O Eternal, who art all love, and who according to the infinite ⟨image 97⟩virtue thereof hast loved us before we were, as also since the time that we were thy enemies, unthankful sinners; adjudged to death, and to the pains of hell, thou hast, I say, freely so loved us, that thou hast given thy only son to the world, to redeem us, with the price of his blood, and for us to purchase righteousness, and a blessed life. This being so, O Lord, the original and fountain of love, make it with efficacy & ⟨image 98⟩reflection to shine into all places, whither the knowledge of thy grace shall come; likewise, that where thou doest more nearly communicate thy self, by making the flames of thy love to be more lively felt, grant also, that there by the effects of thy spirit, the greater love towards thee may appear. I beseech thee make me more and more to meditate and comprehend this thy admirable love, that I may accordingly ⟨image 98⟩frame my self, to that love thou requirest of thy children, & truly faithful, which is also the end of the whole law, and precepts of the gospel: So that in pureness of heart, with an upright conscience, and with a true and lively faith, I may attain to the knowledge of thy truth and will, to the end, in all, & through all, to obey thee with a quiet conscience, the same being the chiefest, the highest, and the most perfect degree of ⟨image 99⟩love, that we can testify unto thee (O our God) and that which leadeth us to the perfection of Christian life, which of mortal men maketh us as it were Angels, which albeit we live upon earth, maketh us Citizens of heaven: to be brief, it is that which in the secret of our hearts, giveth us a sweet feeling of thy peace, which surmounteth all the reason of our understanding. That also thereby I may learn, that there is none ⟨image 99⟩that can love thee perfectly, until he hath bin prevented by the sweetness of thy unmeasurable love, and kindled with the flame. That we love thee; because thou first lovedst us, & like as also through thy grace thou makest thy self & thy benefits known unto us. The more therefore that we find our selves disposed to love thee, the more should we believe that thou makest thy self to be felt in the inward parts of our ⟨image 100⟩souls, to be our God and our Father, and that therefore we have the greater cause to confirm and comfort our selves in the love that thou bearest us.
O Eternall, who art al loue, and who according to the infinite ⟨image 97⟩vertue thereof hast loued vs before we wer, as also since the time that wee were thy enemies, vnthankefull sinners; adiudged to death, and to the paines of hell, thou hast, I say, freely so loued vs, that thou hast giuen thy onely sonne to the world, to redeeme vs, with the price of his blood, and for vs to purchase righteousnesse, and a blessed life. This being so, O Lord, the original and fountaine of loue, make it with efficacy & ⟨image 98⟩reflection to shine into al places, whither the knowledge of thy grace shall come; likewise, that where thou doest more neerely communicate thy selfe, by making the flames of thy loue to bee more liuely felt, graunt also, that there by the effects of thy spirit, the greater loue towardes thee may appeare. I beseech thee make mee more and more to meditate and comprehend this thy admirable loue, that I may accordingly ⟨image 98⟩frame my selfe, to that loue thou requirst of thy children, & truely faithfull, which is also the end of the whole law, and precepts of the gospell: So that in purenesse of heart, with an vpright conscience, and with a true and liuely faith, I may attaine to the knowledge of thy truth and will, to the end, in all, & through al, to obey thee with a quiet conscience, the same being the chiefest, the highest, and the most perfect degree of ⟨image 99⟩loue, that we can testifie vnto thee (O our God) and that which leadeth vs to the perfection of Christian life, which of mortall men maketh vs as it were Angels, which albeit wee liue vppon earth, maketh vs Cittizens of heauen: to bee briefe, it is that which in the secret of our hearts, giueth vs a sweet feeling of thy peace, which surmounteth all the reason of our vnderstanding. That also thereby I may learne, that there is none ⟨image 99⟩that can loue thee perfectly, vntill he hath bin preuented by the sweetnesse of thy vnmeasurable loue, and kindled with the flame. That we loue thee; because thou first louedst vs, & like as also through thy grace thou makest thy selfe & thy benefites knowne vnto vs. The more therefore that wee finde our selues disposed to loue thee, the more shuld we beleeue that thou makest thy selfe to be felt in the inwarde partes of our ⟨image 100⟩soules, to bee our God and our Father, and that therefore wee haue the greater cause to confirme and comfort our selues in the loue that thou bearest vs.
