A spiritual doctrine conteining a rule to liue vvel, vvith diuers praiers and meditations. Abridged by the Reuerend Father Levvis de Granada of the holie order of preachers. And deuided into sixe treatises, as is to be seene after the prefaces. Nevvlie translated out of Spanish into English.

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Author:	Luis, de Granada, 1504-1588.
Title:	A spiritual doctrine conteining a rule to liue vvel, vvith diuers praiers and meditations. Abridged by the Reuerend Father Levvis de Granada of the holie order of preachers. And deuided into sixe treatises, as is to be seene after the prefaces. Nevvlie translated out of Spanish into English.
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TO THE HONORABLE SYR VVILLIAM STANLEY Knight, Coronel of the English Reg•ment. &c.

THE TRANSLATOVR to the gentle Reader.

THE AVTHOR TO THE CHRISTIAN READER.

A SPIRITVAL DOCTRINE DEVI∣ded into sixe treatises.

THE FIRST TREATISE OF MEN∣TAL PRAIER.

THE FIRST PART VVHEREIN IS treated of Meditation.

OF THE FRVITE VVHICH VVE reape by Praier and Meditation. CHAP. I

OF THE MATTER REQVISITE to be vsed in meditation. CHAP. II.

HEERE FOLOVV THE FIRST SEVEN MEDITA∣tions for the daies of the vveeke.

Mondaie night. Of the knovvledg of thy sinnes and thy self.

Tevvsday night. Of the misertes of mans life.

VVensdaie night. Of the houre of death.

Thursdaie night. Of the date of iudgment.

Fridaie night of the paines of hell.

Saturdaie night. Of the glorie of heauen.

Sundaie night, of the benifits of almightie God.

OF THE TIME AND FRVITE OF the foresaid meditations. CHAP. III.

OF THE OTHER SEVEN MEDI∣TATIONS OF THE SACRED Passion, and of the manner vvhich vve must obserue in them.

HEERE FOLOVV THE OTHER SEVEN MEDI∣tations of the holie Passion.

Mondaie morning. Of our Sauiours entring into Ie∣rusalem; vvasshing his Apostles seete; and insti∣tution of the most blessed Sacrament.

Of our Sauiours entring into Ierusalem.

Of the vvasshing of feete.

Of the institution of the most blessed Sacrament.

Tevvsdaie morning. Of our Sauiours praier in the garden; his apprehension, and presentation before Annas.

VVensdaie morning. Of the presentation of our Sa∣uiour before the high priest Cayphas: of the iniu∣ries he receaued that night; of Saint Peters denial; and of his vvhipping at the pillar.

Thursdaie morning. Of our Sauiours Coronation vvith thorns; of the vvords, Ecce Homo; and bearing of the crosse vppon his shouldres.

Fridaie morning. Of the Crosse, and the seuen vvoords vvhich our Sauiour spake vppon the same.

Satturdaie morning. Of the pearcing our Sauiours side; of his taking dovvne from the crosse; of the pitiful bevvailing of our ladie, and of Christes burial.

Sonnedaie morning. Of the descending of our Sa∣uiour into Limbus, of his appearing to our ladie, to S. Marie Magdalen, to the disciples; and of his Ascension.

OF SIXE THINGES THAT MAIE concurre in the exercise of praier. CHAP. IV.

OF PREPARATION VVHICH IS requifite before praier. CHAP. V.

OF READING. CHAP. VI.

OF MEDITATION. CHAP. VII.

OF THANK ESGIVING. CHAP. VIII.

OF OFFERING. CHAP. IX.

OF PETITION. CHAP. X.

AN ESPECIAL PETITION OF THE loue of God.

OF CERTAINE ADVISES, VVHICH at to be obserued in this holie exercise. CHAP. XI.

The first aduise.

The second aduise.

The third aduise.

The fourthe aduise.

The fifte aduise.

The sixte aduise.

The seuenth aduise.

THE SECOND PART OF THIS FIRST TREATISE, VVHICH SPEAKETH OF deuotion.

VVHAT THING DEVO∣tion is. CHAP. I.

OF NINE THINGS, VVHICH help vs greatlie to atteine vnto de∣uotion. CHAP. II.

OF NINE THINGS THAT hinder praier. CHAP. III.

OF THE MOST COMMON TEN∣tations, vvhich be vvont to vvearie such as geue them selues to praier; and of theire remedies. CHAP. IV.

The first remedie, against vvant of spi∣ritual consolations.

The second remedie, against impor∣tunate thoughts.

The third remedie against tentations of blasphemie.

The fourth remedie against tentations of Infidelitie.

The fift remedie, against tentations of diffidence and presumption.

The sixtemedie, against excessiue desire of spiritual tast and consolation; and against the contempt of such as haue them not.

THE SECOND TREATISE OF VO∣CAL PRAIER.

OF THE VTILITIE AND necessitie of vocal praier. CHAP. I.

A PREAMBLE TO THE PRAIERS that folovv, treating of the preparation, and mind, vvith vvhich they must be made. CHAP. II.

THE FIRST PRAIER, FOR THE first daie of the vveeke, vvhich serueth to stirre vp in our sovvle a holie feare of God, by considering those things that in∣duce vs thereunto. CHAP. III.

THE SECOND PRAIER; FOR THE second daie, of the praises of God. CHAP. IIII.

THE THIRD PRAIER, FOR THE third daie, to giue thanks to God for his benifits. CHAP. V.

THE FOVVERTH PRAIER, FOR the fouerth daie, of the loue of God. CHAP. VI.

THE FIFT PRAIER, FOR THE fift daie, of hope in God. CHAP. VII.

