recouer
his
healthe
;
euen
so
if
a
man
haue
a
delectacion
to
hear
speake
or
thinke
of
the
passion
of
our
Sauiour
:
of
the
blessed
lyfe
of
our
lady
,
and
of
holy
Martyrs
and
Confessors
,
or
to
be
fedd
with
any
spirituall
foode
:
these
thinges
doe
argue
sound
health
of
the
soule
,
and
a
good
state
of
spirituall
grace
in
any
suche
persone
,
for
there
can
be
no
more
accorde
betwene
spirituall
and
worldlie
pleasures
than
betwene
fyre
and
water
.
Therfore
it
is
impossible
(
sayth
Seynt
Ambrose
)
in
this
lyfe
to
liue
delited
with
all
worldlie
pleasures
,
and
to
enioye
the
pleasures
prepared
for
the
soule
.
The
fift
signe
is
our
tongue
,
for
it
is
a
good
signe
of
a
mendement
in
a
sickeman
,
when
his
tongue
faultereth
not
in
his
mouth
,
and
he
ottereth
his
speech
easilie
and
playnlie
.
Euen
so
it
is
a
right
good
signe
of
a
spirituall
grace
,
when
a
man
deliteth
in
godly
talke
,
and
conference
of
godly
matters
,
without
detracting
or
bakbiting
his
neighbor
,
euer
interpreting
the
deedes
and
woordes
of
other
men
in
the
best
sense
.
For
often
the
tongue
walketh
after
the
affection
.
And
of
abundance
of
the
hart
,
the
mouth
vseth
to
speake
.
The
sixt
signe
is
a
disposicion
to
doe
good
woorkes
,
and
to
be
in
exercise
of
pietie
,
for
a
sik
man
,
when
he
beginneth
to
recouer
desireth
to
sturre
and
exercise
his
bodye
:
so
he
that
hath
a
right
feeling
of
the
spirit
of
God
is
neuer
Idle
:
but
euer
occupied
in
good
woorkes
.
Other
occupacion
(
what
so
euer
it
be
)
is
an
Idlenes
and
not
an
occupacion
nor
exercise
.
Therfore
all
good
writers
exhort
men
to
be
euer
occupied
in
some
vertuouse
exercise
.
The
seuenth
signe
is
naturall
heat
:
a
speciall
argument
of
lyfe
in
a
syk
bodye
.
So
is
the
spirituall
heat
of
loue
of
God
and
our
neighbour
a
sure
signe
of
perfection
in
a
Christian
.
For
(
as
saynt
Augustin
sayeth
)
loue
is
the
lyfe
of
the
soule
:
In
so
mucheas
he
whiche
loueth
not
,
is
dead
.
Of
certein
good
documentes
touching
euell
thougtes
.
TOuching
euell
thoughtes
we
haue
to
consider
for
our
better
instruction
diuerse
speciall
matters
.
First
the
cause
whereof
they
arise
.
Secondlie
the
reason
we
are
so
prone
and
inelined
to
them
.
Therdlie
the
hurt
that
we
receuie
by
them
.
Fouertlie
how
we
may
arme
our
selues
against
them
.
Fiftlye
by
what
meanes
we
may
auoyd
them
.
As
to
the
first
it
is
wel
known
that
euell
thoughtes
had
their
first
origin
and
beginning
of
our
professed
enem
ye
the
deuill
:
who
first
seduced
our
common
mother
Eue
by
his
suggestion
to
conceiue
a
wiked
thought
and
there
vpon
to
eate
the
aple
:
whiche
moued
delite
and
lyking
:
then
folowed
the
consent
of
Adam
,
and
consequentlie
the
displeasure
and
indignacion
of
allmighty
God
.
Touching
the
second
poynt
:
among
many
there
are
three
speciall
causes
of
Certein
godlie
lessons
and
obseruacions
touching
the
hart
of
man
.
GOD
requyreth
the
hart
of
man
,
and
to
haue
the
possession
of
yt
.
And
three
reasons
may
be
geuen
to
moue
hym
therunto
.
One
is
,
for
that
the
hart
is
as
it
were
the
harbarow
of
the
Allmightie
,
and
the
proper
bedchamber
or
cabinet
of
the
king
.
Again
the
hart
is
the
principall
seate
and
first
member
that
receyueth
lyfe
.
