Adore, admire, and stand amazed at this abyss of divine love, O my soul! Thus hath God loved me, before an atom of my being existed! What grace! He gave his Son for me! I behold him who knew no sin, standing at the bar of divine justice, for my crimes, and for my debts, which he took upon him as his own, and paying the forfeit of all my sins, and those of the whole world. I behold him on the cross, blotting out the hand-writing that was against me. I behold him, after having entered with his own blood, into the holy place, return with a full and valid discharge, and with eternal redemption, whilst at the same time he offers me his grace and salvation. Then come, my soul, while thou mayest, and love him who first loved thee, and hath made known unto thee, this great mystery of his will, into which, even angels desire to look!

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