THE SIXT PRAIER FOR THE SIXT daie, of Obedience. CHAP. VIII.

THE SEVENTH PRAIER, FOR THE seuenth daie, in vvhich a man offereth him self, and al things that he hath, to God. CHAP. IX.

A PRAIER TO THE HOLY GHOST CHAP. X.

A PRAIER VVHILES VVEE HEARE masse, or at anie other time, taken out of diuers places of S. Austen. CHAP. XI.

A DEVOVT PRAIER TO OVR blessed Ladie. CHAP. XII.

A PRAIER OF S. THOMAS OF Aquine to demaund al vertues. CHAP. XIII.

THE THYRD TREATISE, VVHICH CONTEINETH AN INSTRVCTION. AND RVLE TO LIVE VVEL, GE∣nerall to all sort of Christians.

The first Remedie.

The second Remedie.

The third Remedie.

The fourth Remedie.

The fist Remedie.

The sixt Remedie.

The seuenth Remedie.

The eight Remedie.

The ninth Remedie.

The tenth Remedie.

The eleuenth Remedie.

The tvvelfth Remedie.

The thirtenth Remedie.

THE FOVERTH TREATISE, CONTEI∣NING AN INSTRVCTION OR RVLE OF GOOD LIFE, ESPECIALLIE FOR THOSE, THAT begin to serue God in Religion.

TO THE READER.

AN INSTRVCTION, OR RVLE OF good life, for those that begin to serue God especiallie in Religion.

THE FIRSTE PARTE OF THIS TREATISE, SPEAKING OF THE MORTIFICATION OF OVER VICES, AND PASSIONS, AND OF THE meanes that serue for this purpose.

THE SECOND PARTE OF THIS TREATISE VVHICH SPEAKETH OF vertues.

Of Charitie.

Of Hope.

Of Humilitie.

Of Pattence.

Of Pouertie.

Of Chastitie.

Of Mortification.

Of Austeritie.

Of Silence.

Of Solitarines.

Of invvard composition.

Of invvard loue to the ceremonies of a mans Religion.

Of Imitating the founders of Religion.

Of Discretion.

Of Obedience.

OF SVCH THINGS AS MAIE help vs to put in practise al that, vvhich hitherto hath ben saied.

Of Deuotion.

OF DIVERS MEANES VVHEREBY to get Deuotion; and first of the vse of the holie Sacramentes.

Of the meditation of heauenlie things.

Of Reading spirituall and deuoute bookes.

Of Attention in the time of the diuine seruice.

Of hearing and seruing masse.

Of dailie exercise.

Of fridaies exercise.

A BREEFE SVMME OF AL THAT vvhich hitherto hath ben said.

Of diuerse Temptations of those that be nevv in Religion.

Of Temptation in matters of faith.

Of Temptation of Blasphemie.

Of temptation of Scruples.

Of temptation of Scandales.

Of temptation of ouermuch desire of spiritual Consolations.

Of temptation of vttering Gods sauours.

Of temptation to flitte from place to place.

Of temptation of vndiscretion, and of too much discretion.

Of temptation of forsaking a mans first vocation.

Of temptation vvhich is couered vvith the cloke of vertue.

HOVV A MAN OVGHT TO BEHAVE him self tovvards God, tovvards him self, and tovvards his neighbours.

Of our devvtie tovvards God.

Of our devvtie tovvards our selues.

Of our devvtie tovvards our neighbours.

THE FYFT TREATISE OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE.

THE PREFACE.

OF CONTRITION, AND OF THE tvvo partes vvhich it conteineth. CHAP. I.

OF THE MEANES BY VVHICH Contrition is obteined. CHAP. II.

OF CONFESSION, AND VVHAT vve ought to obserue in the same. CHAP. III.

IN VVHAT CASES THE CONFES∣sion is of no value, but ought to be made againe. CHAP. IV.

A MEMORIAL OF SINNES AS VVEL TOVCHING THE TEN COMMAVNDEMENTS, as other matters vvherein a man maie sinne mor∣tallie.

Of the first commaundement. Thou shalt honour God aboue all thinges.

Of the second commaundement. Thou shalt not take the name of thie Lord God in vaine.

Of the third commaundement. Thou shalt keepe holy the Sabboth-daie.

Of the fourth commaundement. Thou shalt honour thy father and thy mother.

Of the fift Commaundement. Thou shalt not kill.

Of the sixt and ninth commaundement. Thou shalt not commit fornication. Thou shalt not desire they neigh∣bours vvife.

Of the seuenth & tenth commaundement. Thou shalt not steale. Thou shalt not desire they neighbours goods.

Of the eight commaundement. Thou shalt not beare false vvitnes.

Of Pride.

A GENERALL ADVERTISMENT to discerne, vvhich is a deadlie sinne, and vvhich a veniall. CHAP. V.

A BRIEFE MANNER OF CONFES∣sion, for such as be vvont to confesse often. CHAP. VI.

Of that vvich goeth before Confession.

Tovvards God.

Tovvards him self.

Tovvards his neighbour.

Of sinnes of Committing.

OF SATISFACTION THE THIRD part of Penance. CHAP. VII.

THE SIXTH TREATISE, HOVV VVE OVGHT TO PRE∣PARE OVR SELVES FOR THE RECEIVING OF THE most blessed Sacrament of the Altare.

A DEVOVT PRAIER TO BE SAID before the receiuing of the blessed Sacrament.

AN OTHER PRAIER OF S. BONA∣uenture after Communion.

HEERE FOLOVVETH A PROFESSION OF THE CA∣THOLIQVE FAITH, SET out according to the decree of the holie Councell of Trent.

A TABLE OF THE THINGS CON∣teined in the sixe Treatises of this booke.