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 ...

Consider how agreeable this brotherly charitie must needes be to our sweete Sa∣uiour, since he doth not onely prouide safetie, and delight of our life while we obserue his holy Lawe, according to that

how goode and delightfull it is, for brethren to liue vnanimously togeither but euen in case of transgression therof, for our perfect re∣concilement to our brother and him: if thou offerest thy gift at the Altar and there thou remembrest that thy brother hath any thinge against thee leaue there thy offering &c. and goe first to be reconciled to thy brother, and then coming thou shalt offerre thy gift.

[Affection.] O most delicious and hea∣uenly Law! O admirable goodnesse of God to poore man! Who so closely lincked his interests with ours, that if we be not right amongst our selues, we are not right with him. If we haue not peace with our brethren, we haue not peace with him. If any man say I loue God, and hates his brother, he is a lier, saith the beloued Apo∣stle. Learne then to loue, my soule, whom thy exemplar Christ so much loues, that he chuses rather to want his owne proper worshippe, sacryfice, then that thy brother should want thy loue. Thy offeringes of thyne austerities, thy prayers, thy com∣munions, will neuer proue gratefull to him, as longe as thou willingly harbours grudging in thy breast against that poore brother of thyne, for whom through loue he dyed.