The psalter of David with titles and collects according to the matter of each Psalme : whereunto is added Devotions for the help and assistance of all Christian people, in all occasions and necessities.

I. Prayers preparatory to the receiving of the bles∣sed Sacrament.

O Most immaculate and glorious Jesu, be∣hold me miserable sinner, drawing near to thee with the approaches of humility, and ear∣nest desire to be cleansed fron my sins, to be united to thee by the nearest and most myste∣rious union of charity and Sacramentall parti∣cipation of thy most holy Body and Bloud: I presume nothing of mine own worthinesse, but I am most confident of thy mercies and in∣finite loving kindnesse. I know, O Lord, I am blinde, and sick, and dead, and naked, but therefore I come the rather: I am sick, and thou art my Physitian, thou arisest with hea∣ling in thy wings, by thy wounds I come to be cured, and to be healed by thy stripes: I am unclean, but thou art the Fountain of purity: I am blinde, and thou art the great Eye of the world, the Sun of righteousnesse, in thy light I shall see light: I am poor, and thou art rich unto all, the Lord of all the creatures. I there∣fore

humbly begge of thy mercy that thou wouldest be pleased to take from me all my sins, to cure my infirmities, to cleanse my fil∣thinesse, to lighten my darknesse, to clothe my nakednesse with the robe of thy righteous∣nesse, that I may with such reverence, and faith, and holy intention receive thy bles∣sed Body and Bloud in the mysterious Sacra∣ment, that it may be unto me life, and plea∣santnesse, and holy nourishment, and that I may be firmly and indissolubly united to thy mysticall Body, and may at last see clearly and without a vail thy face in glory everla∣sting, who livest and reignest, ever one God world without end. Amen.

II.

I Adore and blesse thy glorious Majesty, O blessed Jesu, for this great dignation and vouchsafing to me, that thou art pleased for all the infinite multiplication of my sins, and innumerable violations of thy holy Law, still to give thy self unto me, to convey health, and grace, and life, and hopes of glory in the most blessed Sacrament. I adore thee, O most righteous Redeemer, that thou art pleased under the visible signes of Bread and Wine, to convey unto our soules thy holy Body and Bloud, & all the benefits of thy bitter Passion. O my God, I am not worthy that thou shouldest

come under my roofe, but let thy holy Spirit with his purities prepare for thee a lodging in my soul. Thou hast knocked often, O blessed Jesu, at the door of my heart, and wouldest willingly have entred; behold, O Lord, my heart is ready to receive thee, cast out of it all worldly desires, all lusts and carnall appetites, and then enter in, and there love to inhabit, that the Devill may never return to a place that is so swept and garnished, to fill me full of all iniquity. O thou lover of souls, grant that this holy Sacrament may be a light unto mine eyes, a guide to my understanding, and a joy to my soul, that by its strength I may sub∣due and mortifie the whole body of sin in me, and that it may produce in me constancy in Faith, fulnesse of wisdom, perfection and ac∣complishment of all thy righteous command∣ments, and such a blessed union with thee, that I may never more live unto my self, or to the world, but to thee onely, and by the refresh∣ment of an holy hope, I may be led through the paths of a good life, and persevering pi∣ety to the communion and possession of thy Kingdome, O blessed Jesu, who livest and reignest ever one God, world without end. Amen.

III.

O Lord God, who hast made all things of nought, producing great degrees of es∣sence out of nothing, make me a new creature, and of a sinfull man, make me holy, and just, and mercifull; that I may receive thy preci∣ous Body, devoutly, reverently, with meek∣nesse, contrition, and great affection, with spirituall comfort and gladnesse at thy mysti∣call presence. Feed my soul with Bread from Heaven, fill me with charity, conform me to thy will in all things, save me from all dan∣gers bodily and ghostly, assist and guide me in all doubts and fears, prepare and strengthen me against all surreptions and sudden incursion of temptations, cleanse me from all stains of sin, and suffer nothing to abide in me but thy self only, who art the Life of souls, the Food of the Elect, and the joy of Angels. Give me such a gust and an holy relish in this Divine nutriment, that nothing may ever hereafter please me but what savours of thee and thy miraculous sweetnesse. Teach me to loath all the pleasures and beauties of this life, and let my soul be so inebriated with the pleasures of thy Table, that I may be comprehended and swallowed up with thy love and sweetnesse: let me think nothing but thee, covet nothing but thee, enjoy nothing but thee, nothing

in comparison with thee, and neither doe not possesse any thing but what leads to thee, and is in order to the performance of thy will and the fruition of thy glories. Transfixe my soul, O blessed Jesu, with so great love to thee, so great devotion in receiving the holy Sacrament, that I may be transformed to the Fellowship of thy sufferings, and admitted to a participation of all the benefits of thy Passi∣on, and to a communion of thy graces and thy glories. I desire to be with thee, dissolve all the chains of my sin, and then come Lord Jesus, come quickly. Let my soul feed on thee greedily, for thou art the spring of light and life, the Fountain of wisdome and health, a torrent of divine pleasure and tranquillity, the Author of peace and comfort: enter into me, sweet Jesu, take thou possession of my soul, and be thou Lord over me and all my faculties, and preserve me with great mercy and tender∣nesse, that no doubting or infidelity, no impe∣nitence or remanent affection to a sin, no im∣purity or irreverence may make me unworthy and uncapable of thy glorious approach. Let not my sins crucifie the Lord of life again, let it not be said concerning me, The hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the Table: that this holy Communion may not be unto me an occasion of death, but a blessed peace-offering for my sins, and a gate of life and

glory. Grant this, O blessed God, for his sake who is both Sacrifice and Priest, the Master of the Feast, and the Feast it self, even Jesus Christ, to whom with thee, O Father, and the holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, now and for ever. Amen.