Again, kthere be other prayers (saith Medina) wherein petition is made, that God would raise the souls of the dead in their bodies unto bliss at the day of judgement. Such, for example, is that which is found in the Roman Missal. lAbsolve, we beseech thee O Lord, the soul of thy servant from all the bond of his sins: that in the glory of the resurrection, being raised among thy saints and elect, he may breath again, or be refreshed. ⟨p. 212⟩and that other in the Roman Pontifical. mO God, unto whom all things do live, and unto whom our bodies in dying do not perish, but are changed for the better; we humbly pray thee, that thou wouldest command the soul of thy servant N. to be received by the hands of thy holy Angels, to be carried into the bosom of thy friend the Patriarch Abraham, and to be raised up at the last day of the great judgement: & whatsoever faults by the deceit of the Devil he hath incurred, do thou of thy pity and mercy wash away by forgiving them. Now forasmuch as it is most certain, that all such as depart in grace (as the Adversaries acknowledge that all in Purgatory do) are sure to escape Hell, and to be raised up unto glory at the last day: Medina perplexeth himself exceedingly in according these kind of prayers with the received grounds of Purgatory; and after much agitation of the business too and fro, at last resolveth upon one of these two desperate conclusions. that touching these nprayers which are made in the Church for the dead, it may first of all be said, that it is not necessary to excuse them all from all unfitness. For many things are permitted to be read in the Church, which although they be not altogether true, nor altogether fit, yet serve for the stirring up and increasing the devotion of the faithful. Many such things ⟨p. 213⟩(saith he) we believe are contained in the histories that be not sacred, and in the Legends of the Saints, and in the opinions and writings of the Doctors: all which are tolerated by the Church in the mean time, while there is no question moved of them, and no scandal ariseth from them. And therefore it is no marvel, that somewhat not so fit should be contained in the foresaid prayers, and be tolerated in the Church: seeing such prayers were made by private persons, not by Councils, neither were approved at all by Councils.
Againe, kthere be other prayers (saith Medina) wherein petition is made, that God would raise the soules of the dead in their bodies unto blisse at the day of judgement. Such, for example, is that which is found in the Romane Missall. lAbsolve, vvee beseech thee O Lord, the soule of thy servant from all the bond of his sinnes: that in the glory of the resurrection, being raysed among thy saincts and elect, hee may breath againe, or bee refreshed. ⟨p. 212⟩and that other in the Romane Pontificall. mO God, unto whom all things doe live, and unto whom our bodies in dying do not perish, but are changed for the better; we humbly pray thee, that thou wouldest command the soule of thy servant N. to be received by the hands of thy holy Angells, to be carried into the bosome of thy friend the Patriarch Abraham, and to be raysed up at the last day of the great judgement: & whatsoever faults by the deceit of the Divel he hath incurred, do thou of thy pitie and mercy wash away by forgiving them. Now forasmuch as it is most certaine, that all such as depart in grace (as the Adversaries acknowledge that all in Purgatorie doe) are sure to escape Hell, and to be raysed up unto glorie at the last day: Medina perplexeth himselfe exceedingly in according these kinde of praiers with the received grounds of Purgatorie; and after much agitation of the businesse too and fro, at last resolveth upon one of these two desperate conclusions. that touching these npraiers which are made in the Church for the dead, it may first of all be said, that it is not necessary to excuse them all from all unfitnesse. For many things are permitted to be read in the Church, which although they be not altogether true, nor altogether fit, yet serve for the stirring up and increasing the devotion of the faithfull. Many such things ⟨p. 213⟩(saith he) we beleeve are contayned in the histories that be not sacred, and in the Legends of the Saincts, and in the opinions and writings of the Doctors: all which are tolerated by the Church in the meane time, while there is no question moved of them, and no scandall ariseth from them. And therefore it is no marvaile, that somewhat not so fitt should be contayned in the foresaid prayers, and be tolerated in the Church: seeing such prayers were made by private persons, not by Councells, neyther vvere approved at all by Councells.
- kSunt aliae orationes, in quibus petitur, ut Deus animas defunctorū in corporibus ad beatitudinem in die judicii suscitet Jo. Medin. ut suprà.Sunt aliae orationes, in quibus petitur, ut Deus animas defunctorū in corporibus ad beatitudinem in die judicii suscitet Io. Medin. ut suprà.
- lAbsolve, quaesumus Domine, animam famuli tui ab omni vinculo delictorum: ut in resurrectionis gloriâ, inter sanctos & electos tuos resuscitatus respiret. Orat. p•o defunct. in Missali Romano, v•tere & novo. nec non in Gregorij Sacramentario, tom. 2. Liturgic. Pam•lij, •ag. 386. & tom. 5. oper. Gregor edi•. Paris. col. 229, 230. Similis etiam oratiuncula habetur in G•egorij Antiphonario, pag. 175. Pamel••, col. 62. ed••. Paris Erue Domine animas eorum ab omni vinculo delictorum: ut in resurrectionis gloriâ inter sanctos tuos resuscitari mereantur.Absolve, quaesumus Domine, animam famuli tui ab omni vinculo delictorum: ut in resurrectionis gloriâ, inter sanctos & electos tuos resuscitatus respiret. Orat. p•o d•funct. in Missali Ro•ano, v•tere & novo. nec non in Gregorij Sacramentario, tom. 2. Liturgic. Pam•lij, •ag. 386. & tom. 5. oper. Gregor edi•. Paris. col. 229, 230. Similis etiam oratiuncula habetur in G•egorij Antiphonario, pag. 175. Pamel••, col. 62. ed••. Paris Erue Domine animas eorum ab omni vinculo delictorum: ut in resurrectionis gloriâ inter sanctos tuos resuscitari mereantur.
- mDeus, cui omnia vivunt, & cui non pereunt moriendo corpora nostra, sed mutantur in melius; te supplices deprecamur, ut suscipi jubeas animā famuli tui N. per manus sanctorum Angelorū tuorū deducendā in sinū amici tui Abrahae Patriarchae, resuscitandamque in novissimo judicij magni die: & quicquid vitiorum, Diabolo fallente, contraxit, tu pius & misericors abluas indulgendo. Pontifical. Roman. Clem. VIII. jussu edit. Romae an. 1595. pag. 685. & Venet. an. 1572. fol. 226.
