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.

[COnsideration.] Consider that Christ his mercy, myldnesse and sufferance, and the Iewes crueltie, maddnesse and malice, goe on still at the same hight. The myld lambe out of mercy to miserable man, is so mise∣rably racked and torne, that all the radicall moysture of his body is dryed vp, and he signifies his neede of drinke: they presently run with malice accom∣paigned with mockerie, and present him with vineger and gale. Ah was there euer any, I doe not say, iust, innocent, patient, meeke dying young man, but euen any despicable theife, cruel homi∣cide or most cryminall villaine, so vnhumanly treated, as I see these bar∣barous tygers treate my deare Lord and master.

[Affect.] Alas my soule! Lets change but the name of cruell Iewe, into cold

and vnworthy Christian; and the storie is told and verified of vs. For are not indeede our words, our workes, our thoughtes mixed with vineger and gale? And doe we not present them to Christ too, who saith: what you doe to those litle ones, you doe to me. We offer vineger and gale to Christ, when we mixe his pure loue with terreane and inferiour motiues. We offer gale to Christ, when we complie with the world, more then with his loue. We offer a mixed cuppe of vineger and gale, when we thinke to serue God and Mammon, to liue piously, and yet follow our owne inclinations, passions and pleasures. In fine we offer vineger and gale to Christ, when knowing much, we performe but litle; knowing his blessed will, we endeuour not to accomplish the same.