And
by
naturall
consequence
the
hart
being
full
of
bloudde
is
apter
to
conceiue
an
impression
of
hym
that
shedde
is
bloude
for
vs
vpon
the
crosse
.
God
desireth
a
purified
hart
.
And
thre
thinges
there
are
whiche
purifie
the
hart
.
The
first
is
a
carefull
examinacion
daily
of
our
own
woordes
,
deades
and
thoughtes
,
with
a
speciall
desire
to
geue
good
example
to
others
.
The
second
is
,
daily
pennance
with
due
confession
contrition
and
satisfaction
for
our
offenses
against
God
and
our
neigbour
.
The
third
is
continuall
crauing
and
begging
of
God
by
deuout
prayer
to
be
preserued
by
his
Grace
from
all
occasions
and
matters
that
may
offend
God
.
for
(
as
the
prophet
Dauid
sayeth
)
If
our
lorde
haue
not
buylded
the
house
;
in
vain
haue
they
labored
whiche
buylded
it
.
A
pure
and
clean
hart
is
knowne
by
three
signes
or
markes
.
The
first
is
the
quicke
and
pregnant
knouleige
of
our
owne
defectes
.
For
as
a
small
spot
is
sone
espied
in
a
verie
white
linnen
clothe
:
so
a
pure
hart
quickelie
perceiueth
a
small
fault
in
it selfe
.
The
second
is
quietnes
of
conscience
in
all
troubles
and
aduersities
.
For
a
pure
good
wine
in
a
cleane
glasse
changeth
not
his
colour
and
clearnes
be
it
neuer
so
muche
troubled
:
euen
so
a
pure
hart
and
cleane
conscience
is
well
setled
and
resteth
euer
in
one
estate
what
aduersitie
so
euer
hapneth
.
The
third
mark
is
encrease
of
couraige
in
time
of
affliction
euen
as
a
pure
fresh
wine
sprinkleth
and
leapeth
when
it
is
with
any
force
poured
in
to
a
Cuppe
.
And
our
hart
is
preserued
in
puritie
and
cleannesse
by
a
true
fear
of
God
:
by
a
carefull
gouernement
of
our
externall
senses
,
and
by
continuall
exercise
of
the
woorkes
of
charitie
.
Fouer
good
lessons
for
preseruing
our
hope
and
confidence
in
God
.
NOw
to
make
an
end
:
we
must
euer
studie
to
establish
our
affiance
and
trust
in
God
against
all
tentacions
:
And
one
speciall
good
mean
therunto
is
a
patient
and
quiet
mynd
,
neyther
too
negligent
and
recheles
,
nor
too
anxious
and
carefull
about
our
temporall
affayrs
.
As
for
example
,
touching
our
bodily
sustentacion
and
necessities
we
must
not
be
ouer
solicitous
:
but
rest
vpon
this
grounde
,
that
sithe
it
is
true
that
the
geuer
of
all
good
thinges
doeth
nourish
the
byrdes
of
the
eyr
,
fishes
in
the
sea
,
and
beastes
on
the
earth
euerie
one
in
his
degree
and
qualitie
,
to
whom
yet
he
hathe
made
no
promis
therof
:
how
muche
more
cause
haue
we
to
hope
that
he
will
prouide
for
vs
,
to
whome
his
promys
is
past
?
as
appeareth
in
the
sixt
of
Seynt
Mathew
,
where
he
deliuereth
vs
of
all
suche
care
,
an
sayth
in
expresse
woordes
.
Be
not
carefull
,
sayeing
,
what
shall
we
eat
,
or
what
shall
we
drinke
,
or
were
with
shall
we
be
couered
?
Seek
first
the
kingdome
of
God
:
and
all
these
thinges
shal
be
geuen
you
besides
.
And
too
muche
care
for
other
temporall
thinges
is
forbidden
as
a
very
daungerous
tentacion
.
As
well
for
that
in
this
worlde
we
are
but
as
pilgrimes
or
wayfayring
men
,
hauing
here
no
place
of
certein
abyding
,
but
are
to
remoue
vpon
many
suddain
occasions
;
and
to
clogge
and
ouer
lode
our selues
with
superfluities
wer
mere
solye
:
As
all
so
and
specially
for
that
suche
carefullnes
is
seldome
or
neuer
without
sinne
,
and
withdraweth
our
myndes
from
prouiding
for
thinges
of
mere
necessite
and
of
great
importance
touching
our
soule
:
And
it
argueth
in
vs
a
greater
loue
and
affection
towardes
thies
vanities
,
than
towardes
the
wealth
of
our
soul
.
