Certain sweet Prayers of the glorious name of jesus, commonly called, jesus Matins, with the hours thereto belonging: written in Latin above two hundred years ago, by H. Susonne. A salutation to be said in the Morning, to the everlasting wisdom of God. MY Soul hath desired thee in the night season, and I have also watched for thee in spirit and mind all the morning (O wisdom most excellent) beseeching thee that thy presence, which I so sore have longed for, expel from us all such things as are against us, water the secrets of our hearts with thy manifold graces, and mightily inflame the same with thy love. And now my most sweet Lord jesus Christ, I rise and come early to thee in the morning, and pray to thee from the bottom of my heart. And a thousand thousand of blessed Saints in my name salute thee, and ten hundred thousand thousand glorify thee, who are ever in thy sight ready at all times to do thy will and pleasure. I pray also, that the sweet accord of all creatures may praise thee in my behalf, and that thy triumphant name be our shield and protection, and bless us evermore. Amen. At every hour this versicle must be said. jesus who is the wisdom of the Father, give us health both of body and soul. The Matins. O Lord open thou my lips. And my mouth shall show forth thy praise. O God make speed to save me. O Lord make haste to secure me. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen. Alleluia From Septuagesima till Easter is said, Praise be given to thee O Lord, the king of eternal glory. The invitatorie. Pray we to the fountain of eternal wisdom. And let us rejoice because his name is glorious. The Psalm. COme let us rejoice unto our Lord, let us sing before God our Saviour: Let us come before his presence with thanks giving, and joyfully sing to him in Psalms. Pray we to the fountain. etc. And let us rejoice because. etc. For our God is a great Lord, and a great king over all gods, for he will not put away his people: For in his hands is all the whole earth, and he beholdeth the height of the mountains. And let us rejoice because. etc. For the Sea is his and he made it, and his hands have fashioned the dry land: come let us worship and fall down before God, and weep before our Lord that made us, for he is our Lord God, and we are the sheep of his pasture. Praise we the fountain. etc. And let us rejoice because. etc. To day if you will hear his voice, harden not your heart, as in the bitter murmuring in the day of temptation in the wilderness, where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works. And let us rejoice because. etc. Forty years was I grieved with this generation, and ever said, they err in their hearts, they have not known my ways: to whom I swore in my anger, they should not enter into my rest. Pray we to the fountain of. etc. And let us rejoice because. etc. Glory be to the father, to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world. etc. And let us rejoice because. etc. Praise we the fountain of eternal wisdom. And let us rejoice because his name is glorious. The Hymn. O jesus meek, the sweetest thought, That yields each heart true joy: Moore sweet it is than yet was aught Thy presence to ioioy. Not sweeter tune or note can be Moore pleasant to the ear, Nor thought found out so sweet as he That is God's son and heir. Thou jesus hope to sinners all, On thee that cry with willing mind How loving art and natural, To them that thee do find. To Father thine all glory be, All wisdom eke to thee most pure, The holy ghost in Trinity, Be praised for ever to endure. Amen. The Psalm. LEt all the earth sing praise to God, let them say Psalms, and glorify his name. Say to God, O Lord thy works are terrible: because of thy power which is divers ways known, thy enemies will dissemble to thee. Let all the world honour thee, and sing to thee, and say Psalms unto thy name. Glory be to the father, and to. etc. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. etc. The Anthem. Wisdom hath builded her an house, she hath hewn out seven pillars, she hath brought the gentiles under her subjection, & by her own might hath trodden on the neck of the proud and high minded. The versicle. I surely will rejoice in our Lord. The Response. And will rejoice in jesus who is my God. Our father which art in heaven. etc. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen. Lord we beseech thee to bless us. jesus who is the wisdom of the father defend us from all things that are against us. Amen. The first Lesson. O Wisdom eternal, brightness of glory, and the very figure of the substance of the father, who haste created all things of nothing, and because thou wouldst bring again man to the pleasure of Paradise, thou camest down into this vale of misery, and by thy holy conversation thou hast showed him the path that leadeth thither, and hast ransomed all mankind, as a most immaculate Lamb: open by thy precious death my heart, that with the eyes of a perfect belief I may always boholde thee who art king of kings, and lord of Lords. give me wisdom to consider of thy wounds and grievous stripes, that more & more I may profit in thee only, and in thy death, who art as a book of charity for me, & grant I be utterly destitute of all vanities so that now I be not he whom hitherto I have been, but that thou abide in me, & I so linked unto thee, that I never serve or decline from thee. And good Lord I beseech thee have mercy upon us. Thanks be to God. The Response. Send down, good Lord, thy wisdom from the seat of thy Majesty, that she may labour and be with me, that I may know what is acceptable in thy sight at all times. The versicle. give us, O Lord, that wisdom that attendeth on thee, that I may know what is acceptable in thy sight at all times. Good Lord bless us. The everlasting wisdom vouchsafe to lighten our hearts and senses. Amen. The second Lesson. O My Lord jesus, most sweet unto me, most blissful wisdom, the word of the father, the beginning and ending of all kind of creatures: cast thy eyes mercifully upon me, I pray thee, for I am but flesh and ashes, and I fully persuade myself that it lieth not so much in me, either to will any thing, or to run, but all power cometh from thee, whose mercy assisteth us al. Consider, I pray thee thy bitter passion which thou suffered'st for me a most wretched and unworthy sinner, and graciously continued such good will as thou hast hitherto showed me. O my merciful Lord forsake me not, O my refuge departed not from me, O my deliverer make haste to secure me, and bury me in thy sepulchre with thee, and mortify me to the world, save me from all deceipts of mine enemies, that neither life nor death, nor no hap or chance sever me from thee, but that our love continue both now and ever, and be nothing diminished by death itself. And thou good Lord have mercy upon us. Thanks be given to God. The response. give me, O Lord, that wisdom that attendeth on thee, and put me not away from amongst thy children, for I am thy servant, and son of thy handmaid. The versicle. Send her down from thy heavenly seat, that she may be with me & labour with me, for I am thy servant, & son of thy handmaid. Good Lord bless us. God the holy ghost replenish us with the gift of understanding. Amen. The third Lesson. O Lord who art my succour and helper, for that marvelous love which caused thee to sustain for my sake a most bitter death on the tree of the cross: I beseech thee for thy mercy sake to pardon those sins which I most vile sinner have committed: and in the wound of thy side keep me from accomplishing of evil acts, and from all dangers beside: direct my paths to a good end, whilst I am tossed in the waves of this life, and grant I may come to the sight of eternal glory. And good Lord have mercy upon me. Thanks be to God. The Response. I have loved wisdom more than health or any beauty, and have preferred her above the very light, and so all good things have chanced to me because I enjoyed her. The versicle. I said to Wisdom, Thou art my sister, and I called Prudence my lover. And all good things chanced to me when I enjoyed her. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. And all good things happened to me by her. This that followeth is taken out of the song of S. Ambrose, and S. Augustine. Thou art the king of glory, O Christ. Thou art the everlasting son of the father. When thou took upon thee to deliver man, thou didst not abhor the virgin's womb. When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. Thou sittest on the right hand of God, in the glory of thy father. We believe that thou wilt come to be our judge. Therefore we beseech thee to help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood. 'Cause them to be numbered with thy Saints in glory everlasting. Save thy people, O Lord, and bless thine heritage. Govern them, and lift them up for ever. And we praise thy name ever world without end. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us. Let thy mercy light upon us, as our trust is in thee. In thee, O Lord, have I trusted, let me never be confounded. Amen. Those that will, may say in place of this, that which followeth. WE praise thee, O Christ. We bless thee, O jesus. We confess thee to be the king of kings, and lord of all lords. We worship thee who was crucified, our sweet & loving Redeemer. Who saved us by the shedding of thy blood. Thou art worthy, Lord jesus our God, to have praise, blessing, glory, and honour. All flesh rejoiceth to thee, and all living creatures glorify thy name. Let all things bow under thy feet, and all creatures serve thee. Let them praise & magnify thee, bless and glorify thee for ever. The Laudes. jesus who is the wisdom of the father, give us health both of body and soul. O God make speed to help us. O Lord make haste to secure us. Glory be to the father, to the. etc. As it was in the beginning, is. etc. The Psalm. Praise our Lord all ye Gentiles, praise him all ye Nations. For his mercy hath been showed in us, and the truth of our Lord abideth for ever. Glory be to the father, to the. