Certaine deuout and Godly Petitions, com­monly called, IESVS PSALTER.

‘Non est aliud Nomen datum hominibus. Act. 4.’

IHS

There is none other name vnder heauen giuen vnto men, in which we must be saued. Act. 4.

ANTVERPIAE. Apud Iohan. Foulerum. Anno. 1575.

Miserere meî, Iesu, fili Dauid.
The Woman of Chanane ceassed not to crie. Matth. 15.

Haue mercie on me, Iesu, the Sonne of Dauid.

O Lord, helpe me.

Certaine deuout and Godly Petitions, com­monly called. Iesus Psalter.

IT is to vnder­stand, that ther be three maner of Psalters.

The Fyrste is called Dauids Psalter, which conteineth thries Fifty Psalmes. The seconde is called the Psalter of our Ladie, conteining thryes Fyfty Aues. The thyrd is called [Page]the Psalter of Iesu, or the inuoca­tion of Iesu, conteining xv. prin­cipal petitions, which x. times re­peted, make also thryes Fyfty. In the whiche Psalter and inuoca­tion, is the glorious name of our Sauiour Iesu called vpon iiij. C. and Fyfty times. whosoeuer vseth to say it, trust they verily, that they shal finde therby special helpe to resist tentation, and haue encrease of grace & vertue by the singuler helpe of Iesu. Of this blessed name S. Peter in ye Actes of the Apostles sayth: There is none other name vnder heauen giuen to men, in the which it be­houeth vs to be saued.

And our Sauiour saith in the Gospel of Saint Ihon, that we shoulde make our petitions in his name, whiche is the Media­tour of our saluation, whose glo­rious vision and most amorous fruition in the celestial glorie shal be our perpetual ioye and incom­prehensible consolation.

Here is to be noted (as it is said before) that the xv. principal peti­tions must be saied eche one by themselfe, ten times, like as they shal be sette forth in this booke by ordre. And ye may saie them vpon your ten fingers, or vpon ten beades, or els reade them as [Page]they be writen, and it is good for them that can not reade, to learne these inuocations without boke.

Begynne your Psalter with deuoute genuflexion, or at least­wise with inclinalion to Iesu: & say thus, as foloweth.

Philipp. 2.

In nomine Iesu omne genu fle­ctatur, coelestium, terrestriū & in­fernorum. Et omnis lingua confi­teatur, quia Dominus Iesus Chri­stus in gloria est Dei Patris.

The fyrst petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. mercy.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. mercy.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. mercy.
  • [Page]iiij Iesu. Iesu Iesu. mercy.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. mercy.
  • vi Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. mercy.
  • vij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. merty.
  • viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. mercy.
  • ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. mercy.
  • x Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. mercy.

JEsu haue mercy on me, and for­giue me ye great offences which I haue done in the syght of thee.

Graunt me grace, Iesu, for the loue of thee, to despise synne and al wordly vanitie.

Haue mercy on all synners, Iesu, I beseche thee: turne theyr vices into vertues, & make them [Page]true obseruers of thy law and lo­uers of thee, bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in Purgatory for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee, and for thy glorious name Iesu.

The holy Trinitie, oue very God, haue mercie on me.

Pater noster. Aue Maria.

The second petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. helpe me.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. helpe me.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. helpe me.
  • iiij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. helpe me.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. helpe me.
  • vi Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. helpe me.
  • [Page]vij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. helpe me.
  • viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. helpe me.
  • ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. helpe me.
  • x Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. helpe me.

IEsu helpe me, to ouercome all tentations to synne, & the ma­lice of my ghostly enemie.

To spend my tyme in vertue & labour acceptable to thee, to re­presse the motions of my flesh in stouth, glotony, and leacherie.

To haue myne heart enamored of vertue and the glorious pre­sence of thee, good name & fame, Iesu, to thyne honour, and to the comforte of me.

Haue mercy on all synners, Iesu, I beseche thee: turne theyr vices into vertues, and make them true obseruers of thy law, and louers of thee, bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in purgatorie for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee, and for thy glorious name, Iesu.

The holy Trinitie, one very God haue mercie on me.

Pater noster. Aue Maria.

The thyrde petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. strēgth me.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. strēgth me.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. strēgth me.
  • [Page]iiij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. strēgth me.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. strēgth me.
  • vi Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. strēgth me.
  • vij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. strēgth me.
  • viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. strēgth me.
  • ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. strēgth me.
  • x Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. strēgth me.

