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 that by how much our Blessed Lady is more exalted, though euen by an Angell; by how much she is made more sure of heauenly prerogatiues and graces, by so much she growes lesse and lesse in her owne eyes, and be she ne∣uer so certaine to be the Mother of God, she will still remayne the humble hand∣mayde of her Lord: and for his sake be∣come the seruant of his seruants; and to make it good in effects, as well as inwords, she goes with speed into a citie of Iuda to visite her cosen Elizabeth.

[Affection.] Obserue, my soule, how this Blessed Virgine still proues a diuine Mi∣stresse to vs, by word and worke, first crying out to vs all by how much thou art the greater, by so much more humble thy selfe. 2. Suspect the fauours we may see∣me to haue from heauen if we waxe not more humble by them. 3. That humble words alone are not proofes of true humi∣litie,

vnlesse workes followes them: for she finds it not enough to haue professed herselfe to be the handmayd of our Lord, vnlesse in practise, she proue herselfe to be the humble handmayde of the hand∣maydes of our Lord; according to that of S. Peter: be subiect to euery humane crea∣ture for Gods sake.