The practise of Christian workes. Written in Spanish by the R. Father Francis Borgia, sometymes Duke of Gandia, and the third generall of the Society of Iesus. Togeather with a short rule, how to live well. Englished by a father of the same society. VVhereunto are adioyned certaine pious meditations vpon the beades: translated also out of the Spanish

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The practise of Christian workes. Written in Spanish by the R. Father Francis Borgia, sometymes Duke of Gandia, and the third generall of the Society of Iesus. Togeather with a short rule, how to live well. Englished by a father of the same society. VVhereunto are adioyned certaine pious meditations vpon the beades: translated also out of the Spanish

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Borja, Francisco de, Saint, 1510-1572.

Publication

[London] :: Permissu superiorum,

M.DC.XX. [1620]

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Subject terms

Meditation -- Catholic Church -- Early works to 1800.

Christian life -- Early works to 1800.

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"The practise of Christian workes. Written in Spanish by the R. Father Francis Borgia, sometymes Duke of Gandia, and the third generall of the Society of Iesus. Togeather with a short rule, how to live well. Englished by a father of the same society. VVhereunto are adioyned certaine pious meditations vpon the beades: translated also out of the Spanish." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A72089.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT REVEREND AND RELIGIOVS MOTHER, CLARA MARIANA ABBESSE OF THE ENGLISH POORE CLARES IN GRAVELING.
• THE EPISTLE of the Authour.
• THE TABLE of the Contentes.
• THE PRACTISE OF CHRISTIAN WORKES.
  • THE PREFACE.
  • THE I. EXERCISE.
  • THE II. EXERCISE.
  • exercise
  • THE IIII. EXERCISE. Wherein is declared, how we ought to confound our selues by the consideratiō of those thinges, that we see v∣pon Earth.
  • THE V. EXERCISE. Wherein is deliuered, how we may be confounded by the Con∣templation of Celestial things.
  • THE CONCLVSION.
• A SHORT RVLE How to liue well.
  • THE VI. EXERCISE.
    • Of the things, that man is to know for the sauing of his soule. CHAP. I.
    • Of the End of man. CHAP. II.
    • Of the meanes to come to our End. CHAP. III.
    • Of the manner, how to practise the aforesaid meanes well. CHAP. IIII.
  • The former part, of the Way to lyue well. THE VII. EXRCISE.
    • What we should do in the Morning CHAP. I.
    • What we are to do at Night. CHAP. II.
    • What it is meete for vs to do in the day tyme; CHAP. III.
    • How we may be present with de∣uotion at Masse. CHAP. IIII.
    • How to pray well. CHAP. V.
    • Remedyes against distractions. CHAP. VI.
    • How to heare the word of God with profit. CHAP. VII.
    • How we must read Spiritu∣all Books. CHAP. VIII.
    • The manner of examining our Conscience. CHAP. IX.
    • How to make a good Confession. CHAP. X.
    • The causes, that ought to induce vs to true repentance for our syns. CHAP. XI.
    • The causes, for which it is very good, and most expedient to go often to Confessiō. CHAP. XII.
    • Of the great necessity, and vti∣lity of a Generall Confession. CHAP. XIII.
    • How to communicate with fruit. CHAP. XIIII.
    • The causes, that ought to induce vs to the frequent receyuing of this Sacrament. CHAP. XV.
    • Remedyes for the auoyding of syns, and resisting of tentations. CHAP. XVI.
    • The manner, how to possesse our selues of some solid Vertue. CHAP. XVII.
  • The second Part, of the Way to lyue well. THE VIII. EXERCISE.
    • What we are to do in be∣halfe of God. CHAP. I.
    • What we are to do in behalfe of the Saints: and namely of the Blessed Virgin. CHAP. II.
    • How we are to cary our selues to∣wards our good Angell. CHAP. III.
    • What our Good Angell doth towards vs. CHAP. IIII.
    • How we ought to carry our selues towards our selues. CHAP. V.
    • How we must carry our selues to∣wards our Neighbour. CHAP. VI.
    • How we must carry our selues to∣wards our Superiors. CHAP. VII.
• title page
• TO THE CHRISTIAN Deuout Reader.
• A Coronary or Crowne of 63. Aue Maries: with a Prayer to the euer blessed Virgin Mary, that by her Intercession we may liue & dye without mortall sin.
  • A Prayer to the B. Virgin.
    • 1. O Mary Mother of Mercy &c. Pater Noster.
    • 2. O Mary, Mother of Mercy &c. Pater Noster.
    • 3. O Mary, Mother of Mercy &c. Pater Noster,
    • 4. O Mary Mother of Mercy &c. Pater Noster.
    • 5. O Mary Mother of Mercy &c. Pater Noster.
    • 6. O Mary, Mother of Mercy &c. Pater Noster.
    • 7. O Mary, Mother of Mercy &c. Pater Noster.
  • A Prayer to Christ our Sauiour.
  • A Coronary, or Crowne, with the principall Mysteries of the life, & death of Iesus Christ our Sauiour.
    • A Prayer to the B. Trinity.
    • A prayer in honor of the Mother of God, proper to the first Decade.
    • A prayer to the infancy of Christ.
    • A Prayer to Christ, as the Guide & Example of our life.
    • A prayer to Christ, in the sor∣rowes of his Passion.
    • A Prayer to Christ, in the ago∣ny of his death.
    • A prayer to Christ, reuiued and triumphant.
    • A Prayer in the exequies of our B. Lady, with the Apostles.
    • The Conclusion with thankes∣giuing.
  • A Coronary, or Crowne, for the obtayning of Christian Perfection.
    • The Prayer.
    • 1. O my Lord Iesu Christ &c. Pater Noster.
    • 2. O my Lord Iesu Christ &c. Pater Noster.
    • 3. O my Lord Iesu Christ &c. Patr Noster.
    • 4. O my Lord Iesu Christ &c. Pater Noster.
    • 5. O my Lord Iesu Christ &c. Pater Noster.
    • 6. O my Lord Iesu Christ &c. Pater Noster.
    • 7. O my Lord Iesu Christ &c. Pater Noster.
  • ADVERTISMENTS FOR THOSE who will say with greater deuoti∣on, and spirituall comfort the foresaid Coronaryes.
  • A PRAYER to our Blessed Lady.
  • AN ACT OF CONTRITION.