The old exhortation with a new force. The counsels are no longer those of prudence and human experience, but of a Wisdom eternal as Yahweh, orderin…

Now therefore listen—that is, now that you know how great my power is, and what love I have for you, in that I rejoice in you, and…

Now therefore hearken unto me, O you children
Children of his and his Father, with whom his delights were; predestin…

Surely we should pay heed to Christ's voice with the readiness of children. Let us all be wise, and not refuse such mercy. Blessed are those who he…