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.

When you shall see the abomination of desola∣tion standing in the holy place, to witt in the Temple. &c.

CONSIDER that the abomination of desolation which Daniel foretold, was in particular the idolatrous erecting of the statues of Caesar, and Adrian the Em∣perours, in the Temple of Ierusalem. But the abomination of desolation wherin we are all more concerned, as being of farre more danger to each of vs, is that of the sinners, setting vp the Idoles of pride, couetousnesse, luxurie in the liuing Tem∣ples of God to witt, in the hart, wherin the holy Ghost should inhabite, and raigne

[Affection.] O my soule, what a strange

peruersitie is this, so to prophane the li∣uing Temple of the Almightie! Mans harte was made by God capable of God, for God, in whom a lone it is able to find rest, while the holy Ghost doth inhabite it as his Temple. But alas! what agree∣ment hath the Temple of God with the base Idolls we sett vp? There neither is, nor can be any consent betweene Christ and Belial. There can be noe societie betwixt light and darknesse; betwixt pride and humble Christ: couetousnesse and poore Christ: impuritie and Christ who is puritie it selfe. Lets vse, then, my soule a holy violence, and throw those prophane Idols out of our harte, that God alone may raigne in that sacred Temple of his. Least the worst abomination of de∣solation might otherwise surprise vs eter∣nally.