A journal of meditations for every day in the year gathered out of divers authors / written first in Latine by N.B. ; and newly translated into English by E.M. in ... 1669.

S. Peter is reprehended for disswading Christ from his Passion.* 1.1

* 1.2COnsider 1. How after S. Peters Confession of Christs Divinity, our Lord commanded his Disciples that they should tell no body that he was Je∣sus Christ; both to give example of Humility, and to avoid Ostentation, and withall, for that it was not seasonable at that time: And presently after, he treated of his Passion: From that time Jesus began to shew his Disciples that he must go to Hierusalem, and suffer many things, &c. that you might learn in the day of good things, not to be unmindful of evils,* 1.3 as Ecclesiasticus adviseth; and that it is not enough to confess Christ as your God, unless you also have an experimental knowledge, and imitation of him in suffering.

Consider 2. S. Peter hearing this, being zealous for his Master, took Christ aside, and rebuked him,

saying, Lord, be it far from thee, this shall not be unto thee. This was zeal in him, but an indiscreet one,* 1.4 and not according to knowledge, as the Apostle speaketh; for he did not as yet understand, how glorious would be the Ignominy of the Cross. See whether you are not sometimes carried away with the like preposterous zeal in your actions.

Consider 3. Christs Reprehension: Go after me Satan, for thou art a scandal unto me, because thou savourest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men. Ponder how dangerous a thing it is, to savour only things that are of men, and to love honours, riches, pleasures, &c. and not rather those things that are of God, as labours, cros∣ses, ignominies. Examine your self whether you do relish spiritual and divine things, and take real g••st in them; at leastwise make it your endeavour to procure it.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Mat. 16. Mar. 7.
• * 1.2

  Mat. 16.20
• * 1.3

  Eccli. 11.27.
• * 1.4

  Rom. 10.2