Sweete thovghtes of Iesvs and Marie, or, Meditations for all the feasts of ovr B. Saviovr and his B. Mother togeither with Meditations for all the Sundayes of the yeare and our Sauiovrs Passion : for the vse of the daughters of Sion : diuided into tvvo partes / by Thomas Carre ...

I. POINT.

CONSIDER her in her Natiuitie, and we shall finde it a subiect of the greatest ioy that euer the the world had yet mett with. It was not now one of the sinfull children of Eua, cursing the day in which it was said, a man is borne: but one happily inuerting that name into Aua one that was wholy faire, and had noe spot in her. Yea one; so not a sinner, as that she was wholly borne for sinners, to beare him who came to take awaye the sinnes of the world, without whom there was no saluation at all for lost man.

[Affection.] Welcome, welcome, ô thou deare-bright rising Aurora, the languish∣ing world hath longe, and greedily expe∣cted thee. O thou springing ioy of the earthly and heauenly Hierusalem. Peere∣lesse honour of thy race and sexe. Wee poore banished Sonns of Eue fall downe at thy tender feete, with a thousand Aues, Wee lay open our sighes & sobbs to thine eyes, full of pittie, in this vaile, full of teares. Ah! let vs profitt by the exam∣ple of thy vertues, partake in thy merits, and perceiue thy powerfull intercession in all our miseries. O Clement, ô pious, ô dearely sweete Virgine Marie.