Christ.SON, I ought to be thy last end, if thou desirest to be truly blessed.
By this intention thy affection shall be purified, which is often inordinately bent down to itself, and unto creatures.
For if in any thing thou seekest thyself, thou soon fallest into a langour.
Refer therefore all things unto me, for I am he that hath given all.
*2. Out of me, as out of a living fountain, the little and the great, the poor and the rich, draw the water of life: and they that willingly and freely serve me, shall receive grace for grace.
But he that will glory out of me, or be delighted in any good that tends not to me, shall not be grounded in true joy, nor enlarged in his heart, but shall be many ways incumbered and straitned.
Thou oughtest therefore to ascribe nothing of good unto thyself, nor attribute goodness unto any man; but give all unto God, without whom man hath nothing.
I have bestowed all, and will that all be returned unto me again: and with great strictness, I require thanks.
3. This is the truth that putteth to flight vain-glory.
And if true love enter in, there shall be no envy, or straitness of heart, neither shall there be any place for self-love.