If thou hast poured out upon God the whole of thy love; if thou hast not two objects of desire (both the passing and the abiding, both the visible and the invisible) then thou hast been so pierced by the arrow of election, and hast so learned the beauty of the Bridegroom, that thou too canst say with the bridal drama and song, "thou art sweetness and altogether loveliness" (Song of Solomon 5:16)
(Oration 37:11)
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