The holy practises of a devine lover, or, The sainctly [sic] Ideots Deuotions the contents of the booke are contained in the ensuinge page.

CERTAINE AMOROVS Aspirations, to be vsed accor∣dinge to the Direstions, and the Disposition of the soule.

O Et Praesidium, & dulce Decus meum!

1. O thou art both my safeguard, and my sweet Ornament!

Da quod iubes, & Iube quod vis!

2. Graunt mee to doe what thou commandest, and command what thou wilt!

O vita Animae meae!

3. O life of my soule!

O lumen oculorum meorum!

4. O light of myne eyes!

In manus tuas Domine commend•• Spiritum meum.

5. Into thy hands ô Lord, I doe commend my Spirit.

Ecce Ancilla Domini, fiat mihi se∣cundum verbum tuum.

6. Loe the hand maid of our Lord, be it done vnto mee accordinge to thy word.

Paratum cor meum Deus, paratum cor meum.

7. My hart is readie, ô God, my hart is readie.

Ecce ego, mitte me?

8. Loe heere I am, send mee?

Tolle quod tuum est, & vade.

9. Take what is, thyne, & be gone.

Dominus meus, & Deus meus.

10. My Lord, and my God.

Domine quid mihi est in caelo, & à te quid volui super terram?

11. O Lord what is there in Heauen, or what vppon earth that I would haue besides thee?

Domine quid me vis facere?

12. Lord what wilt thou haue mee to doe?

Hei mihi quia incolatus meus pro∣longatus est!

13. O wooe is mee that my seior∣ninge

is prolonged!

In ditione tua Domine cuncta sunt posita.

14. All thinges ô Lord are in thy powre, and Dominion.

Domine tu scis quia amo Te, & animam meam ponam pro Te.

15. Thou knowst, ô Lord, that I loue thee, and will bestow my life for thee.

Quemadmodum desiderat ceruus ad fontes aquaaum, ita desiderat Anima mea ad Te Deus.

16. Euen as the hart doth thirst af∣ter the Fountayne of Water; soe doth my soule thirst after thee ô God.

Infaelix Homo quis me liberabit de corpore mortis huius!

17. O vnhappy Man that I am; who shall deliuer mee from the Bodye of this Death?

Cupio dissolui, & esse cum Christo.

18. I desire to be dissolued, and to be with Christ.

Quando veniam, & apparebo ante faciem Domini!

19. When shall I come, and appear•• before the face of our Lord?

Argentum, & Aurum non est mihi, quod autem habeo hoc tibi Do.

20. I haue neither gold nor siluer; but what I haue, that I giue vnto thee.

Praecor celestem Regem, vt me dolen∣tem nimium faciat eum cernere.

21. I beseech the heauenlye Kinge to cause mee (who am very much greiued for want of it) to come to the sight of Him whom I soe much loue.

Domine si inueni gratiam in oculi•• tuis, ostende mihi faciem tuam?

22. Lord if I haue found fauour in thy sight; shew vnto mee thy face?

Nouerim Te, nouerim me?

23. Lett mee know thee, let mee know my selfe?

Te Deum landamus, Te Dominum confitemur.

24. Wee prayse thee ô God, wee ac∣knowledge thee ô Lord.

Benedic Anima mea Domino, &

omnia quae intra me sunt nomini san∣cto eius.

25. O my soule, and all that is with∣in mee, blisse yee our Lord, and prayse his holye name.

Benedicam Dominum in omni tem∣pore, semper laus eius in ori meo.

26. I will blisse our Lord at all ty∣mes, his prayse shal euer be in my mouth.

Benedicite omnia opera Domini Do∣mino.

27. Blisse yee our Lord, All the workes of our Lord.

O vos omnes qui transitis per viam attendite, & videte, si sit Dolor sicu•• Dolor meus!

28. O All yee that passe by the waye looke, and see, if euer there were greife, like my greife!

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Domi∣nus Deus Sabaoth, pleni sunt caeli, & terra Maiestatis gloriae tuae.

29. Holye, Holye, Holye Lord God of Sabaoth, heauen, and earth are full of the Maiestie of thy Glorie.

Deus, Deus meus ad te de luce vigilo!

30. O God, •• my God to thee I wake in the morninge!

Deus, Deus meus respice in me, qua∣re me dereliquisti?