IEsu strength me in soule and body, to execute the workes of vertue, to the pleasure of thee, whereby I maye come to thy e­uerlasting ioye and felicitie.

Graunt me firme purpose, most mercyful Iesu, to amend my lyfe, & to recompense for those yeres, which I haue myspent to the dis­pleasure [Page]of thee in euil thoughtes, delectations, consentinges, wor­des, workes and euil customes. Also in breaking thy commaun­dementes, wherby I haue deser­ued damnation, & thyne enmitie.

Make myne heart obedient to fulfil thy will, and ready to do for thy loue the workes of pitie.

Graunt me the seuēn giftes of the Holy Ghost, the eyght beati­tudes, the foure cardinal vertues and in receiuing of the Sacramē ­tes deuoutly to dispose me.

Haue mercy on al sinners, Ie­su, I beseche thee: turne their vi­tes into vertues, and make them [Page]true obseruers of thy law, and lo­uers of thee: bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in Purgatorie for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee, and for thy glorious name, Iesu.

The holy Trinitie, one very God, haue mercie on me.

Pater noster. Aue Maria.

The fourth petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. cōforte me.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. cōforte me.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. cōforte me.
  • iiij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. cōforte me.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. cōforte me.
  • vi Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. cōforte me.
  • [Page]vij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. cōforte me.
  • viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. cōforte me.
  • ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. cōforte me.
  • x Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. cōforte me.

JEsu comforte me, and gyue me grace, to haue my most ioy and pleasure in thee.

Sende me heauenly medita­tions, goostly sweetnes and fer­uour of thy glorie.

Rauysh my soule with bren­nyng desyre to the heauenly ioye, where I shall euerlastyngly dwel with thee.

Graunt me, sweete Sauiour Iesu, tontempte of al damnable pleasure full of synne and miserie.

Graunt me remēbrance of my saluation, with feare of dānation.

Also remēbrance of thy good­nes, thy gyftes and great kynde­nes shewed to me.

Reduce into my minde my sin­nes and vnkindenes, whereby I haue offended thee.

Eraunt me the spirit of perfite penance, contrition, confession, & satisfaction, to obteine thy grace: & fro filthy sinne to pourge me.

Haue mercy on al sinners, Iesu, I beseche thee, turne theyr vices into vertues, & make thē true ob­seruers of thy law and louers of thee: bring them to blisse in euer­lasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in Purgatory for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee: and for thy glorious name, Iesu.

The holy Trinitie, one very God, haue mercy on me. Pater. Aue.

The fyfth Petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make me constant and stable.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make me constant and stable.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make me constant and stable.
  • iiij Iesu. Iesu Iesu. Make me constant and stable.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make me constant and stable.
  • [Page]vi Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make me constant and stable.
  • vij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make me constant and stable.
  • viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make me constant and stable.
  • ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make me constant and stable.
  • x Iesu. Iesu Iesu. Make me constant and stable.

JEsu make me constant & stable in faith, hope, and charitie, with continuance in vertue, and will not to offende thee.

Make me oft to remembre thy Passion and bitter paines, which thou suffredst for me.

Sende me perfite patience in al tribulation and aduersitie.

Preserue me fro Pryde, Ire, Enuie, Coueryse, and from all offences to thy lawes contrary.

The Catholike obseruāces of ye Churche make me to kepe truely.

Make my soule to holy doc­trine obedient, & to thinges per­teining to my ghostly weale for the loue of thee.

Suffre no false delight of this deceiueable lyfe, by fleshly tenta­tion, and fraude of the fende, for to blynde me.

To the houre of my death, my fiue wittes, Iesu, kepe I beseche thee.

From excesse in speaking, in feeding, and working, preserue my frailtie.

Haue mercy on al synners, Iesu, I beseche thee, turne theyr vices into vertues, & make them true obseruers of thy lawe, and louers of thee: bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in Purgatorie for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee, and for thy glorious name, Iesu.

The holy Trinitie, one very God, haue mercy on me.

Philippens. 2.

Dominus noster Iesus Christus [Page]humiliauit femetipsum pro nobis, factus obediens vsque ad mortem, mortem autem Crucis.

Pater noster. Aue Maria. Credo.

