The exercise of a christian life. Written in Italian by the Reuerend Father Gaspar Loarte D. of Diuinitie, of the Societie of Iesus. And newly translated into Englishe. by I.S.

Title

The exercise of a christian life. Written in Italian by the Reuerend Father Gaspar Loarte D. of Diuinitie, of the Societie of Iesus. And newly translated into Englishe. by I.S.

Author

Loarte, Gaspar de, 1498-1578.

Publication

[London :: W. Carter,

1579]

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Christian life -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• provenance
• TO AL THOSE of the Reuerend Societie of the name of IESVS, perpetual in∣crease of al vertues, from him that geueth them.
• THE AVTHOVR to the deuout Reader.
• A TABLE OF the Chapters conteined in this Booke.
• A SONNET so the Christian Reader.
• MILITI CHRISTIANO TETRASTICHON.
• ¶ CARMEN in Natiuitatem Christi.
• Cap. 1.
• ¶ Cap. 2.
• ¶ Cap. 3.
• ¶ Cap. 4.
• ¶ Cap. 5.
• ¶ Cap. 6.
• ¶ Cap. 7.
  • MVNDAY.
  • TVESDAY.
  • WEDNESDAY.
  • THVRSDAY.
  • FRIDAY.
  • SATERDAY.
  • SVNDAY.
• ¶ Cap. 8.
• ¶ Cap. 9.
  • MVNDAY. 2.
  • TVESDAY. 2
  • WEDNESDAY.
  • THVRSDAY.
  • FRIDAY. 2.
  • SATERDAY. 2
  • SVNDAY. 2.
• ¶ Cap. 10.
  • THE fiue ioyful misteries of the first fifthe are these in maner folowing.
  • THE dolourous misteries of the se∣cond fiftie be these.
  • THE third Rosarie or fiftie, is of the glorious misteries, whereof-
• ¶ Cap. 11.
• ¶ Cap. 12.
• ¶ Cap. 13.
• ¶ Cap. 14.
• ¶ Cap. 15.
• ¶ Cap. 16.
• ¶ Cap. 17.
• ¶ Cap. 18.
• ¶ Cap. 19.
• ¶ Cap. 20.
• ¶ Cap. 21.
• ¶ Cap. 22.
• ¶ Cap. 23.
• ¶ Cap. 23.
• ¶ Cap. 25.
• ¶ Cap. 26.
• ¶ Cap. 27.
• ¶ Cap. 28.
• ¶ Cap. 29.
  • SIMBOLVM APOSTOLORVM which in vulgare tonge is called, the Creede.
  • part
• ¶ Cap. 30.
  • THE DECALOGVE, or tenne Commaundementes of the lawe of God
• ¶ Cap. 31.
  • OVR LORDES praver, which Christ him-selfe made; instructing thereby, both his disciples, and al vs, howe we ought to pray, and aske for al necessary thinges, as-wel for our soules as bodies; and this in seucn petitions conteined in thi. prayer.
  • part
• ¶ Cap. 32.
  • THE Salutation Angelical, which is that, where with our blessed Ladye was greeted by the Angel Gabriel.
  • part
• ¶ Cap. 33.
  • HERE foloweth a prayer, or Medita∣tion, wherby the soule is stirred vp to reuerence and loue of the blessed Sacra∣ment, before a man receaueth it.
  • ANOTHER praier or meditation to be made the day that one hath recea∣ued, to stirte him vp, through the consi∣deration and knowledge of so great a benefite, to geue God thankes therfore, and to be grateful for his goodnes.
• PRAYERS.
  • THE Translatour of this Treatise earnestly (good Christian Reader) to be remembred in thy praiers; and that other-whiles of thy charitable de∣uotion (which shal not be vnrewarded) thou wilt offer for him to God these fewe lines in maner folowing.
  • prayer
  • TO THE READER.
  • A PRAYER be sayde in the morning be∣fore al other bu∣sines.
  • A PRAYER to be saide to bed warde, applied to the excellent instructions of the third Chapter aboue.
  • A PRAYER to be before Sacra∣mental Confession.
  • A PRAYER to be saide after Sacra∣mental Confession.
  • A VERY fitt praier to be saide before Masse, wherein we exercise very fruit∣fully our faith, and prepare our selues to heare it with dutiful attention.
  • ANOTHER short praier to be saide likewise before Masse.
  • AN EXCELLENT praier and ado∣ration to be made in the presence of the blessed Sacrament.
  • A PROTESTATION to be made in time of sicknes, according to the in∣structions of the. 27. Chapter aboue.
  • A PRAYER to God, and to al his blessed Saintes, for al thinges necessarye for our selues, and our neighbours.
  • A MOST straunge and excellent mo∣nument, prouing apparantly the Reue∣rend antiquitie of our Catholike Reli∣gion; found at Rome, in Iuly last past, in the yere of our Lorde. 1578. and is of al wise men beleeued to be the blessed virgin S. Priscilla her Church-yarde.
• THE faultes escaped in printing are to be thus corrected.