Agayn
where
they
are
not
got
without
great
labour
,
nor
kept
without
care
,
they
are
quickie
lost
and
notwithout
great
greefe
.
Therfore
this
carefullnes
and
loue
to
worldlye
thinges
is
to
be
eschewed
.
For
(
as
S.
Gregorie
sayeth
,
)
That
whiche
is
possessed
without
great
loue
or
affection
therto
,
ye
also
lost
without
any
great
greefe
.
Let
vs
then
forsake
the
care
of
transitorie
thinges
,
and
setle
our
trust
in
God
,
who
neuer
failed
those
that
put
their
affiance
in
him
.
Examples
we
haue
infinite
to
proue
the
same
.
An other
preseruatiue
is
a
mature
and
rype
discrecion
and
Iudgement
in
weighing
and
considering
our
sinnes
.
For
many
curiouse
simple
men
,
as
well
as
the
sinfull
and
wicked
vpon
repentance
looke
so
farre
in
to
theyr
lyfe
only
as
they
forget
the
mercie
of
God
,
and
fall
into
despare
and
blasphemye
.
It
is
ther
fore
good
and
verie
necessarie
euer
with
all
consideracions
of
our
sinnes
,
to
call
to
mynde
the
article
of
our
faith
,
touching
remission
of
sinnes
,
and
the
promises
of
God
for
the
same
:
wherof
holy
scripture
hath
great
plentie
.
As
where
the
Prophet
sayeth
:
In
what
howre
a
sinner
is
sory
and
confesseth
his
sinnes
they
are
all
put
out
of
mynde
:
God
is
bothe
hable
and
willing
to
forgeue
a
penitent
sinner
be
his
sinnes
neuer
so
great
.
But
no
man
can
haue
true
repentance
,
nor
doe
right
pennance
whiche
doeth
it
not
with
a
firm
hope
of
forgeuenes
,
and
without
all
mistrust
and
diffidence
of
the
promis
of
God
.
Accused
ther fore
at
the
desperat
before
our
Sauiour
whiche
sayeth
,
I
wil
not
the
death
of
a
sinner
,
but
rather
that
he
be
conuerted
and
liue
.
Another
good
assurance
we
haue
to
confirme
our
hope
in
god
:
and
that
is
his
faithfull
promis
that
he
is
willinge
and
reddie
,
graciouslie
to
hear
vs
in
all
our
petitions
whiche
are
for
our
good
.
For
our
Sauiour
sayeth
:
Matth.
7.
Aske
and
it
shabbe
geuen
you
:
seeke
and
you
shal
finde
:
knocke
and
it
shall
be
opened
to
you
,
for
euerie
one
that
asketh
,
receiueth
,
&c.
And
we
know
that
he
heareth
vs
(
saith
Seynt
Iohn
)
what
soeuer
we
shall
aske
accordinge
to
his
will
.
Alwayes
prouided
that
we
aske
in
fayth
nothing
doubting
.
as
Seynt
Iames
byddeth
vs
:
For
the
asker
of
lawfull
thinges
may
not
either
mistrust
gods
power
and
habilitie
,
or
be
in
despair
of
his
mercie
:
but
that
the
doubte
we
haue
be
onely
in
our
owne
vnwoorthinesse
or
vndue
asking
.
A
fouerth
good
staye
we
haue
to
lean
vpon
,
and
to
preserue
our
hope
and
confidence
.
And
that
is
the
faithfull
promise
of
eternall
lyfe
geuen
vs
by
God
,
if
we
liue
here
according
to
his
will
and
commaundement
doeing
pennance
for
our
sinnes
,
and
leaning
to
his
mercye
in
faith
hope
and
Charitie
:
for
God
is
most
faithfull
and
euer
keepeth
his
promisse
with
all
men
.
Therfore
if
we
wil
not
be
lyke
to
the
waues
of
the
fea
whiche
are
caried
about
with
the
winde
:
let
vs
flee
from
too
muche
care
of
transitorie
thinges
,
and
keep
in
our
minde
and
memorie
the
promise
of
God
euer
offering
his
grace
to
vs
,
reddie
to
hear
and
help
vs
.
So
shall
we
preserue
the
hoope
and
confidence
that
God
requireth
of
vs
:
to
whom
be
all
honor
and
glorie
for
euer
.
Amen
.