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, how at length, we haue mett with such a Bis∣hop as we had absolute neede of, as S. Paule saith, à Bishop who is holy, in∣nocent, vnspotted, separated from sin∣ners, who hauing no neede to sacrifice

for his owne sinnes, wholy imployes it for the redemption of ours. Behold him ready to performe this great sa∣crifice, to his heauenly father, in his owne blood: Caluarie is the vast Tem∣ple lying open to the whole world, the Crosse the Altar, him selfe the Preist and Hoste, and that infinite charitie of his heauenly hart to man, the fire which burnes all into an Holocaust.

[Affect.] O dolefull ioyfull Myste∣rie! thy Christ, ô Christian, is readie to sacrifice himselfe: What fountaines of teares are not due to such an igno∣minious death? But it is for thy sake: for thy redemption, what consolation, what ioy? Weepe then, weepe vpon thy dying spouse: yes, for his dolours deserue seas of teares: yet, weepe not so, as those others who haue no hope: for thou hast mett with a gracious Re∣deemer, a plentifull redemption, which is euen at hand▪ to witt, our high Priest is gone vp to the high Altar, and is readie to put downe his blood, more then the price of a thousand worlds: While this Abels blood out-speakes his brothers crime. Mans malice was not

able to committ, what Gods mercie was able to expiate. Our sinns are great, ô Lord, huge great, we confesse it, we pleade guiltie. But our Priest is holy, vnspotted, innocent, innocencie it selfe. And he is readie, for vs poore sinners, to paie-backe what he tooke not awaie; to appease thy wrath, which he neuer prouoked. Looke vpon this innocent, obedient sonne of thine, and pardon the crimes, and disobediences of thy poore seruant, who of himselfe is altoge∣ther insoluable.