A treatise of penance, with an explication of the rule, and maner of liuing, of the brethren and sisters, of the Third Order of S. Frauncis; commonly called, of the Order of Penance, ordayned for those which desire to liue holilie. and doe penance in their owne houses. / by F. W.S. Strict Obser. ; Whereunto is added, the epistle and annotations vpon this rule, of the Reuerend Father, Fa. Peter Gonzales ... With a catalogue made by him, of the names of the chiefe persons of this order, aswell canonized saincts, as beatified, with the other honorable and worthy persons, who for their vertuous deeds, and holinesse of life, are cronacled to their perpetuall memory here in earth, and no doubt to their euerlasting glorie in heauen..
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A treatise of penance, with an explication of the rule, and maner of liuing, of the brethren and sisters, of the Third Order of S. Frauncis; commonly called, of the Order of Penance, ordayned for those which desire to liue holilie. and doe penance in their owne houses. / by F. W.S. Strict Obser. ; Whereunto is added, the epistle and annotations vpon this rule, of the Reuerend Father, Fa. Peter Gonzales ... With a catalogue made by him, of the names of the chiefe persons of this order, aswell canonized saincts, as beatified, with the other honorable and worthy persons, who for their vertuous deeds, and holinesse of life, are cronacled to their perpetuall memory here in earth, and no doubt to their euerlasting glorie in heauen..
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Stanney, William.
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At Douay :: by Iohn Heigham, with permission of the Superiours.,
Anno 1617..
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Third Order Secular of St. Francis -- Rules.
Monasticism and religious orders -- England -- Rules -- Early works to 1800.
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"A treatise of penance, with an explication of the rule, and maner of liuing, of the brethren and sisters, of the Third Order of S. Frauncis; commonly called, of the Order of Penance, ordayned for those which desire to liue holilie. and doe penance in their owne houses. / by F. W.S. Strict Obser. ; Whereunto is added, the epistle and annotations vpon this rule, of the Reuerend Father, Fa. Peter Gonzales ... With a catalogue made by him, of the names of the chiefe persons of this order, aswell canonized saincts, as beatified, with the other honorable and worthy persons, who for their vertuous deeds, and holinesse of life, are cronacled to their perpetuall memory here in earth, and no doubt to their euerlasting glorie in heauen.." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B08135.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.
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Chapter XIIII.
OF the sicke, & such as die. pag. 404
What thou wouldest haue done vnto thee, doe thou vnto another. pag. 406
Christ had a great care of the sick. ibid
What Christ taught o∣thers to doe, he did it first himselfe. ibid.
It is a thing most merito∣rious, to helpe the sicke and infirme. pag. 407
Health is more pretious then any temporal ri∣ches. pag. 408
Charity doth shew it selfe most charitably, in re∣lieuing and healping the sicke. pag. 409
ARTIC. 2.
OF visiting the sicke pag 410
The Ministers are parti∣cularly bounde to visite the sicke, or send some o∣other, if hee cannot come, or be not a priest. ibid.
Sinne, is oftentimes cause of sicknesse. p. 411
Great hurt commeth of the abuse which is dai∣ly vsed and little regar∣ded, in ordinary talke, by detractions. pag. 412.
God doth seldome punish his true seruants with suddaine death. ibid.
God visiteth his deare friendes also with sick∣nesse. pag. 413
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A similitude of the harde iron. pag. 414
By perfect compassion on our neighbour, wee are made Christs true mē∣bers. ibid
S. Paule had great compas∣sion on the sicke per∣sons. pag. 415
In al sicknesse and afflicti∣ons, wee must cast our chiefe care and confi∣dence on God pag. 416
They which put their trust in others then in God, are oftentimes deceaued. ibid.
A great comforte for the brethren and Sisters, that in time of sick∣nesse, they are sure to to be visited and pro∣uided for. pag. 4••7
A question howe this pro∣uisiō should be made. ib
Our Sauiour was the in∣structor and director of S. Francis, in the in∣stitution of al the 3. Orders, pag. 4••8
The meanes how the bre∣thren should be relie∣ued. ibid
A special cause why al the Brethren and Sisters, are required to be per∣sonally present, at the burials of the brethren and Sisters. ibid.
What benefite the brethrē and sisters do reape thē selues by their assistāce. pag. 420
The daily memory of death, is both a pre∣seruatiue from sinne, and an inducement vnto vertue. ibid.
Note what the sepulchres and graues doe shewe. pag. 421
Many benefites proceede from the daily memo∣ry of death. ibid.
1. It maketh a man to contemne the vanities
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of the world. pag. 422
2. It maketh appeare, what life is, for that life, seemeth faire vn∣til death come to con∣sume it. ibid
3. It preserueth a man frō the false deceits of this world. ibid
4. It serueth a man to consider, that as from ashes hee came, so to earth be must returne. ibid.
By the casting of the fea∣thers into the place of ashes, we are admoni∣shed, what wee should doe. ibid
Hee which exerciseth the worke of mercy, in bu∣rying the dead, shall finde fauour & mercy at Gods hands. ibid.
Examples in the olde te∣stament. ibid
Exāples in the new. p. 423
ARTIC. 3
OF their prayers for the dead 424
Amongst the workes of mercy spirituall, that is most meritorious which doth comfort the soule. ibid.
The general absolution at the houer of death. pag. 425
The same absolution at the hower of death. pag. 425
The same absolution is to be giuen also vnto those which are of the con∣fraternity of the Gir∣dle of S. Francis p. 426
They which liue in the world may if they wil helpe themselues in time. p. 427
The soules in Purgatory, though they cannot helpe themselues, yet may bee helped by o∣thers. ibid
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The reasons why the souls in purgatory may be hel∣ped. 1. They did merite it, whilest they yet li∣ued. pag. 428
2. They which die in cha∣ritie, are made parta∣kers of all good deedes, that are done.
3. They being members of the Church, are parta∣kers of all the graces, which proceede from Christ the head therof. pag. 429
A comparison, betweene the corporal and spiri∣tual body. ibid
The brethren and Sisters are bounde to helpe the soules of their brethren and Sisters. ibid
1. By the bond of loue. ibid
2. By the right of confra∣ternity. ibid
A true friend loueth al∣waies, & at al tims p. 4••9
ARTIC. 4.
OF their prayers, for all in general, both liuing and dead. p 424
Of the excellency of pray¦er. ibid.
As the precedent praiers were to bee said for e∣uery one in particuler, so the other following, are to be said, for al in generall. pag 430
The times when these generall prayers are to be said. ibid
He doth a thing most plea∣sing vnto God, which prayeth for the con∣uersiō of a sinner. p. 432
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