If thou art truly wise, in me alone thou wilt rejoice, in me alone thou wilt hope: for none is good but God alone, who is to be praised above all things, and to be blessed in all.
CHAPTER IX.
That it is a sweet thing to despise the world, and serve God.
Christian.NOW I will speak again, O Lord, and will not be silent; I will speak in the ears of my God, my Lord, and my King that is on high.
*O how great is the abundance of thy goodness, O Lord, which thou hast laid up for those that fear thee!
*But what art thou to them that love thee? What to them that serve thee with their whole heart?
*Truly, unspeakable is the sweetness of contemplating thee, which thou bestowest on them that love thee.
In this chiefly thou hast shewed me the sweetness of thy love: in that when I was not, thou madest me; and when I went astray a far off from thee, thou broughtest me back again, that I might serve thee.
2. O fountain of everlasting love, what shall I say of thee?