The daily exercises of a Christian life or the interiour spirit with which we ought to animate our actions throughout the whole day: With an easy instruction for mentall prayer, translated out of French by I.W. of the Soc. of Jesus.

After Extrem unction, make the sollowing Acts, with a penitent mind.

O my God, to satisfie as much as I am able, your divine Ju∣stice, & to make you a due satisfa∣ction for my sins, I accept death with my whole heart, & I rejoyce at the separation of my soul from my body, in punishment of the sins I have committed, by following ra∣ther my irregular inclinations, then your holy will;

2. And that my body in punishment of its pride, & ambition, shall be buried under the earth, & trodden under foot,

3. And for that inordinate love I have born it, & the too great care I have taken for its ease & pleasure, I rejoyce that that it returns to cor∣ruption, & becomes the food of worms.

4. And for the affection I have had

for riches, & for creatures, & the abuse I have made of them, I am glad to be separated from, & deprived of them.

5. And for the forgetfullness I have had of you, my God, during my life, I accept the forgetfulness that all will have of me after my death:

6. And for having made use of all my senses, to offend you, I accept, & offer in satisfaction, the privation & loss of them all:

7. And in punishment of my having vainly searched to please creatures, I am glad that by death, I shall become an object of their hatred, horrour, & contempt.

For the Approaehes of Death. Hearken to your good Angell speaking to you, as to the Virgins in the Gospell;

BEhold, your Spouse is coming, Go forth, & meet him:

And preparing your self for his co∣ming,

with the burning lamp of cha∣rity in your hands, say with David; I rejoyce at the good news they tell me, let us enter into the house of our Lord.

O Lord God of strength, how amiable are thy tabernacles! my soul faints with desire of them.

My soul thirsts after God the source of life; when shall I come, & appear before his presence?

As the thirsty Hart desires the foun∣tain, so my sovl desires thee, ô my God.

O, how do I desire to be delivered out of this mortall body, & to be with Christ.

Vnion with CHRIST JESUS dying.

O my divine Jesus, granr me your grace, that my sorrows may be uni∣ted to yours; my agony, & my death sanctified by yours; & that I may partake of those sacred disposit••ons, which your holy soul had at the last moment of your life, to which, I unite my self with all my heart, to supply those which I want. I abandon

my self entirely to you, to suffer for your love, the pains of death, as long, & many, as you please; & I renounce, & disavow all the impa∣tience, & evill thar their force may cause me unwillingly to committ.

Have recourse to the blessed Vir∣gin. & the Saints.

O holy Virgin, mother of my God, refuge of Sinners; be now my Ad∣vocate, & grant I may feel the effects of your power with the blessed Tri∣nity.

O Mary, mother of grace, mo∣ther of mercy, receive me at the hou•• of my death, & defend me from my Enemies.

Shew that you are my mother, & obtain, that he who for our salvation was willing to become your son, & be born of you, may receive me by your intercession.

O all yee Saints, & blessed spirits, interceed now for my soul, in this extremity, that I may obtain the victory over my enemies.

Great S. Joseph, & you all my holy patrons, & Protectours, assist me.

Great S. Michael, fight for me:

Charitable Angell, my dear Guar∣dian, defend me from the ambushes of my Enemies, and forsake me not in this last passage.

Eternal father, look upon me in your dear son Jesus Christ, who has shed his blood for my salvation.

Have pitty upon me, according to the greatness of your mercies, & par∣don my sins, for the glory of your holy name.

Enter not into judgement with me, o my God, for in thy sight, no one living can justify himself.

My divine Jesus, put your cross, & your passion, between your jud∣gement, and my soul.

My God, my destiny is in your hands, save me, I beseech you.

O Lord, in you have I trusted, therefore I shall not be eternally con∣founded.

An act of adoration, to the most holy Trinity.

O most holy, & most adorable Trinity, I adore you with my whole heart, & I unite my self, both for the present, & for eternity, to all the adorations, & praises, which the most holie humanity of my Sa∣viour Jesus Christ, & his most holy mother, together with all the Saints and Angels, do, or have renderd you, or shall eternally render you in heaven. I offer you all the sacrifices of this most holy humanity, which are now offerd, or shall be daily offerd, to the day of judgement, all the world over, in satisfaction of all my sins, & in thanksgiving for all your di∣vine benefits bestowed upon me.

If the Recommendation of the soul be said, observe to say at the end, this conclusion; afterwards, say the Responsory; Subvenite Sancti, &c.