I deserve nothing but his anger on account of my sins.

Why then does he love me?
My heart is evil.

Why then does he love me?
I continually forget all his goodness.
Why then does he love me?
I neither pray to him, nor thank him, nor do anything as I ought to do.

Why then such love to me ?" "How plain it is that all is mercy from first to last! and that sweetens the blessing, my child.

Are you not willing to give Christ all the honour of your salvation, and to take all the blame of your sins on your own self ?" "Yes, indeed, sir, I am.