Here followeth dyuers holy instrucyons and teachynges very necessarye for the helth of mannes soule, newly made and set forth by a late brother of Syon Rychard whitforde.

Title

Here followeth dyuers holy instrucyons and teachynges very necessarye for the helth of mannes soule, newly made and set forth by a late brother of Syon Rychard whitforde.

Author

Whitford, Richard, fl. 1495-1555?

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[Imprinted at London :: In fletstret at the sygne of the George next to saynt Dunstons churche by me wyllyam Myddylton,

Anno domini. M.CCCCC.XLi. [1541]]

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Christian life -- Catholic authors -- Early Works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• ¶ The contentes of this Boke.
• ¶ A preface.
• ¶ The preface vnto the deuout reders.
• table of contents
• part
  • ¶ The definicion of pacience in generall. Capi. primo.
  • ¶ Of naturall pacience. Captii.
  • ¶ Of artificiall pacyence and of the defini∣cion, or determinacion therof. Capitulo tercio. ❧ : ❧
  • ¶ Of the verey true definicion, determinacion, descripcion and declaracion of merito∣tiouse pacience. Capi. iiij. ❧ : {fleur-de-lys} : ❧
  • ¶ Of the ymage and byhauour of pacience. Capi. v. ☜ : {fleur-de-lys} : ☞
  • ¶ Of the comodites, frutes of pacience, In generall the .vi. Chapiter ❧:❧
  • ¶ Howe pacience is profitable and necessarye vnto to the true getynge, and vnto the lawful kepynge and increascynge of worldly goodes. The vii. Chapiter. {fleur-de-lys}:{fleur-de-lys}
  • ¶ That pacience is necessarie for the due, and lawfull kepyng of such goodes as be truly, & lawfully goten. The viii. Capiter. ☞: ☜
  • ¶ That pacience is cōmodious and profita¦ble vnto the good state of ye body of man. The .ix. Chapiter. ☞:{fleur-de-lys}:☜
  • ¶ Howe pacience is cōmodious and necessa¦rye, vnto good fame and good name to be obteyned holden and kept The .x. Chapiter. ❧: ❧
  • ¶ Of the fourth cōmodite frute and profecte of pacience. The xi. Chapter. ☞:☜
  • ¶ That pacience is profitable, and ne∣cessarye, vnto the quietude and reste of mans mynde The .xii. Chap. ☞:☜
  • ¶ Of the circūstances of pacience The .xiij. Chapter.
  • ¶ Howe pacience is adquired gotyne and lerned. The: xiiij. Chapiter. ❧:{fleur-de-lys}:❧
  • ¶ Of the exeample of worldly persons. The .xv. Chapiture. ☞:{fleur-de-lys}:☜
  • ¶ Of the exeamples of gostly persons. The .xvi. Chapiter. ❧:{fleur-de-lys}:❧
  • ¶ Of the pacience of our Lorde and sauiour Iesu. The .xvii. Chap. ❧:☞❧:☜
  • ¶ That our owne myserie and multitude of our synnes shulde moue vs vnto pacience. The .xviij. Chap. ❧:☜:❧:☞
  • ¶ A breue recapitulacion and shorte recounte of the sayde cōmodites of pacience, by the respecte & cōsideracion of impaciēce and of the merites & rewardes of pacience. The .xix. Chapiter.
  • ¶ Of the merite, and of the rewarde of pacience. The .xx. Chapiter. ❧:☞:❧:☜
• ❧: A worke of dy∣uers impedimentes and let∣tes of perfection. ❧:✚:❧
  • ¶ Of the fyrst impediment.
  • ¶ Of the secūde impediment or let of spiri∣tuall profete, and increas. ❧:{fleur-de-lys}:❧:★:❧
  • ¶ Of the thyrde impediment, or let of spiri∣tual profete, and good spede ☞: ❧: ☜: ❧
  • ¶ Of the fourth impediment & let of spiri¦tuall profete, and spede. ❧:{fleur-de-lys}:❧:{fleur-de-lys}
  • ¶ Of the fyfte impediment or let of spiri∣tual {pro}fete, & increas of {per}fection. ☞: ❧: ☜: ❧ {fleur-de-lys}: ★: {fleur-de-lys}
  • ¶ Of the .vi. impediment and let of spi∣rituall profete and good spede, in the lyfe of perfection. ❧: {fleur-de-lys}: ❧
  • ¶ Of the .vij. impediment, and lette of spirituall profete and forwarde spede of perfeccyon. ☜:{fleur-de-lys}:☜
  • ❧ A lytle lesson of .iiij. vertues, good, and profe∣table to be had of euery person: but not to be called vn to remēbrans but rather to be forgoten. ☞: ❧: ☜
    • ¶ Of the secūde poynt that shulde rather be forgotyn: then remēbred. ❧: ☞: ❧: ☜
    • ¶ Of the thyrde poynte to be put clene a way, and neuer to be called ne kept in remembrance. ☞: {fleur-de-lys}: ☜
    • ¶ Of the fourth thyng to be forgotyn and to be put from our cogitacion and remebrans. ❧: ★: ❧
• ¶ Vnto the deuout reders.
• ❧: An instructyon to auoyde and eschewe vices and folowe good maners, ascribed vnto saynt Isodor and translate into Englyshe by a late brother of Syon Richarde Whytforde. {inverted ⁂}
  • ¶ Of yuel thoughtes.
  • ¶ Of chastite.
  • ¶ Of Prayer.
  • ¶ Of superfluous fedynge.
  • ¶ Of aspecte or cast of the fyght.
  • ¶ Of the cūpeny and presēce of the contrarye sexes. ❧: ★: ❧
  • ¶ Of labour occupacion, and of the cō∣trarye, that is, ydelnes. ☜:{fleur-de-lys}:☞
  • ¶ Of redynge.
  • ¶ Of humilite or mekenes.
  • ¶ Of the cōstancie of mynde.
  • ¶ Of pacience in aduersite.
  • ¶ Of the imitacion and folowynge of good men.
  • ¶ Of Peace and charite.
  • ¶ Of Pitie and compassion.
  • ¶ Of the cōtempt and dispisynge of worldly prayse.
  • ¶ Of honest conuersacion.
  • ¶ Of the cūpenye or felyshyppe of good persons. ☞: {fleur-de-lys}: ☜
  • ¶ Of the custodie or kepynge of the eares or hearynge. ❧: {fleur-de-lys}: ❧
  • ¶ Of the custody, and kepynge of the mouth. ❧: ❧
  • ¶ Of Detraction or bachytynge.
  • ¶ Of A lye or lyenge.
  • ¶ Of swerynge.
  • ¶ Of promyse, and vowe to be rendred and kepte. ❧:{fleur-de-lys}:❧
  • ¶ That all thynges be open and knowne vnto god. ❧:{fleur-de-lys}:❧
  • ¶ Of good conscience.
  • ¶ That all thynges shulde be attribu∣ted and applied vnto god. ❧:☞:❧:☜
  • ¶ That the vertues of man shulde be hydde and kepte clos. ☞:{fleur-de-lys}:☜
  • ¶ Of confession.
  • ¶ Of premeditacion.
  • ¶ Of sapience and wysdome.
  • ¶ Of doctrine or lernynge.
  • ¶ To take oft, kepe, that is takē. And to teache that lerned was. These iii. do the scoler make hys mayster for to ouer pas. {fleur-de-lys}:{fleur-de-lys}
  • ¶ Of ruiosite.
  • ¶ Of obedience.
  • ¶ Of prelacie.
  • ¶ Of contempt, and despysynge of the worlde. {fleur-de-lys}: ★: {fleur-de-lys}
  • ¶ Of almes dede.
• ¶ Of Detraction. Chrisosto∣mus homelia tercia. ❧: {fleur-de-lys}: ❧
• colophon