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Otia Sacra Optima Fides

[by Mildmay Fane]

Westmorland, Mildmay Fane (1601-1666)

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I.

Columna Fidei.

ΚΑΡΔΙΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ. On the Title Page.

Ad Libellum suum.

In Unitate Trinitas.

[Let me not tread the Broad highway to Sin]

A Morning Thought.

Cœli enarrant Gloriam Dei.

My Countrey Audit.

Cui in calamitatibus soli sit fidendum.

To overcome by Contraries.

To Improve Afflictions.

They that sow in Tears, shall reap in Joy.

Ascensus Gratiarum, Descensus Gratiarum.

Contemplatio Diurna.

Ubi desinit Medicus, incipit Theologus.

Annus annulus, &c. Diminutione largimur.

My Observation at Sea.

Upon Moses put young to Sea, or hid in an Ark of Bulrushes.

The Contempt of this World, raises the Others Esteem.

To Kisse Gods Rod; occasioned upon a Childs Sickness.

My Penthouse against the Storm of Grief, occasioned upon the Death of a dear Friend.

Man Levens the Batch.

The Attributes of true Love.

Contraria juxta se posita

Love begets Fear.

Misericordia Dei splendidissima.

My Pool of Bethesda, or the Effusion of Christs Merits to heal our Miseries.

The Five Porches to Bethesda.

A Quid Retribuam.

A Pelican feeding her young with blood out of her own Brest, a type of our Saviour.

In Sanctam Cœnam Domini, Epig.

A Dedication of my first Son.

In Quadragesimam.

A Hymm occasioned upon going to receive the blessed Sacrament when it was a snow.

A Reveille Mattin, or Good morrow to a friend.

Trium Gratiarum maxima Charitas.

El Sembrador, or, the Sower.

Upon the birth of a Childe.

This is a true saying, That Christ came, &c.

My Looking-Glass.

Sham'd by the Creature.

To Man, on his frail Condition.

The Fallacy of the outward Man.

Upon the Times.

My Reformation.

My Close-Committee.

Humiliation without Reformation, a foundation without a Building; Reformation without Humiliation, a Building without a foundation.

My Handkerchief to dry my eyes after the losse of a most dear Friend.

On the Proto-Martyrs Death.

A Morning Fancy upon recovery from sickness, and the birth of a Son at the same time.

From God to all Princes for moderation in taxing their Subjects.

Ut sit & Cogitationibus, Verbisque, Factisque propitius Omnipotens.

Upon the Rich Glutton, and Poor Begger.

A Reveille Mattin to my best Friend.

Quid Amabilius.

The necessity and grounds of Faith.

[Joyes Flitting Pleasures, Transitory Lie]

The Brazen Serpent.

Good Fridays Reveille, or on the Passion.

On Easter-day. 1648.

To Prince CHARLES, in Aprill, 1648.

The true Bread of Life.

The Tragicomedie of Mans life.

Upon a very wet S. Stephens day.

Upon Easter day.

Christ alone the Author and finisher of our Faith.

Upon a Thanksgiving day for a Victory.

Catena Caularum ad Salutem pertinentium

To New-years Day.

[In stead of Jacobs Ladder heer is one]

Ad quendam tam Potentia quàm Intelligentia & Doctrina, Divitiis æquè ac Nobilitate & honoribus præditum.

A Threefold Cord is not easily broken.

[All other Crosses may disquiet rest]

Spectaculum veræ Humilitatis.

Pilat's Inscription.

PIIREGIS COMPASSIO

La Citta Improvida.

Il vero monte Testaccio.

Easter dayes Resurrexit.

In Diem Natalem etiam & Jejunalem quoniam Mercurialem Mensis ultimam.

To my Gracious God.

The Object of Love and Power.

Use and Memory Parents to VVisdome.

II.

The Second Part.

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1

Columna Fidei.

Our Senses are bewitch'd, and seem to grow
So to the Creature, and on things below,
That all our busied Fancy can devise,
Serves more to sink them, than to make them rise:
For out of sight and minde, at once agree
To blind-fold Nature from Eternitie;
And leave her groveling, for to groap her way
Here in This Transitory bed of Clay,
Till Faith steps in; and in the stead of wings,
Unto Beleef, a lofty Pillar brings,
Whereby we should be raised up; And thus
Ascend to Him, descended once for Us.