The holy court in five tomes, the first treating of motives which should excite men of qualitie to Christian perfection, the second of the prelate, souldier, states-man, and ladie, the third of maxims of Christianitie against prophanesse ..., the fourth containing the command of reason over the passions, the fifth now first published in English and much augemented according to the last edition of the authour containing the lives of the most famous and illustrious courtiers taken out of the Old and New Testament and other modern authours / written in French by Nicholas Caussin ; translated into English by Sr. T.H. and others.

Aspirations.

O King of dreadfull Majesty, who doest justly damn, and undeservedly save souls; save me, O Fountain of Mercy. Remember thy self (sweet Jesus) that I was the cause of that great jour∣ney which thou tookest from God to man; and do not destroy me in that dreadfull day, which must de∣cide the Question of my life or death for all eternity. Take care of my last end, since thou art the cause of my beginning, and the onely cause of all that I am. O Father of bounties, wouldest thou stop a mouth which desires so earnestly to praise and confess thee everlastingly? Alas (O eternal Sweetness) wouldest thou damn a soul which hath cost thee so much sweat and bloud, giving it for ever to those cruel and ac∣cursed powers of darkness? Rather, O Lord, pierce my heart with such a fear of thy judgement, that I may always dread, and never feel them: If I forget, awake my memory, if I flie from thee, recal me again: If I deferre my amendment, stay for me; If I return, do not despise my soul, but open those arms of mer∣cy, which thou didst spread upon the Cross, with such rigorous justice against thy self, for satisfaction of my sins.