The Mount of Calvarie . caufeChrift wasdoathed with it; forit wasneuerfomuch fet by when a Prince wore it in earneft, as when they cloa-thed Chrift with It icaft. It is alfo to be weighed, that in PiUts houfe Chrift was couc-red all ouer with purple, and in the figure which we fpake of be-fore, his hairc was onely coloured with that colour; whereby hedothginevstovndcrftand, that our Lord doth as well accept ofgood defircs,which are figured by the haire, as he doth accept ofworkes which are figured in the garment of purple. S. Barnard inan Epiftle faith, That he is cloathed in purple red, on wh
The Mount of Calvarie . caufeChrift wasdoathed with it; forit wasneuerfomuch fet by when a Prince wore it in earneft, as when they cloa-thed Chrift with It icaft. It is alfo to be weighed, that in PiUts houfe Chrift was couc-red all ouer with purple, and in the figure which we fpake of be-fore, his hairc was onely coloured with that colour; whereby hedothginevstovndcrftand, that our Lord doth as well accept ofgood defircs,which are figured by the haire, as he doth accept ofworkes which are figured in the garment of purple. S. Barnard inan Epiftle faith, That he is cloathed in purple red, on whome theblood ofChrift is well bcftowed ; and then the blood of Chriftis well beftowed, when he doth conforme his life vnto the GoApell: becaufe it doth little auaile a Chriftian,that Chrift his bloodwas flied for him, if he doe-not bathe his owne life in it. Then theferuant ofour Lord hath his haire^ied in purple, when he bath allhis thoughts occupied in thinkiilf| on the blood ofChrift. CHAP. III. of Mount Qaluarie. ^7. CHAP. III. How Chriji was cnwvedwith thornes, a-rtdofMuersfortsofcrowneStand of the great myfieries which are meant bj th: m, 7 fleEientes eeronamdeffiniSyfofuerfintfu- jn^^ 2,7?^er ca^ut eipts , faith chap. if he fhould fay, After that the hangmanhadcloathedChriftin purple red, and ta-ken his ownc garments from him,they puta crownc ofthorncs vpon his head; whichthey did the better to mock him^and laughhimtofcorne. It was without alldoubtagreeuous fcofFe, andacruellinhumanitie,to crownc and hedge in Chriftes head with thornes. For if anoldcrrodenthornedoe hurt and prickcthe hardeit hecles; howmuch more fhould they hurt and rent in funder Chriftes tendertemples ? This crowne was made ofccrtaine dry bulrufhes of the «.Sea, hard and fharpe ; of the which they wreathed a crownc, * placing the fharpe pricking ends one againft the other, whichthey put vpon Chriftcs head,like a crowne,or an u4ejier garland. l^Au/fts Gel/iHf report a trueth, they had
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