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 ...

II. POINT.

CONSIDER the Blessed Virgines bashfulnesse, prudence, and retay∣nednesse in speech. She is saluted by an Angell, hayle full of grace, accompaigned with her Lord and Master, blessed among all women, and yet she feares, euen an Angell in the shape of a man; she resalutes him not, and in lieu of complacence, finds trouble in hearing so great commendations of her selfe, and falls a considering what kind of salutation that might be. She eyes her selfe as one who was dayly begging for grace and she wonders to heare herselfe decla∣red full of grace. Her companions vse to be the poorer sort of Virgines, and she admires to vnderstande she is accompai∣gned with her Lord and Master. She loo∣kes

vpon her selfe as the least of women, and cannot therfor conceiue how she should be blessed amongst all women,

[Affection.] Ah, my soule, doe we obser∣ue this Virgine full of grace; blessed amongst all women startled at the presence of an Angell? while yet we poore frayle Crea∣tures, miserable sinners, feare not the presence of men, where we may haue ex∣perienced much danger? And when she returnes noe answer, but is troubled at her owne prayses, euen from an Angell, prudently considering what they might import: shall we vainely fall in loue with the prayses which men fawningly bestow vpon vs; and therby vnconsideratly fall into questions, and answers, and ingage∣ments, which leade we know not whither? Ah saith S. Ambrose, it is the part of a Vin∣gine to quake and tremble at euery approche of a man, and to feare euery word he speakes.