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 ...

1. Point.

COnsider the circumstances of this dolefull procession: Iesus setts out towards Caluarie, with a heauie Crosse vpon his torne shoul∣ders, which he rather, trailes then car∣ries a long the streets of Hierusalem. His heauenly face all swollen with blowes, defiled with spittle, gauled with thornes, couered with goarie and fresh blood, so that he appeared, not so much to haue the face of a man, as euen of some monster. On either hand of him, a notorious theefe: Before and behind, worlds of people from all parts, to see this admirable spectacle, some few with compassion, but the most of them, with disdaine, malice and scorne.

[Affect.] O dearest Lord and Master,

how thou wadest through the greatest circumstances of confusion and scorne imaginable! How doth this huge loade, together with this labour, and wearines of thine, crie out to my hart, and to the harts of all men, come vnto me all you that are oppressed, and I will refresh you, whilst you see in my sufferances, the inconsiderablenesse of yours. You are not Masters, but seruantes, nor haue you yet suffered to blood, to crownes of thorne, to publike contu∣melies, before whole worlds of people, &c. Say, say, then my soule, I will follow thee, deare spouse, whither soeuer thou goest, without limitt, with∣out reserue, without exception of this, or that, befall what wil; come it from what hand soeuer, by iniustice or desert, &c.