A new form of meditations for every day in the year. Written originally in French by F. John Crasset. And put into English at the request of several persons of honour and quality, by a well-wisher to devotion.

CVIII. MED. Of Jesus Crucified.

JEsus was extended on the Cross. He was nail'd to it by his Hands and Feet. He is fastned to it with violence. He is elevated with pain. He rests only on his Wounds. There issue out of them four Rivers of Blood, Which water the Field of the Church, And which blot out the sins of the World.

He is presented with bitter Wine to drink, Which would have asswaged his sorrow.

He takes som of it into his mouth, That he may feel the bitterness of it: But he does not swallow it down, That it may not allay his torments. He is blasphem'd: he is cursed: He is invited to com down from the Cross, But he remains on it even to the end.

O Jesus I adore thee On this Throne of Sorrows and Ignominies! O Divine Saviour! I cast my self into thy arms, Since thou dost extend them for to embrace me. O Sacred Victim of love, All burnt and consum'd with Sufferings! O High Priest of the new Law! What dost thou do upon this Cross. Com down, and all the World will believe in thee.

O com not down! If thou art the Son of God, thou must dy on it. If thou com'st down, they will not believe in thee. They will not follow thee. Every one will fly from his Cross: No body will dy upon it.

O my dear Cross! I kiss thee, and imbrace thee. I will dy betwixt thy arms. I have espoused thee in my Baptism.

This Marriage is indissoluble. There is nothing but death, That can separate us. Let the World be no more trouble som to me: I bear the marks of our Lord Jesus in my Body. I am Crucified with him. I will dy with him.

My Soul! Look on thy Saviour on the Cross. It is thy sins which have Crucified him. He was once Crucified on Calvary, But how often hast thou crucified him in thy heart? As often as thou dost offend him, So often dost thou Crucify him. Thou must either Crucifie Jesus, Or thy own Passions.

O Jesus make me dy! For fear I should put thee to death. Crucify my Body, For fear I Crucify thy Spirit.

They crucified him, and with him two others on this side and that side, and Jesus in the middle. John. 19.

They gave him wine mingled with gall to drink, and when he had tasted it. he would not drink. Matth. 2.

All the day long I spread forth my arms to an unbelie∣ving and contradicting people Rom. 10.

With Christ I am fastned to the Cross. Gal. 2.

They that be Christ's, have crucified their flesh with the vices and Concupiscences. Gal. 5.

God forbid that I should glory saving in the Cross of our Lord Jesus-Christ, by whom, &c. Gal. 5.

Crucifying again, to themselves, the Son of God, and making him a mockery. Heb. 6.