Mirrour of the blessed lyf of Jesu Christ : a translation of the Latin work entitled Meditationes Vitæ Christi : attributed to Cardinal Bonaventura : made before the Year 1410

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Mirrour of the blessed lyf of Jesu Christ : a translation of the Latin work entitled Meditationes Vitæ Christi : attributed to Cardinal Bonaventura : made before the Year 1410

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Love, Nicholas, fl. 1410

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Powell, Lawrence Fitzroy, 1881-1975

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Oxford: Clarendon Press

1908

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Contents

• INTRODUCTORY NOTE
• toc
• advice
• ¶ Prohemium
• ¶ The firſte partie hath fiue chapitres touchinge contemplacioun for Moneday and for the tyme of Aduent / as it foloweth after.
  • ¶Capm.jm.¶ A deuoute Meditacioun of the grete counſeile in heuene for the reſtorynge of man and his ſauacioun.
  • ¶Cam.2m.¶ Of the manere of lyuynge of the bleſſed virgyne mayden marie.
  • ¶Capm.3m.¶ Of the Incarnacioun of Jeſu / and the feſte of the annunciacioun· and of the gretyng Aue maria.
    • Part one
    • ¶Secunda pars¶ Of the feſte of the annunciacioun and of tho thinges that byfel that day.
    • ¶Tercia pars
  • ¶Cam.iiijm.¶ How that oure lady wente to Eliȝabeth and mekely grette hire.
  • ¶Cam.vm.¶ Hou Joſeph thouȝte to leue priuely oure lady ſeint Marye.
  • ¶Capm.vjm.¶ Of the Natiuite of oure lorde Jeſu Criſte.
  • ¶Cam.vijm.¶ Of the circumſicion of oure lorde Jeſu.
  • ¶Cam.viijm.¶ Of the Epiphanye / that is the open ſchewynge of oure lord Jeſu.
  • ¶Cam.ixm.¶ Of the purificacioun of oure lady ſeint Marie.
• ¶ Incipit ſecunda pars pro die Martis.
  • ¶Cam.xm.¶ Of the fleynge of oure lorde Jeſu in to Egipte.
  • ¶ Of the tornynge aȝen of oure lord Jeſu fro Egipte. Capitulum vndecimum.
  • ¶Cam.xijm.¶ How the child Jeſu lafte allone in Jeruſalem.
  • ¶Cam.xiijm.¶ What manere of leuynge oure lord Jeſu hadde / and what he didde fro his xije ȝere vnto the bygynnynge of his xxxti ȝere.
  • ¶Cam.xiiijm.¶ Of the bapteme of oure lord Jeſu and the wey therto.
• ¶ Incipit pars tercia et contemplacio pro die mercurij.
  • ¶Cam.xvm.¶ Of the faſtynge of oure lord Jeſu / and his temptaciouns in deſerte / etc.
  • ¶Cam.xvjm.¶ How oure lord Jeſu bygan to teche / and gadre diſciples.
  • ¶Cam.xvijm.¶ Of the miracle done at the bridale of water torned in to wyne.
  • ¶Cam.xviijm.¶ Of that excellent ſermoun of oure lord Jeſu in the hille.
  • ¶Cam.xixm.¶ Of the ſeruaunt of Centurio / and the ſone of the litel kyng heled of oure lord Jeſu.
  • ¶Cam.xxm.¶ Of the paletike man let doun in his bedde by the houſe helynge / and heled of oure lord Jeſu thoruȝ the byleue of hem that beren hym.
  • ¶Cam.xxjm.¶ How that Martha was heled of hir ſiknes by touchinge of the hem of oure lordes cloth Jeſu.
  • ¶Cam.xxijm.¶ Of the conuerſioun of Marie Magdeleyne.
  • ¶Cam.xxiijm.¶ Of the ſpekynge of oure lord Jeſu with the womman Samaritane at the pytte of water.
  • ¶Cam.xxiiijm.¶ Hou the diſciples of Jeſu plukkeden the eeres of corne and eten it for hunger on the ſabbot day.
• Incipit contemplacio pro die Jouis que eſt pars quarta.
  • ¶Cam.xxvm.¶ Of the fedynge of the grete peple with brede multeplyede / etc.
  • ¶Cam.xxvjm.¶ Of the fleynge of oure lorde Jeſu whan the peple wolde haue made hym her kyng.
  • ¶Cam.xxvijm.¶ Of the prayer of oure lorde Jeſu in the hille· and hou after he came to his diſciples vppon the water goinge.
