*AS I willingly offered up myself unto God my Father for thy sins, my hands being stretched forth on the cross, so that nothing remained in Me that was not wholly turned into a sacrifice, for the appeasing the Divine Majesty; So oughtest thou also to offer up thyself willingly unto me every day, as a pure and holy oblation, with all thy might and affection, in as hearty a manner as thou canst. What do I require of thee more than that thou entirely resign thyself unto me? Whatsoever thou givest besides thyself is of no account in my sight; for I seek not thy gifts but thyself. 2. As it would not suffice thee to have all things besides me; so neither can it please me, whatsoever thou givest, if thou offerest not thyself. Offer up thyself unto me, and give thyself wholly to God, and thy offering shall be accepted. Behold I offered up myself wholly unto my Father for thee, that I might be wholly thine, and thou remain mine. But if thou dost not offer thyself up freely unto my will, thy oblation is not entire, neither will the union between us be perfect. Therefore a free offering up of thyself into the hands of God, ought to go before all thy actions, if thou wilt obtain freedom and grace. For this cause so few become inwardly free, because they cannot wholly deny themselves. My saying is unalterable, unless a man forsake all, he cannot be my disciple. Therefore, if thou desirest to be my disciple, offer up thyself unto me with thy whole affections. CHAPTER VII. _That we ought to offer up ourselves, and all that is ours unto |God|, and to pray for all_. _The voice of the disciple._ THINE, O Lord, are all things that are in heaven, and in earth. I desire to offer up myself unto thee, as a free oblation, and to remain always thine. O Lord, in the simplicity of my heart I offer myself unto thee this day, for a sacrifice of perpetual praise, to be thy servant for ever. 2. I offer unto thee, O Lord, all my sins and offences, which I have committed before thee and thy holy angels, from the day wherein I first could sin, to this hour, upon thy merciful altar. Consume and burn them all with the fire of thy love, and wash out all the stains of my sins. O cleanse my conscience from all offences, and restore to me again thy grace, which I lost by sin, fully forgiving me all my offences, and receiving me mercifully to the kiss of peace! 3. What can I do for my sins, but humbly confess and bewail them, and incessantly intreat thy favour? I beseech thee, hear me graciously, when I stand before thee, O my God! All my sins are very displeasing unto me. I will never commit them any more; but I bewail and will bewail them as long as I live, and am purposed to repent, and according to the utmost of my power to please thee. Forgive me, O God, forgive me my sins for thy holy name’s sake. Save my soul, which thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood.