Now give us forrow, give us love; That fo prepar'd me may remove. (above When call'd from this, to the bleft world V. The fword of grief has penetrated thy foul.

R. That out of many hearts, congitations might be revealed.

The Prayer.

E befeech thee, O Lord Jefus Chrift,

WE that the bleffed virgin Mary, thy

mother, may intercede for us with thy cle mency, both now, and at the hour of our death, who at the hour of thy paffion, had her most holy foul run through with the fword of forrow; Who liveft and reigneft with the Father, and Holy Ghoft, one God, world without end. Amen.

A Recommendation to the Virgin Mary.

O Holy Mary, I recommend myself, my

foul and body, to thy bleffed truft, and fingular cuftody, and into the bofom of thy mercy, this day, and daily, and at the hour of my death: And I commend to thee all my hope and comfort; all my diftreffes and miferies, my life, and the end thereof; that by thy moft holy interceffion and merits, all my works may be directed and difpofed, according to thine and thy Son's will. Amen.

Anotber Prayer to the Virgin.

Mary, mother of God, and gracious virgin, the true comforter of all af

Alicted perfons crying to thee, by that great joy, wherewith thou wert comforted, when thou didft know our Lord Jefus, was glorioufly rifen from death the third day; be a comfort to my foul, and vouchfafe to help me with thine, and God's only begotten fon, in that last day, when I fhall rise again with body and foul, and fhall give account of all my actions: To the end I may be able by thee, O pious mother and virgin, to avoid the fentence of perpetual damnation, and happily come to eternal joys, with all the

elect of God. Amen.

A Prayer of St. Gregory, Pope.

Good Jefus, the Word of the Father, the brightness of thy Father's glory, whom angels defire to behold; teach me to do thy will, that guided by thy good spirit, I may come to that bleffed city, where there is everlasting day, and unity of fpirit; where there is certain fecurity, and fecure eternity, eternal tranquillity, quiet felicity, and happy fweetnefs, and fweet reft; where thou, with the Father, and the Holy Ghoft, liveft and reigneft, world without end. Amen.

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A Prayer to Jefus.

God Jefus, O moft bountiful Jefus, O moft fweet Jefus, O Jefus the fon of the virgin Mary, full of mercy and pity: O fweet Jefus, according to thy great mercy, have mercy on me: O most clement Jefus,

I humbly beseech thee, by that precious. blood, which thou didft fhed for finners, that thou wash away all my iniquities, and look upon me wretched and unworthy, humbly craving pardon, and calling on this holy name Jefus, O name of Jefus, a fweet name! O name of Jefus, name of delight! O name of Jesus, name of comfort! For what is lefus but a Saviour? therefore Jefus, for thy holy name, be to me a refus, and fave me : fuffer me not to be damned, whom thou haft created of nothing: O good Jefus, let not my iniquity be my deftruction, whom thy Almighty goodness has made! O fweet Jefus, acknowledge that which is thine, and wipe away that which belongs not to thee. a moft bountiful efus! have mercy on me, while it is time of mercy: condemn me not in the time of judgment. For what profit. will be in my blood, while I fhall defcend into eternal corruption? The dead, O Lord Jefus, fhall not praife thee, nor all those that go down into hell. O moft loving Jefus ! O Jefus moft defired! meekeft Jefus ! O Jefus, Jefus, jefus! let me enter into the number of thy elect. O Jefus, the falvation of thofe that believe in thee! O Jefus, the comfort of fuch as fly to thee! O Jefus, the fweet remiffion of all fins! O Jefus, the Son of the virgin Mary, pour into me grace, wifdom, charity, chastity and humility, that I may perfectly love thee, praife thee, enjoy thee,

ferve thee, and glory in thee, and all, who call on thy name, which is Jesus.

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A Prayer of St. Thomas of Aquine.

RANT me, O merciful God, fervently to defire such things, as are pleasing to thee, prudently to fearch them; truly to acknowledge, perfectly to accomplish them, to the praise and glory of thy name. Order my state, and whatfoever thou requireft me to do, grant me to know it; and grant that I execute it, as is expedient for my foul. Grant, O Lord my God, that I fail not betwix prosperity and adverfity; that in the former, I be not too much puffed up, nor in the latter, too much depreffed: That I rejoice or grieve at nothing, but that which leads unto thee, or feparates from thee. That I cover to pleafe none, nor fear to displease any, but thee. Let all tranfitory things, O Lord, become vile to me, and let all things, that are thine,' be dear to me for thy fake, and thou, O God, above all. Let that joy be uneafy to me, which is without thee; and let me not defire any thing, that is out of thee. Let that labour delight me, O Lord, which is for thee: and let all eafe be tedious to me, which is without thee. Grant me O Lord, frequently to direct my heart to thee; and with forrow to refent my failings, with a purpofe of amendment. Make me, O Lord God, obedient without contradiction, poor without defect, chafte without corruption, pa

tient without murmuring, humble without hypocrify, merry without diffolution, fad without dejection, fober without morofeness, quick without lightnefs, fearful without defpair, true without deceit, working good things without prefumption; to correct my neighbour without pride of mind, and to edify him in word; and example without diffimulation. Give me, O Lord God, a watchful heart, that no curious imaginations may lead me away from thee. Give me a noble heart, that no unworthy affection draw me downward. Give me an uprighr heart, which no finifter intention may draw out of the way. Give me an invincible heart, which no tribulation may overcome.. Give me a free heart, which no perverfe nor violent affection may claim. Grant me, O Lord my God, an understanding, knowing thee; a diligence, feeking thee; a wifdom, that may find thee out, a converfation, pleafing thee; a perfeverance, faithfully expecting thee; and a confidence, finally embracing thee; to be pierced with thy pains through penance; to ufe thy benefits in this warfare by grace; and at length by glory to enjoy thy happiness in heaven: Who with, &c.

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Another Prayer of St. Thomas before Study.

UNSPEAKABLE Creator, who out of the treasure of thy wifdom, haft ordained three hierarchies of angels, and placed them in a wonderful order above the