  • ¶Cam.xxviijm.¶ How the phariſees and othere token occaſioun of ſclaundre of the wordes and the dedes of Jeſu.
  • ¶Cam.xxixm.¶ Of the ſpecial rewarde of oure lorde Jeſu byhoten to alle thoo that forſaken the worlde for his loue.
  • ¶Cam.xxxm.¶ Of the tranſfiguracioun of oure lord Jeſu in the hille.
  • ¶Cam.xxxjm.¶ Of the ſeke man heled at the water in Jeruſalem cleped probatica piſcina.
  • ¶Cam.xxxijm.¶ How oure lorde Jeſu kaſte oute of the temple the biggeres and the ſelleres aȝenſt goddes lawe.
  • ¶Cam.xxxiijm.¶ Of the reſceyuynge of oure lorde Jeſu by the tweyne ſiſtres Martha and Marie· and of the two manere of lyuynge/ that ben actyf and contemplatyf / in holy chirche.
    • ¶ Of the reſceyuynge of oure lorde Jeſu by the tweyne ſiſtres Martha and Marie
    • ¶ Of actif lyf and contemplatyf.
  • ¶Cam.xxxiiijm.¶ Of the reyſinge of laȝare and othere tweyne dede bodyes.
  • ¶Cam.xxxvm.¶ Hou the Jewes token her counſeil and conſpired aȝenſt Jeſu into his dethe.
  • ¶Cam.xxxvjm.¶ How oure lorde Jeſu came aȝeyne to bethanye the Satirday bifore palme ſonday· and of the ſoper made to him there / and of tho thinges done therat.
  • ¶Cam.xxxvijm.¶ Hou Jeſu come to Jeruſalem vppon palme ſonday.
  • ¶Cam.xxxviijm.¶ What oure lorde Jeſu dide from palme ſonday in to the thorſday after next ſewyng.
  • ¶Cam.xxxixm.¶ Of that worthy ſoper that oure lord Jeſu made the nyȝt byfore his paſſioun / and of the noble circumſtauncis that bifel therwith.
• Incipit die veneris.
  • ¶Cam.xlm.¶ Of the paſſioun of oure lorde Jeſu criſte / and firſt of his prayer and takynge at matyn tyme.
  • ¶Cam.xljm.¶ Of the bryngeng of oure lord Jeſu bifore pilate at prime.
  • ¶Cam.xlijm.¶ How oure lord Jeſu was dampned to the deth of the cros aboute terce of the day.
  • ¶Cam.xliijm.¶ Of the crucifieng of oure lorde Jeſu at the ſexte hour.
  • ¶Cam.xliiijm.¶ How oure lorde Jeſu ȝelde vp the ſpirit at None.
  • ¶Cam.xlvm.¶ Of tho thinges that bifelle after the deth of oure lorde Jeſu at after none.
  • ¶Cam.xlvjm.¶ Of the taking doun fro the croſſe oure lordes body Jeſu at eueſong tyme.
  • ¶Cam.xlvijm.¶ Of the burienge of oure lord Jeſu at complyn tyme.
  • ¶Cam.xlviijm.¶ What was done of oure lady and of othere after the burienge of Jeſu.
• Sabbato.
  • ¶Cam.xlixm.¶ What oure lady and othir with her diden on the ſaterday.
• Die dominica.
  • ¶Cam.lm.¶ Of the gloriouſe reſurrexioun of oure lord Jeſu / and of the firſte apperynge of him to his bliſſed moder / as it may reſonably be trowed.
  • ¶Cam.ljm.¶ How Magdeleyne and othere Maries come to the graue.
  • ¶Cam.lijm.¶ How oure lorde Jeſu apperede after his reſurrexioun to Magdeleyne.
  • ¶Cam.liijm.¶ Hou oure lorde Jeſu appered to the thre maries.
  • ¶Cam.liiijm.¶ How oure lorde apperede to Petre.
  • ¶Cam.lvm.¶ Of the comynge aȝeyne of oure lorde Jeſu to the fadres / and of her ioyful ſonge.
  • ¶Cam.lvjm.¶ How oure lorde Jeſu apperede to the two diſciples goyng toward the caſtel of Emaws.
  • ¶Cam.lvijm.¶ How oure lorde Jeſu apperede to his apoſtles and diſciples / that were recluſed for drede on the ſelf day of his reſurrexioun.
  • ¶Cam.lviijm.¶ How oure lorde Jeſu apperede the viij day after to his diſciples / thomas preſent.
  • ¶Cam.lixm.¶ How oure lorde Jeſu apperede to the diſciples in Galile.
  • ¶Cam.lxm.¶ How oure lorde apperede to the diſciples at the ſee Tyberiades.
  • ¶Cam.lxjm.¶ Of alle the apperynges of oure lorde Jeſu in general.
  • ¶Cam.lxijm.¶ Of the aſcencioun of oure lorde Jeſu.
  • ¶Cam.lxiijm.¶ Of the ſendynge doun and the comynge of the holy gooſt.
• Aſchort tretys of the hiȝeſte and moſte worthy ſacrament of criſtes bleſſed body and the merueyles there of.