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. The Anthem. Wisdom crieth out in the streets: If any man loveth wisdom, let him bow to me and he shall found her out: and he that hath found her, happy is he if he can keep her. The Chapter. This wisdom I have loved, and have sought for her from my youth hitherto, and have made means she might be my wife, and I was taken with her beauty. Answer, Thanks be to God. The Hymn. O jesus wondrous king, That dost triumph in bliss: To all men thee desiring, Thy joy exceeding is. No tongue hath showed by speech, Ne letters ever told, Nor jesus love may teach, But trial can unfold. O pearls jesus love, For which I languish sore, My heart with pleasure move Of thee my heart and store. All wisdom be to thee, And to thy father glory, The holy ghost praise we, One God in persons three. Amen. The versicle. Wisdom resteth in his heart. The Response. And prudence abideth in the words of his mouth. The Anthem. O thou wisdom. The song of Zacharias. BLessed be the Lord god of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people. And hath lifted up an horn of salvation, in the house of his servant David. As he spoke by the mouth of his holy Prophets, which have been since the world began. That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hands of all that hate us. To show mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant To perform the oath which he swore to our father Abraham, of such things as he would give us. That being delivered from the hands of our enemies, we would serve him without fear. In holiness & righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou child shalt be called the prophet of the highest, for thou shalt go before his face to prepare his ways. To give knowledge of salvation to his people, for the remission of sins. Through the tender mercy of God, by which he hath visited us springing from an high. To give light to them that sit in darkness, & in the shadow of death, to guide our feet in the way of peace. Glory be to the father, to the son, and to the holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning. etc. The Anthem. O Thou wisdom which proceeded out of the mouth of the highest, that reacheth from one end of the world to an other, who doth strongly place all things in a comely order: come and teach us the way how to attain thy wisdom. Lord hear my prayer. And let my cry come to thee. Let us pray. O Lord who by thy wisdom which is eternal, as thou thyself art, created man who before was not, and when he was utterly lost, did most mercifully redeem him: grant we beseech thee, that thorough the inspiration of the said wisdom into our hearts, we may love thee with all our minds, and run to thee with all our heart: through our said Lord jesus Christ thy son, who liveth & reigneth with thee in the unity of the holy Ghost, God world without end. Amen. Bless we the Lord. Thanks be to God. The everlasting wisdom bless & keep our minds & bodies. Amen. The Prime. jesus who is the wisdom of the father, give us health both of body and soul. O God make speed to help me. O Lord make haste to succour me. Glory be to the father, to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen. The Hymn. O love of jesus sweet, A hundred fold I say, Moore gentle to entreat, Then show with words I may. Angelical comfort sure, To taste as honey sweet. To hear no better pleasure, And to our heart fine meat. Thou blessed jesus daunt My heart with love of thee, Thy presence do me grant, In glory for to see. To father thine all glory be, All wisdom eke to thee most pure, The holy ghost in Trinity, Be praised for ever to endure. Amen. The Psalm cause me to hear of thy mercy in the morning, for I have put my trust in thee. Let me know the way wherein I may walk, for I have lift up my heart to thee. Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord I fled to thee for secure: teach me to do thy will, for thou art my god Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. The Anthem. I love such as love me, and those that early watch for me, shall find me. The Chapter. Wisdom surpasseth wickedness, and spreadeth from coast to coast, who doth strongly place all things in a seemly order. Thanks be to God. The Answer. jesus Christ son of the living God, have mercy upon me. The versicle. Thou that sittest on the right hand of God, have mercy upon us, Glory be to the father. etc. jesus Christ son of the living God, have mercy upon us. The versicle. Arise, O Lord, and help us. Answer. And deliver us for thy holy name sake. O Lord hear my prayer. And let my cry come unto thee. Let us pray. Let the brightness (O Lord) of thy eternal wisdom illuminate our hearts, that they be not dimmed with the darkness of this world, but that we may come to that country where is perpetual light: through our said Lord jesus Christ thy son. And so forth, as before. The third hour. jesus who is the wisdom of the father, give us health both of body and soul. O God make speed to help me. O Lord make haste to secure me. Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the. etc. Alleluia. The Hymn. Thy love, O jesus, is A passing sweet repast, Not loathsome aught iwis, But sugar all in taste. That thee do taste, they hunger still, They drink and yet are dry, They would none have by their good will, Save jesus him on high. A thousand times I thee desire, How glad thou wouldst me make, If thou wilt come as I require, And 'cause my hunger slake. All wisdom be to thee, And to thy father glory, The holy ghost praise we, One God in persons three. Amen. The Psalm. THy holy spirit will bring me to the right path, for thy name sake. O Lord quicken me in thy righteousness. Thou wilt bring my soul out of all misery: and in thy mercy thou wilt destroy all my enemies. And wilt destroy all those that trouble my soul, for I am thy servant. Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. The Anthem. My son if thou covet wisdom, keep justice, and our Lord will give her thee. The Chapter. This wisdom I have loved and sought for from my youth, and sought how I might have her for my spouse, and was ravished with her beauty. Answer. Thanks be to God. Response. I will surely rejoice in our Lord The versicle. And solace myself in jesus my god. I will rejoice in our Lord. Glory be to the father. etc. I will surely rejoice in our Lord Versicle. Blessed be the name of our Lord. The Response. Fron henceforth world without end. Let us pray. O God, who by thy eternal wisdom madest man, who before that was not at all, & after he was lost didst mercifully redeem him: grant we beseech thee, that by the same mercy inspiring our hearts, we may love thee with all our hearts, and with all our strength run unto thee: through our said Lord jesus Christ thy son. etc. The sight hour. jesus the wisdom of the Father, give us health both of body & soul. O God make speed to help me. O Lord make haste to secure me. Glory be to the father. As it was in the. etc. Alleluia. The Hymn. jesus from whom all bounty springs, A joy of mind for ay, An unspeakable wondrous thing, That steals my heart away. Best is for me to leave this pelf, And jesus to seek out: I will rather forsake myself, Than jesus leave that hath me bought. O lovely jesus meek, A hope to them that for thee longs: Thee gracious tears do seek, With dreary mournful songs. To father thine all glory be, All wisdom eke to thee most pure, The holy ghost in Trinity, Be praised for ever to endure. Amen. The Psalm. Our soul patiently looketh for our Lord, for he is our helper and our refuge. For our heart shall rejoice in him, & we have trust in his holy name. Lord let thy mercy be showed unto us: as we have put our trust in thee Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. The Anthem. Our Lord had possession of me in the beginning of his ways: he had me before he begun any of his labours, in the beginning saith our Lord. The Chapter. The brightness of everlasting light, the glass of eternal majesty, which is clear without any spot, & the very pattern of his goodness. Answer. Thanks be to God. The Response. Blessed be the name of our Lord. The versicle. Fron henceforth world without end. Glory be to the Father. etc. Blessed be the name of our Lord. From henceforth world without end. Versicle. From the rising of the Sun, to the going down thereof. Blessed be the name of our Lord. Let us pray. Give ear to us O merciful god, and show the brightness of thy wisdom unto our minds, grant we may love thee above all things, through our said Lord jesus. etc. The ninth hour. jesus the wisdom of the father, give us health both of body & soul. O God make speed to help me. O Lord make haste to secure me. Glory be to the. etc. As it was. etc. The Hymn. What coasts to trace I mind, I jesus always would: How glad if I him find, But bliss if I him hold. Then clipping and kissing, That passeth pleasure all: In these without staying, I will to jesus call. Now what I sought I find, And found I hold at last: For jesus love I pined, And burnt within full fast. All wisdom be to thee. And to thy father glory, The holy ghost praise we, One God in persons three. Amen. The Psalm. Created in me (O Lord) a pure heart, and renew in me a perfect spirit. Cast me not away from thy face, and take not from me thy holy spirit. Restore to me the gladness of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a principal spirit. Glory be to the father, to the. etc. As it was in the beginning, is. etc. The Anthem. Before the deeps and seas were, I was borne: when he went about to created the heavens I was with him, and set all things in order. The Chapter. Wisdom is more goodly than the sun and all other stars that are placed in so goodly an order, and if it be compared with the very light, it is certain it was before that was. Answer. Thanks be to God. Response. From the rising of the Sun to the going down thereof. The versicle. The name of our Lord is worthy to be praised. Until the going down thereof. Glory be to the father. etc. From the rising of the sun, till the going down thereof. Ver. Wisdom resteth in his heart. Ans. And prudence in the words of his mouth. Let us pray. Pour into our hearts (O Lord) the light of thy wisdom, that we may know thee truly, & faithfully love thee: through our said Lord jesus Christ thy son, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the holy Ghost, God world without end. Amen. Bless we the Lord. Thanks be to God. The everlasting wisdom bless & keep our hearts & bodies. Amen. Evensong. jesus the wisdom of the Father, give us health both of body and soul. O God make speed to secure me. O Lord make haste to help me. Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the. etc. Alleluia. The Psalm. Our lord hath sent redemption to his people, he hath commanded his testament to be inviolately kept for ever. His name is holy and terrible, the fear of our Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Understanding is good to all such as do exercise it, his praise endureth for evermore. Glory be to the Father. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. The Anthem. All wisdom cometh from our Lord God, and was with him at all times, and is still for ever. The Chapter. This wisdom I have loved, and sought for her, since my youth I have sought how I might enjoy her as my spouse, and I was inflamed with her beauty. Answer. Thanks be to God. The Hymn. O jesus clearer than the sun, Not sweeter balm than thee: Not sweet like thee, not one, Above all things most free. Thou art the end of love, That giveth delight of mind: My glory eke art thou, That savedst all mankind. Increase of mercy evermore Thou art, and hope of joy: Of grace the well and store, That sheldest from annoy. To father thine all glory be, All wisdom eke to thee most pure, The holy ghost in Trinity, Be praised for ever to endure. The versicle. I will surely rejoice in our Lord Answer. And solace myself in my god jesus. Anthem. O orient brightness. etc. The song of the virgin Mary. My soul doth magnify our Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my saviour. For he hath beheld the humility of his handmaid: behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is always showed to them that fear him, throughout all generations. He hath showed strength with his arm, he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent empty away. He hath remembered his mercy, & delivered his servant Israel. As he promised our fathers, and Abraham and his seed for ever. Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. Anthem. O orient brightness of eternal light, and son of justice, come and lighten us that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death. Lord hear my prayer. And let my cry come to thee. Let us pray. O God who by thy eternal wisdom made man, who before that time was not at all, and after he fell, didst mercifully redeem him: grant we beseech thee, that by the same wisdom inspiring our hearts, we may love thee with all our hearts, and run unto thee with all our might: through our said Lord jesus Christ thy son, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the holy ghost, God world without end. Amen. Bless we our Lord. Thanks be to God. The eurlasting wisdom bless and keep our hearts and bodies. Amen. Compline. jesus the wisdom of the father, give us health both of body & soul. Convert us God our Saviour. And turn thy wrath away from us. O God make speed to save me. O Lord make haste to secure me. Glory be to the father, to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen. Alleluia. The Psalm. LIghten mine eyes that I never sleep in death, jest mine enemy at any time say, I have prevailed over him. Those that persecute me will rejoice if I be moved, but I trust in thy mercy. My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto our Lord, who hath given me good things: and sing to the name of the highest. Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the beginning. The Anthem. I devil in the highest places, and my throne is in the pillars of the clouds. The Chapter. Wisdom teacheth sobriety, righteousness and virtue, which things be most commodious for us in this life. Answer. Thanks be to God. Response. In good quietness, I will sleep and take my rest. Versicle. If I sleep and take a nap with mine eyes. I will sleep and take my rest. Glory be to the father. etc. In good quietness I will sleep, and take my rest. The Hymn. Now jesus rules in peace, Which tongue can not express: My mind desires & will not cease, But needs will have to him access. The Saints in heaven glad, To praise thee be not slack: jesus glads the world bad, And for us peace with god doth make. jesus to heaven did ascend, Unto his Princely throne: My heart is after jesus wend, And left me all alone. All wisdom be to thee, And to thy father glory, The holy ghost praise we, One God in persons three. Amen. Versicle. His place is made ready in peace. Ans. And his habitation in Zion. The Anthem. O glorious king. The song of Simeon. Lord now lettest thou thy servant departed in peace, according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people. A light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of the people Israel. Glory be to the father, to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen. The Anthem. O glorious King, who art always praised among thy Saints, and yet no man can speak so worthily of thee as thy Majesty requireth, thou Lord art among us, and thy holy name is called upon by us, forsake us not our God, but at the extreme day of judgement, vouchsafe to place us among thy chosen servants and Saints, most blessed king. Lord hear my prayer. And let my cry come unto thee. Let us pray. mercifully (O Lord) look upon our frailty, and favourably give us a taste of thy celestial wisdom, that when we have tasted of the marvelous sweetness thereof, we may despise all worldly vanity, and continually with burning desire cleave unto thee, who art the chiefest goodness that may be: through our said Lord jesus Christ thy son, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the holy ghost, God world without end. Amen. Bless we our Lord. Thanks be to God. The everlasting wisdom bless and keep our minds and bodies. Amen.