In nomine Iesu omne genu fle­ctatur, coelestium, terrestriū & in­fernorum. Etomnis lmgua confi­teatur, quia Dominus Iesus Chri­stus in gloria est Dei Patris.

The sixt petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Lyght me.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Lyght me.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Lyght me.
  • iiij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Lyght me.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Lyght me.
  • vi Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Lyght me.
  • vij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Lyght me.
  • viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Lyght me.
  • [Page]ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Lyght me.
  • x Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Lyght me.

IEsu light me with ghostly wis­dome, to knowe thy goodnes, & those thinges, whiche are most acceptable to thee.

Graunt me grace to gyue good ensample to soules profitable, that none be hurte by me: and to helpe those with good counsel, whiche haue offended thee.

Make me to procede fro vertue to vertue, vnto suche tyme, that I shal clerely see thy Maiestie.

Lette me not turne to those sinnes, which I haue sorowed for & by cōfession haue accused me of.

The horrible sentence of end­lesse death, the terrible Iugement of damnation, thy wrath, ire, and indignation, merciful Lord, let neuer fall vpon me.

Thy mercy and thy merites, my Sauiour, euer be betwene them and me.

Haue mercy on al sinners, Ie­sn, I beseche thee: turne their vi­tes into vertues, and make them true obseruers of thy law, and lo­uers of thee: bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in Purgatory for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee, and for thy glorious name Iesu.

The holy Trinitie, one very God, haue mercie on me.

Pater noster. Aue Maria.

The seuenth petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace to dreade thee.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to dreade thee.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace to dreade thee.
  • iiij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to dreade thee.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to dreade thee.
  • vi Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to dreade thee.
  • [Page]vij Iesu. Iesu Iesu. Graunt me grace, to dreade thee.
  • viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to dreade thee.
  • ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to dreade thee.
  • x Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to dreade thee.

IEsu graunt me grace inwardly to dreade thee, & to eschue those thyngs, whereby I myght offend thee.

Thy blessed Mother be media­trice for me, and purchace me a contrite hearte, for that I haue offended thee.

Remoue my sinfull disposi­tions, [Page]which dul myne hearte, and like lead do suppresse me.

All thy Saintes pray for me, that I be not separate fro thee and theyr blessed felow ship in the heauenly Citie.

Let me not forget, good Lord, the rychesse of thy goodnes, of thy patience, of thy long sufferaunce and benignitie.

Let the threatning of paine & tourmēt, which shal fal vpon sin­ners, the losse of thy loue and of thy heauenly enherytaunce, euer feare me to offende thee.

Suffre me not to lye in synne, but call me soone to penaunce, [Page]when I haue displeased thee: haue mercy on me.

Haue mercy on all sinners Iesu, I beseche thee, turne theyr vices into vertues, & make them true obseruers of thy law, and lo­uers of thee: bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in Purgatorie for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee, and for thy glorious name, Iesu.

The holy Trinitie, one very God, haue mercie on me.

Pater noster. Aue Maria.

The eyght petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to loue thee.
  • [Page]ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to loue thee.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to loue thee.
  • iiij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to loue thee.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to loue thee.
  • vi Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to loue thee.
  • vij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to loue thee.
  • viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to loue thee.
  • ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to loue thee.
  • x Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to loue thee.

JEsu graunt me grace, truely to loue thee for thy endlesse good­nes, and for those gyfres, which I haue receiued, and trust to re­ceyue of thee.

Lord, whan I offende, smyte me not wyth sodeyn death, I be­seche the.

Let the remembrannce of thy kyndenes and patience, conquere ye malice & wretched desyre in me.

Drawe me, Lorde, to thee, by perfite loue and charitie.

By breaking of thy commaun­dementes I haue despised thee.

Graunt me, good Lorde, in ke­pyng of them, as greatly to ho­nour thee.

Fro lesse sinne that I fal not in­to the greater, Lord, preserue me.

Do with me according to thy mercy, and not after my miserie: withdrawe thy swerde of ven­geance for thy great mercy and pitie.

Graunt me, Lorde, to be the childe of saluation, in body and soule to haue glorification, cleare sight and fruition of thy Diuini­tie, and euer presently to see the glorious Trinitie.

Haue mercy on all synners, Iesu, I beseche thee: turne theyr vices into vertues, and make them true obseruers of thy law, [Page]and louers of thee: bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in Purgatory for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee: and for thy glorious name, Iesu.

