Whereas God is seen face to face and the mind is fed with this meat of life without end, I have a very good mind and desire to mark and give heed to thy clearness, with thy goods, the desire and appetite of my hart is delighted. Look how much I am able to consider with my self, in musing and thinking of thy come modities: even so much am I ravished and rapt with thy love with the ardent desire of thee, and with the sweet and comfortable ⟨image 97⟩remembrance of thee, am I wonderfully delighted. I have a pleasure therefore, surely to lift up the eyes of my hart unto thee, to erect the state of my mind, and conform or fashion the affects of my mind unto thee: It pleaseth me to talk of thee, to hear of thee, to write of thee, to confer & meditate of thee, to read every day of thy blessedness and glory, and to muse often times in my mind of the things I have red concerning thee, that at the least by such means, I being under the sweet refreshing and comfor ting of thy lively air, may pas from the vexations, jeopardies, ⟨p. 95⟩labours, & travails of this mortal life that will soon perish, & that in passing I may lay my weary head in thy bosom to sleep or to rest a little, for this cause do I enter into the pleasant meadow of the holy scriptures, & in plough ing, I pluck the goodliest green herbs of sentences, and in reading I do eat them, and in frequenting I do meditate, and as it were cud them, and in gathering them together, at the last I lay them up in my memory, that by such means when I have tasted of thy sweetness, I may somewhat less feel the bitterness of this most wretched life. O ⟨image 98⟩thou most happy life, oh kingdom which art blessed in deed, which lackest death, which art without end, no time doth successively pas at any time to thee. Whereas continual day without night knoweth no time, whereas that captain and conqueror is accompanied with those queres of angels, singing of hymns & songs, they sing unto God with out ceasing, the ballet of Ballets of Zion.
Wheras God is seen face to face and the minde is fed with this meat of life without end, I haue a very good minde and desire to mark and geue heed to thy clear nes, with thy goods, the desire and appetite of my hart is delited. Look how muche I am able to considre with my self, in musing and thinking of thy com modities: euen somuche am I rauished and rapt with thy loue with the ardaunt desire of thee, and with the sweet and comfortable ⟨image 97⟩remēbrace of thee, am I wunderfully delited. I haue a plesure therfore, surely to lift vp the eyes of my hart vnto thee, to erect the state of my minde, and conform or fashion the affects of my minde vnto thee: It pleaseth me to talke of thee, to hear of thee, to write of thee, to confer & meditate of thee, to rede euery day of thy blessednes and glory, and to muse often times in my minde of the things I haue red concerning thee, that at the least by suche meanes, I being vnder the sweet refreshing and comfor ting of thy liuely air, may pas from the vexations, ieoperdies, ⟨p. 95⟩labours, & traueils of this mortall life that will soon perish, & ytin passing I may lay my weary head in thy bosom to slepe or to rest a little, for this cause doo I enter into the plesaūt medow of the holy scriptures, & in plow ing, I pluck the goodliest green herbes of sentences, and in reading I doo eat them, and in frequenting I doo meditate, and as it were cud them, and in gathering them together, at the last I lay them vp in my memory, that by suche meanes when I haue tasted of thy sweetnes, I may sumwhat les feel the bitternes of this moste wretched life. O ⟨image 98⟩thou moste happy life, oh kingdom whiche art blessed in deed, whiche lackest death, whiche art without ende, no time doth successifly pas at any time to thee. Wheras continual day without night knoweth no time, wheras that capitain and conquerour is accōpanied with those queres of angels, singing of himnes & songs, they sing vnto God with out ceassing, the balet of Balets of Sion.
