A new form of meditations for every day in the year. Written originally in French by F. John Crasset. And put into English at the request of several persons of honour and quality, by a well-wisher to devotion.

CXXXVI. MED. Of the Death of the B. Virgin.

WHat is it that makes the Chalice of Death bitter? It is the loss of the World. 'Tis the separation from the Body. 'Tis the account that is to be given. We feel sadness, in quitting the World. We feel pain, in quitting our Body. We dread, being to appear before God.

Mary died without Fear: Sadness: Pain. Because she liv'd without Sin: ty: Pleasure.

O let my soul dy with the death of the Saints! O let my death be like the death of Mary! Live the life of Saints, And thou wilt dy the death of Saints. Live like Mary, and thou wilt dy like Mary. Live without sin, and thou wilt dy without fear. Live without ty: and thou wilt dy without sadness.

Live without pleasure, And thou wilt dy without pain:

If you lead the life of sinners, You will dy the death of sinners. If you live in disorder, You will dy in confusion. If you live in sin, you will dy in fear. If you live in pleasure, You will dy in pain. That which makes your delight, during your life, Will make your torment at your death. That which is your pain, during your life, Will be your pleasure at your death.

O Holy Virgin! I care not by what death I dy, Provided that I dy in a good state. I shall dy without fear, if I dy in your arms. I shall dy in grace, if I dy in your service: For you save those that belong to you. You never suffer your Children to perish. O fail not to be present at your Son's death! All the Predestinate must dy in your arms, Since you saw the first Predestinate dy.

I will disengage my self from the World, That I may dy without sadness. I will afflict my Body, That I may dy without pain. I will abstain from sin, That I may dy without fear.

I will live in pain, that I may dy in pleasure. I will live in Pennance, That I may dy with assurance. I will live in Charity, That I may dy in Sanctity. I will live a Child of the Virgins, That I may dy like a Predestinate. I will live in grace, that I may dy in grace. I will live in love, that I may dy in love.

I adjure you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, that if you find my beloved, you will tell him, that I languish with love. Cant. 5.

Love is as strong as death. Cant. 8.

Let my soul dy the death of the just. Numb. 23.

The Death of sinners is very bad. Ps. 33.

He shall laugh at the latter day. Prov. 31.

Into thy hands, O Lord, I recommend my spirit. Luk. 23.