The holy Trinitie, one very God, haue mercy on me. Pater. Aue.

The ninth Petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to remēber. my death.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • iiij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • vi Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • vij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt &c.
  • [Page]viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt &c.
  • ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt &c.
  • x Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to remēber my death.

IEsu, graunt me grace, for to re­membre perfitly the danger of death, & the great account, whiche I must then giue to thee, & so dis­pose me, that my soule be accepta­ble to thee, & to thy glorious Mo­ther the blessed Virgin Marie.

Then with the assistance of thy glorious Angel S. Mighel, deli­uer me frō the dāger of my ghost­ly enemy. And thee, my good An­gel, I beseche, than to helpe me.

Then, good Lorde, remembre thy mercy, and for myne offences turne not thy louely face fro me.

O my Lord, be mercyful King, and meke Iudge at that dreadful houre, of me. I may not heare the rigour of thy righteousnes: ther­fore I appeale to thy mercie. Thy mercie exalteth thy Iudgement, and to vs sinners it is saluation, when we crie hartily to thee.

At that dreadful houre helpe vs most mercyfull Lorde, whiche for the time now call for mercie.

Haue mercy on al synners, Iesu, I beseche thee, turne theyr vices into vertues, & make them [Page]true obseruers of thy lawe, and louers of thee: bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in Purgatorie for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee, and for thy glorious name, Iesu.

The holy Trinitie, one very God, haue mercy on me.

Pater noster. Aue Maria.

The tenth petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Sende me here my purgatory.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Sende &c.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Sende &c.
  • iiij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Sende &c.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Sende &c.
  • [Page]vi. Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Sende &c.
  • vij. Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Sende &c.
  • viij. Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Sende &c.
  • ix. Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Sende &c.
  • x. Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Sende me here my Purgatory.

JEsu sende me here my Purga­torie, and preserue me fro those tourmentes of fyre, whiche euer shal punish sinne and iniquitie.

Let ful hope of thine helpe euer abide in me, yt I neuer fal in de­speration of thy endlesse mercie. Mother of God, Patriarkes, Prophetes, Apostles, Euangelistes, Martyrs, Confessours, Virgins, wydowes, Matrones & Innocē ­tes, [Page]I offre me to your merites, and beseche you, to pray for me, & at my passing helpe to protect me.

With thy Sacramentes, Lord, than recomfort me, & bring me to the kingdome of endlesse felicitie.

My Lord Iesu crucified for me, by the merites of thy glorious Passion, I beseche thee, graunt me these petitions, which I haue axed of thee.

Haue mercy on al sinners, Ie­su, I beseche thee: turne their vi­tes into vettues, and make them true obseruers of thy law, and io­uers of thee: bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in Purgatorie for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee, and for thy glorious name, Iesu.

The holy Trinitie, one very God, haue mercie on me.

Philipp. 2.

Dominus noster Iesus Christus humiliauit semetipsum pronobis, factus obediens vsque ad mortē, mortem autem Crucis.

Pater noster. Aue Maria. Credo.

In nomine Iesu omne genu fle­ctatur, coelestium, terrestriū & in­fernorum. Etomnis lingua confi­teatur, quia Dominus Iesus Chri­stus in gloria est Dei Patris.

The eleuenth Petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace to flee euil companie.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • iiij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • vi Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • vij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • x Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to flee euil companie.

JEsu graunt me grace, to flee euil companie. And when I come among them, for thy glo­rious Passiō, I beseche thee, pre­serue [Page]me, that none occasion of mortall synne ouercome me. And sende me ghostly comfort, by the true louers of thee.

Kepe my mouth, good Lord, frō slaunderous speaking, lying, false witnesse-bearing, cursing, swea­ring, vncharitable chiding, disso­lute laughing & wordes of vanity.

Make me, blessed Lorde, with dreade to remēbre, that thou pre­sently hearest me, whiche of al my wordes shalt iudge me.

Suffre not my heart to be light of creditte in hearing detraction, and obliquie, rancour and ire.

Iesu, represse in me al inordi­nate affectiō of carnalitie, & wher [Page]I haue by euil felow ship offen­ded, mekely I axe mercie of thee, and I beseche thee for helpe to all that crie for mercie.

Thy powrr protecte me, thy wysdome directe me, thy satherly pitie correct me.

