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Title: A brief fourme of confession instructing all Christian folke how to confesse their sinnes, [and] so to dispose themselues, that they may enioy the benefite of true pena[n]ce, dooing the woorthy frutes therof, according to th'vse of Christes Catholique Church. Newly translated into English, and set foorth together with certaine other godly brief treatises and praiers, as is to be seene in the side folowing.
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Print source: A brief fourme of confession instructing all Christian folke how to confesse their sinnes, [and] so to dispose themselues, that they may enioy the benefite of true pena[n]ce, dooing the woorthy frutes therof, according to th'vse of Christes Catholique Church. Newly translated into English, and set foorth together with certaine other godly brief treatises and praiers, as is to be seene in the side folowing.
More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535. aut, Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540. aut, Fowler, John, 1537-1579., Vaux, Laurence, 1519-1585, attributed name.
Antverpiae: Apud Iohannem Foulerum, M.D.LXXVI. [1576]
Subject terms:
Confession -- Early works to 1800.
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The Contentes of this Booke.
TO THE Right Honourable and Excellent Lady the Duchesse of Feria her Grace.
To the Reader.
A BRIEF FOVRME OF SHRIFT OR CON∣fession, according to the vse of Christes Catholike Church.
The first Chapter. Of suche things as the penitent sinner must vnderstand, and do, for & before he go to Confession.
The second Point. Of what sinnes particular rehearsal and mention is to be made in confession. Of Venial sinnes.
Of the sinnes whiche are mortall, of the whiche it is necessarily requi∣red, that particular mention and rehearsall be made in Confession.
The third Point. Of the Circumstances.
The fourth Point. Of the first part of Penaunce, which is Contrition
The fourth Point. Of the secōd part of penance, which is Confession.
The sixth Point. Of the third part of penance, which is Satisfaction.
The seuenth Point. Of choosing our Ghostly Father.
The second Chapter. Of Confession, and examining our Conscience.
The first Point. What is to be done before the parti∣cular opening of our sinnes.
The second Point. Of the examining of our conscience through the ten cōmaundements of God, and of the vnderstanding of them.
The third Point. Of the first Commaundement, what is forbidden in the same.
What is commaunded therin.
How the same is fulfilled.
What is against this Commaunde∣ment, and how it is broken.
The second Commaundement.
What is against this Cōmaun∣dement, and what is for∣bidden therin.
What this Precept commaundeth and bindeth vs vnto.
The third Commaundement.
What is commaunded in this Precept.
What is forbidden in this Com∣maundement, & wherwith the same is broken.
The fourth Commaundement.
What is forbidden in this Com∣maundement.
The fifth Commaundement.
How this Commaundement is fulfilled, and whervnto it doth bind vs.
What is forbidden in this Pre∣cept, and how it is broken.
The sixth and ninth Com∣maundement.
What is commaunded in this Precept.
The remedies against leacherie and vncleannes, and for the better keping of the sixth Com∣maundement.
What is forbidden in this Com∣maundement, and how it is broken.
The seuenth and tenth Com∣maundement.
What is commaunded in this Pre∣cept, and how it is broken.
What is forbiddē in this Commaun∣dement, and how it is broken in sundrie wise.
The eigth Commaundement.
How it is broken.
How this Commaundement is fulfilled.
Of brotherly warning and correction.
The Commaundementes of the Church, which are six.
The first.
How this is fulfilled.
How it is broken.
The second.
How this is broken.
The third Precept.
The fourth Precept.
How this is broken.
The fifth Precept.
How this Precept is broken.
The sixt Precept.
How this Precept is broken.
The third Capter. Of the seuen Deadly sinnes, and remedies for the same.
Of Pride.
How is deadly sinne committed herein.
How a man may auoide this sinne & of the vertue of humilitie.
Of Ire or Wrath.
The remedies of this sinne.
Of the sinne of Enuie.
Of the remedie of this sinne, and the curing thereof with the power and vertue of Grace.
Of Leacherie.
Of Glotonie.
Of Temperance and Christian fa∣sting, which are the due & lau∣ful remedies of this sinne, & his felow, which is Leacherie.
Of Christian Fasting.
Of the sinne of Auarice or Couetousnes.
Of the sinne of Slouth.
Of the contrarie vertue vnto Slouth, which is Hope.
Of the sinne against the Holy Ghost.
The syns mentioned of in Scripture the whiche doe crie vnto God for vengeance, are foure.
The workes of mercie are four∣tene, seuen bodily, and seuen ghostly.
Of the fiue wittes and the inward and outward senses, and the two powers of the soule.
The conclusion what is to be done after dew examination of our Con∣science, & confession of our synnes.
CERTAINE Deuout Praiers and GHOSTLY MEDITATIONS made and collected also by the said Sir Thomas Moore, whiles he was prisoner in the Tower of London.
Pater noster. Aue Maria. Credo.
Pro amicis.
Pro inimicis.
Pater noster, &c.
An Instruction.
exhortation
The Englissh of the Latine that went before.
JMPLORA∣TIO DIVINI AVXILII cntra tentationem, cum insul∣latione contra Daemones ex spe & fiducia in Deum.
PRECATIO∣nes Iohan Lodouici Viuis.
PRO ECCLESIA Sancta Catholica.
Pro pace & coadunatione populi Christiani.
PRO IIS QVI nos regunt.
prayers
A Praier to be said before the receauing of the Blessed Sacrament.
Another Prayer before the re∣ceauing of the holy Sacrament.
A Praier to be said after the receiuing of the Blessed Sacrament.
Another Praier after receauing of the Sacrament.
prayers
The first Praier or Meditation, of the fal of the euil Angels, and confirmation of the good.
The ij. Praier, or Meditation of the Creation and fall of Mankind.
The iij. Praier, of the determinatiō of the Trinitie for the restauratiō and Redemption of Mankind.
The iiij. Praier for the fruteful rea∣ding or hearing of the Gospel of Christes Passion.
The v. Praier, for the true receauing of the spiritual Paschal Lambe, the very blessed Body of Christe.
The vi. Praier, for to end this life wel.
The vij. Praier, against the follo∣wing of euil counsel.
The viij. Praier against Couetice, and for setting the world at nowght.
The ix. Praier of Christes true loue toward vs, and that we may truely loue him againe.
The x. Praier, for keping of Christes holy Law, and following his exāple in compting our selues but pilgrims on earth.
The xi. Praier, against Pride, and for mekenes and charitie toward frind or foe.
The xij. Praier, for true faith, feruent deuotion, and fruteful receauing the ghostly Foode of the Sa∣cramēt of Christes own blessed Bodie and Blood.
The Goldē Litani in English.