That so thou mayst come worthily to celebrate this sacrifice, and to receive profitably the sacrament of my body.
4. For a man hath no other oblation than to offer himself unto God in the holy communion.
And whensoever he shall come to Me for pardon and grace, as I live, saith the Lord, who willeth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he be converted and live, I will not remember his sins any more, but they shall all be forgiven him.
CHAPTER VI.
Of the oblation of Christ on the cross, and resignation of ourselves.
The voice of the Beloved.
*AS I willingly offered up myself unto God my Father for thy sins, my hands being stretched forth on the cross, so that nothing remained in Me that was not wholly turned into a sacrifice, for the appeasing the Divine Majesty;
So oughtest thou also to offer up thyself willingly unto me every day, as a pure and holy oblation, with all thy might and affection, in as hearty a manner as thou canst.
What do I require of thee more than that thou entirely resign thyself unto me?