31. O my God, my God looke vppon mee, why hast thou ••orsaken mee?

Deus meus, Adiutor meus sperabo in Te!

32. O my God my helper I will ho∣pe in thee!

Domine in caelo misericordia tua; & veritas tua vsque ad nubes.

33. O Lord thy mercie is in heauen, and thy truth reacheth to the clow∣des.

Ad te leuaui oculos meos qui habitas in caelis.

34. To thee haue I lifted vp myne eyes who dwellest in Heauen.

Fili Dei, miserere mei.

35. O Sonne of God, haue mercie vp∣pon mee.

Dilectus meus mihi, & ego illi.

36. My beloued to mee, and to I him.

Regnum tuum regnum omnium sae∣culorum,

& domenatio tua in omni ge∣neratione, & generatione.

37. Thy Kingdome is a Kingedome for euer; and thy reigne is for all Ge∣nerations, and generations.

O quam pulchra es Amica mea, quam puchra es?

38. O how faire art thou my belo∣ued, how faire art thou?

Tota pulchra es amica mea, & ma∣cula non est in te.

39. Thou art all faire ô my Loue, & there is not a spott in thee.

Vulnerasti cor meum, sponsa mea, vulnerasti cor m••um?

40. Thou hast wounded my hart my Spowse, thou hast wounded my hart?

Adiuro vos filiae Ierusalem, si inue∣neritis dilectum meum, vt nuntietis ei, quia amore langueo.

41. I adiure you ô daughters of Ie∣rusalem, if you shall find my belo∣ued, you tell him that I languish with Loue.

Pulchra es Amica mea, suauis, & decora.

4••. Thou art faire ô my loue, sweet, and comelie.

Veni Dilecte mi, Veni?

43. Come thou my beloued, come?

Dilectus meus candidatus, & rubi∣cundus, electus ex milibus.

44. My beloued is white, and rud∣die; chosen out of thowsands.

Quo abijt Dilectus tuus? Quo de∣clinauit Dilectus tuus? & qu••remus eum tecum.

45. Whither is thy beloued gone? whither is thy beloued turned aside? And wee will seeke Him with thee.

Reuertere, reuerter•• Sunamitis, v•• intue amur te?

46. Returne, returne ô Sunamite∣nesse, that wee may behold thee?

Quam pulcra es, & qnam decora charissima in delicijs?

47. How beautifull, and how co∣melye art thou my dearest in delights?

Quis mihi det vt inueniam Te, & deosouler Te?

48.. Who shal procure vnto mee that I may find thee, and kisse thee.

Osculetur me osculo oris sui?

48. Let him kisse mee, with a kis••e of his month?

Fac me audire vocem tuam?

49. Cause mee to heare thy voyce?

Ecce tu pulchra es, amica mea, ecce tu pulchra es?

50. Behold thou art faire my belo∣ued; behold thou art faire?

Trahe me post te, curremus in odo∣rem vnguentorum tuorum?

51. Draw mee after thee, wee shall rūne in the odour of thine ointmēts?

Exultabimus, & laetabimur in te••

52. Wee shall exult, and reioyce in thee.

Indica mihi quem diligit Anim•• mea, vbi pascas, vbi c••bes?

53. Thou whom my soule loueth, shew vnto mee, where thou dost eate, where thou dost lodge?

Surge, propera Amica mea, co∣lumba mea, formosa mea, & veni?

54. Arise, hasten my beloued, my doue, my faire One, and come vnto mee?

Ostende mihi faciem tuam, sone•• vox tua in auribus meis?

55. Shew mee thy face, lett thy voy∣ce sound in myne eares?

Vox enim tua dulcis, & facies tua decora.

56. For thy voyce is sweete, and thy face comelye.

Quaesiui quem diligit anima mea, quaesiui illum, & non inueni.

57. I haue sought for him whom my soule loueth; I haue sought for him, and haue not found him.

Surgam, & circuibo ciuitatem per••vicos, & plate as, & quaeram quem di∣ligit anima mea.

58. I will rise, and goe about the city in all the streets, and lanes; I will seeke after Him whom my soule loueth.

Num vidisti quem diligit Anima mea?

59. Haue you seene whom my soule loueth?

Paululum cum pertransissem, inue∣ni quem diligit Anima mea.

