should abhorre, and humble him, and should annihilate his peruerted nature. But God of his infinite Goodnesse, was not only willing to par∣don this iniurye, but to that ende chose a meanes of the greatest Honour, and Proffit, for man, and of the greatest Humilliation, and Trauaile for God: for that the Diuine Worde beeing of infi∣nite Greatenesse, and Majestye, sticked not (as S.
Paul saithe) vpon exinaniting, and humbling himselfe, to take the forme of a Seruant, and to Inuest himselfe with the mortall, and passible nature of his very Enemye, joyning it to himselfe in vnity of Person, to drawe him out of that greate misery, whereinto hee was fallen thorough Sinne, and to exalt him to that high Honour, and Happinesse, that hee might lay holde vpon by his Grace.
For (as S. Augustine saieth) God made himselfe man to make man God: that by the Vertue of God made man, men might bee Gods by Participa∣tion.
Finally, considering this soueraigne Decree,
[ 3] I will with greate Astonishment admire the infinite Bounty, and Mercye of God, which sometimes with Moyses I will magnifye, saying: Dominatour Lord God mercifull and clement,
patient, and of much compassion, and True, which keepest mercye vnto thousands of generations, which takest away iniquity, and wicked factes, and Sinnes; and without whome no man of himselfe is Innocent before thee. Othertimes with the Seraphines, couering with my wings the face, and feete of God, and adoring this conjunction of his Diui∣nitye, and Humanitye, I will crye out, saying: Holy,
Holy, Holy is the Lorde God of Hostes all the Earthe is full of his Glorye thorough the Great∣nesse of his mercye. And othersometimes, I