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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 OUR LADY.
AN OTHER PRAYER TO OVR LADYE.
O Most merciful virgin Mary, most worthy mother of god, assured refuge of sinners, comforter of the afflicted, I unworthy sinner have ⟨p. 79⟩recourse to thee with great confidence, beseeching thee for that great joy, which thou didst feel in thy hart, when thou didst see thy only dear son rise from death to life, that it would please thee to comfort my soul: and more expressly I beseech thee for a special grace, by the bowels of thy infinite pity, that in the last passage of my life when I shall appear trembling defore the awful ⟨p. 80⟩tribunal of thy dear beloved son my saviour Jesus Christ, to give a strict account of my whole life, that thou wouldest vouchsafe to assist and protect me, to the end that by thy favourable intercession (most gracious mother) I may escape that terrible sentence of eternal death, & be found, or made worthy to enjoy with thee that life which never shall have end. Amen.
O Most mercifull virgin Marye, most worthy mother of god, assured refuge of sinners, conforter of the afflicted, I vnworthy sinner haue ⟨p. 79⟩recourse to thee with great confidence, beseeching thee for that great ioye, which thou didst feele in thy hart, when thou didst see thy onely deare sonne rise from death to life, that it would please thee to comfort my soule: and more expressely I beseech the for a speciall grace, by the bowells of thy infinite pittye, that in the last passage of my life whē I shall appeare trembling defore the awefull