60. When I had gone a little farther, I found him whom my soule loueth.

Tenui ••um nec dimittam.

61. I laid hold of him, and will not let him goe.

Vox Dilecti mei pulsantis, aperi mihi soror mea, Amica mea, columba mea immaculata mea?

62. The voyce of my beloued knoc∣kinge, open to mee my sister, my loue, my doue, myne immaculate?

Pessulam Ostij mei aperui dilecto meo.

63. I opened the barre of my doore to my beloued.

Anima mea liquefacta est, vt locu∣ta est mihi.

64. My soule melted, as hee spoke to mee.

Diligam te Domine fortitudo mea, firmamentum meum, & Refugium, meum, & liberator meus.

65. I will loue thee ô Lord, my strenth, my firme foundation, my Refuge, and my Deliuerer.

Illumina oculo•• meos ne vnquam ob∣dormiam

in morte, ne quando dic••t inimicus meus praeualui aduersus eum.

66. Enlighten myne eyes that I may neuer sleepe in Death, least myne enimie may come at lenth to say I haue preuailed against him.

Dignus es tu Domine Deus accipere Gloriam, & Honorem, & virtutem, & Benedictionem.

67. Thou art worthy ô Lord God to haue Glorie, and Honour, and powre, and praysinge.

Confite antur tibi Domine omnia ope∣ratua, & sancti tui benedicant tibi.

68. Let thy workes ô Lord confes∣se vnto thee, and lett thy Saintes prayse thee.

Si oportuerit me mori, non te negabo.

69. Though I were to dye for it, yet I would not denye thee.

70. Iesus, Iesus, Iesus, &c.

Non aemittam Te, nisi Benedixe∣ris mihi.

71. I will not lett thee goe, till thou hast Blissed mee.

72. Lord when shal I be wholye

thyne, and thou myne?

73. O my secure Refuge!

74. O life of my Soule, my Maker, my Redeemer, and my conseruer!

75. O ioye of my soule! when shal I loue thee with all my Hart, with all my soule, and with all my might?

76. When shal I enioye thee?

77. When shal I possesse thee?

78. O that I were buried in thee?

79. When shall I fullye please thee?

80. My Consolation.

81. My Life.

82. My Loue.

83. My Desire.

84. My Delight.

86. My Riches.

87. My Treasure, and all my good.

88. O when shal my soule be accor∣dinge to thy harts desire!

89. O that my soule were as cleane, and pure, as it was when it first pro∣ceeded from thee!

90. O that I could perfectly obey thee!

91. O that I could alwayes serue thee!

92. O Treasure of my soule!

93. O that I had neuer offended thee

94. O that I could see my selfe free from this, or that imperfection.

95. O that I could obtayne this, or that necessarie virtue!

96. When shal I perfectly loue thee?

97. When shall this earthly Taber∣nacle be dissolued, and my soule be made one with thee?

98. Replenish mee ô Lord with thy loue.

99. Giue vnto mee sweete Iesus pu∣ritie of Hart, and pouertie of Spirit?

100. O sweete Iesus that I knew thee, and knew my selfe?

101. Graunt mee ô sweete Iesus that I maye entirelie loue thee?

102. Graunt mee ô my onlie loue that I maye continuallie reuerence, and adore thee?

103. O Bottomelesse sea of Mercie pardon mee all my sinns, & offences?

104. Permitt mee not ô my Lord Iesus euer to be separated from thee?

105. Possesse mee ô sweete Iesus; &

vnite mee wholie vnto thee?

106. I am nothinge, I can nothinge, I desire nothinge, but thee ô Iesus, Iesus, Iesus!

107. Graunt mee ô Lord the holye hatred of my selfe; and the perfect loue of thee.

108. O my God quench thou the thirst of my soule!

108. Thou onlie pleasest mee, and thee onlie I desire.

109. For thy loue, I vtterly renoun∣ce all other Loues.

111. For thy loue I wholy yeild vp my selfe into thy hands.

112. O All my Glorie!

113. O All my Delight!

114. O All my Comfort!

115. With thy selfe comfort mee, whom nothinge else can comfort, or satisfie.

1••6. O what doe I loue, ô what doe I intend, or seeke for, saue only thee!

