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 ...

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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 ...
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Carre, Thomas, 1599-1674.
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Printed at Paris :: By Vincent Dv Movtier,
1665.
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Jesus Christ -- Meditations.
Mary, -- Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Meditations.
Jesus Christ -- Passion -- Early works to 1800.
Meditations.
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"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 ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A54916.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 3, 2024.

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I. POINT.

CONSIDER that as this child of mi∣racle and grace, this true birde of Paradice, was wholy made for heauen, so was she to haue noe commerce with

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earth. She that was elected from all eter∣nitie, before all others, to lodge God as in his liuing temple, was tymely to be lodged in the Temple of God. She that was prepossessed and replenished by hea∣uenly blessings, had noe place left for the world, which she euen left before she knew it. So that this Celestiall Arke, (by which all the world was to be saued from the floo∣de) where more then Salomon would re∣side, was to be placed in the Sanctuarie of the Temple which Salomon built, and this was performed by her pious parents care, betwixt 3. and 4. yeares of her Age.

[Affection.] Say, my soule, to this Bles∣sed young Virgine at her entrie into the Temple, what S. German sometymes said vpon the same subiect. Enter, saith he, into thyne owne proper inheritance, ô thou seale of our Lords Testament; thou ayme and end of his designes; thou key of hidden Mysteries. Enter thou whom all the Prophetes foresaw. Enter thou who art the reconcilement of all that are in dis∣grace; the vnion of those that are disvni∣ted, the support of such as are readie to fall into ruine &c. Enter, I say, into the Temple, thyne owne inheritance, and ex∣pect

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with ioy, till the holy Ghost thy spouse come downe into the chaste Temple of thy hart.

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