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 ...

THE SECONDE POINTE.

[CONSIDER.] That if the approche of the iudge proue so dreadfull, what will his finall doome be? If we haue not courage enough to stand to behold his dreadfull face; how shall we be able to stand to heare his reuengefull sentence which is without repeale? And yet truth tells vs (as saith S. Paul, without ex∣cepting any one) that we must all stand before his Tribunal. And heare that dis∣male curse pronounced against the wick∣ed; Begone you accursed of my father into eternall fire, &c.

[Affection.] Heauen and earth shall passe, my soule, but the word of God remay∣nes inuiolable and vnchangable for euer. We shall all heare this dismale sentence pronounced against the sinner. Begone cursed of my father: but whither? into euerlastaing fire. O horrour of an eternally damning Doome! Ah who shall be the obiect of this endlesse wroth? Who shall be the accursed subiects vpon whom this reuengfull sentence shall be executed? This lyes hidd in the abisse of Gods iust iudgementes. But who ought to be so

secure as that he should not freely be∣stowe all his substance to buy out his par∣don? Who would not abandon all plea∣sures to auoyd this eternitie of fire? who would not imbrace all paines and pressu∣res, to purchace securitie against that day of anger? Yet why art thou sadd, my soule, and why dost thou trouble me? Our God is the God of mercy, and his mercy out-speakes all his workes. we are yet in the tyme of mercy. He wiskes not the death of a sinner, but that be should be conuerted and liue. Resolution.