A manuall of devout meditations and exercises instructing how to pray mentally. Drawn for the most part, out of the spirituall exercises of S. Ignatius. Devided into three bookes. Written in Spanish by the R.F. Thomas de Villa Castin of the Society of Iesus. And translated into English by H.M. of the same Society.

THE 4. POINT.

TO consider, that after the offe∣ring was made, before the holy Kings tooke their iourney homward they receiued answere in fleep, that they should not returne to Herod, nor the same way they came.

Ponder that after thou hast once found God, and dedicated thy selfe to his seruice, thou oughtest not to do as thou wert wont to doe before, nor walke in those rough and croo∣ked pathes which before thou d••dest tread: but must change thy course, imbracing humility, and detesting pride, casting away anger, and reioy∣••ing in patience &c.

Gather also hence how neces∣sary it is for thee to withdravv thy selfe from all vice and sinne, vvhich lead thee headlong into hell, and to follovv and imbrace all manner of vertue which will bring thee to hea∣uen, as the holy Kings did. For so doing Almighty God, who is the true light and way which leadeth to life, will illuminate and guide thee, as he

did illuminate & guide these his ser∣uants, and fill thee with the like gifts of his grace, with which he did re∣plenish them, if thou dispose & pre∣pare thy selfe to receiue it, as they did.