Sende me gracious lyfe, blessed endyng, and thy Passion preserue me fro euerlasting damnation & terrour of myne enemie.

Haue mercy on all synners, Iesu, I beseche thee: turne theyr vices into vertues, and make them true obseruers of thy law, and louers of thee, bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in Purgatory for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee, and for thy glorious name Iesu.

The holy Triuitie, one very God, haue mercie on me.

Pater noster. Aue Maria.

The tvvelfth petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Gyue me grace to cal for helpe to thee.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Gyue &c.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Gyue &c.
  • iiij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Gyue &c.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Gyue &c.
  • vi Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Gyue &c.
  • vij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Gyue &c.
  • viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Gyue &c.
  • ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Gyue &c.
  • [Page]x Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Gyue me grace to cal for helpe to thee.

IEsu graunt me grace, & specially in the time of tētation, to cal for helpe to thee, & then with faithful mind to remembre thy Passion, which thou suffredst for me: than, most merciful Lord, kepe my soule [...]o consent of sinne for very true [...]oue of thee: thā let sinne appeare [...]inking and abhominable to me.

Let the remembraunce of the paines of hel, & damnation horri­ble, and terrible, & ful of thine en­mitie, with the merites of thy [...]cke patience, through charitie & [Page]chastitie, mitigate the pronitie to sinne and frailtie in me.

In my tentations, Lorde, I beseche thee, helpe me, for the tē ­der loue, that thou didst shew to thy Mother, and she to thee.

Repel the power of my aduer­saries, whiche entende the dam­nation of me.

Inhabite my soule, o Sauiour, which with al hunible subiection desireth ye blessed presence of thee.

Make me pure in spirite, meke in speaking, parrient in suffring, hungrie of righteouse working, and merciful to all them that be in miserie.

Make me peasable in conuersation, [Page]cleane in heart with holy meditation, and ioyfully to suffre persecution in the cause of thee.

Let all my powers and desires be ruled according to the will of thee: and al my petitions order to thy wysdome, and to the euer­lasting profite of me.

Haue mercy on all synners, Iesu, I beseche thee: turne theyr vices into vertues, & make them true obseruers of thy lawe, and louers of thee: bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in purgatorie for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee, and for thy glorious name, Iesu. [Page]The holy Trinitie, one very God, haue mercy on me. Pater. Aue.

The thyrienth petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make me to per­seuer in v (er)tue acceptable to thee.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make &c.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make &c.
  • iiij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make &c.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make &c.
  • vi Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make &c.
  • vij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make &c.
  • viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make &c.
  • ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make &c.
  • x Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Make me to per­seuer in v (er)tue acceptable to thee.

IEsu, make me perseuerant in the blessed seruice of thee.

In holy custome and vertuous occupation, Lord, kepe my soule and my body.

Make me flee sinfull delecta­tion, and patiently to suffer iniu­ries and rebukes, in recompense of my disobedient heart to thee.

Prouide, good Lorde, that life to me, whiche thou knowest most to thine honour, and to my eter­nal felicitie.

Fyll myne heart with contri­tion, and myne eyes with teares, that I neuer be forsaken of thee.

Awake my dull soule fro siepe of sinne: and send me helpe fro heauen, my blessed Sauiour, to [Page]ouercome the olde serpent with al his cautels, by exercyse in vertue, and special grace of thee.

The Angels of light deliuer me fro the Angels of darkenes, and fro theyr great crueltie.

Let thy obedience, Lorde, re­compense for mine obstinacie, thy abstinence, for my superfiuitie, thy mekenes and thy patience for my pride, ireful heart and enmitie.

Thy charitie for my malice, thy deuotiō for my dulnes, thy louing heart for mine vnkindenes, thy holy death for my wretched lyfe, and for al my miserie.

Haue mercy on al synners, Iesu, I beseche thee, turne theyr [Page]vices into vertues, & make them true obseruers of thy law, and lo­uers of thee: bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in Purgatorie for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee, and for thy glorious name, Iesu.

The holy Triuitie, one very God, haue mercy on me. Pater. Aue.

The fourtenth petition.

  • i. Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to fixe my mind on thee.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • iiij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • vi Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt, &c.
  • [Page]vij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt &c.
  • viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt &c.
  • ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt &c.
  • x Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Graunt me grace, to fixe my mind on thee.

