There I will give thee glory for the affronts which thou hast suffered; a garment of praise for thy sorrow; and for thy having been seated here in the lowest place, a royal throne for all eternity.
There will the fruit of obedience appear, there will the labour of penance rejoice, and humble subjection shall be gloriously crowned.
7. Bow down thyself then humbly at present under the hands of all; and heed not who it was that has said or commanded this;
But let it be thy great care, that whether thy superior or inferior, or equal, desire any thing of thee, or hint at any thing, thou take all in good part, and labour with a sincere will to perform it.
Let one man seek this, another that; let this man glory in this thing, another in that, and be praised a thousand thousand times: but thou, for thy part, rejoice neither in this nor in that, but in the contempt of thyself, and in my good pleasure and honour alone.
This is what thou oughtest to wish, that whether in life, or in death, God may be always glorified in thee.
Chap. L.
How a desolate person
ought to offer himself into the hands of God.
1. O Lord God, O Holy Father, be thou now and for ever blessed, for as thou wilt, so it has happened; and what thou dost is always good.