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The book of the holy society commonly called of twelve containing the litanies, and…The booke of the holy societye commonly called of tvvelve conteyning the lytanies, and…
The book of the holy society commonly called of twelve containing the litanies, and prayers, with are to be said by those who are of that Society. To obtain of God the grace to dye well. Lately translated out of the French language for the benefit of English Catholics by N.N. a Catholic gentleman.The booke of the holy societye commonly called of tvvelve conteyning the lytanies, and prayers, vvich are to be sayd by those vvho are of that Societye. To obtaine of God the grace to dye well. Lately translated out of the French language for the benefit of English Catholikes by N.N. a Catholic gentleman.
Douay: printed by Laurence Kellam, 1626
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
AN OTHER PRAYER TO IMPLORE THE AID OF OUR BLESSED LADY IN TIME OF TRIBULATION, AND IN HORROR OF DEATH.
AN OTHER PRAYER TO IMPLORE THE AYDE OF OVR BLESSED LADY IN TIME OF TRIBVLATION, AND IN HORROR OF DEATH.
O Most chaste, and merciful virgin, and ⟨p. 73⟩mother holy Mary, stretch forth I beseech thee, the hand of thy help and succour to me a miserable and wretched sinner in all those travails, and necessities which may happen unto me at any time or place; but principally in this tribulation and affliction which doth oppress me at this present, soe that I may not only bear it patiently, and for the love of god, but also with courage, and cheerfully ⟨p. 74⟩and that by his grace and special assistance I may gain force and constancy in all my other crosses and adversities, which may fall upon me, aswell from the hand of my god, as of men. O mother of mercy and advocate of sinners be pleased also to be my gracious defendresse at that time when my soul shall part from my body; for at that time more than any other shall I have ⟨p. 75⟩need of thy succour and aid. For alas if I consider the weight of my sins, and the number of offences which I have committed and do daily commit in the presence of the divine goodness, I fear to be confounded & overcome by the devil, who will never cease to present them before my eyes endeavouring to deceive me by his false illusions. I therefore most humbly beseech thee, the true distributor of ⟨p. 76⟩gods holy graces) that thou wouldest obtain of my lord, thy dear and only son, true god, and true man, that as he hath vouchsafed to come and take humane flesh in thy chaste womb, not by any humane but Divine power, that so he might save mankind from eternal damnation; soe likewise it would please him to give me the force and understanding at that last hour truly to repent myself