IEsu, graunt me grace, specially in the time of praier, to fixe my minde on thee, and then remem­bre my wretchednes, & faithfully to cal for helpe to thee.

That time to remembre the pe­rilles of body and soule, which I haue escaped, & the benefites that I haue receiued thorough thy great charitie: & with al my heart Lorde then to giue laude to thee.

In this praier I thanke thee, for al the creatures, whiche thou hast made to helpe man, & ye thou hast made him to thine image fi­nally in thy glorie to honor thee.

The motions of my running minde, the despre of mine vnstable hearte in time of praier, stop and staie, I beseche thee.

Represse the power of my gostly enemies, which then draw my minde fro ghostly weale to many imaginations of vanitie.

With the hande of thy feruent loue than I beseche thee to take me: & strength me in thy power, and with thy goodnes glad me.

Kepe me so occupied in good workes, that my praiers may be acceptable to thee.

Heare nowe, swete Sauiour Iesu, heare the voice of a sinner, which would faine loue thee, and with the heart as greatly please thee, as euer it hath offended thee: & if it please thy grace, more largely to recompēse, it besecheth thee.

Iesu, saue mine enemies fro thine enmity, & forgiue them that they haue offended me, like as I would be forgiuē in those thinges whereby I haue offended thee.

Lord, help al those, which haue holpen me, or praied for me, or shewed to me any dede of pitie.

Thy grace, Lorde, and the me­rites of they pretious blood, de­fende me fro the striking Angell and the spirite of pestilence, and make him to ouerpasse me.

Haue mercy on al sinners, Ie­su, I beseche thee: turne theyr vi­ces into vertues, & make them true obseruers of thy law, and lo­uers of thee: bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in purgatorie for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee, and for thy glorious name Iesu.

The holy Trinirie, one very God haue mercie on me. Pater. Aue.

The fyftenth petition.

  • i Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Gyue me grace to order my life to thee.
  • ij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Giue me &c.
  • iij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Giue me &c.
  • iiij Iesu. Iesu Iesu. Giue me &c.
  • v Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Giue me &c.
  • vij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Giue me &c.
  • viij Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Giue me &c.
  • ix Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Giue me &c.
  • x Iesu. Iesu. Iesu. Giue me grace to order my life to thee.

JEsu giue me grace, to order my life and the workes of my body & soule with actual entent finally to thee, & to the reward of thy in­fiuitie ioy and eternal felicitie.

The water and blood, which ranne fro thy blessed heart, wassh my soule from sinne & iniquitie, and purchace to me abundance of grace faithfully to serue thee.

O my Lord, my life, my might, my sight, leade me, feede me, and spede me, in the pilgrimage of this mortalitie.

Graunt me, Lorde, by the me­rites of thy Passion, and vertue of thy most excellent and glorious Diuinitie, what so euer thy wise­dome knoweth moste expedient to me, whiche my miserable life is not worthy to obteine of thee.

At the houre of death (when I [Page]shal be accused afore thee) for that death that thou suffredst for syn­ners, haue mercy on me.

Breake my froward heart, and make it obedient to thee. Fro so­dain and vnforesene death, Lord, preserue me.

Graunt me grace, to departe with contempte of this worlde, & with ioyful heart to come to thee.

Let the remembrance of thy Passion, make me ioyfully to take tentation and tribulation for the loue of thee.

Make me most to loue that ioyfull lyfe, that immortal glo­rie, most excellent blisse, and end­lesse [Page]felicitie, which is ordeined in the heauenly kingdomme for the seruauntes of thee.

By the vertue of thy Incarna­tion, Natiuitie, Passion & Resur­rectiō, graunt me these supplica­tions, which I haue made to thee.

This inuocation & Psalter of thee, by the meditation of thy most intierly beloued Mother, pur­chace to me gracious life & bles­sed ending, free fro dette & deadly sinne, I beseche thee, and after my bodily death, euerlasting life, with endlesse blisse and felicitie.

Haue mercy on all synners Iesu, I beseche thee: turne theyr [Page]vices into vertues, & make them true obseruers of thy law, and lo­uers of thee: bring them to blisse in euerlasting glorie.

Haue mercy also on the soules in purgatorie for thy bitter Pas­sion, I beseche thee, and for thy glorious name, Iesu.

The holy Trinitie, one very God haue mercie on me.

