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other creature and fill
Us with the plenitude of satisfac
tion. Ascend to our throne, so that thou mayest be
absorbed in the abyss of our Divinity and hold in this
Trinity the fourth place, as far as is possible to a mere
creature. Take possession of our glory, the treasures of
which We place in thy hands. Thine are the heavens,
the earth and all the abysses. Enjoy in this mortal life all
the privileges of the blessed more fully than all the
saints. Let all the nations and creatures, whom: We
serve thee; let the powers of
have called into existence,
heaven obey thee, let the supreme seraphim be subject to
thee and let all blessings be thine own in our divine
consistory. Be thou enlightened as to the great counsels
of our wisdom and divine will and do thou take part, in
our decrees, since thy will is most equitous and faithful.
Penetrate into the reasons for whatever We resolve in
justice and holiness; and let thy will and thy motives
be one with ours in whatever We provide for our holy
Church."
330. In such ineffable condescension the Most High
to his
governed my will, that He conformed it entirely
own and that nothing was done in the Church without
my decision, which was to be conformable to that of
the Lord himself, since He knew the appropriate reasons
and motives for each of the decrees of his eternal coun
sels. I saw that it was not possible for me according
to the common law to suffer all the labors and tribulations
of the Church and especially not of the Apostles, as I
had desired. This charitable desire, though
it was im
possible of execution, was not a deviation from the
divine will, but was given to me by God as a token and
witness of the boundless love with which I loved Him;
for it was on account of the love of the Lord toward
men, that I desired to take upon myself the labors and
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