THE SECONDE POINTE.
WHEN WAS IESVS TEMPTED?
When he had fasted fortie dayes, and fortie nightes &c. the tempter approched &c. Matt. 4.
CONSIDER, that Iesus, in whom there neither was, nor could be any guilt of sinne, was then tempted, when
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 ..." 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 14, 2024.
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he was imployed in most holy workes, and holy circumstances: to witt, in fasting, prayer, watching; and that too, euen in solitude, in the wildernesse, in that sacred retreate of his. To teache vs, that we ne∣uer ought to esteeme our selues secure from the diuells assaults, be we neuer so well imployed; and in the best circum∣stances imaginable.
[Affection.] Let vs not fayle, my soule, to fast, watch, and pray, with as much retirement from the world as we are able, as being the best meanes to strengthen vs against temptation: but let vs not amidst those holy exercises, promesse our selues securitie, peace, or truce. The Diuell sleepes not, but roues about seeking whom he may deuoure. And most assaults those whom he finds best imployed (in the Quire, at their Meditation, in frequen∣ting the holy communion) as hauing least hopes to bring such pious soules to his ser∣uitude: yet be not perplexed my soule, he durst aduenture vpon Christ himselfe, but he putt him to confusion: as we shall also doe, by fixing a firme faith in his singular mercy and goodnes, who put him to slight.