The rule of the religious, of the thirde order of Saint Francis, both sexes, making the three vouues, and liuing together in communitie and cloyster. VVith certaine other things vvhich the leaf following doth shevve..

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The rule of the religious, of the thirde order of Saint Francis, both sexes, making the three vouues, and liuing together in communitie and cloyster. VVith certaine other things vvhich the leaf following doth shevve..

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At Bruxelles, :: By Ihon Penitents, at the golden [Bible],

1624..

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Subject terms

Third Order Regular of St. Francis -- Rules -- Early works to 1800.

Monasticism and religious orders -- Rules -- Early works to 1800.

Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Rules -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• table of contents
• epigraphs
• THE PROLOGVE.
• IN THE NAME OF OVR LOR∣de beginneth the rule of the thirde Order of S. Francis called the Order of Poenance.
  • Of the entrance of Nouices. CHAP. I.
  • Of the things which the Bro∣thers and Sisters are to pro∣miss in the profession of this third rule. CHAP. II.
  • Of the Faste. CHAP. III.
  • Of the diuine office, and Prayer. CHAP. IV.
  • Of the ordeyning of Prelates and Officers. CHAP. V.
  • Of the maner of Conversing within and without. CHAP. VI.
  • Of the visitation, and care of the sicke. CHAP VII.
  • Of the visitation vvhich the Prelates ought to make of the Brothers and Sisters. CHAP. VIII.
  • Of the Offices for the dead. CHAP. IX.
  • Of the obligation of the things conteined in the rule. CHAP. X.
  • THE BVL OF PO∣PE LEO THE TENTH, wherin is declared that the professed Sisters of the third order of saint Francis liuing together in cōmunitie and cloy∣ster, hauing made the three vovves are true Religious, and endued vvith the priuileges giuen to the Freers Minors.
  • THE PERFECTIONS OF THE RVLE CON∣sist in six Seraphicall VVin¦ges, to vvit, in totall O∣bedience, in Euangeli∣call Pouerty, in imma∣culate Chastity, in pro∣found Humility, in Pa∣cificall Simplicity, in Se∣raphicall Charity.
  • Prayse of the Rule.
  • Three Priuiledges, vvhich our holy Father Saint Frā∣cis obtayned of Almighty God.
  • Three other Priuiledges w∣hich he sayd to haue recea¦ued by the Seraphim, when as he appeared vnto him, in the mountayne of Al∣uerne.
  • Seauen other Priuiledges vvhich by an Angel vve∣re reuealed vnto the holy F. S. Francis in the Couēt of S. Vrbane, to all that obserued his Rule and dy∣ed in the Order.
  • Certayne Indulgēces graun∣ted amongst many others, by the souerayne Bishops of Rome, vnto all the Reli∣gious of the Order of Saint Francis.
  • An examen of Conscience for a Religious Person.
  • Tvvelue great Euills vvhich come by Veniall sinnes.
  • Nyne wayes by which we par∣ticipate of the sinnes of others.
  • Twelue fruits of the B. Sa∣crament.
  • Twelue Euangelicall Coun∣sayles.
  • The Malediction of S. Francis.
  • quotations
  • LITANIAE B. P. N. S. FRANCISCI.
  • Oremus.
• APPROBATIO