And this vision was shewed, to mine understanding, for that our
Lord would have the soul turned truly unto the beholding of Him,
and generally of all His works. For they are full good; and all His
doings are easy and sweet, and to great ease bringing the soul that is
turned from the beholding of the blind Deeming of man unto the fair
sweet Deeming of our Lord God. For a man beholdeth some deeds well
done and some deeds evil, but our Lord beholdeth them not so: for as
all that hath being in nature is of Godly making, so is all that is
done, in property of God's doing. For it is easy to understand that
the best deed is well done: and so well as the best deed is done--the
highest--so well is the least deed done; and all thing in its property
and in the order that our Lord hath ordained it to from without
beginning. For there is no doer but He.
I saw full surely that he changeth never His purpose in no manner of
thing, nor never shall, without end. For there was no thing unknown to
Him in His rightful ordinance from without beginning. And therefore
all-thing was set in order ere anything was made, as it should stand
without end; and no manner of thing shall fail of that point. For He
made all things in fulness of goodness, and therefore the blessed
Trinity is ever full pleased in all His works.[2]
And all this shewed He full blissfully, signifying thus: _See! I am
God: see! I am in all thing: see! I do all thing: see! I lift never
mine hands off my works, nor ever shall, without end: see! I lead all
thing to the end I ordained it to from without beginning, by the same
Might, Wisdom and Love whereby I made it. How should any thing be
amiss?_
Thus mightily, wisely, and lovingly was the soul examined in this
Vision. Then saw I soothly that me behoved, of need, to assent, with
great reverence enjoying in God.
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