Dominus noster Iesus Christus humiliauit semetipsum pro nobis, factus obediens vsque ad mortē, mortem autem Crucis.

Pater noster. Aue Maria. Credo.

Thus endeth this Psalter.

An Admonition.

VNto such, as haue none op­portunitie to saie the whole Psalter together, it is good that they faie the first v. pe­titions one daie, and the second v. another day, and the last v. ano­ther day, & so in three dayes they shal say ye whole Psalter. But els if they may haue cōuenient time, it is better to say the xv. principal petitions euery day, & ech of them x. times, with In nomine Iesu, in ye beginning, Pater nost. Aue Maria. & at euery fifth, like as it is writē in the boke, with Dominus noster, Pater noster. Aue Maria. Credo.

Here foloweth a holsome doctrine, howe to resist & ouercome the ghostly tentations of the Fende.

DOctours do write, yt in spiritual tentations we should behaue ouerselfe other wyse, than in carnal tentations. For carnal tentations we ought to resist & wrestle with them: but we may not do so in spi­ritual tentations. wysely and dis­cretely we must resist them, but in no wise wrestle with thē: as thus. when the enemie purteth a motiō of infidelitie, reason not with him: & likewyse when he casteth a sug­gestion of desperation, stryue not with him, but vse this medicine.

Suspend your reason, restraine al your senses, and plucke vp al your spirites: & as the motiō cometh, so let it passe, without sirife. If it be only of the disposition of our cor­rupt [Page]nature, this is sufficient, if it be vsed. If it come of the enemie, he wil not leaue so, but he wil cleaue otherwyse, & worke more trouble. Than after ye counsel of Doctours, vse this remedie: Dissunble, & shew yourself to set it at nought, though it be great: & lift vp your mynd to God, remembring his tendre mer­cie in the redemption of man, and how it is his ordinance, with such tentations and paines to proue his seruantes, to whom be entendeth to giue the crowne of glorie. But if the enemie be fierce and wil not ceasse for this (as he is most subtill and crafty) thā meeke your solfe to God, & offre yourselfe to fuffre for his loue (& for ye fruit of penance for your sinnes) gladly & with thanks of heart, all paines, yt it shall please his grace to sende you. And with [Page]that, call & crie with heart & worde on ye holy name of Iesu x. times, or more or lesse, as your deuotion ser­ueth, with some holy & swete medi­tation of reuerence to the same, as God shal put in your minde. This vertue of mekenes, & confession of the name of Iesu in heart & worde, the enemie may not abide. For al­though for a time he wil pretende & semble, as though he were not a­bashed for that vertue & name, as the Serpent, of which Scripture saith, that for a time she wil stoppe her eares, & yet by the worde of the enchanter in cōclusion she is ouer­come & taken: so certanily ye enemie (ye holy name named) is ouercome, although he wil not be knowē, but sōtime will make insurrectiō more fiercely, after yt holy name spoken. Then strongly pursewe him with [Page]the same, & with mekenes, & ye shal see, how he wil flee: to the great cō ­forte of all them, that abide as true seruantes perseuerāt in this theyr proofe, to theyr great triumph, and vtter cōfusion of the enemie. This hath ben proued by experience.

A Narration.

A certaine person there was, whiche by the space of two yeares & more was troubled with suche motions oftētimes by water & by lande. He had motions to despera­tion, & to ye most abhominable that may be, to destroy himselfe both by water, & otherwyse. And this said persō ceassed not, but called to God daily, to strēgth him, euer cōfessing himselfe his seruāt, & ye worshipper of ye holy name of Iesu, cōmitting himself only & wholy to the Passiō of Christ & mercy of God. And sone [Page]after the said time he had comfort, & was illumined or lightened in his soule, how to answere ye enemie: to his great cōforte, & to ye edifiyng of other, & yt was thus. It was giuen to him by a light, that when soeuer suche a motion came to his minde, he should take ye motion for an oc­casion of remēbrance to honour the Passiō of Christ, & his blessed Mo­ther the glorions Virgin Marie.

And although that it came to his minde an hūdred times in ye daie, so oft to say: Adoramus te, Christe Iesu: & to the Mother of mercy, Aue Maria. And thus ye person was cleane de­liuered from his great tentation & trouble, to ye great encrease of hope in his soule, to ye vtter drtuig away of the enemie, & to ye glorie of God: to whom be al honour and praise, world without end, Amen.

Finis.

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