Of the imitation of Christ : four books . gs whatsoever, without me ; so neither can itplease me, whatsoever thou givest, if thou givenot thyself. Offer up thyself unto me, and give thyselfwholly for God, and thine offering shall beacceptable. Behold I offered up myself wholly unto myFather for thee, and gave my whole body andblood for thy food, that I might be wholly thine,and that thou miehtest continue mine to the end. But if thou abidest in thyself, and dost not offerthyself up freely unto my will, thine oblation isnot entire, neither will there be perfect unionbetween us. Therefore a free
Of the imitation of Christ : four books . gs whatsoever, without me ; so neither can itplease me, whatsoever thou givest, if thou givenot thyself. Offer up thyself unto me, and give thyselfwholly for God, and thine offering shall beacceptable. Behold I offered up myself wholly unto myFather for thee, and gave my whole body andblood for thy food, that I might be wholly thine,and that thou miehtest continue mine to the end. But if thou abidest in thyself, and dost not offerthyself up freely unto my will, thine oblation isnot entire, neither will there be perfect unionbetween us. Therefore a free offering of thyself into thehands of God ought to go before all thine actions,if thou desire to obtain liberty and grace. For this cause so few become inwardly free andenlightened, because they are loath wholly to denythemselves. My sentence standeth sure, Unless a nianforsake all, he cannot be my If thoutherefore desire to be my disciple, offer up thyselfunto me with thy whole heart, Irov. xxiii. 2(k - xi\. 33. 15 1! 2. CHAPTER IX. That we oit<^/if to offer up ourselves and all that is oursunto God, and to pray for all.
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