m
that
when
God
goes
out
of
Himself,
He
creates
an
ecstasy,
—
but
I
dare
not
say
this
for
fear
of
teaching
an
error.
What
I
say
then
is,
that
the
soul
drawn
out
of
itself
experiences
an
inward
ecstasy;
but
a
happy
one,
because
it
is
only
drawn
out
of
itself
in
order
that
it
may
be
drowned
and
lost
in
God,
quitting
its
own
imperfections
and
its
own
limited
thoughts
to
participate
in
those
of
God.
O
happy
nothingness
!
where
does
its
blessed-ness
end
?
O
poverty-stricken,
weary
ones
!
how
well
ye
are
recompensed
!
O
unutterable
happi-ness
!
O
soul
!
what
a
gain
thou
hast
made
in
exchange
for
all
thy
losses
!
Couldst
thou
have
believed,
when
thou
wast
lying
in
the
dust,
that
what
caused
thee
so
much
horror
could
have
procured
thee
so
great
a
happiness
as
that
which
thou
now
possessest
?
If
it
had
been
told
thee,
thou
couldst
not
have
credited
it.
Learn
now
by
thine
own
experience
how
good
it
is
to
trust
in
God,
and
that
those
who
put
their
confidence
in
Him
shall
never
be
confounded.
O
abandonment
!
what
gladness
canst
thou
impart
to
the
soul,
and
what
progress
it
might
have
made
if