117. Feed, and satisfie mee ô Lord with thy Grace, and presence in my soule?

118. Thee onlie doth my soule rel∣lish Iesus, Iesus, Iesus?

119. My Hart longeth after thee, and with none but thee Alone can it be satisfied?

120. Quench my thirst ô Iesus, Iesus, Iesus!

121. When shal my soule be plunged, swallowed vp, and buried in the in∣finit depth of thy Eternitie?

122. O my Happynesse!

123. O my only delight!

124. O ioye of my hart!

125. O my Hope, my sollace, my be∣ginninge, and end!

126. O Lord Iesus!

127. O Emanuel!

128. O Messias!

129. O Christ the annointed of our Lord!

130. O most sweete, and most lou∣inge Lord God!

131. When shall I be vnited vnto thee?

132. When shall I be drowned in thee?

133. When shall I be fullye morti∣fied?

134. When shall I embrace thee?

135. When shall I be inflamed with thy loue?

136. When shall I be one with thee accordinge to thy harts desire?

Confitebor tibi Domine in toto cord•• meo, & glorificabo nomen tuum in aeternum.

137. I will confesse vnto thee ô Lord with my whole hart, and will glo∣rifie thy name for euer.

Miserere mei Deus, miserere mei, quoniam in te confidit Anima mea.

138. Haue Mercie on mee ô Lord•• haue on mee, because my soule doth confide in thee.

Beati qui habitant in domo tua Do∣mine in saecula saeculorum laudabunt te

139. Blissed are they who dwell in thy Howse ô Lord, they praise thee for euer and euer.

Quia est melior est dies vna in atrijs tuis super millia.

140. Because one daye within thy

Gates is b••••••••r then a thowsand without.

141. O All my Hope?

142. O All my Glorie?

143. O All my Refuge; And All my ioie?

144. O the most Beloued of Be∣leiuers?

145. O Flourishinge spowse!

146. O sweete spowse?

147. O Comfort of my Hart?

148. O life of my soule, and the pleasant repose of my Spirit?

149. Mortifie in mee whatsoeuer displeaseth thy sight, and make mee a Man accordinge to thy hart.

150. Wound mee ô Lord, wound the most inward part of my soule with the darts of thy Loue?

151. And make mee drunke with the wine of thy perfect Charitie.

152. O when shall this be!

153. When shal I please thee in all things?

154. When shall all dye in mee, which is contrarie to thee?

155. When shall I be altogether thine?

156. When shall I liue to be noe more myne owne?

157. When shall nothinge else liue in mee, but thou ô Iesus?

158. When shall I loue thee most fer∣uentlie?

159. When shall the flames of thy loue wholie consume mee?

160. When shall I be altogether mel∣ted & pearsed through with the wō∣derfull efficacie of thy sweetenesse?

161. When wilt thou take mee hen∣ce by force, drowne mee, transport mee, and hide mee in thy selfe, whe∣re I maye neuer more be seene?

162. When wilt thou free mee from all these impediments, and distrac∣tions, and make mee one Spirit with thee, that I maye not any more de∣part from thee?

163. O Dearely, Beloued! O Dea∣relie Beloued of my soule?

164. O sweetenesse of my Hart?

165. Heare mee ô Lord not for my merits, but for thy infinitt Good∣nesse,

and Mercie?

166. Teach mee, enlighten mee di∣rect mee, and assist mee in all things, that I may doe, or say nothinge but what is agreable to thy blissed will, and pleasure?

167. O my God, my well beloued, my dearest Hart, and the very God of my soule!

168. O my sweete loue!

169. O my greate Delight!

170. O my strenth Helpe mee!

171. O my light guid mee towards thee!

172. O God of my soule, why giuest not thou thy selfe to thy poore Crea∣ture?

17••. Thou fillest Heauen, and earth; and wilt thou leaue my hart emptie.

17••. Thou bathest the Lillies of the field, giuest meate to the little birds, and feedest the wormes of the earth: why then dost thou forgett mee who endeauours to forgett all others for thy sake.

175. Too late haue I haue I known••

thee ô infinitt Goodnesse?

176. Too late haue I loued, thee ô Beautie soe ancient, and soe new!

177. Wooe to the tyme I loued thee not!

178. Blind I was, that I saw thee not.

179. Thou wert within mee, and I went seekinge thee abroad?

180. But now that I haue found thee though late, suffer not Good Lord that I euer leaue thee. Amen, Amen, Amen.

FINIS.