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I Came to send fire into the earth and what would I els but haue it burne.a 1.1
1. Point. Consider how necessary it is the hart enflamed with loue, should mount vp and vanish into vapours; and so great is the force of this flame, as it ascends to heauen streight, where it arriues without impediment: nor hath the world,
without God, ought that can satiate and replenish the bosome of the hart.
2. Point. Consider, how subtle and actiue the flame of diuine loue is piercing, cleare, neuer idle, vn∣quiet, impatient to beheld shut vp in any other place then in the boso∣me of the Crucifix; where as in a furnace of loue, it purges and re∣purges ouer and ouer, and receiues new life and vigour againe.
3. Point. Note the matter and fuel of this fire to be al those things which Superiours enioyne, in the execution whereof is manifestly dis∣couered what force there is in this fire,
Luc. 12.