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GOod God! thou commaund me to loue thee, and threatnest if I doe it not: Is there any need of these chaynes for me to be tyed to loue theer Am I so voyd of sense, as to be ignorant of thy benefits, graces, perfections? Or rather doe I want a hart, to loue an infinit good? Now if loue be to be recompenced with loue, what loue can parallel the
diuine loue? Thou hast loued me eter∣nally, euen when I was not or possi∣bly could loue thee: Thou hast crea∣ted the world, & cōseruest it hither∣to for my sake: Thou hast giuen or∣der to the Angels to guard me: Thou wouldst be my reward beyond mea∣sure. Thou callest me a sinner to grace and pennance. But yet is this farre more louely, most sweet Sa∣uiour, that being God, thou wouldst become man, to suffer so hard and cruel things and lastly dye on the Crosse for me who had (cruel as I am] so engaged thee death. But this of al others is most sweet, that being neere to death thou leftst me thy body and bloud in the Sacrament, an admirable pledge of thy loue towards me. Oh Loue! o extasis of loue! How thou deseru'st, my God, to be highly loued of al men, aboue al things. May I therefore so loue
thee (my IESVS,) Sauiour of lo∣uers and loue of Sauiours, and so let the face of thy loue euen swallow me; that I may liue and dye with the loue of thy loue, who through the loue of my loue, hast likwise vouchsafed to dye for me. Oh infi∣nit goodnes of God?