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 FIRST POINT.

CONSIDER in what manner, and with what measure we ought to loue our Lord God. And we are told by S. Bernard that the measure of louing God is to loue him without measure: from our whole harte; saith our blessed Sauiour, by placing all our affections vpon him. With our whole soule; not permitting any of the passions to contest with it. With our whole mynd; by making choyce of the best meanes ima∣ginable, to accomplish his blessed will in the most perfect manner that man is ca∣pable off here belowe.

[Affection.] This is the onely thinge, my soule, wherin there can be noe excesse. He is infinitly more louely, then we are able to be louinge. O what a happinesse it is to be oppressed with the abundance of goodnesse. Lets dilate our narrow hartes; dare as much as we are able: breath

after him incessantly; and yet humbly acknowledge that we fall infinitly shorte of what is due: saying with S. Augustine let me loue thee, ô Lord, as much as I wishe, and as much as I ought: wherin, that I may not fayle, proue, as the Authour of the precept, so the giuer of the grace to per∣forme it: giue what thou commandst ô Lord, and command what thou wilt.